Review: Gah! Trent broke my heart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
From the beginning of this series I have been drawn to Trent and Laura's story and finally we get to find out what happens.Poor Poor Trent. War has broken him and he so badly wants to be home but he is fighting so many personal demons."Yes, it is." His voice was urgent and harsh. "I can't fix what I've done. And I damn sure don't deserve your forgiveness." He lowered his forehead to hers, his palms warm and solid against her skin. "But I'm asking you to help me. Help me reset my normal. Help me learn how to be a dad again. A husband."You ache for Laura and Trent with all their new found struggles."You came home. But you don't feel like you deserve it, do you?"Trent tries to become the man, husband and father he wants to be.  After Trent got shot he lost a part of himself and fighting and war was his 'safe zone'.  After giving the army everything he has only to get nothing but crap in return. He realizes what he gave up for this sacrifice....his heart and his family."I'm half a man without you in my life," Trent said after a long moment. "I need you. I need to know you're out there in the world for me to come back to."With the help of Laura, his new therapist, Carponti, Shane and his kids Trent works on his new 'normal.'"I'm not the same man I was," he said gently. "I've got a lot of work to do to rewire my normal." She stroked her hands over his cheeks. "You're right. You are different. But you came back to me. That's all that matters."Gah! This story broke my heart and at the same time rebuilt it.  Laura and Trent's struggles felt real and heartfelt.  I have not a hot clue first hand what war can do to a person but I think Jessica Scott has captured the essence of the aftereffects of war.  So far each and every character from this series has a special place in my heart."I was always coming back to you. It just took me a while to get here."