Violence. I’m addicted to it. It’s how I feel alive. It’s the only thing that’s real any more. And now I have to sit around and discuss it like it’s physics or calculus. I can’t do it. I can’t pretend that it’s some sterile academic topic. Violence isn’t sterile. It isn’t calm. It’s pulsing. It’s alive. It’s my drug.
Until I met Abby, I never wanted anything beyond the next fight. Never considered that I might finally find a way back to the land of the living. Now? Now I find myself dreaming of a woman with golden eyes. But I can never be with her. Because I am not whole. And I never will be again. But I cannot stay away. And loving her might finally be what breaks me.
About the Author:
Jessica Scott is an Iraq war veteran, an active duty army officer and the USA Today bestselling author of novels set in the heart of America’s Army. She is the mother of two daughters, three cats and three dogs, and wife to a retired NCO. She and her family are currently wherever the army has sent her.
She’s also written for the New York Times At War Blog, PBS Point of View Regarding War, and IAVA. She deployed to Iraq in 2009 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/New Dawn and has had the honor of serving as a company commander at Fort Hood, Texas twice.
She’s pursuing a graduate degree in Sociology in her spare time and she’s been featured as one of Esquire Magazine’s Americans of the Year for 2012.
Jessica is also an active member of the Military Writers Guild.
Review Break My Fall
Review (4 Stars): Break My Fall was such a wonderful romance about two people that were afraid to love because of their past. Josh was holding on to so much anger and pain that he was set to go off over any little thing. The only thing that made him feel better was violence and he seemed ready to use his fists at a moment’s notice. He needed someone that could settle his wounded spirit down and that person happened to be Abby. Abby decided a long time ago that she was done with men but something about Josh made her want to learn more about this sexy brooding man. She was the calming force for Josh and they just belonged with one another. She helped him pick up the pieces of his life and he taught her how to trust again.
This is the second book in the falling series and I’m in love with Ms. Scott’s writing style. I connected with these characters from the very beginning and I could see the internal struggle that each of these characters were going through. I haven’t read the first book in the series but I was able to follow along with Break My Fall without any problems. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series because I’m already hooked on this series.
