A review by trudyd
Fighting for What's His by Laura Kaye

5.0

Holy Mixed Martial Arts!!! I am loving this series. I am learning things about returning Vets of military conflicts that I didn't see before. I am gaining a deep respect for those that help vets to make it through each and every day. Thank you for your service isn't enough. The men and women in uniform deserve so much more. Authors like Laura Kaye are doing amazing things. I devour her books for entertainment pleasure but keep coming back for the Ah Ha moments.

Billy Parish is a member of the WFC. It is one of the few ways he has to deal with his PTSD. He needs the explosive outlet to deal after a forced retirement to deal with survivors guilt. When his surviving ranger team mate Ryan asks him to put a roof over his sister's head there is no way he can say now.

Billy knows he has some issues. Billy knows he won't be easy to live with. What Billy doesn't know is how he will deal with the feelings he has for Shayna when he is supposed to be protecting her not lusting after her.

Shayna has her own issues, but she has kept them to herself. She carries a guilt that is all consuming. That isn't her only secret. She has crushed on Billy Parish for years. As far as she can tell it is a crush not reciprocated.

Shayna is moving to D.C. after being offered a job as photographer for the Washington Gazette. The plan is to stay with Billy for a long enough to get to know the area, find a place of her own and move on. She doesn't want to move on. Billy doesn't want her to move on. Communication is key, but it seems as if they have a broken lock.

This story is full of sexual tension. This story is full of eye opening revelations. Veterans of military conflicts continue to struggle long after they return to American soil. Billy is lucky in the sense that Shayna gets it. Shayna is supportive. Shayna could be everything if he let her in. Kudos to all the Shaynas out there.

The story's ending is explosive. It is just what Billy needed to knock some sense into him. He finds the strength to confess his feelings. Even more important he stands by Shayna's side, protective and caring. The heat, the confessions, the emotions, the deep love rocked my world. Billy and Shayna will make beautiful babies in the future. Hopefully the author will show us in another book.