Thrive by Aly Martinez…..Blog Tour & Review

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THRIVE by Aly Martinez
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When I was nineteen years old, I was faced with a choice that changed my life.

Keep the safety of what I already knew or risk losing everything with the young, hotheaded soldier who stole my heart.

I chose the wrong man, and for seventeen years, I paid in tears, blood, and shattered dreams for that decision.

Now, there’s a man in my house, holding a gun to my head on the order of my ex-husband—given from his prison cell.

That hotheaded soldier I was too afraid to choose? He’s now a six-foot-three wall of muscle who works at the country’s most premier bodyguard agency. I’ve always wanted him, but now, I’ve never needed him more.

It’s the call I’m terrified to make.

I’m sure he still hates me… Even though I’ve never stopped loving him.

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Aly Martinez is amazing!! Thrive is a MUST READ!!!

Thrive is the 2nd book in her Guardian Protection series. You can read it as standalone as each book is about a separate couple, but all the men are in each book so you get a glimpse of them throughout the series too.

Before I even go into why I love this book so much, I want to address a few things. This book is not a love triangle – everything that occurs is seventeen years past any sort of love triangle. There is mention of cheating from the past, but it does not occur in the present, which is the majority of this book’s plot. If you have any issues with cheating at all – do not read this book and then give it a bad rating because you can’t handle the cheating – that is disrespectful to the author and makes you look like an ass for reading something you couldn’t handle to begin with.

Ok, now that that is off my chest, on to my review. 🙂

Mira and Jeremy had a wonderful friendship that started 17 years ago but was destroyed when she chose his best friend. They have been lived with that choice and moved on with their lives. Jeremy is now working for Guardian Protection and never expected to have Mira enter his life again.

Mira is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after her now ex-husband ends up in prison and destroyed the one thing she was proud of, her bar. She and her best friend, Whitney are getting ready to move into a new apartment when Mira’s past comes barreling into her living room. With no idea who or where to turn to, she does something unexpectedly – she contacts Jeremy in hopes he’ll help her out.

Yea, we’ll just say their reunion was all roses and smiley faces. LOL Jeremy has a lot of pent up anger, hatred and aggression for how shit went down seventeen years ago and time has not eased any of that one bit. But behind all the animosity, is the love and adoration he once felt for Mira too. Mira too regrets how things went down but she has no idea how Jeremy feels – something neither ever expressed to the other before. And that’s just the beginning of this amazing book!!

There is a lot of emotions in this book and they are intense!! Everything is complicated and nothing is easy. What I loved most was seeing how deeply Mira and Jeremy truly loved one another. With all the hurt, anger and betrayal, their love was still a bright beacon. I loved that they pushed one another to the edge because it forced them to own what they felt and thought; it made them grow up in their relationship.

Aly writes some damn amazing characters. The interactions and banter between everyone, felt so natural and real. Mira and Jeremy had a lot to overcome and they key was communication – something they never realized they lacked to a degree until everything was finally coming out in the open. The ups and downs in this book were so worthwhile and made the journey even better. And let me tell you, there was no shortage of sexiness in this book – WOW!!

I cannot wait for the next book in this series. Aly has been on the edge of my seat wanting to read about each of these men in Guardian Protection. Go start this series if you haven’t done so already!

AUTHOR BIO:

Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her four young children.

Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and baked feta. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.

She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.