This is a very emotional story about sacrifice and loyalty - about overcoming the wounds of battle and finding a life to live and a love to share it with. Staff Sgt. Shane Logan is lucky to have come from a privileged family, and after losing both of his legs in the war, he now has the best prosthetics that money can buy. While he is trying to move forward with life, he struggles with the past and the way people react to him and his disability. Dr. Lauren Falcone works tirelessly to help veterans deal with the trauma and pain of their deployments. Her unique virtual approach to therapy keeps her busy, and the assistance she provides to service members as they recover mentally helps her resolve her own anxieties. When Shane meets Lauren at a fundraiser for his father’s organization, he wonders if there just might be a chance for him to get his dream off the ground and maybe find a normal life with someone who can look past his flaws and see the man he is inside. Shane and Lauren are drawn to each other by their hope to make life easier for veterans, both physically and emotionally. Their goal is to build Shane’s dream organization, Rise Again Warrior, which will assist veterans to integrate more easily into society and have the opportunity to receive state-of-the-art technology and therapy. Now, if they can only have faith in themselves, learn to deal with their own demons, and believe in each other, they might find a way to bring this dream to fruition.
This story had me remembering how privileged I felt to shake hands with some of the heroes that returned to our local Air Force base during Desert Storm. Our group also took fruits and water to hand out to those that came through the hangar where we were.
This story, however, is more recent but what I felt at that time came out here. This shows the reader that there are ways we can help to honor those from the military that need help. It made me hope that there is an organization exactly like this one out there. If not, I hope someone would ask the author to steal her idea. Both Shane and Lauren have issues but working together it helps them overcome some of their issues and to create something much needed.
Not having heard this narrator before, I wasn't sure about Mr. Clark getting me invested into what was going on. He does an ok job with the women's voices and thank goodness he doesn't go with the high pitch that some may attempt to do. But I had no trouble think of him as Shane. I would get so lost in the book that I almost forgot what I was doing at the time. During his reading, Mr. Clark gives the reader a treat and left me with a surprise which made me really glad that I had the chance to listen to him and to fall in love with the series. In the end, Ms. Eaton made the perfect choice for the person who was going to bring her words to life.
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The concept of the Rise Again Warrior Series
I have always had a deep connection with the military. I have a lot of family members who have served and was married to one for several years. My son currently serves in the US Navy, and I have a ton of friends who have also served. Many of those who have served, battle with the demons of wartime.
I hate seeing how servicemembers are treated, how veterans are regarded because they have physical or mental limitations. The everyday person has no clue what it means to sacrifice everything, including your very soul, to protect our freedom. Some want to understand, some need to be educated, some just want to be there for them.
That is why I started writing the Rise Again Warrior Series. I wanted family members to be understand the issues with PTSD. I wanted friends to understand the dark humor, the need to control that these men and women have. I wanted to show other veterans that fight those demons on a daily basis that they are NOT alone!
The series is a very intense, deep, emotional and dramatic series. While it does have romance, that is not the main focus on this series. Instead it focuses on how humans change, find acceptance, grow, and realize that there are good people out there that will help them.
I spent a lot of time researching and talking to veterans to make sure details are correct. I have high hopes of many more books being added to this series, but I will only release one to two a year. The third book in the series, was supposed to release in November of 2020, but due to becoming the primary caregiver to my father who was on Hospice, I didn’t have the mental capacity to give the story what it deserved. Sadly, my father passed at the end of September, and he was buried with honors after serving in the US Army and fighting the Vietnam War.
The next book is scheduled to release in May. It will also be on Audio, and I hope that my current narrator, Ryan Clark, who is active duty Air Force, will be able to continue with the narration. He understands my vision for this series, and it is very meaningful to have a servicemember work on these books.
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