Deacon and Kelsey come alive. Catch My Fall is a haunting tale that is hard to walk away from. A thing of beauty. Ms. Scott takes readers through the trials of falling in love in the worst of circumstances. Damaged souls, broken dreams and emotional upheaval, surround two former soldiers trying to move on from the battlefield. Deacon is a protector. He needs to be needed and that inner light in him burns for the one woman so broken even he may not be able to save her. Catch My Fall is a courageous look at what devotion is and how love has the power to heal. A powerhouse read. ( )

Catch My Fall is the first book in the Falling series I've read, but not my first book by Ms. Scott--so though I didn't know any of the series characters--yet--I knew what type of story to expect: a gritty, realistic glimpse into the fictional-but-could-be-real lives of men and women who have (in this case) or are serving in our armed forces.

Oh yeah--and there'd be a romance in there too, and some steamy scenes as well, just to keep it interesting. ;)

Catch My Fall definitely did not disappoint.

Though it took a while to get to know the two main characters--both Kelsey and Deacon have pasts that they are keeping close to their vests, and neither is being terribly forthcoming with each other or anyone else about what is going on with them or what they're dealing with--I was fully invested in their story long before Kelsey's ill-fated visit to the VA medical center. (And OMG, that scene was hard to read. I can't even imagine living it...which obviously, people are doing every day in this country...which is beyond shameful.) I finished the book still not fully understanding everything that either of the main characters lived through in their pasts--which, since they're trying their best to move on from, did make sense--but with a definite sense of hope for their future.

(And then I read the teaser for the next series book, Until We Fall, which cannot come out soon enough, IMHO. Can't wait!)

Rating; 4 stars / A-

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. ( )