Finding the Way Back

by E.A. West

Nurse practitioner Hazel Baker is stunned when the Agency asks her to take a traumatized field agent home with her. Her immediate concern is how it will affect her four-year-old daughter. But, after meeting the broken man, she can’t deny him the opportunity for healing and opens her home to him. If only she could find a way to help him regain the ability to speak, which he lost after being captured during a mission...

Ian Grant may not have a voice, but he still has a conscience — something many of his colleagues at the Agency seem to have lost. Their unethical behavior set back his recovery from the torture he endured, but his move to Hazel’s house gives him hope that perhaps someone truly does care about him, not just what he knows. But can Hazel’s gentle presence and her daughter’s innocence help him find the strength to fight against the corruption riddling the Agency?

Genres: Inspirational

120 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 7, 2012

About the author

E.A. West is a lifelong lover of books and storytelling. In high school, she discovered the wonders of sharing her stories with others through writing. She picked up her pen in a creative writing class and hasn’t laid it down yet. Her love of writing encompasses not only the romance genre but also a variety fiction and non-fiction styles.

Born and raised in Indiana, she still resides there today with her family and a small zoo of pets that includes dogs and African water frogs. When she’s not writing or reading, you’re likely to find her working on her current crochet project or discussing current events.

Reviews

[InD'tale Magazine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hazel and Ian’s dilemma grabs the reader’s attention from the very start.

Read full review in the 2012 Holiday issue of InD’tale Magazine.

[Llaph · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helen Baker is a nurse practitioner that works for the Agency, who is asked to take home an injured agent to help him recover his voice. After her fears are assuaged about her daughter’s safety, she agrees. She finds after time spent with him that he is more than what he seems, and she is beginning to have feelings for him. The question is, how much and what will they have to go through in order to be together?

Ian Grant is an agent who was tortured, injured, and has lost his voice. He has not been debriefed; the information that he gained with such a high price is locked inside. The chance to leave and go to Hazel’s house to get away from the Agency is one that he is quick to take. Being in such a loving environment with Hazel and her daughter is a good start to his recovery, though he has a long way to go.

The Agency suggests an unconventional way of healing in hopes of unlocking what Ian was tortured for. The feelings he starts to have for Hazel and her daughter help prompt him to recover. He has to be a whole man and be free to be what they deserve. Ian’s hope is that his friends can help him; he feels that the Agency is partly responsible for his torture. Now he just has to find help recovering and to avoid the Agency.

This was a sweet and uncomplicated love story which was a joy to read. The characters were well developed and the situations they had to work through were not overdone and were believable. It is mainly about what Hazel and Ian have to go through to better themselves and get what they actually deserve, despite what is in their way. Despite having been listed with the suspense genre there is not a lot of it in this story.

Official Review @ Coffee Time Romance & More

[Michelle N · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ian Grant is a field agent for The Agency, and has recently been rescued after being captured and tortured. After a month of recovery at The Agency with no progress, they have decided that he needs specialized care. Hazel is a Nurse Practitioner at The Agency. She has just been given the responsibility of being the sole caregiver to a recovering field agent. Hazel's duties include her taking Ian home with her and and her 4 year old daughter Ellie. Can Hazel provide the proper care for Ian to help him recover? Will she also be able to keep her and her daughter safe with having a distraught patient in their home? Maybe all Ian needs is a little love to save him.

I thought this was a very good book! It was well written and the characters were likable. I will definitely read more books by E. A. West!

[A Voracious Reader (a.k.a. Carol)]

4.0

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