I enjoyed this book. It kept me interested between the passionate love scenes between a wealthy senator's daughter, Carrie Wellington and a handsome wholesome marine, Finn, whose father worked for the senator. The senator hired Finn, in absolute secrecy, to protect his naive college freshman daughter, Carrie. Carrie was looking forward to finally being on her own and would hate knowing she would be burdened with a protector spying on her every move. Finn was the youngest of the senator's selective service group and would blend in with the college crowd. The senator expected Finn to know where Carrie was at all times; know her friends; to monitor who enters and leaves her dorm room;how long they stayed; why they were there. He went to dozens of frat beer parties in college and insisted, above all else, for Finn to attend and watch over every frat party Carrie attended. Carrie met Finn at the first frat party she went to. Having never been to a beer party, Carrie found the party keep a bit intimidating. She saw loud, noisy, underage kids drinking too much, pawing girls, girls hustling boys, kids walking around stoned on drugs. Heavy sexual activity was done openly, before everyone, seemingly with no sense of shame. Her innocence was compromised, she didn't know what to think, how to act, felt terribly uncomfortable, needed air and headed for the outdoor porch. Pushing through the crowd, she tried to find the girls she came with but they were no where in sight. She climbed down the wooden stairs to the beach to walk on the hard packed sandy surface, took off her shoes and waded in the gentle rolling surf, breathing in its goodness, enjoying the waves rollling across her feet. A bench nearby invited her to take a breather, to sit for a while and catch up with herself. She felt guilty for leaving her friends in the dark about where she went, but then, on the other hand, they left me to flounder alone with all these strange people. She tried to gather her courage to return to the party, but she didn't want to leave this pleasant spot. By now, she supposed the party would be in full-swing. She made herself comfortablele sitting, whiffing the clean ocean smells, listening to the soothing waves, so much nicer than that loud hard rock blaring from above. Perfectly satisfied on her bench, she lingered unaware of the protector employed by her father lurking in the bushes behind her. She heard movement and boldly confronted him asking what hewas doing watching her. He said, "I'm Finn, I was asked to take note of what was happening on the beach ... to protect the students." He was tall, strong with unruly curly brown hair and an upper body decorated with awesome ink art, which fascinated Carrie, who was naive about tattoos. She thought Finn looked particularly sexy. He led her to believe he was employed by the government to patrol the beach on party nights, not by her overprotective father. They talked and found themselves enjoying their visit,. "Want to walk the shoreline?" Finn ashed, smiling at Carriie. "Sure! Why not?" Feeling safely comfortable with the attractive friendly guy, Carrie put out her hand, saying, "0Sounds nice! I'm Carrie!" Finn smiled. "Hi. Cartie! A student here?" "Freshman!" They strolled along, talking comfortably. Carrie filled him in on her sheltered boring life. He talked about the marines and how proud he was to be one. She liked what he said. They stumbled into each other frequently when Carrie was sunbathing on the beach, fascinated, watching the surfers. Finn appeared to be the most experienced . She asked him to teach her to surf. From the day of their first lesson, sparks simmered between them. They tried but couldn't control their feelings for each other. In
time, they were involved in a full/blown passionate romance, eventually leading to intimacy. Carrie,was a virgin and chose Finn to
be her first partner. Finn had no idea she was this innocent? He suffered with his conscience, knowing he was didobeying his boss ... her father. Her father approved of her sophisticated study friend, Cory, who idolized Carrie, but it was not Cory Carrie preferred. She wanted Finn, it was Finn who sparked her passion. It was Finn Carrie fell in love with, not Cory. Cory did not cause even a small spark to glow in her heart when he kissed her. Finn's sparks lit a fire in her that smolderied long after the flame burned out. It was Finn she dreamed of night and day and rushed home from school every day eager to be with him. Finn asked Carrie to move in with him to save money and be able to spend more time together. Life was thrilling for them both until her father found out about them through a misplaced phone call that drove them apart ... however, the deep feelings they felt for one another kept fanning the flames until they finally gave into these feelings and began seeing each other again, resuming where they left off, even more. Much happened in the interim and the story took on more passion. Their love was stronger than ever. They persevered and made it through Carrie's first year of college. Carrie took tests enabling her to continue her education. Her roommate, Marie, who was flunking out, was impressed with Carrie's dedication to her better side, her compationate, generous nature, honesty and dedication to
her studies. She signed up for more courses with the promise to do better. Having received scholarships from various good schools,
Carrie carried on improving her major, even Finn decided to start the college courses he always intended to take but never had the time and money to do so. Now, with the cooperation from the marines, he felt grateful for this opportunity at last. Carrie and Finn's future looked promising, now that Carrie's father was no longer trying to control her life. Finn's father's financial future was solidified
causing the couple to relax and snuggle closer, looking forward to a lifetime of love and fulfillment with both families. It was a fine
read, loving, passionate, problems solved satisfactorily. I recommend it. Life is good! Read it and enjoy!
-Carole
Read and enjoy.
-Carole
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