I am sorry, I wanted to like this book but it was so oooooo boring, like so much. I tried because a hot military guy what is not to like but it was painfully boring to me. We had Isabella who lost her husband as soon they married due to a freak accident and she hasn't been able to move on. She meets Ethan on a, yup you guessed it blind dqte. He likes her she is scared he pursues she gives inm dumps since scared then regrets..save yoyrself.

This was well written and at times a emotional story. Am looking forward to the next one in this new series.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance read

Emotions run wild in this book.

Isabella Knowles vowed she would never get involved with another military man after losing her husband just a month after they were married. Then, she was set up on a blind date with Ethan Masters. Isabella really wanted to get to know Ethan, but her fears held her back. She didn’t want to lose another loved one. When Isabella finally decided to face her fears and date Ethan, she really had to fight the feelings and memories she was having. When Ethan finally told Isabella about his next deployment, she broke up with him. Will Isabella be able to set her fears aside once and for all before Ethan leaves the country?

I really enjoyed reading this book and look forward to the rest of this series. The book held a full range of emotions that kept it interesting. The story moved along at a good pace. The characters and plot felt true to life. It was nice not to have been able to predict the final surprise at the end of the story.

If I were Ethan, I'd be weary about whether Isabella would stick around for the long haul. She's too wishy washy about them. She says that she's committed to them until something happens to change her mind. Maybe an epilogue for 6 years or more out instead of 6 months would have helped.

Isabella meets Ethan on a blind date set up by her dad. They don't get off to the best start, escpecially when she realises he is a military man - and she swore she'd never date one of those. An emotional read.

I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley for my honest review. This was a nice soft romance that is mostly built on the relationship between Isabella and Ethan. Due to a past tragedy Isabella did not want a relationship with someone in the military but was set up on a blind date with Ethan. Right away his military bearing was apparent but the sparks did flare. After a rough start their relationship starts to bloom but they both have some internal struggles to battle throughout the way. This was a nice quick, sweet romance. If you care about reading a story about a relationship and not just sex scenes this is a definite pick. 4.5 stars

I enjoyed this story. It was one of those can't put down til the end stories and I really enjoyed it. Izzy and Ethan two very opposite people who meet on a blind date. He is military and she is anti military because her husband was military and it got him killed. She likes Ethan a lot but she is always pulling back because of his military service.

Meanwhile Ethan is very entrenched in the military. He lives and breathes the military life and at tmes Izzy frustrated me in that I just could not see her accept the life that Ethan would offer her. I did enjoy the story but I had a hard time liking OIzzy's personailty as she constantly seemed to not know what she wanted.

This book is the start of a new series by Ms. Flockton.
K-9 Master Sergeant Ethan Masters encounters elementary school teacher Isabella/Izzy Knowles when the shopping mall she’s at is being evacuated and he’s helping local law enforcement in the process.
Little did they know they would meet again in a blind date. The attraction is immediate but it seems they are constantly saying the wrong thing to the other one. When Izzy realizes he’s military, she wants nothing to do with him. Izzy has vowed to never date a military man again. She’s already been deeply hurt.
When they give dating another try, it was obvious to anyone that they were falling in love but too many obstacles were in their way. Especially, those created by Izzy were a big boulder.
As much as I absolutely loved Ethan, Izzy was harder to like.
That said, the story had an engaging plot with interesting characters and a glimpse at the life of those in the military as well as the ones they love and leave behind during deployment. A reminder that w , as a nation, and as individuals , need to take a moment and thank these brave men and women who put their lives in danger for our freedom.
I was entrusted a copy of this book by Netgalley and Tule Publishing. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

I received an arc from Netgalley. Izzy and Ethan’s story is beautiful and touching. Set up on a blind date these two learn about trust, openness and honesty. Ethan is the strong protective type and Izzy has a beautiful yet strong spirit. These two decide maybe it is better to be apart because the circumstances were just too hard but they soon find out being apart makes them miserable and they would rather spend as much time together as they can than not spend anytime together at all.

Beautiful story.