Date published June 2008
ISBN 978-0-373-71498-8
Contemporary Romance/Series
Mass Market Paperback
Reviewed by Angie
Captain Ray Hughes returns from war to find out his wife had abandoned not only him, but his son. She has left their toddler, T.J. with his parents and gone off to live with her boyfriend. Ray misses his wife, but what she has done to his son by leaving tears at his heart. He realizes he made a mistake by pressuring her into being a family, and just wants to make his son happy.
Chrissie Evans befriended the neighbor woman, Tammy and began to babysit her son when she went to night classes. When Tammy moves in with her boyfriend, Chrissie is worried. Tammy’s husband returns to an empty house, and Chrissie takes him dinner only to have her good deed thrown in her face – Ray thinks she led Tammy astray!
Ray and Chrissie both want the same thing, T.J. to be secure and happy no matter what happens between them. They both feel the attraction from the start, but neither wants to be involved in a relationship. Chrissie is determined not to get involved with a soldier who may eventually have to leave her and put his life on the line. Ray is still reeling from his wife’s defection and has to learn to be a single father.
A SOLDIER COMES HOME is a novel filled with tension and emotion. Author Cindi Myers knows how to draw a reader in, and this woman was filled with fear for the leading characters’ hearts. She took a touchy subject with soldiers returning from Iraq every day and gave us a story that feels realistic, and yet will leave readers smiling from a happily ever after ending.
This novel is one of the best novels this reviewer has read this month. The characters are realistic and touched a place in my heart that will always be held by a soldier that went to war. It may have been Desert Storm and my heart may have been young, but as a woman, this is a reminder of the emotions that flow when a loved one is overseas fighting. For this woman, Chrissie’s desire to not get involved with a soldier is one that is easily understood. This may have helped this story take hold in my mind, but Ms. Myers easy flowing words, great characters and drama gave me a book to be cherished.
One of the best aspects of this book is that author Cindy Myers is being featured on eharlequin.com with their daily online read, where a new chapter is currently being released daily. Check it out today and meet up with secondary characters, Rita and Paul in their own story, Finding Home.
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