4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
The bad girl who stole his heart …
Valerie Willis has done it all: tattoos, one-night stands, even strip poker. And now she can add getting a messy public divorce to that list. Back in her hometown of Rock Canyon, Val just wants to bury her head and wait for the scandal to pass. But when she suddenly finds herself at a singles’ weekend face-to-face with former flame Justin Silverton, hiding from her heart—and the sexy Marine—won’t be that simple.
Is just too good to let go …
It’s been ten years since Justin kissed Val, but he still remembers the way they just seemed to … fit. Since then he’s served his country and helped his father keep their ranch intact, but he’s never forgotten Val or her wild ways. So when a twist of fate brings him the chance to chase her across state lines and spend a weekend winning her heart, Justin’s all in. Because when he sees something he wants, he fights for it. And he’s ready to fight for the right to call this bad girl his one and only.
Review
Bad Girls Don’t Marry Marines is the third book out in the Rock Canyon Series by Codi Gary. I love this fun sexy series and can never get enough of their antics. Codi Gary writes a story that is both emotional and fun all at the same time. I deeply felt for Valerie and could easily identify with the troubles she was going through and why it was so hard for her to let love in.
It’s not easy being known as one of “Those Willis Girls.” When your dad is a prominent citizen and well respected and you and your sisters act like normal fun loving young women it’s easy to get an undeserved reputation. Add a public divorced toppled with lies and a town gossip all to happy to spread them and you will have a very unhappy and untrusting woman. This is the situation that Valerie finds herself in at the young age of 26. After trying to live to make her father happy she is finally gonna live to make herself happy.
Justin is the man that Valerie spent one (innocent) night with in her teen years that she could feel an instant pull towards him. He was in town on leave from the Marines and when they met sparks just fly. So what’s the problem . . .his dad is not only a drunk but the enemy of Valerie’s father and when her dad found out about their one night he shipped Valerie off and she never saw Justin again.
Years later fate has brought them both back to Rock Canyon and when he knows the spark they once felt is still there Justin is not giving up so easily this time even if Valerie is swearing off love and relationships. Can these two get past all the baggage their fathers have installed in thier life to give that true once in a lifetime kind of love a chance?
I had so much fun reading this book. Although the issues in the book were heartbreaking and emotional, the characters were so much fun and so well written I couldn’t put it down. I have never read a book by Codi I didn’t love but I think this one might be my absolute favorite so far. The story was great, the characters well developed and the sex was HOT! Codi Gary’s Rock Canyon series is definitely one I would recommend to anyone (although this can easily be read as a standalone too.)
~miranda
