Sleeping
With The Soldier
Charlotte
Phillips
Harlequin KISS, Jan 15 2014, $5.99
ISBN: 9780373179145
In London, Lara Connor fears her plans to own the
Notting Hill boutique lingerie market may collapse due to the noise pollution
from the flat above hers. Every night
for weeks the incessant banging from upstairs interrupts her sleep. All she knows is that this Alex Spencer is
some of kind of war hero who never rests.
Since his return from theater, Alex struggles
with PTSD that is at his worst when he goes to bed. When the flatmates finally meet; her plan to
confront him changes into wanting him.
He feels the same way, but accepts he is damaged goods; not good enough
for any female especially the woman he loves.
This Flat in Notting Hill contemporary (see
The Morning
After The Night Before by Nikki Logan, Your Bed Or Mine? by Joss Wood and Enemies
With Benefits) is a discerning drama as Charlotte Phillips captures the essence
of a PTSD-ailing veteran’s struggle to readapt to civilian life. The lead relationship augments the insightful
look at the protagonist’s emotional disorder as the heroine initially assumes
Alex suffers from affluenza until she finally understands her beloved brought
home war demons eating his soul; however her comprehension only makes it harder
on her.
Harriet
Klausner
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