Review: Wilde Love by Lucy Lennox
SYNOPSIS:
Weston “Major” Marian:
After running away at the age of seventeen, I found a home in the Army. It wasn’t long before my fellow soldiers became family, giving purpose to my time in Vietnam.
But everything changes when Doc Wilde joins my medevac crew. A night alone in the jungle after a helicopter crash forces us to rely on each other for survival, the secrets we share cementing a bond between us deeper than any I’ve ever known.
Doc begins to play a starring role in my late night fantasies even though he can never be anything more than a friend, a brother-in-arms. He’s straight, with family back in Texas, and I could kiss my career goodbye if anyone in the Army discovered my secret.
When our tours finally end, and we go our separate ways, Doc heads home to his perfect family while I continue to serve. I thought that was the end of our story. Turns out I was wrong.
Liam “Doc” Wilde:
When I wind up on the front lines in Vietnam young and afraid, it’s Major Marian who comes to my rescue. He’s tough, brave, and quiet, and he vows to keep me safe. He’s the only reason I make it home alive.
For some, a friendship like ours might have ended once we left the jungle behind, but life without Major Marian isn’t an option. Over time, our connection continues to grow. It’s no surprise when, years later, an unexpected illness turns my life upside down, he’s the first person I turn to for help.
And, as always, he drops everything to rescue me.
I soon realize that at every step of my life, Major has been there, by my side, putting me first. All this time he’s been standing in the sidelines, waiting patiently to hand over his heart into my safekeeping.
Even though I never imagined building a future with another man, seeing Major in this new light is a revelation. And suddenly I can’t imagine my life any other way.
REVIEW:
Confession time, I was super nervous to begin this book. I wasn’t sure how the marriage of two series with overlapping characters was going to work but I was pleasantly surprised that Lucy Lennox finessed her way through it.
This was more about Wes and Doc’s individual love story and how it spanned decades as opposed to the families’ stories. The novel starts in Vietnam and I found myself on the verge of tears several times throughout the course of the book. After five stories with these men lingering in the background, I wasn’t anticipating the profound amount of feels I had toward them till they were in danger and pouring out their hearts to each other.
For years, Wes loved Doc from a distance. Wes, who lost his family and everything all because of his sexual orientation, finally found solace in a man who was already taken. It was heartbreaking but a story that needed to be told. In comparison, Doc realizes what he wants to do with his life, he starts pursuing medical school, Betsy settles down with the kids, and life is seemingly coming together for him. Until everything falls apart.
Lucy tackles the fall out and the bittersweet union of Wes and Doc with grace and skill. Nothing was rushed and the realization of feels was so natural after years of forged bonds and unbreakable friendship. The story fast forwards decades later to the present day where Wes reunites with his biological family and renews his vows with Doc. *please excuse me for a moment as my heart is so full, I feel it might burst* Sigh, these two men are just so stupidly cute together. Truly a love that transcends decades and when things got tough, these two toughed it out.
The blending of the family’s wasn’t as horrid as I was anticipating. Actually, I was pleasantly surprised by how well behaved they were, for the most part. The epilogue was a master mash of every character from both series and honestly I was delighted by how much this book surprised me. I can’t wait to start King’s story.
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