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★★★★He'll do anything for a second chance…★★★★Deacon Hunter knows what it feels like to want. To ache. To crave the woman who captured his heart when they were deployed in Iraq. To know that he screwed everything up with the one woman who trusted him. One night changes everything…Kelsey Ryder has scars, the kind of scars she hopes that no one ever sees. Working around the guys at the Pint, she's reminded of everything she lost when she left the Army behind.  But she can't leave. She won't. No matter how much she might be afraid of the sleepless nights. But some scars refuse to stay hidden. Nothing will ever be the same.Being alone in the dark changes everything. It's the silence that breaks her. Makes her reach out to the one man she shouldn't.And Deacon doesn't know if he's strong enough to catch her when she falls.

He's in for the fight of his life . . . Army captain Trent Davila loved his wife, Laura, and their two beautiful children. But when he almost lost his life in combat, something inside him died. He couldn't explain the emptiness he felt or bridge the growing distance between him and his family - so he deployed again. And again. And again...until his marriage reached its breaking point. Now, with everything on the line, Trent has one last chance to prove to his wife that he can be the man she needs ...if she'll have him. . . to win back his only love.Laura is blindsided when Trent returns home. Time and again, he chose his men over his family, and she's just beginning to put the pieces of her shattered heart back together. But when Trent faces a court martial on false charges, only Laura can save him. What begins as an act of kindness to protect his career inflames a desire she thought long buried - and a love that won't be denied. But can she trust that this time he's back to stay?

Can a battle-scarred warrior . . . Stay sober. Get deployed. Lead his platoon. Those are the only things that matter to Sergeant First Class Reza Iaconelli. What he wants is for everyone to stay out of his way; what he gets is Captain Emily Lindberg telling him how to deal with his men. Fort Hood's newest shrink is smart as a whip and sexy as hell. She's also full of questions - about the army, its soldiers, and the agony etched on Reza's body and soul. . . . open his heart to love?Emily has devoted her life to giving soldiers the care they need and deserve. Little does she know that means facing down the fierce wall of muscle that is Sergeant Iaconelli like it's just another day at the office. When Reza agrees to help her understand what makes a soldier tick, she's thrilled. Too bad it doesn't help her unravel the sexy warrior in front of her who stokes her desire and touches a part of her she thought long dead. He's the man who thinks combat is the only escape from the demons that haunt him. The man who needs her most of all . . .

Captain Ben Teague wants neither the responsibility of command or the commitment. But his request for release from active duty is denied, leaving him with little choice. Frustrated and angry, Ben sets about trying to get fired, wanting nothing to do with leading soldiers in a war he deems futile. But when the most beautiful and annoying woman enters his battalion, he starts to remember what he's fighting for...Major Olivia Hale is shocked by her reception in the battalion. As the person who is meant to formulate legal opinions that keep commanders out of trouble, she's greeted not as part of the team but as an obstruction. Yet Olivia sees more in Ben than he sees in himself and as the legal challenges in his new command grow, so too does the lust for one another. When a night of passion turns into something more, Ben and Olivia must find a way to hold on to their new found love in the midst of a stormy war.

"e;Beautifully Written"e; JoAnn Ross - New York Times Bestselling author of the Shelter Bay series Fall in love with the men and women coming home from war and the families who love them in the first three books in Jessica Scott's Homefront Series: HOMEFRONT, AFTER THE WAR, and FORGED IN FIRE. HOMEFRONTHe’s always loved her… First Sergeant Gale Sorren waited a war and half a lifetime for a chance to get stationed near the ex-wife who left him years ago. When he finally musters the courage to see her, the life he imagined she was living was nothing close to the reality. She’s never stopped loving him… Melanie never stopped worrying about Gale each time he headed off to war. But he’s never been there when she needed him and she’s had fifteen years to steel her heart against him. But when Gale moves to Fort Hood, he finally has a chance to make things right with Melanie and the daughter she raised without him. Can Mel trust her heart to a man who has always let her down?AFTER THE WARA terrible loss… Captain Sarah Anders lost her husband to the Iraq war and has nearly lost the career she loves. Sent to Fort Hood, she only wants to do her job and take care of the daughter she’s raising on her own. She never counted on running straight into a memory she’d tried to forget. A love he never forgot... Captain Sean Nichols never got over Sarah. He simply tried to forget her amidst the war and the chaos of combat. But when she’s assigned to investigate his unit, he comes face to face with the woman no war or any amount of time could make him forget. A dark secret… As Sarah gets closer to the truth, Sean must accept that actions he took during the war may end the tentative love building between them. And even if Sarah can forgive him, Sean may never be able to forgive himself. FORGED IN FIREA warrior focused on war… Captain Sal Bello wants nothing more than to train his men for their upcoming deployment. But life at home is far more complicated for many of his men. And Sal doesn’t know how to stop the unraveling within his formation.  A warrior tested by combat... First Sergeant Holly Washington has been baptized by fire and come out steel. She knows how to lead soldiers in combat and bring them safely home.  But she’s not prepared for the strain she sees on her soldiers’ faces and the weight born by the one man she’s not supposed to fall for. As these two warriors clash over what it means to be a leader at home and at war, they'll cross the line between officer and enlisted. And the fallout could be more than either of them are prepared to face. Books in the Homefront SeriesBook .5: Come Home to MeBook 1: HomefrontBook 2: After the WarBook 3: Forged in Fire

James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.'I'm not a hero.'Cam Warren is back from duty in Iraq. He's haunted by what he's seen, and the only thing he wants is to be normal again – especially when he sees Hayley Arsenault, the girl he left behind when he went off to war. But how does a scarred soldier learn to let in love?

"e;Beautifully Written"e; JoAnn Ross - New York Times Bestselling author of the Shelter Bay seriesWelcome back to the tiny military community where the men are strong and the women who dare to love them. To everyone who knows him, Gale Sorren is a grumpy first sergeant who, despite his gruff exterior, cares deeply about protecting those around him. What no one can see is that he's been running from his mistakes his entire life. He's never forgiven himself for letting his wife walk out of his life with their infant daughter but because of the war, he's never had a second chance. Mel was too young to be an Army wife and when everything became too overwhelming, she ran, thinking it would be easier to keep her heart from breaking every time she thought about her husband leaving on another deployment. Raising their daughter along hasn't been easy but Mel is wracked with guilt, wondering how much her choices have lead to hear daughter's struggles. The last thing she's planning on is bringing Gale back into her life so when he shows up at a company party, she's completely blindsided with the realization that she's never stopped loving him. But now that he's living in the same small town, he's forced to make a choice: keep running or face the fact that he's always loved her. And together, they have to find a way to convince their daughter that she's worthy of the love she's always deserved but he hasn't been around to give. **previously published as part of the Homefront series but it has been republished as part of the Coming Home series as the author originally intended**

"e;Beautifully Written"e; JoAnn Ross - New York Times Bestselling author of the Shelter Bay series "e;Jessica Scott brings two unlikely people together to find love. It makes their world a bit brighter and easier to cope with. It gives these people a home life that makes all of their sacrifices worth it."e; ~ Michelle | Saucy Southern Readers "e;Holly is, by far, my favorite Jessica Scott heroine! I'm sure it's her sarcastic nature and her tough exterior that draws me the most."e; ~ Tina | Goodreads Review "e;I laughed, I cried and at times wanted to strangle a few characters. Be sure to check her out."e; ~ Danielle | Goodreads Review Army Captain Sal Bello doesn't know how to be around people - he's spent his life being a soldier and that's all he wants to do. He's never been in love and he doesn't understand what it does to the men around him, struggling to hold their marriages together. For Sal, the rules are a comfort, a way to live life without the messiness of emotions that tend to get out of control. First Sergeant Holly Washington has been spent her life around men like Sal Bello and she knows exactly how to get around his focus on the rules. She knows first hand that sometimes doing the right thing involves breaking the rules. She's not interested in the stoic officer who never seems to smile but something about him captures her curiosity. Beneath the gruff exterior, she sees a hint of a man shaped by a crushing loneliness that even he may not realize he carries within him. When work throws them together in an impossible situation, Sal is forced to make a choice: break the rules or risk losing his last chance at love…and finding a home. **Previously published as Find My Way Home and Forged in Fire as part of the Homefront Series. It has been republished as part of the Coming Home series as originally intended**

Violence.I'm addicted to it. It's how I feel alive. It's the only thing that's real any more.And now I have to sit around and discuss it like it's physics or calculus. I can't do it. I can't pretend that it's some sterile academic topic. Violence isn't sterile. It isn't calm. It's pulsing. It's alive.It's my drug.Until I met Abby, I never wanted anything beyond the next fight. Never considered that I might finally find a way back to the land of the living.Now? Now I find myself dreaming of a woman with golden eyes.But I can never be with her. Because I am not whole. And I never will be again.But I cannot stay away. And loving her might finally be what breaks me.  PRAISE FOR BREAK MY FALL"e;Intense, emotional, and edgy—Break My Fall is Jessica Scott's best yet!"e; J Kenner, New York Times Bestselling author"e;A dark, compelling story filled with hope"e; - Carly Phillips, New York Times Bestselling author  "e;Break My Fall is pure emotion wrapped in Jessica Scott's signature wit. Josh and Abby are the kind of characters who will stay with you long after you close the book."e; - USA Today bestselling author Farrah Rochon "e;Jessica Scott has a gift for writing characters that I feel in my heart. Break My Fall was no exception. I was all in from the first page to the last."e; Claudia Connor, New York Times bestselling author of Worth The Fall  "e;The writing was engaging, emotional, and honest. Jessica Scott has once again touched my heart."e; Smut Book Junkies

Her entire life has been a lie. Being with Eli is the most honest thing she's ever done. Parker Hauser lives the perfect life and knows exactly where she's been and where she's going. Parker has to be perfect. Perfect grades, perfect body, perfect life. Until she meets Eli Winter. Eli throws her entire life into chaos when he denies her the one thing she wants from him. One chance encounter stokes her desire for the man who refused to touch her and left her questioning everything. When Parker tries to help his new business, the spotlight turns on Eli's military record. And the war he's tried to forget may  destroy them both."e;Jessica Scott weaves raw, real emotion into every scene and sentence. AFTER I FALL was irresistible and unforgettable!"e; ~ Roxanne St. Claire, New York Times Bestselling Author  Praise for BEFORE I FALL. One of the most read books in Library Journal's Self-e program! "e;Scott (HomeFront) starts off her Falling contemporary series with a story that focuses on the troubles of returning veterans and their families...The strength of the story is the attention it pays to returning veterans' need for physical and mental support, especially for their careers and families."e; ~ Publisher's Weekly "e;A compelling story of love and life that will break your heart, then piece it back together."e;  ~ New York Times Bestselling author Gina Maxwell  "e;A deeply moving story with characters who capture your heart."e; ~ Carly Phillips, New York Times Bestselling Author "e;Romantic and real and sexy, Before I Fall is an emotional ride that grabs hold and doesn't let go."e; ~ Kristen Callihan, New York Times Bestselling author of The Hookup"e;Sensual. Emotional. Engrossing. Jessica Scott has delivered a romance you cannot put down."e; ~ Robin Covington, Bestselling author of the Nashville Nights series "e;Before I Fall gives readers a glimpse of what life after a war can be....I highly recommend not only for the love story, but for a story that will keep you thankful and grounded"e; ~ Under the Covers    Praise for BREAK MY FALL. ​"e;Intense, emotional, and edgy--Break My Fall is Jessica Scott's best yet!"e; J Kenner, New York Times Bestselling author

A haunting novel about  the sacrifices good men make in war."e;An unsettling but captivating look at the dark and painful effects wrought by war on the minds and bodies of soldiers caught up in the moral and ethical dilemmas they face while trying stay alive"e; ~ Night Owl Reviews  "e;This one will haunt you."e; ~ Bestselling author J.D. RhoadesWhatever it takes, just come home to me. Promise me, Sam.In eight months, Staff Sergeant Sam Brown will become a father. But first, he has to survive his fourth tour in Iraq. On his last night home, he tries to pretend that everything is fine, that the war is fine, that his life is fine.But as he returns to the war zone, things are anything but fine and the promise he made to his fiancé takes on a desperate edge. As things spiral down, Sam starts to wonder about that promise.How high is the price he will pay when the long night comes to an end?

The darkness never forgets…Caleb Gregory has spent ten years hiding in the dark, refusing to speak about the night his young life was destroyed. In his anger and his rage, he drank and fought until he drove everyone away until he had no one left.The light casts a long shadow…Nalini King has devoted her post army life to her passion: using yoga to heal her fellow soldiers. In doing so, she's worked to forget the night her life burned down around her.An unexpected storm…When a storm forces them into the darkness together, these two wounded souls must face the demons of their past.Because it is only in the darkest night that we can truly see the light.

"e;Because of You is a beautifully crafted, wonderfully emotional debut."e;~ JoAnn Ross New York Times bestselling authorWelcome Home - these are the words every soldier longs to hear after an endless deployment. But for Sergeant First Class Shane Garrison, there's no one waiting when he arrives back at Fort Hood, unconscious and barely hanging on. The IED that nearly took his life took something more important - something he's afraid he'll never get back.Working as nurse at Fort Hood's busy hospital, Jen St. James has seen her share of wounded warriors pass through her hallways. But there's something about Shane that draws her close, even when she knows her own brush with death has left her scarred.As Shane struggles to recover, Jen is the only one who can see what's happening to him. As the wounds of war drag him further away from healing and everyone around him who matters, Jen is there, pushing him, demanding that he continue to fight to get back to the only thing he believes he's good at.Along the way, Shane learns the hard truth about life without the uniform and discovers that maybe, there's someone for him to come home to after all.