Proof of life by Raquel Riley

Proof of Life by Raquel Riley

Book Review

5 stars 🍩

Mind the trigger warnings before you dive into this book. They are their for a reason, and Raquel writes this pain powerfully and beautifully. These two men have been each other's everything since boot camp, and just because they leave the Army doesn't change that. Instead, it buries in deeper to the point that one can not survive without the other. Codependency is not my usual niche, but with these brothers in arms, it just works. They need the other to triumph and fail, the constant feeling they at least have someone watching their back.

This may not be an easy read, but it's a powerful read and shows respect to these life altering events. It takes time and effort to build yourself up again, along with a beautiful support system. The guys of BALLS I truly hope all vets have a system like this when they return home. For all their sacrifices, the least they deserve is this type of support system and comadorie when trying to go back to civilian life. I am looking forward to seeing what this trilogy has to offer us next.

Book overview

Love heals even the deepest wounds.

-West

After giving twelve years of my life to the service, I didn’t just lose my leg. I lost everything, including my career. When the dust settled, the only person still standing by my side in the rubble was Brandt —the single lifeline I had left to a world I didn’t want to live in anymore.

With painstaking care, he healed my body and my mind. When he eventually started healing my heart, I realized I didn’t just need him in my life, I needed him in ways I’d never wanted him before.

-Brandt

Watching West struggle every day was tearing me apart. If he could only see what I do, he wouldn’t see flaws and hopelessness. He’d see a courageous, selfless, brilliant leader. A guy with no filter, who always makes me laugh. Someone who never asks questions before offering to bail my ass out of trouble.

He’d see the man I’ve come to love as more than just my best friend.

Proof Of Life is a double bi-awakening MM romance between best friends, with a heavy dose of healing and angst. These courageous vets prove that when all is lost, love heals even the deepest, most painful wounds. Book one of the Scars And Stripes Trilogy.

Proof Of Life: An MM Hurt Comfort Romance (Scars And Stripes Trilogy Book 1) https://a.co/d/buD2rx2