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A review by soulwinds
Buried Memories by Carol J. Post
3.0
Nicki Jackson is now single, after she found her her fiance was seeing another woman behind her back. She lives alone in a beautiful bungalow with her golden retriever Callie. Her neighbors Andy and Joan are playing host to Andy's little half-brother and childhood friend of Nicki's, Tyler Brant. Nicki and Tyler's friendship was cut short when Nicki's stay with foster family is terminated, again, (her druggie mother was murdered by one of the many men she brought through the house) and she is moved to another home. She ended up in numerous foster homes until she lands in the home of an older couple who love her and show her what family means. Her older sister moves through the system until she ages out. They lose contact with each other, almost immediately.
Tyler Brant's mother battled with cancer (if I remember correctly). He stayed at home to care for her till she passed and then joined the army. After 3 tours in Afghanistan, his luck runs out and his unit was attacked. He was the only one to make it out alive, but not unscathed. After a year of surgeries and rehab, the army discharges him for medical reasons and he is left alone to try and cope with his PTSD and his nightmares. His solution is to keep moving. So when his older half-brother asks him to help renovate a hotel he just bought, he jumps at the chance. 2 months of solid work and family before he moves on.
But then he realizes who their neighbor is after meeting her shortly after she discovers her house was broken into. He's always had a crush on the strappy 15 year old he knew back then, and now he has a crush on the successful adult version of her. So when things keep happening to Nicki and threats are being made to her and anyone who refuses to abandon her, Tyler steps up to become her informal bodyguard.
All in all, this book was pretty good. Though the obvious proposal is still pretty quick to come, especially after the fact she's only 4 months free of a cheating ex, I'm not totally mad at it. Maybe it's because they were friends in the past plus the additional months.
Tyler Brant's mother battled with cancer (if I remember correctly). He stayed at home to care for her till she passed and then joined the army. After 3 tours in Afghanistan, his luck runs out and his unit was attacked. He was the only one to make it out alive, but not unscathed. After a year of surgeries and rehab, the army discharges him for medical reasons and he is left alone to try and cope with his PTSD and his nightmares. His solution is to keep moving. So when his older half-brother asks him to help renovate a hotel he just bought, he jumps at the chance. 2 months of solid work and family before he moves on.
But then he realizes who their neighbor is after meeting her shortly after she discovers her house was broken into. He's always had a crush on the strappy 15 year old he knew back then, and now he has a crush on the successful adult version of her. So when things keep happening to Nicki and threats are being made to her and anyone who refuses to abandon her, Tyler steps up to become her informal bodyguard.
All in all, this book was pretty good. Though the obvious proposal is still pretty quick to come, especially after the fact she's only 4 months free of a cheating ex, I'm not totally mad at it. Maybe it's because they were friends in the past plus the additional months.