~ Stacey | Absorbed in a Book
"Jessica Scott should be on every reader's list." ~ Brenda Novak New York Times Bestselling Author
Claire Montoya has never met a rule that wasn’t meant to be broken. Being in a woman in the Army means she has to be tougher and smarter than everyone around her. She good at being a soldier but ignores the quiet longing for something more - belonging.
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. And together, they face a choice and a chance and finding a place they’ve both been longing for…a place called home.
**Previously published as UNTIL THERE WAS YOU**
★★★★PRAISE FOR Jessica Scott★★★★
"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
Jessica Scott is an Iraq war veteran, an active duty army officer and the USA Today bestselling author of novels set in the heart of America’s Army. She is the mother of two daughters, three cats and three dogs, and wife to a retired NCO.
She’s also written for the New York Times At War Blog, PBS Point of View Regarding War, and IAVA. She deployed to Iraq in 2009 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/New Dawn and has had the honor of serving as a company commander at Fort Hood, Texas twice.
She’s holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University and she’s been featured as one of Esquire Magazine’s Americans of the Year for 2012. Jessica is also an active member of the Military Writers Guild.