Review: I never thought I could love Reza...Jessica Scott proved me wrong
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
This book is the next novel in Jessica Scott’s Coming Home series.  If you have enjoyed her previous books in this series you will love this one!  Reza Iaconelli has been in the background of several other books written by Jessica but all we really know is that he has a drinking problem.  In All for You we get to know Sgt. Iaconelli and what has led him to being an alcoholic.  Captain Emily Lindberg, is the psychiatrist we met in Back to You.  She helped Captain Trent Davila not only assimilate back into his life stateside but also helped save his marriage to Laura.As with Jessica’s other books this is not a light hearted contemporary romance.  Her characters have depth and deal with real issues that affect our service men and women today.  Reza is “clean” when he meets Emily while trying to get information about one of his soldiers.  Although Reza is not drinking he has not done any of the things one needs to do to stay sober.  He has not developed any additional coping mechanisms and he still carries around a pint of liquor in his glove box.  As both we and Emily get to know Reza we all better understand why Reza has problems with alcohol.  His experiences when deployed are only part of it.  His past, his inability to return to life stateside, and as the book progresses, the insensitivity of fellow military leaders make his attempts to get and stay sober almost impossible.The spark between Reza and Emily is quickly obvious and although her knowledge and training could help Reza significantly it is her compassion and growing feelings for Reza that make the real difference for him.  After a significant event in the book, Reza finds relief in alcohol and from that point on Reza is trying to quit again but never gets more than a few days without taking a drink.  Emily is a strong heroine.  She realizes she has fallen for Reza but will not enable him, if he wants a relationship with her he will need to get help and give up the alcohol.Emily and Reza share many passionate moments throughout this book but it was the emotional connection that made me not want to put this one down.  Their emotional connection is obvious from the beginning. They comfort each other when there seems to be no way to find comfort.This novel also brings awareness to the problem of suicide in our military personnel and veterans.  This book makes it real and with all that Reza deals with you begin to understand why many veterans can think of no other way out of their suffering.I highly recommend this book and cannot wait for the next novel in this series.