Coming Home (Scott)

"Because of You is a beautifully crafted, wonderfully emotional debut."~ JoAnn Ross New York Times bestselling authorWelcome 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.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.★★Includes the bonus short story ANYTHING FOR YOU★★

He's always got a joke…Army Sergeant 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…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

From the author of “Because of You” comes an all new “Coming Home” short story. Sergeant First Class Shane Garrison has spent a year recovering from his combat injuries. A year spent in the arms of the woman of his dreams. But loving Jen comes with a price: every time he touches her, he faces the uncertain fear that loving her might mean losing her forever. Jen is a breast cancer survivor and with Shane, she's found a man who loves her despite her scars. But her scars may be too much for their love to survive. As their love grows, so does the risk to Jen's life. And Shane must make the toughest decision any man can make to save the woman he loves.

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 You Welcome 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 You 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. As the fight for his career and reputation threatens to destroy them both, their marriage will be tested like never before.

"Scott delivers another sensitive, touching look at the trials and tribulations of modern military life at Fort Hood, Texas with the fourth Coming Home contemporary (after Back to You), tackling military suicides and the macho culture that contributes to them.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)He trains men for war…The only thing Sergeant First Class Reza Iaconelli cares about is taking care of his men and making sure they're ready for the next combat deployment to the Surge in Iraq. Nothing will stand in the way of him taking care of his soldiers - especially not some direct commission captain who doesn't even know how to put on her body armor. He has no idea what she's even doing in the Army, other than getting under his skin.She'll fight for his men…Army Captain Emily Lindberg knows one thing about the Army and that is it is terrible about taking care of its Soldiers. She may not know much about the Army but when Sergeant Iaconelli attempts to tell her how to do her job, she'll stand up to the big NCO and dare him to be better than he thinks he is. Behind the angry exterior, she sees a man who's hiding - using war as a means to escape the demons from his past.He needs her more than he knows…When one of his soldiers commits suicide, Reza faces his toughest challenge yet. As his efforts to remain sober start to fail, he'll need to find the strength to ask her for the one thing she alone can give him - and it may be more than he's capable of.

"Jessica Scott should be on every reader's list." ~Brenda Novak New York Times Bestselling AuthorThe rivalry between Captain Claire Montoya and Captain Evan Loehr has been building for far too long. Brought together to help a mutual friend, their rivalry is coming to a head - and nothing has prepared them for the fallout. Claire Montoya has never met a rule that wasn't meant to be broken. Working her way through the ranks, she's a passionate and driven leader who knows how to do one thing and one thing only - train soldiers for war. And she'll do whatever it takes to bring them home again. Evan is a man full of dark secrets and a thousand regrets. He finds solace in the rules and someone like Claire who doesn't know how to spell the word grates on his last nerve. He must have been out of his mind the night he thought he was attracted to her. They've both avoided mention of that night but now, thrown together to help prepare a close friend for her upcoming deployment, they're forced to confront their shared past. A past neither of them is prepared to face. ★★★★PRAISE FOR UNTIL THERE WAS YOU★★★★"A gripping and emotionally charged story with strong characters and incredible imagery. Scott's background gives her military romances a depth of truth and dose of reality that no others have."~ Gina Maxwell New York Times Bestselling author of Seducing Cinderella "There are books that need to be written in order to explain important moments in our history. 'Until there was You' is one of those books" ~ Stacey Absorbed in a Book "A brilliant follow up to Because of You"~ Gitte Totally Booked "Once again Jessica Scott amazes me with her heartfelt and deeply moving writing." ~ Stella Ex Libris Book Lovers Inc"An absolutely captivating read by Jessica Scott. Not your typical light fluffy romantic read but a realistic look into military life that will leave your emotions reeling." ~ Herding Cats and Burning Soup "This story has the perfect balance of conflict, romance, passion and even some laugh out loud moments."~ Romancing the Book"Jessica Scott is an exciting new voice in romantic fiction!"~Robyn Carr New York Times Bestselling Author"Jessica Scott writes with a soldier's heart."~ Cindy Gerard New York Times Bestselling Author "Put Jessica Scott on your "must read" list." ~ Suzanne Brockmann New York Times Bestselling Author

"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)He left her for the war…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.She's lost her faith in him...Laura Davila commits the ultimate sin for an Army wife - sending her husband divorce papers while he's deployed. She can't take the pain of knowing he's betrayed her by volunteering for multiple deployments instead of spending much needed time with her and their two small children.He needs her now more than ever…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.PRAISE FOR JESSICA SCOTT and BACK TO YOU:"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"Few writers can reach the psychological and emotional depths with their characters as Jessica Scott can. A gripping, deeply emotional story that will grab the reader and not let them go."--Lindsay McKenna, New York Times bestselling author of NEVER SURRENDER