Bøger af Jessica Scott

Isabelle and Richard Hughes have been married for over half their lives, now in their fifties and with Richard making a lot of money running a real estate firm, Isabelle should want for nothing. And that was how she felt until her husband told her how long he would be leaving this time.He had never left her for three weeks before and now she would have to figure out what to do with her time - perhaps a charity event would keep her busy. She didn't expect, however, all the men that she would be around as she prepared for it and just how helpful they wanted to be.Isabelle is familiar with the modern world, but not familiar enough to know that many younger men are attracted to older women and are not afraid to show that attraction. How will she handle all of them? How will she make sure to keep her new wants hidden from her husband - does she even want to? An adventure through her new found sexuality awaits in this story.

Stay focused. Get a job. Save her father's life.Beth Lamont knows far too much about the harsh realities of life her gilded classmates have only read about in class. She'll do whatever it takes to take care of her father, even if that means tutoring a guy like Noah - a guy who represents everything she hates about the war, soldiers and what the Army has done to her family. Noah Warren doesn't know how to be a student. All he knows is war. But he's going to college now to fulfill a promise and he doesn't break his promises. Except he doesn't count on his tutor being drop dead gorgeous and distracting as hell. One look at Beth threatens to unravel the careful lies Noah has constructed around him.A simple arrangement turns into something neither of them can deny. And a war that neither of them can forget could destroy them both.

Welcome home...back to the place where everything is worth fighting for. Available for the first time in a box set, the first two books in the acclaimed Coming Home series from USA Today bestselling author Jessica Scott.Because of YouWelcome Home - these are the words every soldier longs to hear after an endless deployment. But for Sergeant First Class Shane Garrison, there's no one waiting when he arrives back at Fort Hood, unconscious and barely hanging on. The IED that nearly took his life took something more important - something he's afraid he'll never get back.Back to YouDying has a way of changing a man. Ever since the day Army captain Trent Davila lost his life, he's been fighting the demons that haunt him from that terrible day. Time and again, he's left his wife and their two children behind as he's volunteered to put himself in harm's way until his wife had enough. As the fight for his career and reputation threatens to destroy them both, their marriage will be tested like never before.

Violence. I'm addicted to it. It's how I feel alive. It's the only thing that's real any more.And now I have to sit around and discuss it like it's physics or calculus. I can't do it. I can't pretend that it's some sterile academic topic. Violence isn't sterile. It isn't calm. It's pulsing. It's alive.It's my drug.Until I met Abby, I never wanted anything beyond the next fight. Never considered that I might finally find a way back to the land of the living.Now? Now I find myself dreaming of a woman with golden eyes.But I can never be with her. Because I am not whole. And I never will be again.But I cannot stay away. And loving her might finally be what breaks me.

Her entire life has been a lie. Being with Eli is the most honest thing she's ever done. Parker Hauser lives the perfect life and knows exactly where she's been and where she's going. Parker has to be perfect. Perfect grades, perfect body, perfect life. Until she meets Eli Winter. Eli throws her entire life into chaos when he denies her the one thing she wants from him. One chance encounter stokes her desire for the man who refused to touch her and left her questioning everything. When Parker tries to help his new business, the spotlight turns on Eli's military record. And the war he's tried to forget may destroy them both.

"Because of You is a beautifully crafted, wonderfully emotional debut." JoAnn Ross New York Times bestselling author Welcome Home - these are the words every soldier longs to hear after an endless deployment.Working as nurse at Fort Hood's busy hospital, Jen St. James has seen her share of wounded warriors pass through her hallways. But there's something about Shane that draws her close, even when she knows her own brush with death has left her scarred.As Shane struggles to recover, Jen is the only one who can see what's happening to him. As the wounds of war drag him further away from healing and everyone around him who matters, Jen is there, pushing him, demanding that he continue to fight to get back to the only thing he believes he's good at.Along the way, Shane learns the hard truth about life without the uniform and discovers that maybe, there's someone for him to come home to after all.

Sister Mary Carlice is the best teacher at Our Lady Queen of Peace. When she teaches her students a Bible story, someone always learns a lesson. As she teaches her students about the Prodigal Son, the Duncan twins see the relationship of the parable to their own lives.

My name is Jessica Scott. I am a soldier. I am a mother. I am a wife. In 2009, Army second lieutenant Jessica Scott deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. She thought deploying was the hardest thing she'd ever do. She was wrong. This is the story of a mother coming home from war and learning to be a mom again. This is the story of a lieutenant making the grade and becoming a company commander. This is the journey of a writer persevering through a hundred rejections. This is the story of a soldier learning to be a woman again. This is the story of a wife waiting for the end of a war. This is the journey as it happened, without commentary. This is her blog. There are many blogs from the Iraq war, but this one is hers.

My name is Jessica Scott. I am a soldier. I am a wife. I am a mother. There are many stories from the Iraq war. This one is mine. In 2009, Army second lieutenant Jessica Scott deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. It was a year of many firsts. This is the first person journey through a combat tour in Iraq, through being a woman in the army and learning to be an officer in the unforgiving environment of a brigade combat team. This is the journey of a writer, learning to find her voice. This is the journey of a mother, confronting the emotions of leaving her children. This is the story of an inexperienced lieutenant, growing into a leader. This is the journey as it happened, without commentary. This is her blog. There are many blogs from the Iraq war, but this one is hers

Whatever it takes, just come home to me. Promise me, Sam. In eight months, Staff Sergeant Sam Brown will become a father. But first, he has to survive his fourth tour in Iraq. On his last night home, he tries to pretend that everything is fine, that the war is fine, that his life is fine. But as he returns to the war zone, things are anything but fine and the promise he made to his fiancé takes on a desperate edge. As things spiral down, Sam starts to wonder about that promise. How high is the price he will pay when the long night comes to an end?

Nuns are well known for teaching valuable lessons. This is a story patterned after the experience of one of the authors with her own Sister Mary Carlice. The wisdom of those lessons have reverberated through decades and guided those who were privileged to receive it. The story of the rich man and the beggar is timeless. It comes alive in a surprising way in this book.

The darkness never forgets...Caleb Gregory has spent ten years hiding in the dark, refusing to speak about the night his young life was destroyed. In his anger and his rage, he drank and fought until he drove everyone away until he had no one left. The light casts a long shadow...Nalini King has devoted her post army life to her passion: using yoga to heal her fellow soldiers. In doing so, she's worked to forget the night her life burned down around her.An unexpected storm...When a storm forces them into the darkness together, these two wounded souls must face the demons of their past. Because it is only in the darkest night that we can truly see the light.

Tis the season for emotional, second chance romances. Scarred heroes. Wounded Soldiers. Army FamiliesI'll Be Home For ChristmasHe promised to be home for Christmas. Vic Carponti always has a joke - but his sense of humor hides a fierce loyalty to the men he serves with and a devotion to his wife who he loves more than life itself.His wife's laughter hides the darkest fear of every Army wife - that the knock on the door may be the news that destroys her world. And when the dreaded call comes telling her he's been hurt, this determined Army wife will do anything to make sure she's by his side for the holidays...Come Home to MeFrom USA Today Bestselling author Jessica Scott comes an all new novella about a single mom who came back from war changed and the man who loves her - and her daughter - enough not to let them go in this emotional, snowed in second chance romance. All Major Patrick MacLean wanted was Christmas with the woman and child who were his family in everything but name. But Captain Samantha Egan has come back from the war a different woman than the one who left - and she doesn't know if she's capable or worthy of his love. But neither of them counted on the determination of a little girl and a Christmas wish. It's going to take Christmas miracle to bring these two scarred heroes home for the holidays.

Travel the great National Parks of the USA from the comfort of your own home!This coloring book features images of National Parks across the USA for anyone who loves to color. Features include:large 8.5" x 11" pagessingle-sided pages to reduce bleed through33 different designs coloring can help you relax and reduce stress. Explore the great National Parks and Monuments of the USA as you color. Makes a great gift to yourself or a perfect encouraging gift for the adult coloring enthusiast!

"Scott displays a deft touch with her main and supporting characters, and a realistic, moving development of Reza and Emily's romance. Readers will ache, cheer, and worry in all the right places." ~Publishers Weekly (starred review)Welcome home to the great place, the home of America's Army, where the men are strong and the women are tough enough to love them.There's no crying in war. That's what Reza Iaconelli believes with everything that he is - because its the only thing in his life that he's been able to control. Running from the demons of his past, he's given the his men everything, hiding the worry and fear beneath a gruff exterior. Nothing will stand in the way of him taking care of his men - especially not some direct commission head doc who can barely put on her uniform. He has no idea what she's even doing in the Army, other than getting under his skin.Emily may not know much about the Army but she knows that it's terrible at taking care of soldiers. Running from a past that never accepted her, she's looking for a place to belong. Emily isn't fooled by Reza's rough, angry exterior. Beneath the hard edges, she sees a man who's hiding - using war as a means to escape the demons from his past.When they collide over one of his soldiers, Reza faces his toughest challenge yet. As his efforts to remain sober start to fail, he'll need to find the strength to do the one thing he's never asked anyone: ask for help. And it may be more than he's capable of."Scott delivers another sensitive, touching look at the trials and tribulations of modern military life at Fort Hood, Texas… tackling military suicides and the macho culture that contributes to them." ~Publishers Weekly (starred review)**Previously published as ALL FOR YOU as part of the Coming Home series** PRAISE FOR A PLACE CALLED HOME (PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS ALL FOR YOU):"Jessica Scott's novels are beautifully written, honestly authentic, and richly emotional." ~JoAnn Ross, New York Times Bestselling Author"Top Pick Review! This is another excellent addition to the emotional and heartfelt stories that comprise this series and I look forward to reading even more by this wonderfully talented author who has allowed us to get a brief glance into a world that is often very foreign to those of us who benefit from the sacrifices made by so many brave individuals." ~Night Owl Romance (Top Pick review)"ALL FOR YOU is the latest in the Coming Home series, giving fans something to really sink their teeth into. Delving into the subject of how a war-torn soldier adjusts to life after battle really pulls on the heartstrings. Scott is a master at creating characters who are made for one another." ~RT Book Reviews

Former Army Sergeant Deacon Hunter is trapped. Trapped in the friend zone. Longing for the woman who captured his heart when they were deployed in Iraq. Former Army Sergeant Kelsey Ryder has scars, the kind of scars she hopes that no one ever sees. Working around the guys at the Pint, she's reminded of everything she lost when she left the Army behind. But some scars refuse to stay hidden. One fateful night changes everything and neither of them know if their relationship will ever be the same. All Deacon knows is that he'll be there to catch her when she finally falls.

Stay focused.Get a job. Save her father's life. Beth Lamont knows far too much about the harsh realities of life her gilded classmates have only read about in class. She'll do whatever it takes to care for her father, even if that means tutoring a guy like Noah - a guy who represents everything she hates about the war, soldiers and what the Army has done to her family. Noah Warren doesn't know how to be a student. All he knows is war. But he's going to college now to fulfill a promise and he doesn't break his promises. Except he doesn't count on his tutor being drop dead gorgeous and distracting as hell. One look at Beth Lamont threatens to unravel the careful lies Noah has constructed around himself. A simple arrangement turns into something neither of them can deny.And a war that neither of them can forget could destroy them both.

"Buy it. Read it. Have lots of Kleenex on hand. Scott's stories are always powerful and emotional but they're honest, she doesn't jerk you around or manipulate you. The power of the stories and of the characters emotions gets into you and sweeps you away." - Bea's Book NookMeet the lovable smart ass who can always crack a joke and the woman who loves him more than life itself.Vic Carponti always has a joke - no matter how bleak the situation might be. He's the guy who can make jokes in the middle of a firefight in Baghdad or when he's getting sewn back up after getting blown up. But his sense of humor hides a fierce loyalty to the men he serves with and a devotion to his wife who he loves more than life itself. But there's nothing funny about war…But as he prepares to leave on his latest deployment into the violent throes of the Surge in Iraq, his jokes don't seem as funny to his wife. Nicole forces herself to laugh at his redeployment antics but behind her laughter hides the darkest fear of every Army wife - that the knock on the door may be the news that destroys her world.They both try to make the best of the deployment but when the phone doesn't ring for a few days, Nicole starts to worry. And when the dreaded call comes telling her he's been hurt, she'll move heaven and earth to be there when her husband wakes up."I won't spoil it, but it will give you hope, laughter and tears!" ~ Romancing Rakes"Buy it. Read it. Have lots of Kleenex on hand. Scott's stories are always powerful and emotional but they're honest, she doesn't jerk you around or manipulate you. The power of the stories and of the characters emotions gets into you and sweeps you away." - Bea's Book Nook"One of the things I love so much about the Coming Home series from Jessica Scott are the characters themselves. They are unflinchingly real, raw and flawed people - ordinary folk dealing with extraordinary circumstances in the only way they know how to." - My Written Romance BOOKS IN THE COMING HOME SERIESBook .5: I'll Be Home for ChristmasBook 1: Because of YouBook 1.5: Anything for YouBook 2: Back to YouBook 3: Until There Was YouBook 4: All for YouBook 5: It's Always Been YouBook 5.5: All I Want for Christmas Is You

Whatever it takes, just come home to me. Promise me, Sam.In eight months, Staff Sergeant Sam Brown will become a father. But first, he has to survive his fourth tour in Iraq. On his last night home, he tries to pretend that everything is fine, that the war is fine, that his life is fine. But as he returns to the war zone, things are anything but fine and the promise he made to his fiancé takes on a desperate edge. As things spiral down, Sam starts to wonder about that promise. How high is the price he will pay when the long night comes to an end?

"Touchingly sincere...Trent and Laura are both rendered as wounded, lovable people, and readers will cheer for each stumbling, shy step toward the couple's reunion. Scott's prose is witty and sharp, and her delightful cast of characters keeps this delectable page-turner vibrant throughout." ~ Publishers Weekly (starred review)Dying has a way of changing a man. Ever since the day Army captain Trent Davila lost his life, he's been fighting the demons that haunt him from that terrible day. Time and again, he's left his wife and their two children behind as he's volunteered to put himself in harm's way until his wife had enough.Laura gave her husband everything, believing that if she was strong enough, patient enough, that he would eventually come home to her. She believed in him until she learns he betrayed her by volunteering for multiple deployments instead of spending much needed time with her and their two small children.Sent home facing a court martial on trumped up charges, Trent needs her to stand by him one last time. Being close to him reignites the spark in their troubled marriage that had almost been extinguished.As the fight for his career and reputation threatens to destroy them both, their marriage will be tested like never before."Jessica Scott's BACK TO YOU is a moving story with rich, layered characters and real, heart-felt emotion. Don't miss this fabulous read!" ~ Brenda Novak, New York Times bestselling author"Jessica Scott's novels are beautifully written, honestly authentic, and richly emotional." ~ JoAnn Ross, New York Times bestselling author

"After The War is Jessica Scott's best book to date. It was a powerful and emotional book" - Smut Book Junkies From USA Today bestselling author Jessica Scott, a compelling story of daring to love again. New York Times bestselling author JoAnn Ross calls it "beautifully written."A touching story about finding forgiveness and love filled with emotional second chancesSarah Anders has been running from the worst day of her life ever since the day the chaplain knocked on her door. Throwing herself into her Army career after the loss of her husband, she's been trying to be a mother to her young daughter and a good soldier. But a freak accident has nearly derailed her career and losing the Army means losing the one thing that keeps her connected to her husband.Sean has never been good at commitment but he never forgave himself for letting Sarah slip away all those years ago. But wars have a way of distracting you away from the loneliness of an empty home. For the last decade, he's been focused on preparing his men for their next deployment and ignoring the quiet longing for something more. The one thing he is not prepared for is a little girl, who wriggles her way into his heart, despite her mother's resistanceWhen Sean and Sarah are thrown into a new assignment, they come face to face with the past they shared and the man who stands between them, even in death.**Previously published as part of the Homefront series. It has been republished as it was originally intended as part of the Coming Home Series.**"After The War is Jessica Scott's best book to date. It was a powerful and emotional book" - Smut Book Junkies

Her entire life has been a lie. Being with Eli is the most honest thing she's ever done. Parker Hauser lives the perfect life and knows exactly where she's been and where she's going. Parker has to be perfect. Perfect grades, perfect body, perfect life. Until she meets Eli Winter. Eli throws her entire life into chaos when he denies her the one thing she wants from him. One chance encounter stokes her desire for the man who refused to touch her and left her questioning everything. When Parker tries to help his new business, the spotlight turns on Eli's military record. And the war he's tried to forget may destroy them both.