Review: Forgiveness is the ultimate gift
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
Thanks to Heather Long and Decadent for continuing to produce wonderful Marine stories.  Each one has a special place in my heart and I have my favorite characters and favorite books, even if they don't make sense to anyone other than myself.  As you may have figured out, I am a huge fan of this series, but this one is my favorite.  There is something special about this story that hit my heart.  I have been intrigued by this story since Heather first sent me the blurbs for the Holiday collection and I was not disappointed.  I love that Hanukkah was included in the collection.As an adoptee, I am usually leery about adoption stories. I am a huge believer in adoption and was glad to see Heather write this.  I love Zehava and her understanding of Isaac's anger but I wanted to smack the hell out of Isaac.  Luckily, our strong friend Shannon was ready to defend Zehava against Isaac's attitude.  While I understood Isaac's feelings, I loved that it took our old friend Zach to point out what Isaac was feeling."I thought I was over you.""You're not." It wasn't a question, because her emotions were so tangled up between the present and the past. She didn't know which feelings belonged where."No." He shook his head and dipped his face closer to hers. "And I don't think I want to be."While there were many parts of this story that *should* have made me cry, this was the only one that caused the tears to actually fall.  This story is truly about how love conquers all and forgiveness can lead to complete healing.