Sometimes you're sitting - quite innocently I might add - unaware of the innate profoundness that's about to enter your life. It could be the love of your life. But you wouldn't know - this is the initial meeting. The outer packaging can be deceiving, so you're not immediately sure. 
 The parallelism in this book is breathtaking. 
 The cover of "The Vixen and the Vet" and the title itself is deceiving - you think it's some badly written romp written for a saturated market out there. The cover on the edition I had was deceiving. It was cringe almost - a woman with a heaving busom, leaning against a darkly-clothed man. I wondered - who is the vixen and who is the vet? Is this about some femme fatale seducing a veterinarian? 
 It was about halfway through I made the connection - Vet is short for veteran - duh! In my defense, I wasn't actually thinking about how the title correlated to the story, until that moment, when it just came to me! From the summary, I was intrigued. But when I opened my kindle edition? It was one of the most romantic stories I've read, involving a southern belle and a man who's been blown apart by an IED - real beauty and the beast stuff. 
 The writing is exemplary. 
 The romance even more so. 
 I knew Asher was one I was going to embrace whole-heartedly, when I read about his fully stocked library, and how romance books made him feel alive again. It was so endearing, and made him a truly precious character that I loved. He is unique from his counterparts - because he doesn't suffer from PTSD, like a lot of veterans do. And it was so amazing. To read about a man, who lived like a hermit in his big house, having been the town's golden boy before - but war hadn't changed him that much, except make him into a recluse, because he didn't want to offend people with his looks. But he was still a true believer in romance. Still has faith. So full of life and vigour. So when Savannah walks into his life - and they fall in love within four weeks - having sex within two - don't think it's too soon. He was ready for a person like Savannah to walk into his life from the very beginning - primed for it even. And the moment he did - he just flowered, and made big and bold decisions he was holding back before, like facial reconstruction and fitting a new bionic hand. 
 He fell in love quickly and deeply - 
 And Savannah, a girl who's come back to Danvers licking her wounds, having lost her job at the NY Sentinel - they are perfect for each other. 
 This story did justice to them. I could tell it had been well researched and it really added flavor. Beautiful, sweet romance. Can't recommend it highly enough, if you can't tell how much I'm praising it. I read every single word, and wasn't bored for a minute. If I thought it was too pacey, I reminded myself these characters were just waiting for the signal, to burst into flame and burn like a flare. Quick and straight-forward. 
 Asher and Savannah are the perfect Southern couple.