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Loving a Warrior (Loving a Warrior #1)


Title: Loving a Warrior: A Navy Seal Gay Romance
Author: Melanie Hansen
Publisher: Carina Press
Release Date: November 26, 2018
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Military
Page Count: 276 pages
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

Read book blurb here

First off, after learning what BUD/S entails, you'll see why Navy SEAL training is widely considered as the toughest military training in the world. Becoming a Navy SEAL is an unbelievable process. It's learning that the human body can do ten times more than the mind allows you to believe. It's hell .... and then there's Hell Week.

In "Loving a Warrior" you'll get lots of details about the six month training program. Lots.Of.Details. I rarely this do, but I ended up putting this book aside for a month or so because the book so heavily focuses on the training aspect and overshadows the personal aspect and it took a while for the plot to really engage my interest.

Matt and Shane meet during BUD/S and over the six month program move from enemies to friends to lovers, but not until after the end of BUD/S because Matt does not want any distraction. There is a shed load of UST here and the slow, slow burn is all kinds of steamy and sexy and they finally umm, "seal the deal" around 2/3s through the book. But while their physical relationship sizzles, their