Review: This is a review for the entire Lost and Found series.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2014
In all honesty, I read Embattled Minds first because it was my most recent purchase but Embattled Hearts and The Embattled Road has been on my TBR shelf.I have to say that I'm so glad I read Embattled Minds, then The Embattled Road followed by Embattled Hearts.The Embattled Road is the genesis of the brotherhood shared by Duncan Wilde, Chad Lowell and John Palmer.  All three suffered devastating physical and emotional wounds from fighting the war in Afghanistan.  All three men are proud marines.  In addition to these wounds as a result of the war, Duncan's fiancee deserts him claiming she can't support him and shows up pregnant with another man's baby while still engaged to Duncan (there are names for women like this but it's not fit for public print).  Duncan moves on realizing it wasn't meant to be.  The bond between Duncan, John and Chad are further strengthen when Duncan plans to open an investigative firm called Lost "N" Found Investigations (LNF) where all three of the men are partners with Duncan the controlling partner.All three men are released from the hospital and meet again to form the company based out of Colorado at the end of The Embattled Road.  Embattled Hearts is the story of John Palmer and office manager for LNF, Shannon Murphy.  Shannon already has a crush on John. but it takes John a little longer to act on his end.  He too, is enamored with Shannon but with his physical limitations of being confined to a wheelchair, he feels like he has nothing to offer Shannon.  It's sweet to see how their relationship unfolds as friends first.  Shannon is the only person other than Duncan and Chad, that John feels comfortable and calm around when he's near her.  Embattled Hearts is a good suspenseful romance with the right amount of heat.Embattled Minds is the story of Zeke Foster and Ember Norton.  Zeke recently hires on with LNF and becomes close to Chad as a result.  Zeke is terribly scarred as a result of a building explosion in Afghanistan, suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury.  Zeke suffers facial scars and stutters.  Zeke is introduced at the end of Embattled Hearts when the guys go to a local bar called the Frog Dog.  Ember's father is owner and also a former marine from the Vietnam war.  Embattled Minds addresses PTSD and the fallout when a soldier goes without therapy and counseling.  I loved how Ember drew Zeke out of his self imposed shell.  Zeke comes to her rescue when a bunch of rowdy patrons begin to harass Ember one night.  Over the course of guys visits to the Frog Dog, Ember and Zeke get to know one another and Zeke becomes her hero, but he's so full of self doubt that he's not sure he's fit for her at all even though he's crazy about her and vice versa.Read all three parts of the Lost and Found series, you won't be disappointed.  It is worth re-reading over and over again.  I hope we get to read more about Duncan, Chad and Preston.Thank you to all armed forces members who serve with honor and keep us safe.