Women Veterans

After Casey Marie McCleary, Specialist 4th class finally heard the rumble of the bus coming down the road towards her. She stood and put the strap of her handbag on her shoulder, then squatted and in a very lady like manner easily lifted the 60-pound duffel and slung it over her shoulder by one strap. She was headed for Korea.Casey’s life had changed dramatically several years earlier when her mother had died, then again when her oldest sister Ryan had gotten pregnant and moved to Zapata TX. But the change when she’d landed in Newark had been more abrupt. It had been her first time on a...

Though this story revolves around a hero, it’s also a heartwarming Christmas account of three people in need of love. Of someone to care. A divorcee who searches for herself as she travels hundreds of miles from home. A young boy who wishes and prays for a loving father. A war vet who chases peace to soothe his grief, and has given up on Christmas. There isn’t anything more likely to soften or help soothe a war vet’s grief, than a child. I believe people come into our lives for a reason, and most times unexpected. Plans and chance meetings can fill lives and hearts with joy and a ...

His mother hates me with a passion. No peasant for her perfect son. She made sure to boot me out of his life when we were in high school and falling quickly in love. So I did what any respectable girl would do—I broke his heart and let him leave. Now the handsome billionaire is all grown up and back in our hometown where I never left. Seems the military did some good with him. He’s a hotshot pilot with a playboy attitude to boot. Being the heir to the most revered aviation company in the world doesn’t hurt either. However, he’s very different when it comes to me. That same flame ...

He’s so much younger than me. He’s my employee. But why does something so wrong feel so right? Ellie Jeb looked lost and adrift when I found him. He was a battle-worn soldier, his eyes filled with secrets and pain. I gave him a job and a place to call home. He doesn’t know I also gave him my heart. He can never know that because he’s so much younger than me. We’re just friends that flirt…until he kisses me. Now I have to convince his heart and mine that this is a terrible idea. Jeb I had no place to go when Ellie took me in. She gave me a place to call home. I gave her my heart ...

A Special Gift: Recovering in the 1920's The war is over, the soldiers have returned home. But what is life like after an international war? Does life return to normal? Charyl lost the most precious thing she had ever known to the war and just knew she would never experience another. She is content to live a quiet life away from the memories back in Texas. But a wounded soldier needs someone to help him through his nightmares. She determines to help him see himself for the brave man he truly is, but didn't expect to meet with such stubborn resistance. Peter joined the British troops after ...

I finally found the woman that’s meant to be mine. Now I just have to show my curvy waitress that she can trust me with her secret. Connie My new boss is the hottest bartender in Lake Bliss. He’s easy on the eyes…and a total jack ass. Until the moment I see him with my little boy. My heart melts and my ovaries explode. But there’s a reason I’m alone. I deserve to live with the pain that haunts me. Besides, I know a man like Gage, who values family above all else, could never understand what I did or accept me. Because deep down, I’m a monster. Gage I’m a dirty bastard for ...

Wounded veteran and battered woman face more trials together! After an RPG attack on their barracks in Afghanistan, corpsman, Wade Scott wakes up in an Army hospital in Germany with his right arm gone. His other friends were wounded too. Luke’s ankle was shattered, Amber lost her left leg and Ross was blinded. Poor little rich boy, Wade, just wants to start a new life somewhere far away from anything in his past. He also wants to do everything he can to help his blind buddy Ross. Serena Bell was attacked in her store a year ago and is now being stalked. The attacker was never found. Is it...

This is the true account of one Black female veteran's experience in the military during the Viet Nam War to this present day and how she won over fear, intimidation, rejection during and after her military service. It took her many decades to write the book, because she wanted the book to be a blessing to many people, male and female, who have served their country and not been recognized.

Women are officially barred from combat in the American armed services, yet in today’s wars, where there are no front lines, the ban on combat is virtually meaningless. More than in any previous conflict in our history, American women are engaging with the enemy, suffering injuries, and even sacrificing their lives in the line of duty. When Janey Comes Marching Home juxtaposes forty-eight photographs by Sascha Pflaeging with oral histories collected by Laura Browder to provide a dramatic portrait of women at war.

Sara’s been a do-gooder all her life. Ken’s retired from the military and looking for his purpose in the civilian world. When her grandpa needed her, Sara left her job in the city and her child-averse boyfriend. Now she’s heading up the neighborhood community center. Although she’s accustomed to solving everyone else’s problems, she needs Ken’s help to expand the center. Teaming up with the handsome veteran is a no-brainer. Giving up on her dream of motherhood isn’t so easy.

It's the late 1990s—Tupac is taking over radio waves, Inkster, Michigan is as Midwest as ever, and a young Khadijah Queen has just been recruited to join the U.S. Navy while working her day job at RadioShack. In light of her dwindling college tuition fund, her mother’s alcoholism and sisters’ addictions, and an impending future of minimum wage retail jobs, Bootcamp doesn’t sound so bad. But soon after Khadijah completes her grueling training and boards her ship, finds herself in even more traumatic situations among strangers far from home.

Overcome by despair after a trauma when she was 16, Sarita Taylor has spent the past 10 years isolated and lonely aboard her beloved RMS Queen Mary. Fearful of outsiders, she dedicates her time to managing The Secret Spice Cafe, now an award-winning restaurant. Until Luca Miceli, a man with a dark past, steps on board. Patricia V. Davis deftly spins past and present, mystery and magic, into a potent story of passionate longing and family tragedy all at once.

While their husbands, brothers and sweethearts fought in Europe and their mothers, sisters and friends kept the home fires burning, for the first time, a group of remarkable women took to the skies. They weren't allowed into combat but risked their lives in bad weather and without radios to bring our boys the aircraft they so vitally needed. Employed by the Air Transport Auxiliary, these women were known as 'attagirls'. They proved that women, too, could master Spitfires, Mosquitoes and Hawker Hurricanes, forging a new path in aviation.

“I love you, too, Tank, but I’m not going to waste my life waiting for a man who won’t commit to loving me forever.” With tears streaming down her face, Maeve Wynn stretched onto her tiptoes and kissed the man. She loved him, but it would be the last time, she told herself. Then she said goodbye to Tank Harmond and left him standing in the sand with disbelief written all over his face. Jeff Mitchell is there, ready and willing to compete for Maeve’s heart. He’s young, good looking, and a successful up and coming architect. He’s new to Grey’s Harbor, and he just might be the ...

You're never too old to be naughty... Maisie has always been "the good girl". She married her high school sweetheart, had two kids, bought a house, and adopted a dog. But when her husband gets arrested for running a Ponzi scheme, she realizes that their life together was all an illusion. Unemployed, broke, and newly homeless, she accepts an offer from her college roommate to move across the country to work at a small-town bookstore. When she smells the fresh ocean air, she's sure things are looking up for her -- at least until she rear-ends Santa... Reformed bad boy Thom has one vice left ...

Cops in romance books are always so sweet and protective. Unfortunately, Evie’s life is no romance book. Bookstore owner Evie Fontenot has a mystery to solve. Someone is messing with her bookstore, and there’s no way someone is going to get away with ruining the successful business she created. Her friends insist she report the issues to the police, but based on her history with the law, she knows they’ll be no help. When she meets the bossy and rigid police chief, she knows she’s right. Jake Wilson isn’t sure what’s going on at Boozy Books, but there’s one thing he does know:...

I’ve spent years watching my business partner and our Administrative Assistant moon over each other when they thought no one watched. It’s time to do something about it. If they won’t make a move on their own, like a master chessman, I’ll maneuver them into position until the outcome is a foregone conclusion. I just hope my plan doesn’t get us all killed.Author's Note: This story has menage elements. If you don't like sexual contact between three consenting adults, do not purchase this book.

They both believe it’s too late for love, but is it? Now that she’s in her fifties, Stacy Roberts has given up on love. She’s been divorced for ten years, her kids are all grown up, and dating seems like too much work. She’s ready to just enjoy her life and do precisely what she wants, as soon as she gets through her daughter’s wedding… Dave Harkin has just retired from the military. After years of being separated from his kids, he’s looking forward to reconnecting with them and transitioning into a quiet civilian life, starting with attending his son’s wedding. Thirty years...

The first time Jonah Davis met his mate he was arresting her. The second time he saw his mate, he was rescuing her. When moved to the small shifter town of Greysden to become sheriff, Jonah was hoping that he would finally find his fated mate. He and his wolf had almost given up on finding love until they scented Susan Grey. Unfortunately, the beautiful and fiery wolf shifter hates him and has no interest in being his mate. She isn’t the first person that he arrested who has held a grudge. But little does Susan know that when Jonah decides on a goal, he pursues it with single-minded ...

He's supposed to be watching the rock stars, not their sister... Jen has been managing her family farm alone for years while her famous rockstar brothers tour the world. With their record contract expiring, the guys head home to mend fences with their estranged sister and think about their future. But when the band's bossy security chief Nick moves in too, sparks fly. Nick says he is ready to put down roots, but Jen knows better than to trust someone just passing through town. She's not ready to let down her walls. Unfortunately for her, Nick knows just the way to break them down. Is it a ...