Review: Emotional Holiday Short Story/Quick Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 10, 2013
I would recommend this short, quick holiday read. Jana (in an attempt to get over the death of her brother, a Marine in Afghanistan) coordinates and arranges to make and have a real Thanksgiving dinner for the men at the base where he was deployed. Captain Charlie Sparks is assigned to her security detail. Charlie and Jana have been corresponding since her brother's death. This short story was filled with emotional highs and lows. Ms. Long does delve somewhat into deployed soldiers' feelings - homesickness/ loneliness/loss. She also delves into the feelings of family members trying to understand the death/injury/loss of a loved one during war. Jana and Charlie seem to have an instant attraction that circumstances and proximity allow them to act on. I would love to see Jana and Charlie together in another story.I was given and ARC by the author for an honest review.