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Solider Comes Home
Cindi Myers
Harlequin Super Romance
ISBN-13: 9780373714988
Pub. Date: June 10, 2008
Captain Ray Hughes
comes home from a tour of duty after receiving a letter from his
soon to be ex wife Tammy, stating she has been lonely and has
found someone else. She also informs him that she has left their
three year old son TJ with his parents.
When he comes home
he discovers that she took most of the furniture just leaving
him some odds and ends. She has also taken his new truck.
In
the meantime Chrissie comes home from work to discover that
Captain Ray Hughes is home. She feels sad that Ray had to come
home to an empty house and no one to welcome him home. She
decided to take him some sandwich fixings and welcome him home
herself, which turned out not to be such a good idea. In the
letters from his wife he hears the name Chrissie as the one that
went out partying with his wife and probably is the one that
hooked her up with the new man in her life.
He
has some words with Chrissie and she tries to explain, that it
was not the way it happened, but of course he is still very
upset, and does not want to hear of it.
Trying to make the
best of a bad situation he orders new furniture and goes to pick
up his son from his parents. It has been a while since he has
seen his son and at first TJ doesn't know what to make of him,
but quickly warms up to him.
When they get back
home TJ can't understand why his mother is not there or why she
is not coming home and soon starts crying and his father can't
get him to stop.
Chrissies hears TJ
crying and of course her heart goes out to him. She has taken
care of TJ several times while his mother went out and has grown
to care about the little guy. She debates going over there, and
tries to block out TJ’s cries, but it does not work, and she
ends up going over there. She doesn't even give Ray time to send
her away; instead she tells Ray that he has to let her help. He
wants to know what she can do about it and explains to him that
TJ knows her. To confirm this TJ opens up his arm and reaches
for her and tells Chrissie he wants his Mama.
Ray learns that
Chrissie’s used to baby sit TJ while Tammy would go out. He also
learns that Chrissie’s husband was killed in an assault in
Fallujah and that she is not the jezebel he thinks she is.
The sad part is
Ray's ex-wife Tammy has told his lawyer after not seeing TJ for
4 months that she wants custody of him. Chrissie also hears a
rumor that Ray’s Company may be shipped out again.
Will
Ray get to keep his son? Will things work out for him and
Chrissie?
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Solider Comes Home
is a wonderful story about the different ways war can affect not
only you, but the loved ones you leave behind. For some it is
starting all over again. For others it’s learning to cope and
move on. Cindi
Myers has
a a way of making your heart go out, to all the characters in
this book, and if you have faith, hope and love, everything will
work out for the best.
I defiantly
recommend you to read this story. I know I will be looking
forward to reading more stories by
Cindi Myers
in the future.
--Patty Foltz-
Way2Kool Designs
