Consolation by Corinne Michaels is the first book in The Consolation Duet. It is at once heartbreaking and uplifting, tragic and hopeful, and I simultaneously wanted to devour the book while being very depressed that it was getting closer to being over. A definite hangover book for me. 
 Natalie is very recently widowed. Her husband survived the SEAL's but didn't survive a mission with the security team he now worked for. Needless to say, she is devastated and her grief is all-consuming. The light in her life is their daughter who was born shortly after she learned of her husbands death. 
 Liam is the best friend of Aaron. Aaron is the husband killed in battle. The father taken away before ever getting to welcome his daughter into this world. Liam and Aaron were in SEAL team four together and are closer than most people ever get to experience. That is just the way it is when you not only trust the other person with your life but are willing to put yours at risk to save them. 
 A few short months after Aarons death, Liam moves back to Virginia from California. He takes it uppon himself to break Natalie out of her depression. He succeeds where everyone else has failed. He doesn't take her "fine" at face-value and challenges her to appreciate and actually live in each day. The bond that forms between them is beautiful and breathtaking. The support they provide to each other and the beautiful honesty they share is something to be in awe of. When a devastating truth comes to light, Liam is the one that helps her help herself through it. Natalie is learning that she is able to cope alone but that she CHOOSES to be with Liam because they are better that way. 
 So what happens when the absolutes UNTHINK-able happens? I don't know. That's the problem with cliffhangers, we ALL have to wait to find out. 
 A VERY powerful and emotive story that I cannot wait to finish reading when part two, Conviction is released May 27, 2015.