Dear Dixie by JL Baldwin

Title: Dear Dixie: A Legacy Falls Romance

Author: JL Baldwin

Genre: NA Romance

Release Date: November 3, 2016

After the sudden death of her parents, Dixie believed the worst was behind her and she could move on with her life. She was wrong. When two military men arrive to inform her brother Charlie and been killed in action, her world once again turns on it's axis. He had not only been her brother, but he had been her best friend, confidant, and sidekick. Their bond was unbreakable...except in death. A chasm in her heart was opened and she doesn't think anything can fill it. 

To help mend her broken heart, her therapist suggests Dixie volunteer to write letters to wounded veterans. She isn't sure what to expect, but when she receives a random reply, things begin to change. 

When Charlie's best friend and wounded vet, Zane Carson, agreed to participate in a new program, he doesn't think much of it, believing it best to keep his expectations low. Unbeknownst to him, he receives a letter from his best friend's little sister...the sister he has always secretly longed for. Zane hid his feelings for Dixie, afraid of what Charlie would do or say if he found out. 

A simple letter was the power to open the door to a million new opportunities. But will Zane let those opportunities to pass him by, or will be grab hold with both hands? 

One written letter. 

Two broken souls. 

An adventure neither were prepared for.

Rating: 4.5*

Survival and second chances.  Dixie has suffered a number of losses in her life (her parents and her brother) that have left her struggling to conquer her fears, her anxiety and her life.  Zane was her brother's best friend and was injured in the same incident that killed her brother.  Zane and Dixie came close to being together in the past but fate and life intervened.  War has left Zane struggling to find a new normal, fighting against the nightmares and memories.  When both are advised to sign up to a pen pal scheme where the public and veterans with similar conditions help and support each other through the power of the written word, both nearly pass up the opportunity.

The emotions that Zane and Dixie go through just roll off the page and hit you hard.  Both have suffered tremendous loss that has left them with a lasting impact on their mental health, but both are treated respectfully by the author, with neither one being treated as being better or worse than the other.  No judgement, just acceptance.  If only the real world was like this.  An excellent read that brought the feels and more.

Growing up, J.L. Baldwin has always had a love of fairy tales and happily ever afters. Now, she loves her fairy tales grittier, darker, and sexier, while keeping that happily ever after ending. She has always dreamed of becoming an author and that dream finally became reality when she debuted her first book in December of 2015. In her free time when she isn't writing, she can be found with a book in her hand, obsessing over Disney, thinking about a sunny beach somewhere, all while still thinking about the stories that have yet to be written. J.L. is known for writing sexy, enticing romance with delicious, devious twists that are sure to entrance you for years and years to come.

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