National Guardsman Aiden King has been attracted to Hannah Walters for a while, but he never made a move because of her close relationship with his best friend. But when circumstances change, Aiden is surprised when his friend gives his blessing. Problem is, there’s a reason he’s still alone after all these years, and as much as he wants her, that secret keeps him from acting on his desires.
Hannah has finally decided to wait for the kind of love you read about in books and see in movies. After her failed engagement, Aiden’s unassuming support has become a touchstone for Hannah. It soon becomes apparent that he may be exactly the kind of man she’s been looking for. But the closer they become, the more he keeps her at arm’s length.
When Aiden suggests a road trip to take Hannah’s mind off her troubles, the two of them go on a journey neither one expected. She just hopes that the final destination is them together for good.
Titles in the Man Enough series include: All I Ask – Along Came Us – Should’ve Been You – Only With You –
Title: Only With You
Series: Man Enough #4
Author: Nicole McLaughlin
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: June 5, 2018
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
My Rating: 4 stars
Aiden and Hannah’s story is complicated and simple at the same time. Both have issues, some are down right heartbreaking and not easily left in the past. They’ll discover that friendship can lead to a forever kind of love… but only if they can trust the other with their true self, their buried secrets, the things they show to no one else. That’s asking a lot, to give that type of trust is a risk, but for this couple without that trust, that risk they won’t find forever with each other.
Having lived in the shadow of her so called “perfect” twin, Hannah is rather direct and outspoken – some might even cal her old fashioned nosy She’s a detail woman, the more she knows the better she understands and can adapt. She’s ended an engagement that wasn’t right for her. Now her friendship with Aiden could move in a different direction. One road trip and a lot of trust could change everything for them both.
I lost my heart to Aiden. His past has some very dark places, and it’s no wonder that he closes off parts of himself to others. Trusting is not an easy thing for him. He’s seen a lot, done a lot in his life and giving someone that kind of power over him is a huge risk. Up until now he’s kept the relationship with Hannah light, friendship level. But she’s always been a draw to him, and discovering that the one friendship he wouldn’t risk losing turned in another direction leaves Aiden free to act on his attraction to Hannah. Now, he has a choice to keep the casual friendship or risk everything and open himself up to a hurt he might not recover from… the missing ingredient is trusting Hannah with his present, his future, but most importantly, his past.
Only With You is an emotional journey. We all come with baggage, some heavier than others. Hannah and Aiden work, they compliment each other and on many levels heal each other. I believed them, I found them realistic and I definitely got emotionally involved with their story. Vagueness is necessary to avoid spoilers, yet this is a story I’d recommend to a good friend, so I feel comfortable saying that I’d recommend this story to any Contemporary Romance reader who loves to go a bit deeper in a romance.
*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*
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