The Soldier
Adam McPherson hovered in that murky place between awareness and sleep, clinging desperately to the dream. He didn't know why it was so important, why he so fiercely resisted the pull of consciousness. But he knew when he awoke he'd be thrust unwillingly back into a very real nightmare and the dream…
Ah, the dream was so much nicer.
Soft womanly skin, greedy feminine muscles tightening around him, the delicious draw and drag between their joined bodies. Winnie's hot, lush mouth against his skin, sliding over his neck, her fingers in his hair. Her small foot moving up his right calf, eliciting a shiver as it brushed the sensitive skin behind his knee.
Adam gasped awake as the wonderful dream abruptly ended and the harsh unfair truth of his reality took its place. Though he knew his circumstances hadn't changed, he couldn't resist glancing down at his mangled leg just to confirm that part of it was truly missing.
It was.
In the time it took to process that fact, several other truths clicked into place, as well. First, his military career—or at least the high-octane kick-ass career he'd envisioned—could quite possibly be over. Second, despite the achingly ... read full excerpt from: The Soldier ebook
