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Consolation
by Corinne Michaels
This is the first book in Corinne Michael's Consolation Duet and the third book in her Salvation Series. In the first books we met Aaron & Natalie (Lee) Gilcher. Aaron worked for Jackson Cole and was killed by an IED on a trip to Afghanistan. Natalie was pregnant at the time and had her baby, Arabelle, by the time they were able to bury his remains, 3 months later. Consolation picks up at this point. Natalie is struggling with the loss of her husband. He had retired from the SEALS and she had a false sense of safety from all the fear of loss she felt when he was deployed. Liam was like a brother to Aaron with an unbreakable bond and also a close friend to Natalie. In the following months Natalie was drowning in her grief for her husband and mourning the loss of her perfect marriage to a hero. Loneliness consumed her but she put on a facade for all her friends and family. Her daughter was the only reason she had to get out of bed in the morning and now was her whole world. No one could get through to her until Liam showed up on her door. He is now living close by and wants to be there for her in anyway he can. She tries to put up a front and push him away, but he reads her like a book and calls her out on her bullcrap. Liam just starts showing up and taking on the many tasks she is unable to do. He slowly becomes an integral part of her life, allowing her to smile, laugh, and start to live again. Liam has never had a serious girlfriend so he is surprised by his evolving feelings for Lee and Arabelle. Liam stuggles with these feelings especially sinse she is his best friends wife and his close friend for many years. Lee also struggles with the realization of her growing feelings, thinking it is too soon after Aarons death and Liam is still a SEAL so she could easily lose him too. But Liam stops fighting it and decides to convince her that they are meant to be. He is so patient with her struggles to make peace with Aaron's death and to finally love him and want a future with him. It is delightful to see Lee come out of her shell and blossom into the vibrant, fun loving young woman and mother she should be. This is a beautiful story of love and loss, loyalty and deception, happiness and heartache. Truths are revealed, and the struggles to heal and grow stronger are hard fought. They are finally coming to that point where they are dedicated to their future together when they are blindsided by the unthinkable! This is a jaw dropping revelation and cliffhanger and I just closed my kindle and said " She did it to me again! I was blindsided just like the end of Beloved!" But Ms. Michaels followed with a brilliant conclusion to Beloved with Beholden and I have every confidence that she will do the same with the second book, Conviction. I loved Liam and Natalie and this breathtaking love story and am excited to find out what is in store for them next!