What makes a hero?
They say a hero is someone that has given his life to something bigger than himself.
I say a hero is no braver than an ordinary man, he is just braver for five minutes longer.
All soldiers are brave, it's what they do with their bravery that makes them heroes.
Am I a hero?
Clayton Jackson dedicated his life to serving his country. Enlisting in the Marine Corps at the young age of eighteen, he never imagined following any other path. However, fate had other plans for him as a life-altering accident during his last deployment left him disabled and forces him to return home.
Hiding in the small town he grew up in, Clayton tries to keep his secret from his loved ones at all costs. One day while seeking refuge from his troubled mind, his path crosses with Isabella Jones. Their connection is instantaneous as if the universe conspired to bring them together.
Isabella, a mysterious and enigmatic woman, is haunted by the demons from her own past. As their relationship quickly blossoms, the unspoken truths between them threaten to tear them apart. When Clayton is presented with the opportunity to rejoin the Marine Corps, Isabella is faced with a decision: whether to accompany him or remain behind.
Caught in this web of secrets and lies, they try to navigate their love through the murky waters, desperately hoping to find solace in each other's arms. But will love be enough to conquer the shadows that lingered in their hearts? Or would the truth ultimately be their undoing?
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124 Chs
The Broken Soldier: Dreams Of A Broken Marine
This is the second book for The Broken Soldier.
Please read The Broken Soldier: Secrets Of A Broken Marine first.
Clayton Jackson, First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps is back from what was his final deployment. He left his final deployment on a high, leaving him with yet another injury.
This time he is set to stay with Isabella, and bring their child into the world and raise it together.
But Clayton gets restless and he desires to go back.
But apart from that, Isabella and Clayton are concerned that the two people that they fear to most will come back and hurt them and their child.
Can they let go of this fear?
Will Isabella let Clayton follow his dreams again and let him go back and become the ultimate Marine, a Rayder?
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110 Chs
So Near Yet So Far
She didn't want anything to do with another man in her life until she crossed paths with Sam Thompson, a handsome heart throb and an heir to a well known business man who's willing to take the chance and break all her walls introducing her to a whole new level of being loved.
Freya thinks life will never give her a chance of being happy and she'll never find love but this time it comes at her door step. Life gives her a second chance at being happy and finding true love but she's too blind to see that. Her eyes are clouded by the tears of the things that have brought her down.
But will she be able to see what life has given her or keep on making her past give her the reasons of being unhappy.
After her breakup with her long time sweetheart , well what she tought and considered to be one while in reality it was the opposite of that . Her world falls apart but is later crumbled into dust when her mother is brutally murdered at her anniversary celebration.
Later on they come for her .
Will she see what's coming for her?
Will she let Sam love her or keep dwelling in her past?
(So near from getting all the answers to her questions but blinded by the past. )
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107 Chs
Global OverHeat Apocalypse: Everyone Near Death by Dehydration
The global temperature has risen by 100° in the previous life I risked being roasted alive to feed my girlfriend I brought a few pieces of bread for my girlfriend's family but my girlfriend not only didn't appreciate it but also complained that
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39 Chs
Marooned with a Marine
Psychologist Neil is a civilian embedded with a division of Marines sent out as part of a peacekeeping mission overseas in the Pacific. When the local political situation erupts into open civil war, the American troops are ordered to evacuate. Neil escapes in a small plane, along with several military personnel.<br><br>The plane crashes into the sea, with only Neil and a Marine surviving. They're swept over a reef and deposited in the lagoon of a deserted island.<br><br>As they work together to survive in the hopes of being rescued, mutual respect warms into friendship. But Neil's feelings grow deeper, and he keeps them hidden from his companion.<br><br>How would the Marine react if he knew the feelings Neil harbors for him? Can what they share in isolation carry over if -- or when -- they're rescued?
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35 Chs
The Marine Next Door
Schoolteacher Julian Reynolds is disillusioned with the seedier side of gay life in New York City with its self-absorption, vanity, and preoccupation with sex. When his long-time relationship with his high school sweetheart ends, he returns to his hometown and vows to live a simple life free of the extremes of the gay lifestyle and romantic entanglements. With that end in mind, he rents the carriage house next door to a large Tudor-style home.<br><br>Tate Butler, a former student of Julian’s, lives in the big house with his mother. Tate is bitter and withdrawn after losing a leg while serving in the Marine Corps during the war in Afghanistan. Fearing rejection from his mother and blaming himself for his father’s death, Tate stays firmly in the closet and punishes himself by refusing to learn how to walk again.<br><br>Can Tate and Julian help heal each other’s pasts and forge a real and lasting future together? Or will the driveway that separates their houses prove too wide a gulf to cross?
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32 Chs
A Couple Who Started Living Together due to a "near-death" situation!
A plain boy, a normal looking boy, yet really smart. That's who Awagami Yuu is. Although, he never fell in love. At least, he never expected to. Until a girl named Higabana Aoi had entered his life, and ruined it, after rejecting him. A year later, a certain accident almost took his life. After steeling himself to forget her, he only found himself being nursed by her for a full day! Which made his feelings more complicated! What step will Awagami Yuu take on this unexpected turn?
This is the first work of Murasaki YuKi — A Couple Who Started Living Together Due to a "near-death" Situation! I hope you enjoy reading this!
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35 Chs
NEAR MORTAL
Lucky Rival is the only beast hunter of cryptids in his home town of Darteret. The week begins with the capture of a werewolf but with a camera man on the job, questions are asked about how he is able to obtain such interesting shots. The camera man doesn't reveal his secrets, he keeps them to himself along with the idea that he knows Lucky from somewhere but can't seem place where he knows him from.
Beast hunter Lucky Rival, his sister Candace, and their little brother Max meet to attend a vigil but are quickly turned around because of a fighting pack of werewolves. They soon realize that going to law enforcement doesn't help in this instance because the law seems to be on the side of the werewolves rather than that of the humans.
The Rivals eventually split up after there is a chase by a werewolf but their sibling closeness brings them back together almost in a way that duplicates their childhood when they are confronted by a werewolf again. Through the luck of having a weapon, Lucky Rival is able to chase the werewolf into the forest and later, he receives some interesting news.
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27 Chs
My Marine Protector
**What if all your life was passing by you and you couldn’t enjoy it, and it is all because of one man?**
That is the story of Maddison. Ever since she met John, her life has been in hell, constantly full of abusement vocabulary and physical. Her only goal in life is to run away from him and live in peace. Will she be able to find her happiness and find someone that will love her with no abusement?
**As a Marine Corps, your life is constantly is full of danger and action, but what happens if the one you love dies and leaves you small human to raise alone?**
James thought that the moment he found the one he’ll spend the rest of his life with it will be the happiest moment for him, but after his girlfriend gave birth to his son, it took her away from him to raise their son alone. Will he be able to accomplish her dying wish to find someone to help him raise their son or he’ll leave him to his parents and run away back to the military?
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24 Chs
Having You Near Me (BL)
[Warning! Mature Content, R18]
"Readers must broaden their understanding when they want to read a book about homosexuality."
#HOT #STEAMY #WILD #ROMANTIC #LOVE #LUST #TWISTS #BL #ACTIONS
While I was cooking an omelette, Mat wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his chin on my shoulder blade, he's being clingy at that moment.
" Babe stoppp! I'm cooking, here help me slice the tomatoes." I uttered.
" Uhmm babe I love you, can we stay like this for awhile." Mat replied sweetly and clingy.
Then he started sniffing and kissing me on the neck.
" Babe, control yourself okay? Maybe after the competition I'll give you what you want." I bit my lip and started staring at him seductively and amorously.But I'm just teasing him to see his reaction.
*****
Matthew Adriano is the son of a rich CEO of an empire called "Techno"(A company who creates advance technologies). His father was one of the former leaders of a mafia group called "Bastardos" but it had been disbanded a long years ago since the discovery of the "Blood Diamond" they have stolen from another group of terrorists.It is a super rare treasure that costs billions of dollars. The person who possessed this treasure will have the power to control the black market or maybe even beyond. Mat met Mike Davis, also son of a former leader of the same mafia group. With unexpected circumstances, Mike and Mat got involved with their family businesses which will put their lives in danger. Will beyond that danger is a heaven or still a hell?
Well, start reading and find out more exciting twists and turns.
"All the characters are fictional and were created for entertainment purposes
only."
Stay tuned for more chapters.❤️
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