Name: Finally Mine
Rating: 3.961538461538462 (13 reviews)
ISBN: 9781945631320

Lucy Score

Wounded veteran Aldo wishes for his old life, while Gloria tries to build a new one. Between scars and second chances, these two collide. Will they help each other heal or do more harm?

A Small Town Love Story

Finally Mine

Gloria Parker has finally found the courage to leave her abusive husband, Glenn, with the aid of a blond woman who appeared out of nowhere and jumped on Glenn's back as he was attacking her.  Now Glenn is in jail and she may finally have a chance with Aldo Moretta, the man who has had a crush on her since high school.  When Aldo is deployed to Afganistan for 6 months, Gloria takes the time to work on herself and get her life together.

Finally Mine utilizes the same timeline as Pretend You're Mine, so some of the scenes and chapters from that book are identical, causing this story to feel somewhat repetitive.  However, the characters of Gloria and Aldo are more fully explored as are the problems of living in an abusive situation and the difficulties in finding an escape.  Because most of the other characters and events have already been introduced, the plot moves gently through Gloria and Aldo's relationship.  Overall, Finally Mine is a nice, sweet follow up to Pretend You're Mine.  

Lynn Braden

Gloria Parker has finally found the courage to leave her abusive husband, Glenn, with the aid of a blond woman who appeared out of nowhere and jumped on Glenn's back as he was attacking her.  Now Glenn is in jail and she may finally have a chance with Aldo Moretta, the man who has had a crush on her since high school.  When Aldo is deployed to Afganistan for 6 months, Gloria takes the time to work on herself and get her life together.

Finally Mine utilizes the same timeline as Pretend You're Mine, so some of the scenes and chapters from that book are identical, causing this story to feel somewhat repetitive.  However, the characters of Gloria and Aldo are more fully explored as are the problems of living in an abusive situation and the difficulties in finding an escape.  Because most of the other characters and events have already been introduced, the plot moves gently through Gloria and Aldo's relationship.  Overall, Finally Mine is a nice, sweet follow up to Pretend You're Mine.  

From Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over Gloria is due a happily ever after. She's lost ten years to a toxic, dangerous relationship. Now that she's finally free - and medicating with makeovers and margaritas in her mother's kitchen - she has a long road ahead of her remembering who she really is. And just when she has sworn off men for at least a decade more, along comes larger-than-life, hometown hero Aldo Moretta. He's saying all the right things and flirting in all the right ways, but he is leaving for six months. One dazzling kiss, and he's gone. Or so Gloria thought . . .

the unmissable small town love story from the author of Things We Never Got Over

Very good, amazing start of the book but it became a bit boring unfortunally. Overall it was a nice read.

Emma Kamer

I loved Gloria and Aldo’s dynamic. And there relationship was really sweet but it was also meaningful. Gloria’s struggle to figure out who she was without everyone pitying her was one that I was glad to read about. Aldo was funny and sarcastic at times but he was also serious and caring. Although I do love Gloria and his relationship, Aldo has a special bond with his mother which was entertaining to say the least. 

Finally Mine A Small Town Love Story

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