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was shuttled through a secure holding area, onto the waiting plane, and taxied down the runway.
    Sixteen hours proved ample opportunity to think about her visit and her time with the men there—about Robbie, his death, Charlie, and his life. At home, it was Black Friday. Shoppers hustled and bustled for great deals online and off, kids enjoyed frolicking without school, and parents started to pull out Christmas decorations and put up trees while snacking on Turkey Day leftovers.
    It took traveling more than seven thousand miles to realize how much she took those things for granted. Thanksgiving in Afghanistan had been an hour or two spent over good food, if the men were lucky, and a recorded message to their loved ones. Then?
    Right back to work.
    In the midst of it all, they tried to do something to help her remember her brother. Their donation stowed securely in her bag would count; she’d make sure it did. Raising donations for the Toys for Tots program might not seem like much, but she could do it.
    Numb with exhaustion by the time she arrived at DFW Airport, it took everything she had to put one foot in front of the other. A woman stepped into her path, blocked her, before Jana even noticed her. “Sorry,” Jana murmured.
    “Jana Grimaldi?” The brunette tilted her head. She looked oddly familiar, but Jana couldn’t place her.
    “Yeah.”
    “Hi, I’m Naomi.” Her southern accent tinged the words and a high-voltage grin demanded answering. “Naomi Sparks. My brother, Charlie, called me. He said you might need a friend and he asked if I’d stand in until he got home….”

 
     
     
~ABOUT THE AUTHOR~
     
     
    Heather Long lives in Texas with her family and their menagerie of animals. As a child, Heather skipped picture books and enjoyed the Harlequin romance novels by Penny Jordan and Nora Roberts that her grandmother read to her. Heather believes that laughter is as important to life as breathing and that the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus are very real. In the meanwhile, she is hard at work on her next novel.
     
    You can visit Heather at:
    www.heatherlong.net

 
     
     
    The Always a Marine Series
     
     
    Always a Marine
    Series so Far (in order by release)
     
    Once Her Man, Always Her Man
    Luke & Rebecca
     
    Retreat Hell! She Just Got Here
    Logan, Jazz & Zach
     
    Tell It to the Marine
    James & Lauren
    Introduction of Matt McCall and Damon Sinclair
    Features an appearance of Logan Cavanaugh
     
    Proud to Serve Her
    Damon & Helena
    Matt, James, Lauren, Luke and Rebecca mentioned
     
    Her Marine
    Brody & Shannon
     
    No Regrets, No Surrender
    Logan, Jazz & Zach
    James featured
     
    The Marine Cowboy
    A.J. & Sheri
    Phone call from Luke
     
    The Two and the Proud
    Rowdy & Kim
     
    A Marine and a Gentleman
    Brenden & Liam
    Appearances of James, Logan, Jazz, Shannon, Rebecca, Lauren
     
    Combat Barbie
    Kyle & Mary
    Jazz makes an appearance via phone
     
    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
    Joe & Melody
    James makes an appearance
     
    What Part of Marine Don’t You Understand?
    Matt & Naomi
    Appearances by James and Logan, Damon is mentioned
     
    A Marine Affair
    Eli & Rick
     
    Marine Ever After
    Paul & Lillianna
    Multiple appearances at Luke & Rebecca’s wedding
     
    Marine in the Wind
    Greg & Georgia
    Appearances by A.J. & Sheri
     
    Marine with Benefits
    Derek & Kara
    Appearance by Logan