Briggs,Remember when we parted ways in Germany? It was the day I broke your heart. What you didn’t know was that I was breaking mine too.I thought they’d be enough–my husband and my son. That I’d get home and everything would go back to the way it was . . .Before the war. Before the ambush. Before you.But, no matter how hard I try, I can’t erase the trauma we shared. I can’t seem to forget the … trauma we shared. I can’t seem to forget the way my heart beat in time with yours.
The truth is I’m lost without you.
I thought the nightmare was over when they pulled us from that hole in the ground, but nothing could have prepared me for the war I’d face at home.
I know it’s selfish of me to ask, but, please, I have to see you one last time. . .
All my love,
Scottie
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This is IT people! Heartbreak Warfare is the book that every romance book lover must read. This isn’t just a story of forbidden love, of love that knows no limits. Kate Stewart and Heather M. Orgeron’s novel is about redemption, but also about trust and betrayal, and those emotional crossroads that most would rather not venture down. It’s a story that focuses on forgiveness and hope.
This is one of the most emotionally complicated novels with realistic relationships that affect each character’s life and choices. Now, don’t tell me that you don’t read love triangles or cheating books. This is so much bigger than that. If Heartbreak Warfare doesn’t make it onto everyone’s top 5 or top 10 book list that reads it, I’d eat my own shoe. The writing is so all-consuming that you won’t stop unless you’re crying too hard to read, yes, I’m speaking from experience here. The writing is beyond compare… I have no idea where Kate Stewart starts or Heather M. Oregon leaves of. They meld together like they’ve been doing this all their lives. These authors ripe apart your heart and slowly, oh so achingly slowly, they put it together but it’s different and it’s more.
The characters in Heartbreak Warfare are the people that burrow their way into your soul and stay… you’ll long be staying up thinking about Katy, Mullins, Briggs, Gavin, and Noah. I know that I have spent many nights pondering this story and how, hell why, it affected me so much. I don’t have an answer than to say this is one of the most heartbreaking and inspirational books I’ve read. I know that I haven’t gone much into the storyline, and I won’t, everyone should unravel this story for themselves. This is s solid 5 star story for me! It deserves all the stars!!!
I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that… my opinions.
Immediately, I was hooked and couldn’t stop reading. My emotions were all over the place; Proud of a woman joining the Army, becoming a medic. Then saddened Kate was leaving her life as a wife and mom behind to serve her country overseas in a war zone. Suddenly worried when she went off base, to horrified and tortured wondering if she was going to survive her ordeal. The unease I felt was nothing compared to what Kate had suffered during her time aboard and upon her return home. There are two Kate’s before the war, and after the war, both are the same in ways a loving woman, mother, and sister but opposite in others ways, a hot mess ready to explode at any sudden noises. As a reader, I often find myself torn between two men in the story, hoping the right man to win the girl, in this story, I’m rooting for Kate to survive and come out the other side. Huge difference.
Also, the authors pulled no punches when it came time to yank the emotional ties that bind us all together. Heartbreak Warfare is a phenomenal work of fiction, but please keep in mind that twenty-two veterans commit suicide every day and those people are who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. As we approach Veteran’s Day, please be thankful and mindful to those who have served our Country.
This was a beautifully real and raw story. The topics covered are difficult. There’s no sugar coating anything and I love the authors for that. They told it exactly how it is – brutal and ugly and honest.
I connected to all the characters in this story and felt for everyone at different times. No easy decisions could be made. Nobody was getting out of this unscathed. Somebody had to be hurt.
It’s a really extraordinary story – you better make sure you have tissues and wine on hand for this one. I ugly cried. A Lot. I’d call this one a MUST READ!