So I'm in this bundle...you might have heard if it? The six of us in it have been known to have big mouths when it comes to shouting about our books, especially when it's a topic we're passionate about, such as military men. And have we got some military men for you!
UNIFORM DESIRES contains 6 stories by 6 military romance authors you might have heard of. ;) I'm excited we can offer it to you, even if only for a limited time, at the crazy low price of 99 cents, but this price won't last long so if you want it grab it!
Need more convincing? How about an excerpt from my story in the box set, CINDERELLA LIBERTY. One of my military consultants currently in Afghanistan went above and beyond and helped me brainstorm plot, fact check the scenes on location and even proofread for me, all while deployed and working 12 hour days and I couldn't be more appreciative. It wouldn't be the book it is without his vast input.
Enjoy the following excerpt, inspired by my Marine friend and his love of both care packages and canned sardines, and then head to Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Kobo and grab it before it's gone!!
By Cat Johnson
Only in the UNIFORM DESIRES Box Set
Marine Gunnery Sergeant John "Crash"
O'Malley has two goals for the immediate future. One, enjoy his liberty in New
York City, and two, survive his deployment to Afghanistan. What he didn't plan
on is Trish. A guy can't have a one-night stand with his best friend's sister
and then abandon her at midnight when his liberty ends, but starting a new
relationship days before shipping out would be crazy. Then again, Crash never
did do things the easy way.
What he doesn't realize is that his friend's
displeasure over Crash breaking the "no sisters rule" is nothing
compared to what the insurgents have in store for them in the Helmand Province.
Now it's a matter of survival because Crash's new objective is to get home and
make Trish his.
CINDERELLA LBERTY EXCERPT:
As he closed the door
against the heat, Crash saw Zippy was already inside. "Hey. What's going
on?"
Tearing into a cardboard
box, Zippy glanced up. "Care package from home."
"Cool." Crash smothered
the envy.
It was ridiculous. He wasn't
lacking for anything. Most things he needed he could get at the exchange. If
they didn't sell it on base, he could go online and order from a place that
would ship to him here.
His mom asked he if needed
anything and Crash always told her no. She was getting up there in years and
she was on a fixed income. He couldn't expect her to haul packages to the post
office when he could order whatever he needed on his own. But there was
something about getting a little piece of home at mail call that made a guy
feel good.
He sat on his rack and
glanced over. "What'd you get?"
"All sorts of shit.
It's like Trish bought out the store." Zippy pawed through the sizable
box.
Trish. That piqued Crash's
interest in the box further. "Yeah? Anything good?" Christ, that had
sounded a little too interested.
Zippy starting unloading the
contents onto the desk. "Peanut butter. Crackers. A couple of DVDs. Box of
cookies."
"Oh, that's nice."
The cloud of disappointment darkened over Crash.
"Here." Zippy
turned and tossed a smaller box toward Crash.
As it came sailing across
the room, Crash reached out and caught it between his fingertips. "What's
this?"
"I don't know. Open it.
It's got your name on it."
His eyes widened when he
turned the box in his hands and saw it did indeed have his name written on it
in bold black marker. CRASH. Nothing else, but he knew who it had to be from.
"Trish sent me
something?"
"I guess so."
Zippy didn't look surprised or suspicious. He was too busy tearing through the
rest of the box.
If Zippy wasn't concerned
that Trish was sending Crash things, then Crash figured he needn't worry. He
couldn't beat down the excitement as he tore the packing tape off and opened
the flaps of the cardboard box. He smiled at what he saw on top. A note, in
handwriting he didn't recognize because they'd never written to each other
before. Strange that he knew the feel, the taste, the scent of this girl, but
had never seen her writing until now.
Crash.
I remembered you said you liked these so I thought I'd send
some along. FYI, don't know how you can eat that stuff!
Trish
He peered into the box and
found half a dozen cans of sardines, a box of crackers and a bag of beef jerky.
His favorite snacks on earth. They'd talked about food that weekend they were
together. He remembered she'd made the funniest face when he mentioned the
sardines. He'd teased her because she'd never even tried one, but had already
decided she hated them.
His heart clenched as he
tried not to make more of it than there was. She'd been sending stuff to her
brother. She'd probably just thrown this in as an afterthought.
The falseness of his rationalization echoed
through him. Trish had remembered their conversation. She'd taken the time to
search out and find exactly the things she knew he liked. This was no
afterthought.
Cat Johnson
NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Author
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