cover image After the War

After the War

Jessica Scott. Jessica Scott, $4.99 e-book (280p) ASIN B00V8A5RB8

Scott’s realistic second Fort Hood military contemporary (after Homefront) brings a soldier and war widow face to face with her ex-fiancé. Capt. Sarah Anders was fired from a previous assignment and is now stationed at Fort Hood. She is tasked with investigating an ongoing fight between a lieutenant and his sergeant. Unfortunately, the captain of their unit is Sean Nichols, the man who broke her heart almost a decade before. As Sarah begins her investigation, she and Sean are forced into close proximity, and she soon realizes that he is not the same man he used to be. But Sarah feels that by following her feelings for Sean, she’d be betraying her deceased husband, Jack, and she’s worried about how her new romance would affect her young daughter, Anna. Scott reveals the hard truths of how combat affects those who are left behind in ways that some can never fully overcome. The love story between Sean and Sarah is complex and uplifting, carefully juxtaposed against the brutal reality that life for those in combat is a very precious commodity. (BookLife)