After his last tour in the Marines, Seth Thornton finds himself adrift when he returns to Fair Haven, Washington. A capable soldier who moved up the ranks, Seth struggles to find his place in a town he once called home as the memories of war continue to haunt him—until the day he encounters the beautiful Rose DiMarco. Seth saves Rose when a man accosts her, yet to his surprise, she spurns his … she spurns his help. Her beauty and her headstrong ways captivate him, and he can’t forget about her.
When Rose becomes his new neighbor, she suddenly presents a temptation that the normally aloof Seth cannot resist. He wants her more than he’s ever wanted any woman.
Rose DiMarco fled Seattle to escape from an ex-boyfriend who made her life hell. Fair Haven is supposed to be her haven, but her ex isn’t about to let her go. When he threatens her, she never expects her sexy new neighbor Seth to defend her and declare himself her protector.
And she definitely doesn’t expect to long for Seth in every possible way: she wants his kiss, his embrace, his caress. His love.
But as Rose’s ex-boyfriend vows to divulge all of her darkest secrets, she fears that Seth will never look at her the same way again when he knows the truth.
While Rose must confront her demons, Seth must choose between returning to the horrors of war—or embracing a love that could set him free.
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Great read
Starting Over
Seth is home from the Marine’s, after his friend died he just couldn’t do it anymore. He didn’t reup. Rose did something to help her brother that she realized to late it was a mistake. Now she is in Fair Haven to be close to her brother and to get away from Johnny. Now she & Seth need to face their demons.
He is out of the Marines after three tours trying to figure out what to do. He is currently carving furniture. She is tormented by a guy who blackmailed her brother as a drug dealer when he wasn’t. She had to be with him if she wanted her teacher brother to keep his job. He took terrible advantage of her. She finally moves back to where her brother now lives and meets the Marine next door and he is taken with her but she has been so traumatized that she can’t reciprocate. He has nightmares from the war and she has them from her ex who she is trying to pay back so he leaves her alone. It culminates with the Marine taking on the ex.
This book is a great read. Rose and Seth are both damaged and need to find their way out of the darkness. When they find each other, and accept their emotions, they find a way to heal. This story is very emotional, there is suspense and action as well as steamy romance.
Very Good Book…I love all The Thornton’s
Another book I was sorry to finish. Awesome story, fabulous characters!! Some books are so fantastic you don’t want them to end! This was one of them!
It would have been good, but the h couldn’t get out of her own way! She knew her ex was dangerous, but kept making contact with him “hoping” he would cancel her debt. Stupid, and I can’t get past that!
The characters’ personal encounters were well described to reflect how they reacted toward relationships. Glad they both figured out a way through their emotions to find each other and provide support. Wish the epilogue had a few more details of their future together, but loved an HEA.
Couldn’t put this book down.
This was an easy to read book with a cute story about two damaged people finding their way to happiness and fulfillment. Could have used a little more background information into what made them so guarded.
Two damaged people. One with a major secret. The writing to get them from the beginning of their story to the end was so-so for me.
And so many characters to keep track of! Although I haven’t read the previous books in this series, and this story stands alone just fine, the unfamliarity with all the other people populating the story threw me off more than once.
What really bothered me was Rose’s will she/won’t she, her romantic inconsistent treatment of Seth. And how she never trusted anyone to help her with the villain, or to even confide in them about him. I ended up not respecting her or her decisions.
Overall, the story was okay for me, but not enough that I would read any of the other books.
I enjoyed it very much
I always finish a book and this one was so bad, I couldn’t finish it.
Loved it.
Took a while for me to get into this book. A bit wordy. But in the end was okay.
Great boo
Was a good story line!
I had a hard time putting this book down. I had to finish it as soon as possible.
Iris Morland’s Someone to Watch Over Me is my fourth The Thorntons book. I will admit that I didn’t read Book 4, but it is sitting in my Kindle Library waiting for a read. That’s good for most readers, as it means you can read each book in this series, including this one, without having read the other books. It does help, however, give you some background on the ancillary characters, but it isn’t necessary.
This story follows Seth and Rose. Seth is the fourth brother of the Thorton Men and the twin to Lizzie (her story is told in Book 4). Seth is a military man. He has come off of three tours of duty, and he’s struggling to find his place in Fair Haven and his family. While he has wood-working skills, he isn’t sure that he can be anything more than a soldier. This is the conundrum of his story.
Rose is a woman who works in the local tavern, and she lives next door to Seth. At the end of Book 4, Seth and Rose connect, and their story begins. Unfortunately, Rose is harboring a dangerous secret from her past that is very much affecting her present life. Her secret seems to get in the way of her relationships, even her relationship with her brother.
The pasts of Seth and Rose both unite and trouble their relationship. Their struggle is the focus of this story.
I have to be honest about this book. It took me a bit to “buy” into the connection between Rose and Seth. It is possible I didn’t feel the connection as poignantly as I had in the other books because I didn’t read the fourth book and missed the beginning of their relationship. I’m not sure, but I didn’t immediately “read” the chemistry between Seth and Rose. As the book progressed, it grew on me. However, in the whole of the series to date, this book is my least favorite. Given Seth’s background, I was hoping to be more emotionally connected to him, but it took me quite a while to warm up to him.
This book has an HEA, but readers have to contend with some angst to get there. There will be moments when you find yourself yelling at Rose and Seth in their unwillingness to be vulnerable with each other, and it is frustrating. However, everything works out in the end just as you expect in an Iris Morland book.
Overall, this is a four star read.
I love the Thorntons! I’m a little grumpy with myself for skipping over Lizzie’s book, but Seth was just so irresistible. This was an emotional roller-coaster ride of a story. Seth and Rose are both carrying a lot of baggage from past tragedies. So much that I was a little afraid they would sabotage their chance at a happy ever after to a point that they couldn’t recover from. But I loved watching how vulnerable they were able to get with one another. I can’t wait to read more about this family.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Hidden Gems Books.