Loved Gideon & Rosie!! Gideon has been fighting feelings of guilt forever. He feels guilty for not being there for his sister Ari when their mother died. Guilty for not keeping her from foster care & losing touch with her. Guilty for the men under his command that dies from an IED. Guilty for not telling Karmen how he felt before she too died. He also seems to be suffering from some PTSD with his flashbacks & withdrawing. Once he met Rosie & Jorge, he had to battle his feelings & his physical attraction. He didn’t think he was good enough for her.

Rosie can’t believe the strength of her attraction to Gideon. He hasn’t done a thing to encourage her but she can see forever with him. After all of the years of having to be strong, she doesn’t know how to turn to someone else. When Jorge’s father starts terrorizing her, she tries to hide it but Gideon finds out & vows to help her. Can she get Gideon to realize how good they are together?

I really was drawn to these characters. At first, I could see Gideon & Rosie together at all. She seems so open, bubbly & friendly while he is so closed down & brooding. Once Rosie starts winning him over, the authors allowed his more tender & playful side to emerge! She needed to use all of her patience & determination but managed to capture his heart. Jorge & Noah managed to bring out Gideon’s playfulness while they were trying their hand at matchmaking. I love when kids add to the storyline like these two did. I can’t wait for the next story!! ( )