Maria-Claire Payne

Healing from any serious type of hurt, but especially an emotional wound, is not easy. This story shows how tough it is to deal with a painful past, bad memories, and almost lifelong rejection. While it took me a while to understand what was going on, I think the author's decision to present the pieces of information in a disjointed way perfectly reflected the main character's reality. Nothing was straightforward, and just like Josh dealt with it one step at a time, I took it in one step at a time.

Josh, an explosives specialist, has more than one painful memory to deal with, and his biggest obstacle at the point the story starts is his own unwillingness and inability to deal with any of it, exacerbated by his refusal to get kind of help from his family. But then, sometimes it takes a stranger to shake things up to the point that progress becomes possible. It is a very hard road to travel, and Josh's painful memories and dysfunctional coping mechanisms clashed constantly. Avoidance was his only way out – until Ethan appears

Ethan used to serve in the British Navy, so he understands the military part of Josh's issues. He is captured by Josh's good looks then fascinated by the depths of his problems. The biggest question was whether he'd have the patience to stick it out and the guts to walk away when that was the only thing left for him to do. Sometimes breaking things off is the only signal strong enough to get through to a very stubborn partner. This story is a perfect example of such a case.

If you like books with wounded heroes, if you enjoy quite a bit of psychological drama in your reads, and if you're looking for some hot action between the sheets while the heroes fight through their issues and attempt to figure each other out, you will probably like this story.


NOTE: This book was provided by Pride Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.… (meer)