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Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: September 6, 2023
Benevolence
1. Pretend You're Mine
2. Finally Mine - Paperback | Kindle
3. Protecting What's Mine
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
Gloria is due a happily ever after. She’s lost ten years to a toxic, dangerous relationship. Now that she’s finally free—and medicating with makeovers and margaritas in her mother’s kitchen—she has a long road ahead of her remembering who she really is. She’s scarred. But scarred doesn’t mean broken.Thoughts on Finally Mine: It's time for Gloria and Aldo to find their HEA and I AM HERE FOR IT. To be fair, we saw some of their trials and tribulations in Harper and Luke's book, but these two have their time to shine now and yasssssss.
While Gloria’s deciding to take the next decade off from men, along comes larger-than-life, hometown hero Aldo Moretta. He’s saying all the right things and flirting in all the right ways. He’s deploying for six months and wants a date…with Gloria…when he comes back. Swoon. Panic.
One kiss, one dazzling, remember-for-a-lifetime kiss and he’s gone. But life and happily ever afters don’t always take the straight path. When Aldo’s deployment is cut short by an injury, it’s up to Gloria to be the hero for them both.
So. Gloria's fresh out of a bad relationship and she's learning to live again. Aldo's always had his eye on Gloria, but he doesn't want to rush her into anything she's not ready for. So he bides his time and shows her he's interested and is generally just awesome. Then he gets injured while on deployment and his sense of self takes a hit. He's certain Gloria deserves better than an injured man and basically makes himself (and everyone around him) miserable until Harper kicks some sense into him. Well, Harper and his mom. Let's just say words were said and Aldo realized that he needed to do better and leave it at that.
Meanwhile, Gloria is dealing with being her own woman after years of kowtowing to someone else's wants. Aldo's emotional flip-flopping hits her hard, but she digs in and figures out that the important things are worth fighting for. Sure, sure, she stumbles a little and makes a mistake or two along the way, but Aldo makes his share of mistakes, too. I mean, these two eventually get where they need to be and that's what's important.
A lady trying to find herself again, a whole lot of small town gossip, margaritas, a man who's smart enough to listen when the people around him tell it to him straight, and a Fourth of July parade for the records. *thumbs up*
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