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I'll Be Home For Christmas (2000)

by Jessica Scott(Favorite Author)

4.24 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

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Romance

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Forever Yours

review 1: "A Very Compelling Novel"I've read several outstanding novels from this author, Jessica Scott, who has first-hand experience of the wars in the Middle East as an Army Officer. She writes with tenderness about the families left behind, and with bravado when taking us to the front lines. In the fall of 2007, at Fort Hood, Texas, Sergeant Vic Carponti is spending his last night before being deployed in the morning for the third time to Iraq. He's married to beautiful Nicole who will be starting a new job as an investigator with the Army's Criminal Investigation Division. She, like many of the wives, has seen her husband off to war before, and she's really scared about this operation called the Surge which already had increases in death and injuries. She and Vic join his plato... moreon Sergeant Garrison, and Commander Trent Davila and his wife Laura at a party at a local bar. With the commander there, the troops are not likely to get out of hand. Sergeant Carponti has a very close relationship with his men, favoring humor over worry and strain. But there are a couple of young lieutenants who don't condone his sarcastic wit, which will carry forward into the war zone. In the meantime, Nicole will have her job to keep her busy, as well as assisting Laura with the Family Readiness Group which supports families of deployed troops. She had lost her dad the previous year, so Christmas will be really lonely and hard on her if Vic can't get relieved for about two weeks over the holiday. He's torn between showing his love for his wife and leaving his troops in harm's way without his caring support. This is a very well written, soul touching novella which really made me feel the pain and stress of not only our soldiers at war, but also families left to live in limbo until their soldiers come home. A must read for everyone, our troops need understanding support while away and also when they return home.
review 2: Loved this book! I loved the chemistry between Vic and Nicole.Vic is in the army and while he is away he is wounded. He loses his right hand. He thinks his wife, Nicole,wouldn't want to stay with him since he lost his hand. Nicole didn't care about that as long as he came back him to her. She was just glad that he die.At first it seemed that they were having trouble but Vic tries to his best to get his wife to laugh at everything he does. He thinks he can make her laugh then everything is good between them. He can get her to laugh. But what Nicole really wants is for her husband to come home.At the end of the book, everything is worked out. less

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