Review: Jake Taylor is finding it hard to face his new life without his leg and his best friend, who was killed in action
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
Eight years ago a single night changed everything for Jake Taylor and Mira Shipley. The passion they shared was innocent and explosive leaving Mira pregnant and no way to find Jake, who left to serve our country in the war torn Middle East.Returning from war as an amputee, Jake Taylor is finding it hard to face his new life without his leg and his best friend, who was killed in action.Mira Shipley is a single mom who finally just broke away from her parents help.A chance encounter at a physical therapy session reunites Jake and Mira. But now there is a new person between them, an eight year old son, Sam.The passion has never died between Mira and Jake but struggling to find their new places in life takes priority.Both Jake and Mira have emotional issues which get in the way of their second chance at happiness. Bell slowly peels back the layers of tragedy facing our returning injured heroes in this modern storytelling. We are given a realistic and heart felt view of how grueling this transition and loss can be. With likable characters with amazing strength, Hold on Tight was an extremely inspiring and heartfelt read.