Thirty-four year old Vicki Laramie must learn to trust before she can love, but she might die trying.
While Vicki’s children grapple with the death of their father
-- a man whom she’s successfully fabricated as loving, a lie her rebellious
teenager recognizes -- she must find a way to support her family and find a
role model for her boys. She never intends to fall for Staff Sergeant Chase,
her best friend’s son, who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
She’d much rather choose a safer man to love, but her children have a voice in
the decision she makes. With two deaths to deal with, a suitor after her money,
a rebellious son, and Sergeant Chase’s repeated attacks, she can only hope to
survive the danger she faces. If she doesn’t, her children will be left without
either parent.
~ B&N ~ Smashwords ~
I really enjoyed this book, even more than I thought I would. I was already prepared to like it already - I'm a big believer in romance and all the obstacles that come with it. Plus, throw in a bit of danger and some tragedy, and I was sold. I was completely pulled in from the start, eating up the story and finding myself wanting to know what would happen next. I wondered and hesitated with the main character, feeling her situation as she dealt with the situations placed before her, and wanting so much for everything to work out. This was a great story, it really did envelope the reality of a family struggling and the ache of loss, the struggles of PTSD and it's affect not only on the individual but all persons in his/her life, and the desire of a woman who wants to have something that makes her happy while recognizing that her children had a say in her choices. I loved it! I will absolutely read this again and I highly recommend it. It's clean, captivating, and wonderfully written!
Shaunna Gonzales currently resides with her family in the greater Seattle area. Married over thirty years, her role as wife and mother of four continue to be her priorities.
A storyteller in her youth, she endevored to extend her love of stories to the written word and in 2005 began to write her first novel. Though that manuscript will remain buried, she has continued to learn.
Once told by her doctors that she would never leave her wheelchair -- due to her Multiple sclerosis. It has been tucked in a closet while she continues on. (In other words muddles on.)
Shaunna has worked as a professional reviewer for InD'Tales eMagazine for three years. In 2012 she also served as the vice president of Moonwriters, the on-line chapter of American Night Writers Association (ANWA She prefers to write romantic fiction and has ventured into the romantic suspense, and time-travel genres. Her debut novel, Dark Day s of Promise was released by Desert Breeze Publishing in 2012 re-released 2015.
Although she prefers to spend her days writing, she is willing to share what she has learned from the school of life and is often found "giving back."
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