Five years after the death of her Navy SEAL husband Noah, Harper Lee Wilcox is trying to keep it all together. Living in North Carolina with her mother and five-year-old son, Ben, Harper is still grappling with this devastating loss, as well as trying to find herself. Her best friend and fellow military wife, Allison, invites her to come back to Virginia to help her while Allison's husband Darren - and SEAL team member of Noah - deals with PTSD, something he'd rather avoid. While there, Harper is inspired to start a coffee shop near the base to give military families a place to go to unwind, as well as giving a few local military wives a project. Even though she's happy to have more to do, Harper is still confused over the events surrounding her husband's death, and she knows there's only one person who can tell her the truth...

Bennett Caldwell has always been a loner but found a brotherhood among his fellow Navy SEALs. Noah Wilcox was his best friend and Bennett will never forget the promise he made to him in his final moments... But when Harper shows up, he's taken aback by this vivacious, determined, and thoughtful woman who he only knew through the letters Noah would share with the team while they were deployed. He knows Harper deserves to know the truth about Noah's death, but as he gets to know her better and starts to fall for her, Bennett can't find the right words to tell her what really happened. Harper turns to Bennett for advice about starting her business, as a positive role model for her son who never met his father, and eventually, so much more...

THE MILITARY WIFE by Laura Trentham is a heartfelt and redemptive new novel. The lives of military families are thoughtfully and kindly featured, showing the harrowing and fulfilling roads their lives can take. Harper feels guilty when she begins to have feelings for another man, her husband's SEAL brother no less, and it's an emotional journey. Bennett, who suffers from survivor's guilt after Noah loses his life, struggles with both enjoying his own life and also developing feelings for the wife of his best friend. Trentham showcases how PTSD affects an entire family, and how the tight-knit military community will come together to support one another. Even after the losses the characters in THE MILITARY WIFE go through, it is ultimately an uplifting and hopeful novel.