Lieutenant Josh Walker knew training to become a Navy SEAL wouldn't be easy. But what he didn't expect was the hard-assed Chief David Flint to push him harder than anyone else in his class. And he also didn't expect he'd develop a mad crush on Chief Flint, either. And when the two of them wind up at the same bar on New Year's Eve, Josh learns that for Chief Flint--David--the feeling is mutual. They launch into a brief fling, cut short by Josh completing training and shipping out.

Fast forward a few years and their paths cross again. This time David--Senior Chief Flint--is under Josh's--Lieutenant Commander Walker's--command. And despite all of the reasons they know they should steer clear of each other, their attraction gets the better of them. The two find themselves going around in circles about whether they can truly be in a relationship; there are rules about these things after all. And when a member of their team overhears one of their conversations and uses the information to blackmail Josh right before they deploy on a dangerous mission to North Korea, they find themselves launched on another journey: one where they must decide what they mean to each other and what they're willing to sacrifice to keep what they have.

When I finished this book, I went back and looked at the word count. I was surprised that the number of pages seemed so much shorter than what I read. The authors have done a great job of packing a lot of action into this 220-page book. It's paced well, the character development follows a steady and believable arc, and the background characters help bring life to the world of the story. I enjoyed this and give it a strong recommendation, especially if you like m/m military romance... ( )

Crap! What a bummer! This turned out to be a dud for me. I'm a huge fan of military romance and don't mind the action scenes at all, I understood all the lingo, but I just didn't connect with the two MCs. I didn't like how they got together (it felt creepy to me), I didn't feel their passion and this book never really held my attention. I'm gonna go with the very real possibility that [a:S.E. Jakes|4595087|S.E. Jakes|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1344902495p2/4595087.jpg] and [a:Kendall McKenna|5771850|Kendall McKenna|https://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-e0ba3b90c110cd67123d6a850d85373e.png] have ruined me for military romance. They just continue to knock me on my ass every time, without fail!

I'm putting this on my everyone liked it but me shelf since the vast majority are loving this book, so be sure to look at other reviews before deciding to read this one. For me, I needed more emotion and passion and I just didn't get that here. ( )

3.75 stars. The book starts slow and didn't really hook me in until 25% in. ( )