#ReleaseBlitz: Almost Had You by Rachel Robinson; #NowAvailable, #OutNow, #Live, #Review

Happiest of release days to Rachel Robinson! Almost Had You, a STANDALONE, Small Town, Navy SEAL Romance is LIVE! 

Rating:  4 Stars

Told in the first person.  Alternating persons.

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Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received this book for review from the author.  I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255:  "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".

Synopsis:

Living a content life deep in the heart of Dixie, a small town princess is thrown into an existential crisis when a Navy SEAL breezes back into town for a three week visit.

Clover

I’ve always had a knack for following the rules. As a southern mayor’s daughter, I carry my straight-laced reputation like an Academy Award. There was never a need to question my place under the sun. It glitters. It’s splendid. I am blessed.

From the second Mercer Ballentine, war hero, Navy SEAL extraordinaire stepped off the airplane, my life has been nothing but one hijinks after another. Nothing will ever be the same.

It’s a good thing I’m ready for a change, because that man has tilted my world upside down. He might brandish roguish cowboy charm and rippling abs, but those things are no match for the wiles of a true southern belle.

I always get what I want and I don’t want to follow anybody’s rules for another second.

Mercer

Alabama. Home. A three-week furlough. Fighting a war that seems will never end is wearing me down and I’ve never needed a vacation more. My plans to unwind, drink myself numb, and catch up with my friends are thwarted by a taffeta covered pageant queen who is nothing like what she seems. My daddy is running against hers this election and the stakes have never been higher. I’m heading back to war.

I don’t need attachments. I don’t need drama. I definitely don’t need to save this woman.

Then again, I always want the things I don’t need, and you’ve never seen Clover Wellsley—there’s a madness to her beauty.

I need to make her mine.

If she’ll let me.

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ALMOST HAD YOU on GR: 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45177939-almost-had-you

My Thoughts:

Mercer Ballentine is a man who is in need of a break. He is one that you want to go up to and say “thank you for your service”. I almost get the impression that he doesn’t like that much attention. Clover Wellsley wants to expand her horizons. Some of you may be able to identify with her when it comes to talking to parents.

I liked how the author built her story. You see that there’s a connection between the main characters but not necessarily an instant one. In a way you get three stories here. You have Mercer’s story, you have Clover’s story, and then you have the one when they’re together. If you want to carry it one step further, you also have their parent’s stories.

When looking at the book, it was listed as a comedy. My funny bone never really got engaged but I wasn’t disappointed with that. And what one sees as funny someone else might not. What I was looking for was to see our couple’s connection build and if they gave me a chuckle or two was fine by me. Wanting to see Clover get what her heart desires was something that kept me turning the page. I also liked that the author shows the ups and downs in building a relationship. And she creates an ending where Mercer and Clover get what they both want.