What is a "real man"? I mean, is he the sexy biker? The multi billionaire? The alpha leading man that sweeps the virginal girl....no wait, the heart broken college coed....no, the sexy-but-doesn't-know-it office clerk? Think again guys, in this case, it's the beautiful military man who sees the beauty in a woman with four kids and one on the way. Didn't see that one coming did you? 
 Hell, I didn't either. But let me say loud and proud. It so totally works! Never have I read this dynamic in a romance novel. It was sweet, real, and gives single moms hope that yes, love can still be found. 
 They were honest and real. Abby kept Matt at a distance, as she should in the beginning of any relationship. She has kids to focus on and to keep safe. You don't just jump into bed with someone without figuring out who they are. She is broken from her past and the relationship she had with her now deceased husband. Abby is wary and she should be. 
 Matt comes from a large family and many of them are working on their own brood. Matt sees a connection and a feels, I think, a familiarity with Abby and her kids: a sense of home and belonging. It moves him to insert himself in their lives. 
 What happens between these two is a long road, and at times is filled with subtle angst and some bumps. However, ultimately it is a story of love and belonging, learning that being loved isn't a choice. It just is. Because that is what family is: love. 
 5 STARS 
 T~ 
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 *ARC provided by Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept