Marine Theo Lindemann is home for the holidays, what used to be his favorite time of the year, but this Christmas, Theo is haunted by the death of a fellow Marine.
Tess Vargas has been putting off visiting her mother for as long as she can but she has no escape now that it’s Christmas time.
Tess meets Theo drowning his sorrows at the airport bar and finds herself tasked with getting him on his flight. Upon arrival at their final destination, Theo offers Tess a ride and the pair end up snowed in at Theo’s parents’ house. When Theo’s parents would rather focus on his new ‘girlfriend’ rather than the loss he has suffered, Tess plays along until she realizes who Theo has been mourning.
Both have unfinished business but little do they know that it’s the same task.
I received a copy of the book for free from the author for an honest review.
OH LYSSA!! Yes, I licked Theo and yes he is now MINE!! You know how super claimy I get…..is claimy even a word? EH who cares I am pronouncing “Today is Angie and Theo Day.” FYI I totally imagine Theo James in this story…sorry but yes he is my Theo!!
Alright alright here is why I licked him and he is mine.
Theo is a war vet who has been deployed multiple times to fight overseas. He has seen many of his buddies die but his recent loss was super close to home. He is sitting in an airport drowning in his sorrows about visiting his buddy when Tess sits next to him.
Tess is dreading going home for the holidays. She is not looking forward to the first family Christmas at home. She is taken by the vet who she is drawn too. She can’t understand it but wants to help him when he gets home. She stays and pretends to be his girlfriend but along the way uncovers the biggest secret of them all.
If you haven’t read anything by Lyssa I ask you this, WHY THE HECK NOT?? If you have read her then you know how she can totally mind eff you with her story lines. She writes a story and then WHAMO you are like “How did I not see that coming?” or “WHAT? HUH? OMG NOOOO!!” Well in typical fashion I was so absorbed in Theo and Tess that when her big bomb hit I was shaking my head like a cartoon character!!
Lyssa Layne is first, and foremost, the proud momma to her precious daughter, AR. In addition to working full-time and being a mommy to AR, she is also an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, a runner, blogger, and an infertility survivor.
Having watched one too many medical dramas and being inspired by author Rachelle Ayala, who introduced her to the world of indie writing, Lyssa decided to try her hand at writing a romance story. Her attempt turned into the Burning Lovesick series. You can find Lyssa’s own interests throughout her stories although all stories are fictional.