Hasty Resolution
by Sam Taylor Mullens
Synopsis:
Jake, a US Marine, has
been on a nonstop roller coaster ride in the Middle East for over a
decade. While on a medical leave seeking help for PTSD he snaps and
abducts a woman thinking it will be the remedy plaguing his thoughts.
The woman, Liz, witnesses his hallucinations, night terrors and
anxieties and quickly becomes sympathetic to his plight. A relationship
between the two begins to flourish.
Review by Guest Blogger Angela:
First,
I want to tell Sam Taylor Mullens that I truly love this book, and can
not wait for the continuation of this story! Thank you!
Jake is a Marine who is
on medical leave while he deals with severe PTSD. Liz is a teacher and
wife whose husband cheats on her. One day Jake encounters Liz while she
is out on a Sunday morning walk. He suffers a break and kidnaps Liz,
taking her back to his cabin over the border and into Canada. Liz falls
for Jake, and they begin a relationship.
The victim
falls for her captor. Sounds crazy, right?!? I thought the same thing
when I read the blurb for Hasty Resolutions. I couldn't possibly
understand what would make Liz fall in love with Jake, the man who
kidnapped her for no apparent reason, but I was intrigued. And then I
began reading, and I could see how it could happen. Sounds even
crazier, right?!
Jake is very traumatized by what he has seen in
combat over many tours of duty. He doesn't want to return back to
active duty until he feels like he is stable enough not to be a danger
to himself or his unit. During his tours of duty, he keeps seeing the
image of a blonde woman who smiles at him. And when he sees her again in
the flesh, he has a break and kidnaps her. How can Liz fall in love
with someone who would kidnap her and keep her from her family? Well, I
wasn't sure how that could happen until I began to see what Jake had
been through, not to mention what all Liz had been through in her
marriage, which wasn't ideal.
As the weeks
and months slip away, Liz's husband gives up on finding her and chalks
it up to her abandoning them of her own accord, even though her shoe,
iPod, and phone were found in a ditch on a farm road. Jake and Liz
begin to open up to each other and connections are made between them.
I will not say much more in order to keep from
spoiling a wonderful story for you. But I can tell you that I am dying
to read the next book in Jake and Liz's story which comes out in May,
which, thankfully, isn't too far away!
Jake is a
wonderful human being who has a great deal of baggage to deal with. He's
loyal, loving, gentle, kind, and protective. Liz brings out all of
these things in him and helps him find the peace he's been looking for.
Liz has been in a loveless marriage, and has been beaten down by her
husband. Together, will they be able to find the happiness and peace
that they have been looking for? Will their pasts tear them apart? I
am glad to have been able to read their story, and as for whether or not
they are able to continue their relationship....... Well, I'll never
tell!
5 Amazeballs Stars!!!!!
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