Review: Real issues & real characters from a real writer!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2013
This is one of the most extraordinary books you will read this year.Previously introduced characters from past books in this series get their day in the sun or night under the stars.Darrin’s PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) will have you aching for him. He is so destroyed on the inside with survivor’s guilt and the horrors of working in a combat zone. Tears will stream down your cheeks as you read his thoughts and meet his inner demons.Again, Ms. St. James has done a wonderful job of researching and showing a topic that most Americans are ignorant of its existence. PTSD is real; it is an illness that affects so many American soldiers. Many times, it goes untreated.In Darrin’s case, he was trying to handle it himself and did not want the labels that come with seeking mental health help. This really touches your heart, a man who shuts down feeling anything to avoid feeling the devastation he has survived.Becca, a smart attorney, has her own issues. Hers stem from childhood and have bled over into her adult life. She is the perfect match for Darrin. The no-BS attitude and honesty she brings to the storyline, draws him to her.This couple has their fair share of ups and downs. Both have communication problems, she is literal and he is flying by the seat of his pants. Darrin doesn’t know how to act or feel; he has never met someone so consuming as Becca. It scares both of them. It draws you into their story and relationship.Ms. St. James characters seem real and with every book, you become more invested into the world she has created. You will find yourself hating when the book ends, but happy when you see these characters appear in the next books written by this brilliant writer.The Ratings*:Hero: 5Heroine: 4.5Story/Plot/HEA: 5*The rating system is based on 1-5, 5 being the best and 1 the worst.Hero - The main male character of the story. Heroine - The main female character of the story. Story/Plot/HEA (Happy Ever After) - The over all story line and culmination of the main plot or theme.Member of the Wicked Reads Review Team