There is so much to love about Here With Me. From the moment I read the blurb I was intrigued. A woman who loses the love of her life, moves on with her best friend (who also happens to be her fallen love's twin), only to learn the man she thought was dead is not. To me? This is the epitome of tangled love triangles, and though I often don't like triangles, I couldn't help but wonder what happened to make her think her love was dead and how he came to be alive after all. 
 Ryley Clarke has loved Evan Archer from the moment she met him. She stood by him as he enlisted in the Navy, joined the SEALS, and left for deployment after deployment. She loved him, and he loved her right back. But when news returns home that he was killed in action, her life crumbles around her. 
 Six years later, she has moved on. Her best friend, Nate Archer, is set to be her husband and has been the father to her son since his birth. But when Evan appears on her doorstep, her world is shattered once more. Nate is unreachable and Ryley must sort through the love and pain to determine the direction she should take. 
 This book had me feeling such deep sadness and frustration for Ryley, as she is justifiably torn about what to do and how to move on. Caught between the life she has pulled herself into and the one she had planned on, her torment and grief are raw, deep, and made it so easy to feel her emotions. Evan is justifiably confused. When he returned home, instead of the open arms and excitement he was excepting, he found anger and grief. Something had definitely gone wrong while he was gone, he just didn't know where the blame should be pointed. 
 I loved the way Heidi McLaughlin crafted this tale. With the events of the past exposed in a clinical setting, I felt like I was the therapist sitting with each character as they put their grief, anger, and memories on display. As scenes gradually moved to present day, the alternating perspectives clearly showed the turmoil both were feeling, while also letting other characters share their experiences. 
 I can't help but wait anxiously for Choose Me after reading those last few pages. There is still so much of this story to unfold and discover, and I can't wait to find out Nate's side of events and what insight he will bring to the situation.