Review: Another great addition to the Coming Home series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
Five Stars +This novel is another thought provoking, heart wrenching example of Ms. Scott's amazing talent writing romantic military suspense.  When preparing for this review, I ended up reading it a second time cover to cover!Sergeant Reza Iaconnelli is a battle weary, scarred, trying to recover alcoholic who feels like he has lost his soul.  He is back in the states, but anxious for his next deployment. When he is deployed with his "boys" he has direction, he stops drinking, and knows what he is supposed to be doing.  He has been deployed six times, and  he has the names of his lost brothers tattooed on his body. Reza has been sober for seventy-four days and is still fighting the craving every day. He has no family outside the Army, and he believes in the old adage "If the Army wanted soldiers to have a family they would have issued them one."  Reza is alone, with no responsibility except for himself, and his men.Captain Emily Lindbergh,  pschyiatrist , joined the Army to try and make a difference with the alarming rates of suicide, and PTSD.  She left her family back in Boston, furious, and constantly reminding her of her "mistake."  Emily and Reza meet when he tries to find out if a malingering soldier is hiding away at the psychiatric clinic, where she works.  They exchange angry words, and Reza tries to intimidate her with his size and personality.  Emily is a lot stronger than she looks.  They are drawn together because of circumstances involving a couple of her clients, who just happen to be Reza's soldiers.  Emily slowly learns Reza's secrets, and realizes there is so much more to Reza than the tough, wisecracking, devil-may-care soldier he is portraying.  A tragedy occurs, and they have to face it together, realizing they don't want to stop facing things together.Each book in this series has men and women facing the challenges of returning to their "normal" life in the states.  They are real, gritty and sexy. Each book has captured my heart and soul.  I totally changed my opinion of Reza after reading his story.  I wish there was a way for us, the people who stay at home and have these brave men and women fight for our freedom, could make coming home a lot less challenging.  Thank you Ms. Scott for this heart wrenching look at Reza and Emily.  As always, thank you for your service.I received this novel from the publisher and NetGalley for an honest review.Pat Fordyce