Reality. Who needs it? Definitely not Millie. She’s had enough to last a lifetime. In the past six months, she finally found out who killed her mom and took out a terrorist network in the process. Enough reality. It’s time for a little fantasy. And she’s definitely got the right man for that: Navy SEAL Mason—the alpha male with a tender side—who protected her from danger and healed her broken heart. Then he made a life-changing sacrifice just to be near her. Who could ask for anything more? But two months into living in this blissful bubble, reality strikes again. Millie’s boss tells her a shocking secret. It’s news Millie has been wanting to hear for almost nine years. But is it the truth? Or is her boss only dangling this tantalizing tidbit to get her to take on another dangerous mission? There’s only one way to find out—dive headfirst back into reality. But will this decision risk her relationship with Mason? Is she putting any chance she has of a happily-ever-after ending on hold to chase a ghost? “This sequel absolutely exceeded expectations. I wasn’t sure which direction the story would go in but it hit all the marks! There was a lot of action, humor, love, and just pure emotion. It built on to the first book seamlessly and took quite a few shocking turns.” Amazon Review From Reedsy Discovery:The Only Reason is the second book in the Trident Trilogy. It is a beautifully written sequel to Eight Years yet it also works perfectly as a stand-alone book. It is filled to the brim with navy SEALs, romance, action and story that simply whisks you away. Mille Marsh, ex CIA agent and daughter of navy SEAL Mack Marsh returns, forced back into the heart of the action yet again because of her family. There's certainly no surprise that her navy SEAL squad is along for the ride (fronted by her adoring boyfriend Mason). Read as she discovers more of her hidden family, how she is dragged back into the CIA and sit with mouth agape as shocking truths are discovered, threatening everything within her world...oh and national security too. My review for this book can only be a love note. I am equally as hooked by the story in Millie's voice as well as Mason's'. It is so well written, realistic and never over dramatised. Once again, Donna Schwartze has written a fantastic book both as a sequel and as a stand-alone book which is no mean feat. The writing style is still flawless, swapping between the different points of view just like it's predecessor and there is never a dull or forced moment within. The expanding collection of characters only help to enrich the story and never once hampers the story in any way. Yet again I was hooked in minutes and devoured the book page by page until I finished the book within hours of sitting down. I am overjoyed by the fact that this sequel not only lived up to the first but the fact that one day soon there will be a third book to complete this trilogy! Donna Schwartze, you have done it again! I definitely cannot wait to read whatever you write next...  Suggested reading order: Eight Years - The Only Reason - Wild Card - The Runaway Bride of Blitzen Bay - Truth or Tequila - Raine Out - No One Wants That - Leave It On The Field - Pretty Close to Perfect - Happy Fake Wife, Happy Fake Life - Easy on the Ice