Review: Second Chance at Love!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2013
For anyone looking for an easy-to-read and hard to put down romance novel then "Broken Wings" fits the bill. Talented Author D.G. Torrens captivates her reading audience with a love story based on a fictional romance with a lot of heart wrenching facts about the perils of war thrown in to make the story line more credible.Angelina, an editor for a local newspaper as well as an aspiring writer, decides she will never fall in love again. With a sad family background, she moves to a small town to escape the reality of that situation and later falls in love and becomes engaged to Daniel. Unfortunately, they are in a car accident involving drinking and driving and Daniel doesn't survive. Angelina spirals into despair and with the help of her wonderful friend Lucy, she eventually manages to get back on her feet.Joshua is a British Bomb Expert who has seen his fair share of war, injury, and untimely deaths. After losing one of his closest friends to the ravages of warfare...and also constantly witnessing the devastating effects on loved ones due to loss or injury, he too, decides to avoid falling in love until his tour of duty is over. He is presently enjoying two weeks leave from his dangerous job of defusing bombs.When Angelina's car breaks down by the side of the road, Joshua offers her a lift home which she eagerly accepts. This chance meeting leads into another one when their paths cross again at a social event. It is basically love at first sight and against what either of them initially wanted, they cannot deny these wonderful feelings. Joshua is soon to be deployed to a peace keeping mission in Sierra Leone for twelve weeks. Joshua and Angelina exchange love letters and their relationship flourishes across the miles. All goes well upon his return and he and Angelina take up where they left off by swearing there love and devotion to each other.However...then comes the news of his 6 month deployment to war torn Afghanistan. This is when the plot thickens and the unthinkable occurs. It's well worth reading "Broken Angels" to discover the full story and to learn exactly how this love story unfolds. Kudos to Author D.G. Torrens for combining both fact and fiction to capture the hearts of both the young adult and the young at heart with this touching romance novel.Inspirational Author & Book Reviewer ~ Dolores AyotteA Woman's Voice - Inspirational Short Stories - Volume 1