Swagger by Nikki Prince Nicole McCurdy's rating: 4 of 5 stars I am such a sucker for reformed bad-boy heroes in books and Cruz- the reformed bad boy of Nikki Prince’s Swagger was everything I could have wanted in a character designed to steal my heart right from the get go. He’s plagued by PTSD after serving in the war against Afghanistan as well as having suffered through the hell of an abusive childhood while the only shining beacon of hope and affection he had in his young life had been the blossoming relationship between him and Roxie, a relationship that was cut brutally short nine years ago, before it ever really got going but through all the years they’ve been apart Cruz still feels that connection and depth of love he once experienced with Roxie. Roxie too is a girl battling her own demons in the form of an absentee father who abandoned her after a gut-wrenching tragedy occurred in her family years before. Roxie’s a beautiful but seemingly lonely character. She’s so resil...