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February’s Book of the Month: BACK TO YOU: Chapter 5

Chapter 5 “Daddy!” “Daddy?” Emma’s tiny, squeaky voice echoed her brother’s as both kids barreled toward him as soon as he and Laura walked into the house. For a brief moment, the noise and chaos of their cries overwhelmed him, and he fought an ingrained reaction to shout for silence. These were his children, not […]

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February’s Book of the Month: BACK TO YOU: Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Laura supposed she should be used to the awkward silence filling the space between them by now. As she turned down Highway 195, heading toward Jen’s out of town property, Patrick’s words weighed heavily on her soul. She drummed her fingers on the steering wheel, trying to figure out what to do with […]

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February’s Book of the Month: BACK TO YOU: Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Her husband stood in her doorway and damn it if her heart didn’t act like he was a sight for sore eyes. His shoulders were broader than she remembered, weighed down by the heaviness of the war. There were tired lines around his mouth, as though he’d forgotten how to smile. But his […]

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February’s Book of the Month: BACK TO YOU: Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Eight hours and a flight from hell later, Trent left his duffle bag in the operations office before walking down the halls of the Reaper Brigade headquarters. It was late summer in Fort Hood, Texas and it was mid to high nineties every day. It had been a hot summer. The heat, Trent […]

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February’s Book of the Month: BACK TO YOU: Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Fort Irwin, California 2008 One year later… Trent walked out of the ops tent, needing a few minutes to himself. They’d just sent word that the wife of a kid in one of the companies was in the hospital. She was going into labor while her husband was enjoying the fun […]

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February’s Book of the Month: BACK TO YOU

Prologue PROLOGUE Fort Hood 2007 “I put your checkbook in the front pocket of your ruck sack. Did you find the sleep medication? You’ll need to sleep on the plane so that you’re rested when you land. And I put your calling card—” Captain Trent Davila looked up from where he sat on the edge […]

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Book of the Month – Chapter 14 – BECAUSE OF YOU

Chapter 14 Jen needed coffee. Her shift ended in exactly three minutes and she needed to escape. The floor. The patient in room twenty-six. And more importantly, the patient’s penis. She flushed as she ordered her coffee and tried to think of anything that didn’t involve Shane’s dick. Five hours had passed since the “incident” […]

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Book of the Month – Chapter 13 – BECAUSE OF YOU

Chapter 13 Jen stopped outside Shane’s door and wiped her hands on her scrubs. Today he was getting his catheter out bringing him one step farther on the road to recovery. Unfortunately, she was going to have to be the one to do it . . . and the task loomed before her like a […]

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Book of the Month – Chapter 12 – BECAUSE OF YOU

Chapter 12 ‘Where’s a good place to hide a body around here?’ The door slammed open like a gunshot. Shane held his breath and waited for his heart to stop slamming against his ribs. Carponti stood at the foot of his bed, his face red beneath the beard he refused to shave. Again. ‘Who are […]

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Book of the Month – Chapter 11 – BECAUSE OF YOU

Chapter 11 Jen paused outside Shane’s door, and hesitated for a brief moment before knocking softly. Shane’s muffled voice came through the door and she pushed it open. She didn’t know how he would receive her, but she wasn’t prepared for the glow in his eyes when his gaze landed on her. His entire expression […]

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