3 What happens in Turkey stays in Turkey Stars! 
 Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Swerve | SMP Romance via NetGalley 
 Genre: Adult Seal/Military Romance Novella 
 Part 1 in a new series 
 My The Seal's Secret Lover Review . . . 
 I'm a huge fan of Anne Calhoun so I was excited for these books even though they were novellas, which aren't my favorite format. Sadly though I didn't love these books as much as I normally love Anne's writings. However, that didn't mean that I didn't like it I just didn't love them. 
 I liked the idea of this story more then the story itself. Rose Powell is a strong woman who's in control of her life. So controlled there is not a lot of room for error. Now on a whirlwind trip to Turkey with her Grandma and her friends she finds herself leaning on Keenan Parker. 
 Keenan Parker is an ex-seal who originally was helping out his friend Jack Powell by doing a favor being the guide for Jack's sister Rose and their grandma and friends. From the get go, Keenan is intrigued by Rose and together they find its okay to need others besides yourself. 
 Rose and Keenan have an instant connection and act on it knowing that there can't be any more since Keenan lives in Turkey and Rose lives in the states. 
 "Maybe you are the way you are, and you just need to find your way home." 
 One of my favorite things about Anne is her ability to write so much beauty into the sensuality of her stories instead of making it just sex. She also has so much more into her stories that just relationship angst. This novella still had that but with a minimum amount. I think if the book was longer these elements would have been more powerful and less skimmed over within the shorter story. 
 I did quite like the relationship of Keenan and Rose and how it evolved parallel with the growth of them as individuals. I feel like Grandma and her friends also helped to make the story so much more.