Review: Treasured in Turtle Bay: A Sweet, Opposites Attract, Military Romance

Treasured in Turtle Bay: A Sweet, Opposites Attract, Military Romance by Jess Mastorakos
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads link: Treasured in Turtle Bay (Kailua Marines, #1) by Jess Mastorakos | Goodreads

Blurb:

When celebrity assistant Molly Whitman gets left at the altar, she doesn't waste any tears. She's ready to regroup, readjust, and rewrite her future. Unfortunately, her close friend and boss isn't letting her off that easily. Now Molly is being ushered to the airport on a forced vacation in the name of self-care.

US Marine Roman Russo is living his best life while stationed in Hawaii. He surfs, he dives, he hikes ... he soaks up every adventure he can because he knows spontaneity is good for the soul. His life in the military is structured enough. But his free time? It's all about saying "yes" to new experiences and "no" to strict commitments.

While snorkeling in Turtle Bay, Roman literally bumps into Molly as she's taking her honeymoon alone. When he winds up standing in as her husband for newlywed games at her resort, he can't help but want to show her there's more to life than being uptight and on time.

They say opposites attract, but can these two learn to appreciate their differences before her time in paradise ends? 

My review:

Treasured in Turtle Bay is the first book in the new series Kailua Marines. I’ve not read a lot of this author’s books, but I have enjoyed the ones I have. The author has a way of drawing the reader in and making them feel like part of the story. The characters always touch my heart and I love how she weaves characters from previous books into her new books. It is always nice getting an opportunity to see previous characters and getting a glimpse into their lives. This was truly an opposite attract troupe because the main characters were extreme opposites. Molly was organized and lived for structure whereas Roman was very laid back and had a fly by the pants sort of lifestyle. I truly loved getting to know them and seeing how they were able to mesh their lives together with all their differences. The author leads us into the next book with the epilogue and it looks like another awesome book. I can’t wait to read it!