Ruby Tosemito: In My Veins

 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243461029-in-my-veins

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GMQM4VHW/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title

Book Blurb:  

After experiencing traumatic events as a Navy medic, Luca Evans sells all his possessions and leaves his old life behind, ending up in a small town in Oregon. His only goals are to survive and live under everyone’s radar, mainly his family. During the day, everything seems fine, but every night, he suffers immensely, battling the demons inside his head.

He lives like this for almost three years until on a rainy, cold night, he figuratively stumbles upon a woman with long, black, wavy hair. Her name is Alexandra Vega. He finds her in a ditch, injured, barely conscious, and carries her back home to tend to her wounds.

In the days that follow, Luca finds out that she is very stubborn, feisty, at times bratty and those are the reasons why she is injured. She finds out that he is broody, grumpy and not very talkative, wanting nothing more than to be left alone. However, he does leave his peaceful home and goes back to the big city, because of Alexandra.
Being from two different worlds, will Luca and Alexandra keep clashing or will they fall for one another? And most importantly, will they be able to heal each other?

*Indie Author *Grumpy x Sunshine *small town  *Forced proximity *Hero

*Opposites attract *Fiery outspoken FMC

*Artist FMC  *Ex-Military MMC (Navy medic) *strangers à more  *Slow Burn

*State Challenge: Oregon  *PTSD 

--> my review: 

This story begins when Alexandra crash lands her way into Luca’s life, he finds her in a ditch near his isolated home barely clinging to life but as he had been trained as a medic for the military those skills will serve him well now as he rushes her home to tend to her wounds.

He has been struggling with past trauma and PTSD that led him to feel like he needed to leave the world he knew and his family and live a solitary, minimalistic life and he has been surviving like that for several years until this passionate, opinionated firecracker comes into his home and rearranges his life the longer she stays with him while she heals he can feel her warmth reaching through his layers and holding on strong. 

Once he brings her back home he continues to stay with her to help her heal and also concerned those responsible for the attack will come back to harm her… he can’t let that happen he knows she is special and she is helping him with his struggles (even if he isn’t able to admit it yet). 

Luca and Alexandra face many challenges together over the course of this book, this was an emotional read that really had me rooting for our couple to find a way to stay together, I also wanted to find out more about what happened that led to Alexandra’s situation at the beginning of the book. 

If you enjoy stories where 2 people come together and truly help mend each other’s souls you will enjoy the tenderness of this Novella.