by Jessica Scott | May 25, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, Falling Series
Chapter 8 Kelsey The effects of not sleeping for two nights are finally kicking in. The library’s silence wraps around me, taunting me, dangling sleep just out of reach. I’m so tired that my hands are shaking. I’ve been staring at my computer screen for...
by Jessica Scott | May 23, 2025 | #bookofthemonth
Chapter 6 Kelsey I’ve been trying to quit drinking. The problem is I’m really good at it. That’s what I’ve been doing ever since I joined the Army and what I’ve been doing ever since I got blown up downrange. I’ve been trying to cut back on it. To be...
by Jessica Scott | May 21, 2025 | #bookofthemonth
Chapter 5 Kelsey The cadets are quiet today. Veer and Jovi are sitting next to each other again. They’re cute in the way they think they’re being professional in class but their bodies telling on them. I don’t know what the deal is with their...
by Jessica Scott | May 19, 2025 | #bookofthemonth
Chapter 4 Deacon Kelsey decided not to show up to work tonight. Despite my best efforts of staring at the clock and willing her to walk through that front door, midnight comes and goes with no Kelsey. I pull double duty behind the bar and try to drown my worry in...
by Jessica Scott | May 17, 2025 | #bookofthemonth
Chapter 3 Kelsey I’m practically vibrating with anger as Deacon releases the cadets with instructions to read an article about the fight against ISIS in Syria and the role of the Kurds. I’ve been silently meditating since he dropped the bombshell of what...