Author: Jen McLaughlin
Genre: Romance, New Adult
Published on: December 1, 2013, self-published
Desperate to keep him...
I've finally gotten everything I ever wanted: love, freedom, happiness, and, most importantly, Finn. Our love is everything I expected it to be and more. We've finally found each other, but the world seems determined to tear us apart. We thought my father was the only obstacle between us, but now it's the military. With Finn’s departure looming, we’re squeezing in every moment together before we run out of time.
Trying to make every moment count…
Being Carrie’s bodyguard was one thing. Being her boyfriend is another. Every day she’s mine is a day the sun shines in my life. Yet our time together is running out. Her father will never think a tattooed Marine will be good enough, so I’ll do whatever it takes to be worthy of her love. But the road will take me away from the girl who makes me feel alive--the girl I can't live without.
Time only gets us so far...
This is book two in the Out of Line trilogy. It’s a New Adult romance, and the main character is Carrie Wallington. She’s a college freshman who moved from the East Coast to LA to have more freedom. Her father, a prominent senator, takes overprotective to the extreme. The senator wanted to send Carrie with bodyguards, but she put her foot down. He deployed one anyway: Finn Coram. He’s a Marine, selected to protect Carrie in secret because his youth allows him to blend in among college students.
Carrie and Finn are now dating. She spotted him early on, and he couldn’t stay away from her. They ended up falling deeply in love. Carrie was furious when Finn told her who he really was. That’s all over now, and Finn promised Carrie there wouldn’t be any more lies. Senator Wallington can’t know about their relationship, though. Carrie is sure her father would not approve of her dating a guy like Finn, partly because of his tattoos. Finn is acting as if nothing had happened, keeping Senator Wallington updated about Carrie.
A complication arises early in the book. Finn has to report to base, seemingly for a deployment. He keeps this to himself at first, not wanting to worry Carrie. As he promised no more lies, though, he tells her. The two are apprehensive about it. They know what deployment means: Finn would go to war, where he’d be in constant danger. Finn makes a few inquiries to learn more about his summons. The answers end up raising more questions.
The new couple have more to contend with than an unexpected deployment and a strict senator. Finn deals with a few issues from his own without telling Carrie. He’s elated to have won her heart; Carrie makes Finn’s world brighter. The issue is that he doesn’t feel worthy of Carrie. She’s practically a princess, so Finn thinks she deserves someone better than him. It’s a wonder how Carrie will react when she finds out. Carrie most definitely doesn’t think she’s better than other mere mortals.
While plenty of stuff happens in Out of Time, it’s a relatively quick read. Out of Line was much the same. This sequel was a little more tense, even with Carrie and Finn being so in love with each other. That said, Out of Time and the other books in this series may not please you if you enjoy novels with a large cast of characters. Carrie and Finn have pretty much all the spotlight. That’s not to say they don’t have friends; Carrie made a bestie for the first time in her life. It gives you an idea how overprotective her father was. Anyway, I did enjoy this book more than the first one. I wonder how the next is going to be.
My rating: ★★★★ 1/2
4.5 stars - A fantastic page-turner!
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