Bekah Shaw would like to know where she fits. Still suffering from the stigma of a bitter divorce and being a single mother in a small town, she struggles to get passed all the trouble. Being a marine reservist helps with finances, and gives her a place to fit in. However, after getting into trouble with the law and being called to active duty, what will happen now? Mel Odom writes her story in Deployed.

Bekah has trouble feeling like she belongs back home, her son and granny are there, but she feels like an outsider. The call to active duty comes at a time when she needs it, but is worried about it tearing her away further. She must now face war and death, and still seek whatever will fill the void in her. This is a feeling we all can relate to; there is an empty feeling that we all have to fill.

Though she faces more trouble than the majority of us do, we can relate to her character. Wanting to be a part of something, to do what is right, people know what that is like. Even though the story is fiction, we can draw from it, and not just be entertained.

Odom does a good job of telling the story. It is detailed, and that makes it easy to “see” what is happening. He has characters that trust God, and that look out for others first. Bekah learns that she can trust both God and others; that she does not have to do it all on her own.

I received a free copy of Deployed from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for this review.