A
heart-wrenching new military romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Carmen
Jenner.
Available exclusively on Amazon and KU
Blurb
Jake Tucker is broken. At
twenty-two, he went into the Marine Corps a naïve, troubled youth. Nine years
and four tours later, Jake finds himself back on US soil, though his mind
remains firmly planted in the sands of Afghanistan with the men he left behind.
Wounded, chewed up and spat out by
war, Jake has only his dog, Nuke, PTSD, and survivor’s guilt to keep him
company. He’s lived every day for nine years wondering when it will be his
last, but there’s little comfort in the fact that he’s still standing when his
platoon isn’t.
Ellie Mason doesn’t have time for
broken. She’s too busy trying to put food on the table. And keeping up with the
demands of her autistic son, Spencer, is sometimes like fighting behind enemy
lines. As if navigating the minefields of single parenthood isn’t enough, Ellie
finds herself drawn to the quiet Marine who’s just as lonely as she is. But
she’s loved damaged men before, and it left her wounded.
Set against the picturesque
backdrop of Fairhope, Alabama, Ellie and Jake find themselves running toward the
sound of chaos.
Love is war.
Excerpt
I ease her
down on her feet, before the bed and take a step back. I want this, God do I
want this, but I’m terrified. Elle’s eyes roam over me and she takes in a deep
breath, and I won’t lie—it hurts like hell. I don’t want pity, and I don’t want
the woman I care about looking at me like a monster just sprouted from my back.
She reaches out a hand and trails her fingertips over my scarred flesh, feeling
the hard, ugly edges. I flinch a little, and she pulls away as if she’s been
burned.
“Did I hurt
you?” she whispers.
“Angel, it
hurts just looking at you.”
She smiles
and continues her exploration of my body, openin’ old wounds with every scar
she touches, and yet it’s as if she’s tenderly sewing them shut at the same
time. I haven’t felt the touch of a woman for a very long time, and never again
did I think I would, especially not one as perfect and kind-hearted as this.
“What did
they do to you, Jake?” Her eyes are bright with tears, and I grab her hands and
hold them flat to my chest.
“I don’t
want your pity, Elle.”
“You think
that’s why I’m here?” she says, staring up at me with those incredible eyes.
“You think that’s all this is between us?”
About the
Author
Carmen Jenner
Her dark romance, KICK (Savage Saints MC #1), won Best
Dark Romance Read in the Reader’s Choice Awards at RWDU 2015.
A tattoo enthusiast, hardcore lipstick addict and
zombie fangirl, Carmen lives on the sunny north coast of New South Wales,
Australia, where she spends her time indoors wrangling her two wildling
children, a dog named Pikelet, and her very own man-child.
A romantic at heart, Carmen strives to give her
characters the HEA they deserve, but not before ruining their lives completely
first … because what’s a happily ever after without a little torture?
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