Review: Great short story that leaves you wanting to know more
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 7, 2014
I was given a copy of "Down and Dirty" by Kimberley Troutte.*****Lieutenant Commander Nick Talley of the Navy Seals has done his time fighting in Afghanistan. He watched his best friend, Billy Conner die from a buried IED. Now he has to face his best friends sister and confront her about the accident she just had with a drunk driver.Jill Connor has always loved and admired her brother for his desire to become a Navy Seal. The competitiveness between brother and sister has always been their thing. Jill being a Ironman competitor, she has maintained herself in top shape. Unable to watch his sister compete, he and his best friend would watch her events via the internet.Nick knew from the moment he saw Jill via Skype, that this was the woman for him. Only problem is, it's his best friends sister. Flirting and chatting has created a bond between Jill and Nick to where the spark between the two is undeniable.Waiting for Jill to wake, Nick has to deal with his own personal demons that he's been carrying around. Suffering from PTSD, he has vivid flashbacks of how he watched his best friend die. Trying to overcome these flashbacks, he knows that he has to be strong for the woman that he has started to fall in love with.It's through the common bond of misfortune events that draws these two individuals together. Knowing that they both are physically attracted to each other, they are forced to help deal with the reality that they just need each other to survive this mess they are in.*****As much as I love to give in-depth reviews of the wonderful stories I have read, I can't do that with this one. Being only 42 pages, I'm afraid that too much information will just ruin your opportunity to enjoy a wonderful but fast paced read.I'm not that much of a fan of the genre of Romance. I have found that the stories are predictable and just too mushy for my taste. I was pleasantly surprised when I read "Down and Dirty" to find that it tackles a hard subject that many of our military men and women are facing.PTSD is a serious issue that can make or break even the toughest warrior. Being a step-mother to a United States Marine, I have a soft spot for what our military endures. In this book, Ms. Troutte shows that even the toughest men need to rely on therapy to help overcome the trauma they have witnessed.For the length of this book, the topics that were discussed, and leaving you with wanting to know more details about the relationship between Nick and Jill, this book deserves to be read. Great story.