Navy SEAL Luke Paulsen, on the verge of PTSD stemming from the death of his fiancée and a brutal tour overseas, knows he is damaged goods and unsuitable for relationships. While paying respects to a fallen comrade, he is unprepared for the chemical attraction he feels for the carefree dark-haired beauty playing in the surf one evening.
Julie Christensen befriends the troubled SEAL, motivated by … motivated by her yearning to soothe the young man’s troubled soul. Fueled by intense mutual desire, they succumb to one night of mind-numbing passion. Afterwards, he is unable to shed the memory of his lost love and disappears.
When they meet again at a wedding that will forever bring their two families together, their passion and longing for one another forces them to confront their pasts in order to find a future together.
But soon the trauma of his service separates them. Julie goes back to teaching and Luke deploys for North Africa with SEAL Team 3. Upon his return, he receives a frantic call that Julie’s life is in danger. Will he make it in time to save the woman he now knows he wants to marry and spend the rest of his life with?
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Once again, even though I had read the book, the audio version truly brings the story to life and made me enjoy it twice as much.
We continue with stories of the brave men of SEAL Team 3. This time it’s Luke Paulsen’s story.
A man that has suffered personal losses. Losses that have affected him immensely. That is, until he meets a beautiful woman …
I found Sharon Hamilton through the Silver SEALs series and was immediately taken with her characters and their stories. I fell in love with Luke Paulsen almost from the outset. His PTSD struggles were heartwrenching. Julie Christiansen was the right woman at the right time for Luke. Her steadfastness was a balm for his soul, try as he might to …
This is the story of Navy SEAL Luke Paulsen. He has just transferred to the West Coast Teams in hopes a moving on with his life and to be near his sister. On his last mission, the young Marine in his charge, was killed. Suffering from PTSD and extreme survivors guilt, he is very vulnerable. Enter Julie Christensen, a school teacher who chooses to …
Love her books.
Always entertaining!
After reading this, I went to search out other books by her. I would strongly recommend this book.
A great book that deals with the subject of PTSD which unfortunately so many of our military men and women suffer from without the love and support that out nation should give them. This was a great book that brings this tragedy to light but at the same times gives us a glimpse into the love that develops between Navy SEAL Luke Paulsen and Julie …