SEAL my Destiny by Sharon Hamilton
(SEAL Brotherhood Series Book 6)
Publisher & Release Date: A
L Publishing, March 1, 2014
Time
and setting: Present day, Mediterranean Sea
Genre:
Contemporary Erotic Romance/ SEAL Romance
Length:
212 pages
Heat
Level: 4 Scorching Hot Flames
Rating: 4.5 Gold Crowns
This
book can be read as a standalone or out of sequence. Portions of this book
appeared in an anthology. This is the expanded and enhanced full length
version.
Navy SEAL Luke Paulsen, on the verge of PTSD stemming from the death of his fiancée and a brutal tour overseas, knows he is damaged goods and unsuitable for relationships. While paying respects to a fallen comrade, he is unprepared for the chemical attraction he feels for the carefree dark-haired beauty playing in the surf one evening.
Julie Christensen befriends the troubled SEAL, motivated by her yearning to soothe the young man’s troubled soul. Fueled by intense mutual desire, they succumb to one night of mind-numbing passion. Afterwards, he is unable to shed the memory of his lost love and disappears.
When they meet again at a wedding that will forever bring their two families together, their passion and longing for one another forces them to confront their pasts in order to find a future together.
But soon the trauma of his service separates them. Julie goes back to teaching and Luke deploys for North Africa with SEAL Team 3. Upon his return, he receives a frantic call that Julie's life is in danger. Will he make it in time to save the woman he now knows he wants to marry and spend the rest of his life with?
Navy SEAL Luke Paulsen, on the verge of PTSD stemming from the death of his fiancée and a brutal tour overseas, knows he is damaged goods and unsuitable for relationships. While paying respects to a fallen comrade, he is unprepared for the chemical attraction he feels for the carefree dark-haired beauty playing in the surf one evening.
Julie Christensen befriends the troubled SEAL, motivated by her yearning to soothe the young man’s troubled soul. Fueled by intense mutual desire, they succumb to one night of mind-numbing passion. Afterwards, he is unable to shed the memory of his lost love and disappears.
When they meet again at a wedding that will forever bring their two families together, their passion and longing for one another forces them to confront their pasts in order to find a future together.
But soon the trauma of his service separates them. Julie goes back to teaching and Luke deploys for North Africa with SEAL Team 3. Upon his return, he receives a frantic call that Julie's life is in danger. Will he make it in time to save the woman he now knows he wants to marry and spend the rest of his life with?
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Vikki’s
Musings
I met Sharon Hamilton at A Day with the Authors in Nashville, Tennessee where she was the key-note
speaker. I had read the first four books in the SEAL Brotherhood Series
and enjoyed them immensely. After talking with Ms. Hamilton, I agreed to review
the audio versions of Book 5, Cruisin’ For a SEAL and SEAL
my Destiny, for an honest review. I also had the opportunity to meet J.D.
Hart, the narrator of these deliciously sexy additions to this awesome series.
Navy SEAL Luke Paulsen suffers from PTSD. Dreams of
a woman with red lips plagues his sleep every night. The death of one of the
guys in his unit during his last mission has guilt washing through him 24/7.
One the beach at sunset, he raises his long-necked IPA as sun begins to sink
into the ocean and toasts the guy.
Further down the beach, a dark-haired woman cocks
her head at him and sends him a shy smile. Not one to ever pass up an opportunity,
he sends her his devil may care smile. He holds out his hand and they run to
the parking lot. They come together like two firecrackers at a 4th
of July party and spend the night having hot, monkey sex. During breakfast the
next morning, Luke draws away from Julie when she asks too many pointed
questions and leaves her in front of her apartment, never expecting to see her
again.
A month later, Julie Christensen opens up the door
of parents home to welcome the sixth groomsman for her brother’s wedding and is
shocked to find Luke standing there. It turns out he is the brother of the
bride. After a glorious week together, Luke runs the other way again when his
PTSD sends him into a tailspin. Julie wonders whether she should fight for him,
or except that Luke is too damaged to ever have a lasting relationship and pick
up the strands of her life and move on.
While this novel is full of plenty of explicit
sexual scenes, SEAL my Destiny offers so much more. It is an
emotionally-charged read from the first page to the last. Ms. Hamilton paints a
realistic picture of the mood swings a person suffering from PTSD experiences. One
moment Luke’s in love with Julie and in the next breath, he is telling himself
he is not good enough for her and that she would be better off without him. While
I wanted to knock him sideways for the way he kept pulling Julie in and then
pushing her ruthlessly away, I felt the confusion and pain his character went
through.
I am not sure I would have had the patience that
Julie’s character had when dealing with Luke’s mercurial personality, but I am
glad she did. I really wanted this complex couple to have their ‘happily ever
after’. I loved the ending and was cheering on the sidelines for them to find a
way to make their relationship work.
Again, J. D. Hart delivers a moving performance. His
ability to give each character their own voice brings warmth and vitality to
them. His deep, sexy voice sends shivers down my spine. If you have not
listened to him, then I suggest you do, and Ms. Hamilton’s sexier than hell
stories are icing on the cake.
If you are looking for a story that takes you on a
rollercoaster ride that has you fanning your face at the hot love scenes to wiping
the tears from your eyes during the emotional ones, and in the next moment, sending
your heart into overdrive, then SEAL my Destiny is the book for you.
Happy reading!
Author Bio:
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