Review: ... Trent Davilla let himself run away from what he loved and be deployed repeatedly to avoid his family
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2014
Captain Trent Davilla let himself run away from what he loved and be deployed repeatedly to avoid his family.  He was not sure how he would handle life now that choices were made that sent him back to his wife and kids, but the realization that his mistakes and choices at home needed to be corrected to save those he loved the most and have his wife back in his arms.While Trent is battling false accusations about his ability to command his troops and to restore his reputation he has decided his wife, Laura is going to be his first thought every morning and what he dreams about at night.  Convincing her to take him back into the familiar fold will not be easy because she learned all too well that she could take care of herself without him, enough to try and divorce his sorry butt.  It is lucky for Trent that Laura still loves him so sincerely that she is willing to work on the problems they have and try to rebuild, again.  This is no easy maneuver for Trent as he has to prove himself worthy of her love and affection or this is his last tour of duty as her husband.Trent has so much military baggage to unload before he faces the charges against him that when he is forced to see a psychiatrist.  His first reaction is no way, but the time spent talking about what he saw and had to do to survive is making him realize that assimilating back into civilian life is not easy when you have taken in so much violence.  Every day draws him closer to being a stand up husband, hands on father to his kids and those stinky gerbils, and face the fact that maybe he has to choose a life outside of the military in order to keep everything he has glued together.The realities of war take a toll on every person including families of those that are loved and shipped away to battle for our freedom.  Jessica Scott has captured the essence of those who work hard to hold onto their lives and recapture the love they were separated from.  Thank you for the great book and a huge thank you for Ms. Scott’s devotion to serving her country