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Branches of Healing: Tales of Unsung Heroes by Various Authors – Review by Heather Bahm

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Branches of Healing: Tales of Unsung HeroesBranches of Healing: Tales of Unsung Heroes by Autumn Sand
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Branches of Healing: Tales of Unsung Heroes is a collection of stories by eight talented authors. This romantic anthology is full of emotionally charged, raw and well written stories; these stories are truly one of the best set of roller coaster fueled stories that I have had the pleasure of reading. A couple of my favorite are: The Last Letter Home and Finding Us. Mixing these with the military undertones, I found the stories full of depth, creativity, growth, and romance in the most unexpected of places. Adding in the thought behind these stories and the benefit their purchase will have for others is truly wonderful. This anthology is worthwhile for any romance lover!

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Branches of Healing: Tales of Unsung Heroes by Autumn Sand, Bella Emy, J.L. Leslie, Verlene Landon, Ava Wood, Lorah Jaiyn, Natalia Schellhaas, Amy Allen – Review by Jana Teppih

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Branches of Healing: Tales of Unsung HeroesBranches of Healing: Tales of Unsung Heroes by Autumn Sand
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Branches of Healing is a ‘not-leaving-a-dry-eye’ compilation of stories by eight incredible writers AND on top of that, ALL proceeds go to Healing Paws for Warriors! So not only did I pick up this compilation because I love Autumn Sand and Verlene Landon but also because it has such a great cause! I loved the beautiful stories by Autumn and Verlene (I knew there could not be anything less) AND I love that I was introduced to some other new and amazing writers that I have now noted down in my ‘to be followed and read list)!
This compilation will rip your heart out and then, it will put it back together – these stories are about separation and second chances and overwhelming loss and friendship and chemistry and overcoming unbearable and unthinkable adversity and in one way or other, they are about military and what these brave men and women who serve and the ones who love them, experience … You will experience how it is not just the people that directly involved in an event are impacted by that event but it has a ripple effect … it also shows us many faces of grief and that we all take our own way to healing …
The Anthology includes the following stories:
-Finding Us by Autumn Sand.
-Aftermath by Amy Allen.
-Broken in Battle by Ava Lyn Wood.
-Without You by Bella Emy.
-Saving Grace by J.L Leslie.
-The Last Letter Home by Lorah Jaiyn.
-Soldier On, Moving Forward by Natalia Schellhaas.
-Oscar Mike by Verlene Landon.
Pick up a copy, grab a box of tissues and a bottle of wine and settle in for the night … you will not stop until you have reached the end …

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Branches of Healing Anthology by Autumn Sand/ Amy Allen/ Ava Lyn Wood/ Bella Emy/ J.L Leslie/ Lorah Jaiyn/ Natalia Schellhaas/ Verlene Landon – Review by Angela Hayes

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5 Stars

 

Branches of Healing is an anthology of stories by eight accomplished authors; whose works here include stories about people serving in the armed forces, and their loved ones. These stories touched me, made me feel, at times made me smile- but most of all they engaged me from the beginning right through till the end.

 

The Anthology includes:

-Finding Us by Autumn Sand.

-Aftermath by Amy Allen.

Broken in Battle by Ava Lyn Wood.

-Without You by Bella Emy.

Saving Grace by J.L Leslie.

-The Last Letter Home by Lorah Jaiyn.

-Soldier On, Moving Forward by Natalia Schellhaas.

-Oscar Mike by Verlene Landon.

 

The stories are all original and unique to the author, but all focus on the same theme. They touch on everything from overwhelming loss, Injury or separation, reuniting/second chances, tragedy, sibling bonds, friendship, tension, chemistry, learning to love again, and overcoming adversity.

I am familiar with a few of the authors, whose work I have read before and have loved, but most were new to me. For a book worm like me, this was exciting, as I am always on the lookout to find more great authors whose works I can follow- and I am happy to have found quite a few with this collection. I really recommend this anthology, you won’t regret the investment. I was pleasantly surprised by this collection of stories. There was not one story is this anthology that I didn’t like. They were all wonderful and really well written. Dive right in, but be prepared to be swept into a journey that traverses shattering loss and devastation; as well as heart-warming and moving tales full of triumph and love.

The proceeds of this novella will go to Healing Paws for Warriors!!!

 

Thank you to all the contributing authors.