by Jessica Scott | Feb 21, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, army mom, army officers, books, Coming Home Series, Fort Hood, women at war
CHAPTER 8 Sean’s phone vibrated in his pocket. At almost seventeen hundred, it was never a good thing when the phone rang. Hell, it was never good news when his phone rang, no matter what time of day. “Captain Nichols.” “Sir?” Morgan’s voice grated on the other...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 19, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, army mom, army officers, books, Coming Home Series, Fort Hood, women at war
CHAPTER 6 “You won’t make a statement?” Sarah asked, struggling to keep her expression carefully blank. Across from her, Lieutenant Smith crossed his arms over his chest. “No.” “No, ma’am,” she corrected, keeping her voice level. She didn’t know who this lieutenant...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 18, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, army mom, army officers, books, Coming Home Series, Fort Hood, women at war
CHAPTER 7 Sean looked at the closed door of his office and winced as he heard the sound of a chair scraping across the floor. Morgan sighed heavily. “This is bullshit, sir!” Kearney’s voice was muffled outside of Sean’s office door. Sean felt Morgan’s frustration as...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 17, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, army mom, army officers, books, Coming Home Series, Fort Hood, women at war
CHAPTER 5 Sarah walked out of the morning staff sync meeting unsure if the dread in her stomach was from the realization that she was going to have to see Sean today or from Major Wilson’s soul-withering gaze during the meeting. Today’s glare had come because a...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 16, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, army mom, army officers, books, Coming Home Series, Fort Hood, women at war
CHAPTER THREE Sarah walked into her office an hour later, infinitely more calm. She’d gotten a copy of the police report of the fight from the military police liaison and had sat in her car, flipping through the information. There really didn’t seem to be much to it....
by Jessica Scott | Feb 15, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, army mom, army officers, books, Coming Home Series, Fort Hood, women at war
CHAPTER TWO It had been nine years since she’d seen him. Nine years since his words had sliced into her skin with bitter anger and hurt and loss. Nine years since their lives had fallen apart, and she’d relegated Sean Nichols to a memory she tried to forget. But in...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 14, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, army mom, army officers, books, Coming Home Series, Fort Hood, women at war
CHAPTER 4 “Who’s that, Mommy?” Anna asked, holding her Happy Meal to her chest like it was the most precious thing in the world. Which, to be fair, it probably was, since Sarah did her damnedest not to buy the stupid things. Sarah watched Sean walk away, relieved that...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 14, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, army mom, army officers, books, Coming Home Series, Fort Hood, women at war
CHAPTER 4 “Who’s that, Mommy?” Anna asked, holding her Happy Meal to her chest like it was the most precious thing in the world. Which, to be fair, it probably was, since Sarah did her damnedest not to buy the stupid things. Sarah watched Sean walk away, relieved that...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 14, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, army mom, army officers, books, Coming Home Series, Fort Hood, women at war
PROLOGUE Al Fallujah Late 2003 “LT, stop!” Lieutenant Sean Nichols looked away from the fire and at the soldier holding him back. “Let me go.” A direct order, laced with violence. Specialist Kearney shook his head. “Getting yourself killed isn’t going to do...
by Jessica Scott | Feb 10, 2025 | #bookofthemonth, army mom, army officers, books, Coming Home Series, Fort Hood, women at war
CHAPTER 10 This was stupid. So stupid. She’d just failed a PT test—a major violation for an officer—and she was standing here, bleeding and sore. And her body was on fire. But not from the run or from the weakness in her leg. From the warmth and concern looking back...
