Review: Wounded Hero and the Woman Who Saves Him
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 25, 2012
I have to admit, I've not read a lot of romance where the hero's physical diabilities are an integral part of the story, but with Those Violet Eyes, I just couldn't read fast enough. I LOVED this story. Win is a soldier who has just returned to the U.S. from a stint in the war in Afghanistan, and carries with him not only the emotional scars prevelant to most of our returning vets, but also the physical disability of a lost leg. This does not slow him down one bit. He screams off the page as a virile young man with a tender heart and the determination to face his demons. Evie is a woman who carries her own emotional baggage - the guilt over losing her mother to cancer and the bedside promise she made to care for her older brother prior to her mother's death. She is stuck in limbo, almost waiting for her life to begin. When these two characters meet, fireworks explode...not only emotionally but also physically. But here's the thing. While it could have been very easy for this author to make this story one of sorrow and loss, the hero and heroine save each other. They are a perfect fit. And their relationship is done with such beauty and effortless prose, the reader cannot help but fall hopelessly in love with both of them. Honestly, I am a huge fan of Ms.Davis' characterization. She nails it every time. Can't wait for her next book. Bravo and well done.