Saving Levi: Friends to Lovers, Military Romance

I have loved this entire series from the very first book to this book. I didn't just love them I have adored them. They were military romances with lots of love and heart and I adored each couple. But this one was a really different one and while I enjoyed the couple, the troupe used I did not like and the issue between them I felt was what ruined this story for me. Levi was a guy who dated Rebecca in High School. He loved her and saw only her and she loved him as well but when he entered the military she refused to date him and so they broke up and never spoke again. Years later Rebecca's best friend from high school, Mandy, meets up with Levi at her job at Oakside while he is recovering from military injuries and they fall for each other. Now I knew this trope would be used but I didn't realise the degree that Rebecca would be able to impact this story especially as she never spoke to Levi again and she also is married and happily and is even pregnant in this story. I felt the main character, Mandy gave her too much power and while I understood why, Rebecca was not a good friend and she was a spiteful and bitter woman who had it all and still didn't want her supposed best friend to be happy. She treated her horribly in this story. And Levi in one scene played along and thats why I was not a fan of this story. If I had been Mandy, I would never have forgiven him for how he reacted. Aside from Rebecca I would have liked this couple a lot. Had it just been a troupe and Rebecca not such a big part of this story I would have really liked Mandy and Levi together. Mandy was a fantastic character in this series and maybe thats why I felt so bad for her in this story. I loved how Noah and Lexi were a huge part of Mandy's life and how we get to see more of them in this story. We even get a snippets of their POV in this story and I loved how supportive they are of Mandy and Levi. I received a complimentary early release copy of this e-book from the author prior to release and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I love my visits to Oakside, I love catching up with the residents from previous books and I love meeting the new characters. Saving Levi is the perfect addition to this wonderful series and I’m sure like me, Levi and Mandy’s heartfelt story will stay with you long after the final word is read. Mandy loves her job budget planning and as Lexi and Noah expand Oakside she finds herself working late into the night and it’s on her late night workings she starts connecting with Levi once again. Levi and Mandy have a history, he dated her best friend in high school but when Levi enlisted he found that relationship had run it’s course so now home and injured he has no one close to turn too. So why does Mandy still feel like she is betraying her friends trust as she starts to bond with Levi, why does she feel like it’s wrong to have feelings for this man…. This book touched me on so many levels, it’s a friends to lovers story with all the feels, it has wonderful characters who all have a heartfelt story to tell and it’s a book I highly recommend to all romance lovers. Ms Rose knows how to give us stories and characters that touch our hearts and I loved everything about this heart warming romance.

5 Star review of Saving Levi (Oakside Military Heroes #4) by Kaci Rose This was a great addition to what has quickly become one of my favourite military series. Although book four in the series you can read this as a stand alone but I do feel you would get a deeper appreciation if the series if you were to also read the previous books. This book features Levi, a man who has been through so much. Imagine his shock when he learns that an old school friend, Mandy, is working at Oakside. What starts out as friends catching up, slowly but surely becomes so much more. As their relationship progresses, there are complications because Levi used to date her best friend Rebecca; however the heart wants who the heart wants. From the minute they re connect, there is a soul deep connection that is too hard to ignore. Can these two come to terms with the past and move forward together ? Or is the friendship between Mandy and Rebecca going to interfere their blossoming relationship? It was heartbreaking to watch both Levi and Mandy struggle for different reasons and I really wanted to smack some sense into Rebecca as well as Levi’s father when they carried on. The growth of both Levi and Mandy was heart warming to watch develop and I was pleased to see some familiar faced make an appearance. This book is a little gem, Well written with characters whose story you cannot help but quickly become invested in I cannot wait to see what Kaci Rose has in store for this series.