June Gray

Their once-close relationship in jeopardy, Elsie and her police officer husband, Henry, go to desperate measures to reignite the passion. Original.

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Elsie and Henry have been through a lot and just when they should be on their way to a happily ever after, life pops up to bite them in the ass once again. This time, they're both to blame. Henry is out of the military and working as a police officer. Elsie can't stand that he's constantly in danger. His PTSD is showing signs of coming back and she doesn't know what to do to stop him from falling into that deep hole once again. They both make mistakes–not of the cheating variety, I feel I have to make that very clear–and their relationship is definitely on the rocks. Can they pull it–and each other together–in time to save their marriage? 

Arrest gives readers an honest look at married life. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the emotional. After all that Elsie and Henry went through in the first six books in the Disarm series, I had to know how their story ended. I wanted desperately for them to find their happily ever after, free of the past that threatened to separate them. I couldn't put this book down once I picked it up, even though I was terrified of where the ending would take me. It wasn't pretty, but it was real and gut-wrenchingly honest and it just about wrung me dry of all emotions. 

Being that I was very much satisfied with the ending of Disarm, I very much questioned the need for this book and it's not because I didn't want more of Elsie and Henry. It was more because I knew to write it, there would have to be some amount of drama and strife in their life together and I didn't know if I could take any more... or if they could. In the end, I think this book was a great addition to the series. I do hope, however, this really is the end of the drama and pain for them. 

All that said, I did really appreciate this book. Like or enjoy probably aren't the right words to use. It was angsty and painful at times. If you're looking for unicorns and kittens, this definitely isn't the book for you. If you can appreciate an unflinchingly honest look at life, love and the scars we all carry with us, you should be reading this series. I'm very much looking forward to the next book, Surrender, which follows Julie, Elsie's late brother's girlfriend, as she tries to put her own life back together. I know to expect to use lots of tissues for this one, too. 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

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