Second Chance Soldier

A soldier traumatized by war. A woman haunted by abuse. Two broken souls brought together by cartel violence. Can love heal their hearts? WINNER: Read Freely's TOP 50 INDIE BOOKS OF 2020 (Romance)WINNER: Author Shout Silver Medal Recommended Read 2021Gerry "Mac" Maclean, Army Airborne Ranger, has lost much serving his country, but through a paperwork glitch, found a home at PATCH-COM. When a cartel war erupts south of the border, he and his unit are sent in to evacuate American civilians caught in the crossfire. Faced with his first mission jump since his arrival at Camp Lazarus and the pressure of leading the team, Mac struggles with his inner demons. Only two things are keeping him from falling apart: loyalty to his team, and the haunted brown eyes of the beautiful American hostage Connie Wheeler. But what was she doing in Quintana Roo all alone? And why is she afraid to go home?It took Connie Wheeler ten years to break the cycle of abuse and run. Unfortunately, she ran from the frying pan straight into the fire! Caught up in a nightmare she prays for a savior. When a handsome Green Beret arrives, she finds herself drawn to the quiet man. As they flee an all-out battle between two warring cartel factions, Connie discovers that Mac has psychological wounds as deep as her own. Despite the horrors he has endured, there is a gentleness about him that she can't resist.Attraction blooms surprising them both, but secrets yet revealed threaten to tear them apart. Can they learn to trust in each other before it's too late?Continuing from the multiple award-winning debut novel Secondhand Soldier (Winner of Read Freely's TOP 50 Indie Books of 2019 and Author Shout's Reader Ready Recommended Reads Silver Medal Winner) comes the second tale in The Soldiers of PATCH-COM-an elite unit of wounded warriors-courageous and driven by integrity, fidelity, and honor. Michele E. Gwynn is an award-winning, Bestselling Author of Crime/Detective books, Military Romance, Sci-Fi/Horror, and both contemporary and paranormal romance books.

Gwynn began her writing career as a former journalist and online content contributor. Having written for magazines and newspapers she finally decided to go for her dream and wrote her first fiction novel Harvest in 2011. Since then she has published in a variety of genres from science fiction to crime thrillers to military romance to fantasy. In between, she paints whatever captures her fancy in the mediums of watercolor and acrylics. She describes herself as a bit of a nerd with a sailor's sense of humor, and a car Karaoke superstar who loves travel, all things cheesy, and her felines.