Resurrection

5.0 out of 5 stars

HAUNTING, BEAUTIFUL, TOUCHING, ROMANTIC AND TOTALLY GRIPPING

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020

WOW.......just flipping WOW!!!! Evelyn Montgomery has taken my heart, broken it into pieces then stitched it right back together even stronger than before! Warning ** this book does deal with mental health issues and may contain triggers for some **

This story between Justin and Rose is so raw and real that it reads like an actual account from someone's life. That one of the many things I'm in love with while reading it.

Justin is an ex Navy SEAL and Rose is the wife of a military member who has passed away. Both of these people have served the government and country in different but also similar ways.

Justin is an intelligent, handsome, protective and strong alpha male who is fighting a daily battle within himself but still goes on with his life.

Rose, oh my goodness, poor Rose. She is a widow with two small children, Liam is 4 and Olivia is 6 months. She is strong in some ways, beautiful, caring, smart and a terrific mother. Her husband was is the military and passed away just 7 months ago and now Rose is hanging on by a thread trying to keep her head above water, provide for her kids and keep her sanity.

The two briefly meet in an odd scene but then meet again at what feels like a fated coincidence.

Sparks fly between these two that are both sensual and haunting at the same time. However, they both have so much mental baggage that wears them down that it keeps them from getting closer to one another. The angst that keeps them apart feels so real that I cried through a good portion of this book. Don't get me wrong there are things to laugh at and happiness too but the rawness and grit that has captured them is very intense and riveting.

As the story progresses they do find each other and realize they are better together than apart; however some nasty destiny awaits them and could change the course of everyone's lives. Things get extremely distressing and heart stopping and then........it's a cliffhanger!!!

Not gonna lie I was holding my breath the last few pages and when it just stopped I was pretty mortified; however Evelyn says the second book is coming in just a couple of weeks so I guess that will have to pacify me. This book is so gripping, raw, gritty and haunting but beautiful and romantic at the same time. The combination of all these emotions is, in my opinion, very hard for an author to write but you can feel this story is written from her soul!! I am head over heels in love with this Duet and have only read this first book!! This is Evelyn's best book to date and one of my all-time favorite books ever!! Thank you Evelyn Montgomery for this beautiful work of words, heart and soul that you have written and shared with us.

I received this book as an ARC for an honest review and I can't get any more honest than the above. - ARC Review by Lori the Bookaholic

5.0 out of 5 stars

Worth ever penny and every teardrop

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020

I was blessed to have read an arc in exchange for an honest review and I loved it so much I borrowed it with Kindle Unlimited again so I can reread it. This book broke my heart to read mostly because there was so much power in the words. I felt every heartfelt emotion as if I was there. I was transported into a different time and space and there was no escaping. Even after the last page and the book is done it continued to leave it mark. This book was the perfect love story. You won’t find a pretty white horse or a prince to rescue his princess, what you find instead is pain and tragedy. The strength of this couple will leave you breathless and waiting for more. It’s indescribable and pure love that keeps them going. You will want to read this book, I highly recommend it. It’s worth every penny and more. Don’t wait. You will not be disappointed. So well written, very few, if any grammatical errors and an amazing plot. You have nothing to lose. Bring tissues!! - Kelly Kortright

5.0 out of 5 stars

Absolutely loved this book.

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2020

ARC Review

OMG this book. I'm dead really it broke me. I need the next one like now I have to know what happens.

Rose, now single mother of two small children struggling to cope with the grief of the lose of her late husband.

Justin a man who has lost it all struggling to fight his own demons.

The two of them find strength, silence from the torment, and love together. In a slow burn that will have you in tears and on the edge of your seat. This story ends in a cliffhanger but have no fear the second book is coming and I for one can not wait. Need it 10 minutes ago. Evelyn Montgomery killed it with this one. Seriously just amazing. I don't give to much away so that's all I'm going to say. It's a must read that's for sure. - Tilya Leann Eloff

5.0 out of 5 stars

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020

This book was phenomenal. Evelyn keeps amazing me with each new book that she writes. I thought that Amico was my favorite, but this one might have stolen its place.

I could feel Rose's pain. I've never gone through depression myself, but the writing made me feel Rose's suffering. I felt her loneliness and grief over losing her husband. How worthless she felt as a mother, and how much the voices in her head were affecting her life.

Justin was a broken man, and running from his past. He wasn't looking for love or anyone to share his life with when he found Rose. He just wanted to be alone.

I absolutely loved Justin and Rose together. This is a slowburn full of emotion and heartbreaking scenes.

I cannot wait for the conclusion to this duet. The cliffhanger killed me!!! I did not want it to end. I cannot wait to know more about Justin.

I cannot recommend this book enough!!! - Kmount5740

Heartbreakingly Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2020

This is a great slow burn read and my gosh does it ever put you through the wringer.

Resurrection is a heartbreakingly beautiful story. Justin Gatz is former Military and Rose Gables is a Military widow and both are haunted souls. Neither of them can seem to escape the demons they try to run from but somehow together, the voices are quiet. Justin has been through more than any one somebody should ever have to go through and guilt eats him alive. Rose is left with two small children after she loses her husband and guilt is killing her. They both feel less than because of all the guilt that consumes them and it's only in each other that they find some kind of peace at all. This story is full of emotion and so, so angsty.

"Our broken pieces fit together perfectly." - GKP2460