WOLF HAVEN
The Wyoming Series Book 9
Lindsay McKenna
Harlequin HQN
ISBN: 978-0373779031
November 2014
Contemporary Romance
With this latest in a very successful series, the very
talented Lindsay McKenna delivers a book about Sky Pascal, an RN with the US
Navy, and Grayson McCoy, a former Navy SEAL.
Like many of her recent books, this one deals with the immediate effects
of trauma on a serviceperson, specifically Sky, and the aftermath of her
capture by enemy forces in Afghanistan.
Yet, the book is also about trauma endured by Grayson as he served as a
SEAL, even though he is farther along in his recovery and the PTSD is less
noticeable.
These two meet at Elk Horn Ranch, a guest ranch and wildlife
preserve. Sky has been hired to work
with Gray as an assistant and also as a nurse for the ranch. Sky is fragile, having found her parents’
home intolerable after discharge and needing to work. The ranch is focused on rehabilitating wolf
cubs left without their mother. Much of
this novel tells the fascinating story of this process. It also continues a prior story line about
nefarious characters running a trucking company as a front for smuggling.
But the bigger picture is the accurate and painful portrayal
of PTSD. The debilitating effects of
trauma, specifically military trauma, are realistically and honestly
described. The process of treatment and
recovery are also detailed. I suspect
that some readers, looking for a simple “happily ever after” romance novel, may
not like this story. But honestly, this
author is so skilled at seamlessly weaving in the process of these two people
falling in love, facing past trauma, and planning a future, that this book
should not be missed! Once I started
reading it I could not put it down! This
latest in a long series will not disappoint and offers excellent character
development with a seamless plot and believable situations and characters. Highly recommended!
Reviewed by: Jeri
Neal
Rating: 4 1/2
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