by Jessica Scott | Apr 23, 2022 | #bookofthemonth, books
A PLACE CALLED HOME Chapter Fifteen Emily was alive. At least, she thought she was. A series of explosions were cooking off inside her skull, in perfect rhythm with her heartbeat, and she was reasonably certain that there were a thousand ice picks stabbing her in her...
by Jessica Scott | Apr 21, 2022 | #bookofthemonth, books
Authors Note: I skipped ahead a couple of chapters because Chapters 11-13 deal wih a soldiers suicide and the aftermath. While they are important parts of the story, they are something I felt should be read within the context of the entire book and not in a one off...
by Jessica Scott | Apr 19, 2022 | #bookofthemonth, books
A PLACE CALLED HOME Chapter Ten Reza had headed back to the R&R Center to pick up Wisniak, only to find out the kid had left without being seen. He headed back to the barracks, dialing Wisniak’s cell phone repeatedly. It went straight to voicemail every time. A...
by Jessica Scott | Apr 17, 2022 | #bookofthemonth, books
A PLACE CALLED HOME Chapter Nine He’d been right when he’d told her she was going to be sore. Sore didn’t even begin to explain all the pain in places she hadn’t even known existed. Her hip ached every time she moved. Her shoulders felt like they were still carrying...
by Jessica Scott | Apr 15, 2022 | #bookofthemonth, books
A PLACE CALLED HOME Chapter Eight The ride back to the clinic was quiet. At least, as quiet as a ride in a tactical vehicle could be. Reza’s thoughts were filled with heady, slow images. Fantasies involving a prim and proper doc who’d frozen in the hallway today and...