Copy received from publisher via Netgalley for an honest review

I have adored Ms Trentham's Cottonbloom series, and even though this is a big departure from what I have read of hers previously, I knew I was going to enjoy The Military Wife.

And I was hooked on Harper's story right from the start.

From the blurb, you know that she is a military widow, surviving daily life but struggling to move forward.

An unexpected revelation takes her on a journey that she would never have expected. And it is as unexpected for her late husband's "brother" Bennett.

Though there is that spark between our lovelies, sexual tension that burns through the pages, this is more about the emotions both of them are feeling.

And as I continued reading, I just knew that they would be what each other needed to heal.

There is a wonderful cast of secondary characters, including Harper's mother, her son and her best friend.

And oh the tears some of these stories brought me to.

Raw, emotional, hopeful. The Military Wife had a bit of it all.

I now can't wait to see where this series takes us next.