source: purchased
rating:★★★✩✩
from goodreads:
When a soldier with a troubled past and a struggling songwriter agree to a marriage of convenience for the military benefits, neither expects much after saying “I do.” Then tragedy strikes, and the line between what’s real and what’s pretend begins to blur in this smart and surprising romance perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks and Jojo Moyes.
Cassie Salazar and Luke Morrow couldn’t be more different. Sharp-witted Cassie works nights at a bar in Austin, Texas to make ends meet while pursuing her dream of becoming a singer/songwriter. Luke is an Army trainee, about to ship out for duty, who finds comfort in the unswerving discipline of service. But a chance encounter at Cassie’s bar changes the course of both their lives
Cassie is drowning in medical bills after being diagnosed with diabetes. When she runs into her old friend Frankie, now enlisted in the Army, she proposes a deal: she’ll marry him in exchange for better medical insurance and they can split the increased paycheck that comes with having a “family.” When Frankie declines, his attractive but frustratingly intense friend Luke volunteers to marry Cassie instead. What she doesn’t know is that he has desperate reasons of his own to get married. In this unforgettable love story, Cassie and Luke must set aside their differences to make it look like a real marriage...unless, somewhere along the way, it becomes one..
my review:
purple hearts was a good cute book. i wasn’t jumping for joy over it but it was entertaining and written really well. i guess i’m starting to find myself liking books with different points of views because i find myself reading them more and more. like always the guys point of view was more interesting but they were equally interesting to read.
i originally wanted to read this because everyone was raving over the movie and being the book girl that i am i had to read it first. i haven’t watched the movie yet so i don’t have much to compare to right now but overall the story was pretty predictable, they don’t like each other then they love each other. it ended very abruptly and could have had more to it but it was overall a cute story. i would definitely read more tess wakefield books but maybe something different, i don’t know we’ll see.
favorite quotes:
"the serenity to accept the things you cannot change, the courage to change the things you can, and the wisdom to know the difference."