Bad Girls Don't Marry Marines (Rock Canyon, Idaho, 3) Mass Market Paperback – June 3, 2014

Valerie Willis is a woman of determination. She has determined that after a failed marriage that both her social and personal life were over. She was content on being a successful business owner of her pet grooming shop and being a hermit in her home. Who would want her anyways after the lies her ex husband had spread about her and the fact that she has fertility issues? In the small town of Rock Canyon people thrive on scandals and gossip anyway. Enter in Ex Marine Justin Silverton. He has a past with Valerie Willis and now that they are both adults he plans on exploring his feelings towards Valerie. She wants no part of him or of anyone else. Enter in Valerie's Father into this picture and you begin to see why Valerie might be the way she is. Control over a person can damage more then the mind; it most certainly can damage the heart. OK down to my business. I started this book with a reluctance because I have read all of the Author's other books that feature Rock Canyon, Idaho. I fell in LOVE with all of the characters in the other 2.5 books. The challenge was on for me to read this book with an open objective and not let my feelings of loving the other characters in Codi's other books get in my way to cloud my judgement about Valerie and Justin.Without spoiling ANY more of this book; I can honestly say that once again Author Codi Gary has blown me away with the depth and details with her Rock Canyon, Idaho residents. She took on addressing serious issues in her fictional characters that an everyday person wouldn't want to have to confront. The biggest one to me was dealing with family. Hatred, forgiveness, love, and patience are all words to describe Val and Justin's families. Codi drew a clear picture of what Valerie had to deal with while dealing with her own emotional turmoil and Justin is not the typical Alpha male. Justin posses qualities that make him a man with passion, compassion, and real emotions. This is a very compelling 5 star read for me. It was difficult for me to read at first because my serious disdain of Ellie, a supporting character and Val's younger Sister, but when I realized that having this serious disdain toward the reckless Ellie was actually a good feeling to have; I was able to understand Valerie's family life a lot better. Side note * disliking a character as much as I did Ellie in the beginning is a sure way to see that Codi doesn't leave out details and emotions.* It even turns out that I have a change of heart towards my feelings for Ellie in the end. In conclusion; if you want to read a book that has no depth, quick sex, and no real emotion than please skip right along and pass this book up! This book takes it's reader through a very personal journey with family, love, and raw emotion on the line. If you believe that a heart of a woman that has been scorned can find love again then this is a MUST READ Book! I know my heart was touched by Codi Gary's dedication to her characters!Bravo Codi Gary! Bravo!

Yes, I wanted to read Codi Gary's Bad Girls Don't Marry Marines for the cover. I know that is the wrong reason to want to read a book, but I really love the tattoo art on heroines arm. Second it had Marines in the title. Come on you know Marines are hot. Anyway, those are main reason. Good thing I enjoyed the book too.So, Bad Girls Don't Marry Marines is about one of the infamous Willis sisters. Yes, they are bad news in Rock Canyon. The story focuses on Valerie and I do hope her sisters get their own stories. However, that might not happen, back to Valerie. So, Val has been laying low after all she just got out of a marriage to man who was like her father. Let me just say her father is a scumbag politician. Yes, there are few of them out there that want to make the world a better place. Not him, he's out for himself and he will use any method he can even if calls for using his daughters as pawns in his political schemes. Serious I wanted to choked the guy. Enough about her father. Anyway, she needs to tow the line or risk having her younger sister lose everything. Basically, Val goes on this matchmaking retreat for her father, but ends up seeing Justin Silverton. So, Val needs to make a choice follow her fathers edict or her own.I enjoyed Bad Girls Don't Marry Marines, because it was just a fun read. Yes, you have Val's father who plays an integral part in the story. Val is know as the bad girl, but it's more of an act of rebellion against her father's tight reins on her life. Poor Justin is kind of stuck in the middle of all this. Val's father has extreme hatred towards Justin and his family and you learn the reason as the story progress. I liked Justin, because he was willing to fight for what could be with Valerie. Some people might not like Valerie, because gives off these mix signal towards Justin. A lot of that has to deal with her insecurity, and fear what her ex-husband said was true.Overall, I really did enjoyed the story. Justin won me over for a couple of reason. I felt bad for Valerie. I honestly, loved the sappy ending. Yes, the ending is sappy and I'm okay with it.Copy provided by Avon via Edelweiss

Do not miss this new book by Codi Gary! You’ve read the blurbs, but you’ll get a lot more than you bargained for. It’s well written, of course, we have a very good guy, a bad girl with oh so many reasons for being that way, but wow! you’ll feel like you’ve been hit in the gut with this one! What a joy it is to see an author mastering her craft the way Ms. Gary does. And you must read this, if only for one thing: a kiss is not just a kiss. You’ll see what I mean when you read it.

Very Fun read