Harrison is alone and hurting with his memories gone, but Toby shows him that love can heal even the most broken of hearts.
After losing his entire team in a roadside bomb, Harrison is left with a traumatic brain injury, a broken body, and scars on his heart that might never heal. Staying at the Ellery Mountain Veterans Center is the first step in healing, but short-term memories evade him, and the only thing he trusts is the love of Barney, his support dog.
Until he meets Toby.
Toby lands the chance of a lifetime, using his horticultural skills to aid in working with veterans during their physical and mental recovery. Meeting Harrison on his first day goes badly, but there is something between them that could be more than just friendship.
With time, it could even become love.
Excerpt
And that was when I spotted him.
He was staring right at me. Dark hair, brown eyes, and a scar that ran from his forehead down the left-hand side of his face. His hands were in fists in his lap, and there was tension in every line of him. A black Labrador sat across his feet.
“Hi,” I said.
His stare didn’t falter, and I could see his scars, some of them running down and under his thin jacket.
“I’m Toby, and I’m here to work with you,” I blurted out and took a step closer, but I wish I hadn’t moved. He flinched, then stood shakily, whistled for the dog, and pulled himself tall an inch at a time. Then, shoulders back as much as he could, he stumbled up to the main building.
Despite all my training and the fancy words I’d used in my proposal about how I knew what I was doing, I’d failed my first test.
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RJ Scott
RJ Scott, author of M/M romance.
Writing love stories with a happy ever after – cowboys, heroes, family, hockey, single dads, bodyguards
USA Today bestselling author RJ Scott has written over one hundred romance books. Emotional stories of complicated characters, cowboys, single dads, hockey players, millionaires, princes, bodyguards, Navy SEALs, soldiers, doctors, paramedics, firefighters, cops, and the men who get mixed up in their lives, always with a happy ever after.
She lives just outside London and spends every waking minute she isn’t with family either reading or writing. The last time she had a week’s break from writing, she didn’t like it one little bit, and she has yet to meet a box of chocolates she couldn’t defeat.
The Gardener and the
Marine by RJ Scott was a nice
addition to the Ellery Mountain series. The series overall dealt with
troubled individuals and how they found peace in Ellery Mountain. This new book
hit the mark with compassion and good vibes.
I adored Toby and his
patience, understanding, and love for Harrison. Ms. Scott was realistic
in her depiction of Harrison and in her characterization of what occurred when
soldiers were traumatized both physically and emotionally.
The love between Toby and
Harrison was not to be taken lightly as issues hindered Harrison from truly
feeling his self-worth. But, with Ms. Scott’s careful hand, both men
blossomed.
The series does not need to
be read in order, but I highly recommend connecting with all the men of Ellery
Mountain.
Definite S.E.X.
A five handcuff review
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