Today we are celebrating the release of ONE YEAR HOME by Marie Force with a blog tour post. This is the highly-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling novel Five Years Gone. Check out some teasers and buy links for the book below.
John West needs help from a person with a particular skillset. He’s a man with some justifiable attitude. Julianne Tilden has a tough and challenging road ahead of her. Even though this man may be a secondary character, David Muncie has an integral part to this story.
The author does a great job in conveying the frustration and sadness that John feels about what’s going on in his life. She makes it very tough to keep yourself detached from what he’s been through. The next stage in John’s life is what seems to be the focal point. Any personal interactions seem to be secondary.
I feel lucky because my dad never saw action. He was stationed in Cuba during the Korean War. It was interesting to listen to him talk about his experiences. Maybe that’s one reason that I felt so much for John and what he had to endure.
The author may have you thinking about what you can do for our troops. In my copy of the book there was no listing of organizations but as I see the struggles that John had to deal with the Wounded Warrior Project comes to mind. Not everyone can give financial support. Many years ago I had the privilege of welcoming the troops coming home from the Gulf War. A lot of them appreciated that we were there shaking their hand and just saying “thank you”. Maybe you could even do something for the older vets.
The hard part for me was remembering that Julianne was there – in the beginning. In a way, she faded into the background as the author sets up their interactions – he’s a strong character. Even though he may say one thing his spirit is saying, “here I am and this is my story”. Their personal interactions came in time, which just seemed like a natural progression to their relationship. One thing I really loved is that the author let John start the story off as well as end it. We get his first impressions and his last – but in my mind I know his story isn’t over.
ONE YEAR HOME
by Marie Force
Available Now
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Told in the first person. Alternating persons.
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Told in the first person. Alternating persons.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this
book for review from InkSlinger PR and the author. I was not
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
He came home a hero and lost the only woman he’s ever loved…
John
I have no idea how to survive without my beloved Ava. She had no choice but to move on with her life during my six-year deployment and has now married Eric. I hate him for taking her from me. I’d prefer to wallow in my depression and heartbreak, but the whole damned world wants a piece of the SEAL Team leader who helped capture the world’s most-wanted terrorist. I need help handling the relentless requests, and when Ava sends her new sister-in-law to manage the media circus for me, I’m prepared to hate her on principle. Her brother took my Ava. What else do I need to know about her?
Julianne
It takes five seconds to realize Ava’s ex is going to be the most complicated and difficult client I’ve ever had, but the opportunity to represent the most celebrated man in the world could make my career. I’m determined to do the job, even if I dislike John from the moment I meet him. And I like everyone. So much so that my brothers worry about me being exploited by those who would take advantage of my unwavering love for others. But John… He’s in a class by himself, and his bitterness is a festering wound that I begin to wish I could somehow fix for him. The more time we spend together, the more our mutual disdain morphs into something that feels an awful lot like desire. There’s no way I can want this man, or so I tell myself, and when Eric finds out I’ve developed feelings for the man causing trouble in his new marriage, well…
That’s going to be a hot mess.
This hotly anticipated follow up to Five Years Gone released on Aug. 6!
John
I have no idea how to survive without my beloved Ava. She had no choice but to move on with her life during my six-year deployment and has now married Eric. I hate him for taking her from me. I’d prefer to wallow in my depression and heartbreak, but the whole damned world wants a piece of the SEAL Team leader who helped capture the world’s most-wanted terrorist. I need help handling the relentless requests, and when Ava sends her new sister-in-law to manage the media circus for me, I’m prepared to hate her on principle. Her brother took my Ava. What else do I need to know about her?
Julianne
It takes five seconds to realize Ava’s ex is going to be the most complicated and difficult client I’ve ever had, but the opportunity to represent the most celebrated man in the world could make my career. I’m determined to do the job, even if I dislike John from the moment I meet him. And I like everyone. So much so that my brothers worry about me being exploited by those who would take advantage of my unwavering love for others. But John… He’s in a class by himself, and his bitterness is a festering wound that I begin to wish I could somehow fix for him. The more time we spend together, the more our mutual disdain morphs into something that feels an awful lot like desire. There’s no way I can want this man, or so I tell myself, and when Eric finds out I’ve developed feelings for the man causing trouble in his new marriage, well…
That’s going to be a hot mess.
This hotly anticipated follow up to Five Years Gone released on Aug. 6!
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My Thoughts:
John West needs help from a person with a particular skillset. He’s a man with some justifiable attitude. Julianne Tilden has a tough and challenging road ahead of her. Even though this man may be a secondary character, David Muncie has an integral part to this story.
The author does a great job in conveying the frustration and sadness that John feels about what’s going on in his life. She makes it very tough to keep yourself detached from what he’s been through. The next stage in John’s life is what seems to be the focal point. Any personal interactions seem to be secondary.
I feel lucky because my dad never saw action. He was stationed in Cuba during the Korean War. It was interesting to listen to him talk about his experiences. Maybe that’s one reason that I felt so much for John and what he had to endure.
The author may have you thinking about what you can do for our troops. In my copy of the book there was no listing of organizations but as I see the struggles that John had to deal with the Wounded Warrior Project comes to mind. Not everyone can give financial support. Many years ago I had the privilege of welcoming the troops coming home from the Gulf War. A lot of them appreciated that we were there shaking their hand and just saying “thank you”. Maybe you could even do something for the older vets.
The hard part for me was remembering that Julianne was there – in the beginning. In a way, she faded into the background as the author sets up their interactions – he’s a strong character. Even though he may say one thing his spirit is saying, “here I am and this is my story”. Their personal interactions came in time, which just seemed like a natural progression to their relationship. One thing I really loved is that the author let John start the story off as well as end it. We get his first impressions and his last – but in my mind I know his story isn’t over.
PURCHASE FIVE YEARS GONE
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AUTHOR INFORMATION:
Marie Force is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance, including the indie-published Gansett Island Series and the Fatal Series from Harlequin Books. In addition, she is the author of the Butler, Vermont Series, the Green Mountain Series and the erotic romance Quantum Series. Duchess By Deception is the first in her new historical romance Gilded Series, that will continue with Deceived By Desire in September 2019.
Her books have sold more than 8.5 million copies worldwide, have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list 30 times. She is also a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller, a Speigel bestseller in Germany, a frequent speaker and publishing workshop presenter as well as a publisher through her Jack’s House Publishing romance imprint. She is a three-time nominee for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA® award for romance fiction.
Her goals in life are simple—to finish raising two happy, healthy, productive young adults, to keep writing books for as long as she possibly can and to never be on a flight that makes the news.
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