Kelly worries what their first kiss will be like, and Joe keeps trying not to think of her while he’s on the job. There are no Big anythings in this story, just small everyday insecurities and emotional flutterings which make the story seem completely real and sweet. Each is a fully drawn character with all the attendant preconceived notions and reservations that most of us bring into a relationship. The development of Joe and Kelly’s relationship is handled deftly and believably by Henderson. Meanwhile, the same terrorist who indirectly caused Nick’s death three years ago is at it again, and to Joe, it’s personal – he wants this guy. Despite her feelings, Kelly doesn’t think she wants to marry another active military man, and Joe doesn’t want to start a family knowing he’ll be an absentee father. Joe and Kelly’s relationship enters new territory as they try to determine whether marriage is in their future, or if they can ever go back to being just friends.

All this time, Kelly and Joe have been the best of friends, until Kelly blurts out that she loves him in a moment of crisis. Joe Baker, was injured during the same mission and feels the guilt of Nick’s death.

Kelly Jacobs lost Nick, her Navy SEAL husband, three years ago in a “training accident,” which she knows means he was killed during a top secret mission. True Devotion by Dee Henderson is an old-fashioned love story, which takes place against a background of modern-day treason and nuclear espionage.

True devotion by dee henderson