A Lot Like Home is a well written romance. I enjoyed the plot and the characters. The author is new to me and I look forward to reading more of her books. I highly recommend this book.

Not sure if it's because this is the first book in a new series or not, but for me this romance fell a bit flat. I liked the premise but found it difficult to care about the characters. Caleb is a former SEAL that has definite issues over his last mission that went horribly wrong. Now he feels guilt not only for what happened on that mission, but the fact that is brother was badly injured, and now he feels all of his former teammates are also his responsibility since they were all discharged from the Navy for that failed mission. Let's just say Caleb and his men are looking for a fresh start and a new purpose in life. Havana is also looking for a new purpose but for completely different reasons. So while it should be a story of two lost souls coming together it mainly ended up with Havana doing most of the complaining and trying to maintain a fake engagement with another man. Hopefully the next books in the series will have more focus on a growing relationship rather than angsty characters.

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I really liked Caleb and his buddies as they try to start a new life after leaving the SEALS. They were pen pals with Serenity who wrote to each of the guys and those letters were their life lines during their deployment.

While I liked Caleb, I had a harder time liking Havana and understanding her need to be in control and that control made her so bossy that she really annoyed people.

What didn't make sense to me was that Serenity could be so nice to men she had never met but she was pretty nasty to her niece who was her family. Yeah, she may not like what Havana has planned but she should still love her.

It looks like parts of the book were a set up for future books like when Cassidy doesn't fall at Tristan's feet when he flirts with her or when Aria keeps imagining her life with Tristan so you know that won't work out!

Cute HEA and wrap up for Caleb and Havana.

Ex- Navy SEAL Caleb Hardy and his four team members feel guilty for the events of their last mission. Serenity Force, was the only thing keeping them going while in Syria. A stranger who wrote to each of them and became a mother figure for them. Now Serenity needs their help. Her small town of Superstition Springs is at risk and the ‘boys’ want to help with Caleb leading the charge.

Havana Nixon is determined to secure a deal to develop a shopping centre where the dilapidated town is. She has returned to her former home hoping to succeed but with her own aunt against her how can she succeed.
This is a clean romance where two broken souls find themselves unable to resist each other. I found this to be an ok read. The premise is good, but the story just didn’t grip me like I had hoped.

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A Lot Like home is a magical read that you can't help but fall in love with. I mean how can you not when a band of ex-Seals swoop in and begin to save a small town that is on the verge of being taken over by the big company. Being led to Superstition Springs by pen pale Serenity, these 5 man are here to help. And boy do they. Caleb steels your heart when his plan comes about. You can't help but hope that he gets Havana (Serenity's niece) to see that erasing the town and building new is not the way to go. This sweet read leaves you wanting to see each of the Seal men find what they are looking for. I love the slow build between Caleb and Havana. There is something just so magical about Superstition Springs. A fantastic read.

Those dreaded words 'clean and wholesome romance'.

Five former Navy SEALs come to the small town of Superstition Springs in search of the woman, Serenity Force, who wrote to them, five complete strangers, during their deployment. They find a small, down-at-heel town that has seen better days, at war with itself over a planned new development which would require razing the town. Leading the redevelopment plans? Former resident Havana Nixon, their penpal's eldest niece. The leader of the SEALs, Caleb Hardy, is instantly attracted to the prickly redhead, pity she has a fiancé. But as the sparks fly will Serenity's predictions for Caleb and Havana come true?

I'm giving this the benefit of the doubt as the start of a new series, I didn't really understand Havana's angst or motivations, she seemed a bit emo TBH. Caleb was the stereotypical SEAL with a burden of gullt, a double burden as he holds himself responsible for a mission gone wrong AND the injuries his brother suffered.

Overall, I could have done with less of Havana's personal angst (which made no sense) and more plot. Although there is no cliffhanger there is definitely a feeling of this book being part one. Clearly each of the five SEALs will find love with a local woman and settle down in the town, how long it will take to rebuild the town is anyone's guess.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

2.5☆
What I liked:
The characters
Part of a series: SEALs of Superstition Springs
Standalone
HEA
Epilogue

I had a hard time staying interested in this book.
I look forward to reading the other books in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC from NetGalley.

Fun start to a new series. This is going to be interesting to see what happens when these SEALs jump into fixing up this quirky “almost” town of Superstition Springs. Caleb and Havana are up first. Awesome meet-cute! Had fun learning about these two people on opposite sides. Glad they came together to get the town headed in the right direction.

Having fun, boys?

Is that why men sit in chairs backwards? That makes total sense.

She should make an effort to find Ember and apologize.

If you think about it, she's kind of condescending to the people of this town.

Ruh-roh. The best-laid plans, Caleb.

She really needed to let go of her control-freak ways.

Where is Ember's child?

They are actually cute together.