This novel helps you understand the mental and emotional stress a person in a war zone deals with when trying to adjust to a "normal life." You can see now how important it is to support returning veterans. It offers a wide-ranging grasp of social/military situations that are current in 2006. The chance meeting of Cherokee Irons shows a tender, sensitive, but powerfully masculine male who learns to trust his intuition. Cherokee's insight into Kevin Edwards' intellect not only influences his life decisions but becomes the basis of an exceptional love story