ARC REVIEW Maybe For You by Nicole McLaughlin

Whiskey and Weddings #3, In the first book Alexa Parker lost her fiance, he died in a helicopter crash. Still active in the military she opts to continue with the original plan and go to Italy for her remaining year just like Nate and her planned instead of transfering closer. Even though such a big event happened in the first book this can be read as a standalone. Her year in Italy was a year of mourning and healing and trying to figure out what she was going to do with her life since Nate was no longer a part of it. Before she left her and Jake Cooperon, one of Stag Distillery's co-owners and one of her brother's best friends, became friends and during that time they managed to become very good friends texting back and forth with each other. Alex felt comfortable talking to Jake he listened when she just needed to sort out her emotions and just acted as her sounding board.

Jake was a bit of a ladies man, but ever since he got closer to Alex he found himself not as interested as he use to be. Yes, he found Alex attractive and he liked her but he also understood how much in love she was with Nate and is willing to be the friend she needs him to be. After her year in Italy Alex comes back home a civilian and with a job prospect of working in the CIA with several months before she needs to report to duty with the CIA she decides to work with her brother at Stag Distillery. In the meantime her and Jake keep getting closer and closer and when the opportunity comes up to travel with Jake on a promotional tour their friendship turns into something more. Jake realizes he's full and ready to pursue a relationship with her, Alex is still coming to terms with what she wants out of life and if she can even let herself love again. Fate has a funny way of working things out and making you look at things from a different perspective.

Overall, this was a real emotional book. Alex deals with quite a bit and Jake is just as supportive as ever. I did enjoy this one more than the last book but JT was kind of an idiot. Jake and Alex are great characters with plenty of depth and what they go through really pulls on the heart strings. It was nicely written story with a good narrative and characters you can connect with on an emotional level.