BOOK TOUR: {SHATTERED DREAMS} by Brenda Kennedy + GIVEAWAY
TITLE : Shattered Dreams
AUTHOR : Brenda Kennedy
GENRE : Soft Romance
RELEASE DATE : December 15, 2014
Emma
Greyson, Age 22, Has a loving husband, Max, and a newborn son, James. She is
finally living her dream, until fate steps in and shatters everything.
Trying
to deal with the death of her husband and learning how to be a single mom, Emma
decides to move from Fort Drum, New York, back to her hometown of Sarasota,
Florida.
Four
years later, Emma has a fresh start with a new job and new friends. She meets
an attractive doctor, Alec Collins. Taking things slowly, she is happy with the
way things are going until fate steps in again and reveals the ugly truth of
Alec's past.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I'm still finding it hard to contain all of my emotions. This was certainly an emotional read for me. I was ugly crying like crazy. It hits super close to home for me. I myself am an Army wife.
Emma is married to Max. He's a Soldier. Emma just gave birth, which is a super happy thing. Although they have some elephant in the room, and that's deployment. He's up for deployment in about six months. While they are having family time and enjoying life with their newborn son James, family is in town visiting. Max's parents to be exact. Max's dad served. Max has a meeting to go to, and they all know what that means. It means deployment is most likely getting moved up. They just don't know how soon. When Max gets home he finally comes out with that fact the deployment got pushed up to that week!!!
As Emma and Max makes plans for the future. How Max will get out in two years and they will move back home to Florida to be around family, there is still that unknown. The unknown is something that always comes with a deployment. Max leaves, and Emma is a wreck. She is alone with their newborn son. Luckily she has her best friend Brooke who lives right next door :) They become each others rocks. After a month with no contact they finally get word that they will be able to Skype!! Skype is a god send when it comes to deployments. :)
While skyping the signal keeps going in and out do to the war going on around Max. He hopes and prays that Emma won't be able to hear the background noise. The noise he has to deal with daily. Max's parents come down for a visit, and his dad ends up worried during one Skype session. He has been there, so he knows exactly what is going on. They end up staying longer because he wants to talk with Max again the next week on Skype. Although Max doesn't end up making it to their session. Emma has this feeling deep down that something bad happens. She soon gets a knock at her door. The knock every spouse wants nothing to do with. Max was KIA. He literally died a hero, saving his platoon.
Emma's world was torn apart. The first year passed in a blur. She ended up moving back home to Florida and living with her parents. After graduating college she decides it's time to move out on her own with James. She buys a house. Basically trying to put her life back together. She still can't forget about Max. He was her world after all.
A man comes into the picture four years later. To be honest as great of a guy he is, I just can't find myself to like him. It's all about moving on though right.
As much as this story made me cry, I loved it. It hits so close to home. My husband and I welcomed our daughter into the world in 2012. Four weeks later my husband deployed. 11 months later we got him back. Our daughter was about to turn one. It's moments he can't get back. You try and take as many pictures as you can, send as many packages, and write as many letters, but no matter what you can't get back that time that they missed. It's hard. It's stressful, it's scary. My husband lost many friends. A fellow spouse of mine lost her husband. They had a 6 month old daughter. She has since moved on and found happiness again. This life isn't for everyone. Anywho, I'm beginning to ramble now.
I recommend this read. 5 Stars from me :)
I'm still finding it hard to contain all of my emotions. This was certainly an emotional read for me. I was ugly crying like crazy. It hits super close to home for me. I myself am an Army wife.
Emma is married to Max. He's a Soldier. Emma just gave birth, which is a super happy thing. Although they have some elephant in the room, and that's deployment. He's up for deployment in about six months. While they are having family time and enjoying life with their newborn son James, family is in town visiting. Max's parents to be exact. Max's dad served. Max has a meeting to go to, and they all know what that means. It means deployment is most likely getting moved up. They just don't know how soon. When Max gets home he finally comes out with that fact the deployment got pushed up to that week!!!
As Emma and Max makes plans for the future. How Max will get out in two years and they will move back home to Florida to be around family, there is still that unknown. The unknown is something that always comes with a deployment. Max leaves, and Emma is a wreck. She is alone with their newborn son. Luckily she has her best friend Brooke who lives right next door :) They become each others rocks. After a month with no contact they finally get word that they will be able to Skype!! Skype is a god send when it comes to deployments. :)
While skyping the signal keeps going in and out do to the war going on around Max. He hopes and prays that Emma won't be able to hear the background noise. The noise he has to deal with daily. Max's parents come down for a visit, and his dad ends up worried during one Skype session. He has been there, so he knows exactly what is going on. They end up staying longer because he wants to talk with Max again the next week on Skype. Although Max doesn't end up making it to their session. Emma has this feeling deep down that something bad happens. She soon gets a knock at her door. The knock every spouse wants nothing to do with. Max was KIA. He literally died a hero, saving his platoon.
Emma's world was torn apart. The first year passed in a blur. She ended up moving back home to Florida and living with her parents. After graduating college she decides it's time to move out on her own with James. She buys a house. Basically trying to put her life back together. She still can't forget about Max. He was her world after all.
A man comes into the picture four years later. To be honest as great of a guy he is, I just can't find myself to like him. It's all about moving on though right.
As much as this story made me cry, I loved it. It hits so close to home. My husband and I welcomed our daughter into the world in 2012. Four weeks later my husband deployed. 11 months later we got him back. Our daughter was about to turn one. It's moments he can't get back. You try and take as many pictures as you can, send as many packages, and write as many letters, but no matter what you can't get back that time that they missed. It's hard. It's stressful, it's scary. My husband lost many friends. A fellow spouse of mine lost her husband. They had a 6 month old daughter. She has since moved on and found happiness again. This life isn't for everyone. Anywho, I'm beginning to ramble now.
I recommend this read. 5 Stars from me :)
BRENDA KENNEDY
AMAZON BEST SELLING
AUTHOR
First
and foremost I am a wife, mother and grandmother.
I
am also a nurse and a new author.
I
moved to sunny Florida in 2006 and never looked back. I love fresh squeezed
lemonade, crushed ice, teacups, wineglasses, non-franchise restaurants, ice
cream cones, boating, picnics, cookouts, throwing parties, lace, white wine,
mojitos, strawberry margaritas, white linen tablecloths, fresh flowers and
Pinterest. I also love to read and write and to spend time with my family. My books
thus far, have been inspired by the things I love and the people who influence
me, every single day to be a better person.
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