13 Romantic Books With Reluctant Heroes Who Are No Match For Love

Ryan Woods doesn't want to be anyone's romantic hero — especially not Stella's. Her dream future involves a husband and family, and he doesn't believe he's capable of love. The years he spent as a US Marine deployed in places like Iraq and Afghanistan have taught him to switch off his feelings as a defense mechanism. A quick failed marriage upon his return didn't help. But as Stella slowly draws him out in Only Love by Melanie Harlow, he begins to feel accepted and understood, and he's tempted to let himself feel again.