seriously romantic: can't forget you by rachel lacey

book 3 in the risking it all series, can't forget you, is a second-chance-at-love style romance. jessica flynn loved mark dalton, but when he left her high-and-dry and enlisted in the army without a spare thought or glance back at her, she was left broken-hearted. he didn't talk to her or share anything that would have let her understand why he made the choices he did. all she knew was that he hurt her and clearly didn't feel the same way she did.

except that's not exactly true. mark has always loved jess too. she's his north star. thoughts of her got him past years of trauma and violence he experienced as a member of the special forces. coming home to haven, he loves jess still, even as he knows that the hurts he caused her are not easily healed. when a real estate deal forces them to spend more time together, the chemistry that has always sizzled between them becomes to unruly to deny.

but mark has never thought that family life would be something he'd have. abandonment and neglect were the mainstay of his childhood and back when he knew jess he was headed to the path of delinquency. it's not until he enlists that he learns to be a man. he needed to be away from haven, from jess, in order to grow up. and even still, he's so emotionally stunted that he's kind of a relationship disaster.

he expects people to leave him behind. even jess. what he doesn't understand is that when he doesn't let her in, he's pushing her away. when all she wants is to hold him close and know him. she wants to know what makes him tick. it's not an easy balance for them to strike, and how they navigate their relationship as adults is the crux of the story.

jess and mark's shared past provides a well of emotional depth for this relationship and seeing them figure out how to trust each other with their hearts makes for a satisfying story.

**can't forget you will publish on december 19, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/grand central publishing (forever) in exchange for my honest review.

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