The Matchmaker and The Marine, Lucinda Race
The Matchmaker and The Marine, Lucinda Race
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The Matchmaker and The Marine
A Clean Small Town Romance

Author: Lucinda Race

Narrator: Meg Carlotta

Unabridged: 8 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: MC Two Press

Published: 03/30/2023


Synopsis

She vowed never to love again. His career in the Marines crushed his ability to love. Can undeniable chemistry and a leap of faith overcome their past?Widowed matchmaker Melinda Phillips wants everyone to find the kind of love she once had. She's now committed to a solitary life in her small seaside town, and her skill at pairing couples has enabled her business to thrive. But when she trips into the arms of a handsome Marine at a client’s wedding, she can't help but know something has shifted in her life.Even after a harrowing injury cost him his career in the military, Adam Bell is a Marine through and through. But the loss of his leg is a constant reminder of the men he couldn’t save on the battlefield, and the subsequent loss of his girlfriend as he worked to adapt to his new body left him pledging to protect his heart as fiercely as he had once defended his country. But the chivalrous interlude with the lovely Melinda makes him wonder, if he gave up on love too soon.When Adam hires Melinda to find the woman of his dreams and as their friendship blossoms, she’s surprised to discover she is his ideal match—and she’s rarely wrong. The tortured Marine believes the emotional toll of his war experience will cost him everything once again.Can two broken souls let go of their traumatic pasts to give love a second chance?

Reviews

Adam Bell....retired Marine. Melinda Phillips...matchmaker/former therapist. Two people in a small town in Connecticut that you wouldn’t expect to befriend each other. But they do and more! This book was interesting because it is written in a very elegant, kind of light hearted way, but it deals wit......more

Goodreads review by Moony on May 22, 2021

I got this eARC from Netgalley in exhange for a honest review Sadly this book wasn`t for me, the characters were boring and hard to care for and like. The story was just long and boring and it did not help that i did not care for the chemistry between the main characters.......more

Goodreads review by Jenni on June 26, 2020

The Matchmaker and The Marine: A Second Chance Small-Town Romance by Lucinda Race is a lovely second chance romance. It is well written and the characters are easy to fall in love with. They are each flawed and scared and both learning to get on with life after heartbreak and tragedy. If only they c......more

Goodreads review by Erica on July 03, 2020

This is a story to two broken people who just happen to be at the same place at the same time. This sweet story of finding love after being hurt. Melinda is a widow who just happens to be a matchmaker. She lost her love and does not think she will find another one. Adam is a Marine who loses his leg......more

Goodreads review by Peggy on July 11, 2020

The Matchmaker and the Marine by Lucinda Race is that rare book that makes me smile. A slow burn romance about two people who've suffered loss ( one a loved one, the other, physical loss) and yet find the courage and faith to take a chance on love again. There's nothing I like better than reading abou......more