When he’s in a relationship, he’s all in. Maddox is a quiet, calm and focused guy which makes him an excellent sniper.

Maddox and Ben are quite different characters.

But what happens during that time affects both of them quite seriously, physically and emotionally. After such an exciting start the story settles down into less action but more emotion as Maddox and Ben deal with the fallout. The first section of this story is a nail biter! I don’t want to give away too many details except to say that it is an action packed mission with some pretty serious consequences. Life or death decisions have a way of sharpening reality and soon, they’re going to have to make choices that could keep them together or break them apart for good. When their latest mission puts them in harm’s way, they are forced to confront their feelings for each other. After the breakup of his marriage Ben moved in with Maddox while getting back on his feet, and ended up staying permanently as his roommate.Ĭoming up on thirty, Maddox isn’t sure whether he’s going to re-enlist but hasn’t figured out a way to tell Ben yet. Over the course of their friendship they’ve each had other partners, including a whirlwind marriage and divorce for Ben. A relationship between them though? No way. Enlisting at a time when being gay was not openly admitted, some leading conversations had them admitting the truth to each other and they’d become best friends. On Point tackles these complications in a heartfelt (and sometimes heart stopping!) way, providing an exciting and sexy romance with characters who have to go through an awkward transition phase before they get their happy ending as a couple.įor ten years, since basic training, Maddox Horvat and Ben Tovey have had each other’s backs. But being Navy SEALs, in an environment where the ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ political policies of previous administrations still resonate despite being repealed, makes it no easy task to admit to their feelings. Now she turns her hand to a fairly common trope, that of best friends and roommates who are attracted to each other, a classic friends-to-lovers romance. The Out of Uniform series by Annabeth Albert has had some interesting heroes to date – a virgin newish recruit in book one, Off Base, and a widowed active duty father in book two, At Attention.

On Point by Annabeth Albert