When widowed Navy SEAL Jax Graham and his young son Tyler get trapped by a hurricane, family therapist Pickett Sessoms takes them in and knows just...
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May 16, 2008
Julie (jjmachshev)
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What an incredibly powerful book! I confess I’d heard positive buzz on a few internet sites about this book, but I wasn’t prepared for the read I got. Stories about SEALs and other elite military forces are very popular these days. I confess that I don’t usually run out to buy these; primarily because many of them tend to pass over the incredible sacrifices these men AND women make EVERY DAY. In “SEALed with a Kiss”, Mary Margret Daughtridge has done More...
What an incredibly powerful book! I confess I’d heard positive buzz on a few internet sites about this book, but I wasn’t prepared for the read I got. Stories about SEALs and other elite military forces are very popular these days. I confess that I don’t usually run out to buy these; primarily because many of them tend to pass over the incredible sacrifices these men AND women make EVERY DAY. In “SEALed with a Kiss”, Mary Margret Daughtridge has done More...
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Mar 20, 2009
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Sealed with a Kiss is a nice contemporary romance. The characters were engaging and the storyline was interesting. Jackson "Jax" Graham is a Navy SEAL with a problem - his ex-wife passed away, leaving his four year-old son who does not know him very well with his grandmother (who is not very nice and has a bit of an alcohol problem). His superior officer makes him take leave to spend some time with his son Tyler before he allows Jax to give up custody to the grandmother. Jax is used to
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Feb 01, 2009
Kathrynn
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Wonderful feel-good, light, modern romance with super characters and exceptional writing skills made this a fun book to read. It took awhile (page 82ish) to get the story set up, but once it got going, it went and I couldn't put the book down. The beginning set the stage for what the book was about--it was necessary and showed just how far the characters (Jax and his 4-year old son, Tyler) had to go.
Pickett (what a neat name!) was a heartwarming character and became the sunshine More...
Pickett (what a neat name!) was a heartwarming character and became the sunshine More...
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Mar 29, 2008
Auntee
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This one started out a little slow for me, but once it finally got going I couldn't put it down!
Rough, tough Navy SEAL Jax Graham can take anything the Navy throws at him, but when his ex-wife dies and leaves him to care for his 4 year old son Tyler, he's completely helpless. He's ready to give up custody of his son to his ex-mother-in-law until his commanding officer forces him to take leave and think about what he could be giving up.
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Rough, tough Navy SEAL Jax Graham can take anything the Navy throws at him, but when his ex-wife dies and leaves him to care for his 4 year old son Tyler, he's completely helpless. He's ready to give up custody of his son to his ex-mother-in-law until his commanding officer forces him to take leave and think about what he could be giving up.
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Jan 24, 2009
Brenda (b)
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I went into this book with a bit of hesitation. I'd read a bunch of reviews and some of them weren't happy with this story. But my friends here on GoodReads liked it and that was encouragement enough for me. I'm really glad I read it -- I loved it. I was pulled into the storyline and it kept me reading because I wanted to know how everything worked out. Personally, one of my biggest criteria for liking a book is the characters. If the characters don't appeal to me, it's really hard to like the s
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Sep 20, 2008
Christa
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Sealed with a Kiss was a very good contemporary romance. The hero and heroine were both very likeable, and the storyline was believable and interesting. The hero, Jax, is a Navy SEAL, and he is a strong, protective man who has not received much love in his life. He believes that long term relationships are not for him. Pickett, the heroine, is a family therapist who counsels many military families. Pickett is wonderful with people and good at what she does, but seeing the problems her clients
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Jun 08, 2011
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3.5 - 4 stars. Hearing that a character in this book had celiac disease got me interested in starting it and though it had some issues, it was a throughly entertaining story.
Jax and Pickett write each other off as potential dates almost as soon as they meet. Pickett is a therapist who knows the emotional risks of getting involved with a SEAL; Jax assumes (because of her seeming food pickiness) that Pickett is high maintenance, and he’s been there, done that and bought the t-shirt. More...
Jax and Pickett write each other off as potential dates almost as soon as they meet. Pickett is a therapist who knows the emotional risks of getting involved with a SEAL; Jax assumes (because of her seeming food pickiness) that Pickett is high maintenance, and he’s been there, done that and bought the t-shirt. More...
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Sep 02, 2008
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I LOVED this book! I had it on my list because of a couple of great reviews here (thanks Julie and Auntee!), so when I found it on PBS I got it. Read the other ladies' reviews if you want to know more; suffice it to say that I will be looking for more of this talented author's work!
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Jul 11, 2011
Kathie (katmom)
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I got this book for free from amazon. As a military spouse, I thought that it looked interesting. It was pretty good.
I enjoyed the way that Jax and Pickett found their way to one another while caring for Jax' son, Tyler.
I enjoyed the insight into a SEAL mindset.
I enjoyed the way Pickett worked with Tyler, and Jax, to help them find one another.
I HATED (totally) that Jax knew Tyler's grandmother DRANK and he still considered sending the boy to liv More...
I enjoyed the way that Jax and Pickett found their way to one another while caring for Jax' son, Tyler.
I enjoyed the insight into a SEAL mindset.
I enjoyed the way Pickett worked with Tyler, and Jax, to help them find one another.
I HATED (totally) that Jax knew Tyler's grandmother DRANK and he still considered sending the boy to liv More...
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Dec 27, 2011
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Nov 18, 2011
Eggs
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This is a good book! I liked it enough to lay down my cold hard cash to buy the rest in the series even though they weren't on special, which tells you something right there. The rest aren't as good as this one, but still very readable 3 star romances. I'm not one for stories involving babies or kids, but there is no vomit inducing cutey-wootyness here, so if the stuff in the blurb about the kid is putting you off, don't worry, it's safe to proceed.
In this book, Daughtridge manages t More...
In this book, Daughtridge manages t More...
Jul 30, 2011
Sandy
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What a nice, lovely story this book turned out to be. I read the last word, closed the book and I had a smile on my face. A very happy smile. I liked the characters, who both grew throughout the story, faced their fears and became better people for it. I liked the storyline, especially the fact that the hero and heroine resolved issues head-on by talking to each other and being honest with one another, something that doesn’t happen that often in romance. Most of all I really liked the relations
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Jul 10, 2011
April
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Free Kindle download. I honestly wasn't expecting this to be a very good book — I thought it would romanticize SEALs in a way that wasn't realistic or make them out to be how they really aren't, do kind of a Steven Seagal kind of thing with them or something and make this some kind of action-adventure romance, where the couple is always on the run from something and yet have time to fool around — but the author didn't disappoint her readers in that way at all. All the problems inherent in having
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Jun 13, 2011
Radella
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Probably closer to 2 1/2 stars...
Jax Graham is a SEAL, and father to a shy four year old boy. His ex-wife recently died, and Tyler, his son, has been living with his alcoholic, neurotic ex-mother-in-law. While they are all hanging out at Topsail Island, a hurricane heads in their direction.
Jax decides to impose upon his recent (as in less than 24 hours) acquaintance Pickett Sessoms. Pickett is a family therapist with some serious problems of her own. Jax has convinced her to teach him More...
Jax Graham is a SEAL, and father to a shy four year old boy. His ex-wife recently died, and Tyler, his son, has been living with his alcoholic, neurotic ex-mother-in-law. While they are all hanging out at Topsail Island, a hurricane heads in their direction.
Jax decides to impose upon his recent (as in less than 24 hours) acquaintance Pickett Sessoms. Pickett is a family therapist with some serious problems of her own. Jax has convinced her to teach him More...
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May 18, 2011
Mandy
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I don't usually go for contemporary romance, or any kind of military romance, but it was free at Amazon, and I decided to give it a try... By almost 4 AM, I figured I probably liked this book I had stayed up all night reading on my iPod to finish.
Jax is given leave to get to know his four-year-old son, who had been living with Jax's ex-wife. Due to the demanding lifestyle of a Navy SEAL, Jax has not seen Tyler much in his four years of life. Now that Jax's ex-wife has passed away, he More...
Jax is given leave to get to know his four-year-old son, who had been living with Jax's ex-wife. Due to the demanding lifestyle of a Navy SEAL, Jax has not seen Tyler much in his four years of life. Now that Jax's ex-wife has passed away, he More...
Jun 04, 2011
Kate
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I really wanted to give this book four stars! The series has so much potential, I've never read about Navy SEALS before. It's just that as I read more and more of the book, the more little annoying things started to pop up.
One thing I TOTALLY identified with was Picket's fear of jumping off the pier into water! I was JUST at a cliff-side today where my friends were jumping 30+ feet into a raging river, for fun. I did not have the balls to jump, and have honestly never had the balls to. More...
One thing I TOTALLY identified with was Picket's fear of jumping off the pier into water! I was JUST at a cliff-side today where my friends were jumping 30+ feet into a raging river, for fun. I did not have the balls to jump, and have honestly never had the balls to. More...
Jun 30, 2011
CaroB
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3.5
I got this as a freebie from the kindle store, and it was my first read from this author. I thought this was a sweet if somewhat predictable read, but the characters were engaging, and the story well fleshed-out. I particularly liked the way that the hardships of the possible relationship are tackled, not glossed over in romantic mush as is so many books. I would read from this author again.
I got this as a freebie from the kindle store, and it was my first read from this author. I thought this was a sweet if somewhat predictable read, but the characters were engaging, and the story well fleshed-out. I particularly liked the way that the hardships of the possible relationship are tackled, not glossed over in romantic mush as is so many books. I would read from this author again.
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May 13, 2011
Kasey
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I REALLY enjoyed this book. Forwarning this isn't an action story. So even though our leading man Jax is a Navy Seal the story is about him reconnecting with his son after his ex-wife's death and falling in love with Pickett. Being in the military and having a family is very difficult. Add to that being a SEAL is even more difficult. The military is very demanding and often makes the military member miss out on lots of their family's lives. Explaining to a child why their dad is gone and c
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May 10, 2011
Lola4
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Here's another "can't tell a book by it's cover." Surprise, there was a well-written and unusually intelligent and sweet story behind the rather ordinary shirtless, forehead-cropped cover. (As I understand paperback cover codes, shirtless means alpha male and forehead-cropping means no brains are involved in the story.) This story of the alpha male's well-intentioned efforts to become a good father, although nurturing seemed to come so unnatural to him, was just too cute and provided
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May 07, 2011
Karyn
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This was a pretty good book except for a couple of things that kept me from enjoying it
1 - The female lead is called Pickett. It is a very very distracting name
2 - The story revolves around a Navy Seal and his son crashing over at a virtual stranger's place during the hurricane, which is all well and good except i don't know that many strangers who help you out not because of the hurricane but so they can teach you to bond with your son. It was a bit weird how trusting Pickett was, i More...
1 - The female lead is called Pickett. It is a very very distracting name
2 - The story revolves around a Navy Seal and his son crashing over at a virtual stranger's place during the hurricane, which is all well and good except i don't know that many strangers who help you out not because of the hurricane but so they can teach you to bond with your son. It was a bit weird how trusting Pickett was, i More...
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Aug 11, 2009
Laura
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2 1/2 - 3 stars
Jackson "Jax" Graham is a Navy SEAL whose ex-wife just died leaving their almost five-year-old son, Tyler, without a mother. He plans to give custody to his ex-mother-in-law without a fight, but his commander forces him to take 30 days leave to spend with his son to figure it out.
Pickett Sessoms is a family therapist and specializes in military families. She spies Jax and his son on the beach not bonding and intervenes to give a little help.
When a hur More...
Jackson "Jax" Graham is a Navy SEAL whose ex-wife just died leaving their almost five-year-old son, Tyler, without a mother. He plans to give custody to his ex-mother-in-law without a fight, but his commander forces him to take 30 days leave to spend with his son to figure it out.
Pickett Sessoms is a family therapist and specializes in military families. She spies Jax and his son on the beach not bonding and intervenes to give a little help.
When a hur More...
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May 21, 2011
Emmie
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If the definition of a five-star read is one of those "I can't wait to get home so I can keep reading" books, then this was a five-star read for me.
The hero, Jax, goes into my own personal "hero hall of fame" for being a seriously sexy man. And it's not just the SEAL thing (although the author's way of calling out his military attributes is done really well) but the person that he is. He is genuinely a Hero-with-a-capital-H.
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The hero, Jax, goes into my own personal "hero hall of fame" for being a seriously sexy man. And it's not just the SEAL thing (although the author's way of calling out his military attributes is done really well) but the person that he is. He is genuinely a Hero-with-a-capital-H.
The scenes between him and More...
Jul 01, 2011
Cristy
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This book was much better than I expected. I expected a cheesy romance with little character development. I was pleasantly surprised when I realized there was more done with them. I read other reviews that complained about how often Jax referred to himself as a SEAL and how it was annoying. I didn't think it was over done, I thought it was mostly justified. He was talking about his lifestyle, the things he see's and does and the sacrifices that he's had to make - sometimes unknowingly. When Pick
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Oct 21, 2011
Niq
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2 stars
This could have been so much better. I liked the premise, and I kind of liked how the romance was going. I liked the heroine. Some of the issues she had were ones I could relate to. I liked how capable she was, and how the author showed the heroine as a family therapist. I liked seeing Jax struggling to be a dad and to connect with his son again. But what I liked just wasn't enough to overcome my dismay of the things that I didn't like.
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This could have been so much better. I liked the premise, and I kind of liked how the romance was going. I liked the heroine. Some of the issues she had were ones I could relate to. I liked how capable she was, and how the author showed the heroine as a family therapist. I liked seeing Jax struggling to be a dad and to connect with his son again. But what I liked just wasn't enough to overcome my dismay of the things that I didn't like.
I hated the formatting of this b More...
Oct 07, 2008
Pamela(AllHoney)
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Actually a 3.5. I liked the story but seeing as the hero was a SEAL I expected a little action (not the bedroom kind). The way the 2 "hooked up" seemed a little odd to me. I loved Tyler and wished we would have been given a little more insight on what he had had to deal with.
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Feb 03, 2012
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3.5 stars
This review can also be found here - http://bookh00rder.blogspot.com/2011/08/...
I have always been a sucker for a military romance novel. I don't remember a time when I haven't loved those men in uniform that put their lives and loves on the line for our country. One of the first romance authors I ever read was Suzanne Brockmann. With her help I gave my heart to Navy SEALS. When I'd read almost everything Brockmann I could get my hands on I started looking for altern More...
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I have always been a sucker for a military romance novel. I don't remember a time when I haven't loved those men in uniform that put their lives and loves on the line for our country. One of the first romance authors I ever read was Suzanne Brockmann. With her help I gave my heart to Navy SEALS. When I'd read almost everything Brockmann I could get my hands on I started looking for altern More...
Oct 25, 2011
Marissa
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A Navy SEAL forced into temporary retirement to take care of his son, while he scrambles to find someone else to take him. A child therapist who happens to be his neighbor. Come on- you saw this one coming. It was sweet and a great story (and surprisingly one in which a kid prominantly featured and I was OK with him!) I read this one in Hawaii, and while it was worth reaidng, I will say I hated having to repeat the title whenever anyone asled me what I was reading. WHY do romance novelists d
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Jan 28, 2012
Susan
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A sweet romance, but very irritating kindle formatting issues and odd additions to the story that obviously just weren't meant to be there. (along the lines 363 SEALed with a Kiss suddenly being the next line of the book!) Also just a little too repetitive, and the dramatic ending was just odd, rushed and felt very strange. For the most part it was almost like Pickett (what a name!), Jax and Tyler were alone on the burning pier, then oops, better get some other people there to jump off too, very
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Jun 12, 2011
Lori
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I read this out of order (started with book 2), but I enjoyed Jax's story tremendously. I really liked that he knew nothing about being with his son, and throughout the course of the story, his son came to mean so very much to him and he would have done anything for him.
I liked Pickett as well. Liked the way she learned to stand up for herself with her family, and liked how she was with Tyler.
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I liked Pickett as well. Liked the way she learned to stand up for herself with her family, and liked how she was with Tyler.
This gets a 4 out of 5 because Pickett was quite judgmental of Jax even as the More...
Sep 25, 2010
Melissa
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I definitely enjoyed this book. I would have liked to have a little more SEAL action involved. I understand that the focus of the story is on the father-son relationship, but we never would have known that Jax was a SEAL if he didn't mention it every once in a while. It would have been interesting if Jax had flashbacks of past missions. I would have also liked to get to know the grandmother better. I think her character could have added a little more conflict to the story. I enjoyed reading the
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