Patriotic Duty: Duty & Desire, Book 1

C.J. Pinard

Jul 2013 · Duty & Desire Book 1 · Pin House Press, LLC

About this ebook

He's only here for the summer... I can let him go when it's over... It's just a summer fling... I won't fall for this beautiful soldier... These are the lies I told myself until they became truths I didn't want to accept. Until my heart felt like it would shatter when he left.

Single mom Cara Reid just wants to have fun. Much too young to even be a divorcee, she and her bestie, Miranda, set off to have fun and live life. One night out, Cara meets Riley Forrester, a hot Army soldier who makes her melt with one look of his deep ocean blue eyes. But Riley is only staying the summer in California and then has to go back home when it's over. Cara tells herself he’s just a summer fling and is determined to enjoy herself and let him go once the summer is over. But when Riley receives orders he wasn’t expecting, she’s forced to make a decision on whether she’s going to be there for him when he gets back, or move on with her life. What she wasn't expecting was to fall so hard for the beautiful soldier boy, and now she's faced with accepting her feelings or letting him go. 

Patriotic Duty is book 1 in the Duty & Desire series and is for readers 18 and up.

Each book is the series is a story with a guaranteed HEA.

DUTY & DESIRE SERIES

Patriotic Duty

Tour of Duty

Boots Beneath My Bed

Playing the Field

PRAISE FOR PATRIOTIC DUTY:

BKM said: "...the writer kept the twist turning until the HEA came slowly...it was beautiful and worth waiting for." Kenneth D.

Johns said: "A beautiful military and romance book. There is both pain and love, but then so is life, both in and out of the military. The ending makes every bit of pain worthwhile though, just as in life. I can't wait to read the next book in the series."

Lisapiza said: "The chemistry between these two sizzled up my iPad!"

Heather W. said: "This book takes you on a ride that you won't regret taking!!!"

HBIC said: "This wonderful romance takes a few twists and turns; some you see coming, and some you don't. Your emotions will go on a rollercoaster ride, but in the end it is most definitely worth the amazing ending."

Suzanne ~ The Island Book Blog said: "This was a very well written book and worth every minute of my time since it didn't cost me even a penny!"

Ratings and reviews

I did at the beginning of the story think it wasn't for me, but am glad I persisted because as it progressed I got into it and enjoyed the storyline which is weird as I've just turned 70 and never thought I would enjoy this type of story at my late stage in life.

I am addicted to collecting all her books! This one did not disappoint. Growing up a military brat, I love when an author can capture the duty they truly feel.

Didn't grip me at all. Got bored most of the time and found myself skipping through it :( sorry

About the author

C.J. is a USA Today Bestselling author living in Colorado. Lover of red wine, wearer of fabulous shoes, and a die-hard Niner fan, she’s also an editor at heart. She’s written over a dozen books and short stories that contain both contemporary/new adult and paranormal romance that are a little bit badass, a little heart-wrenching, and sort of funny (to her, anyway). Almost all of her books usually contain law enforcement or military undertones, since strong, brave, alpha men and women are her weaknesses. When she’s not writing, she can be found working at a very strange day job, which may or may not have some mild influences on her gripping stories – so strange, in fact, she may just write a book about it one day.

She’s also a member of the Romance Readers of America (RWA).

You can find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or her website, www.cjpinard.com


Reading order:

CONTEMPORARY MILITARY ROMANCE
Duty & Desire Series:
Patriotic Duty FREE
Tour of Duty
Boots Beneath My Bed (Miranda's Story)
Playing the Field

PARANORMAL URBAN FANTASY
Enchanted Immortals Series:
Enchanted Immortals (Book 1) FREE
Enchanted Immortals 2: The Vortex
Enchanted Immortals 3: The Vampyre
Enchanted Immortals 4: The Vixen
BSI: Bureau of Supernatural Investigation FREE

PARANORMAL ROMANCE
Rebel Riders Series:
Soul Rebel FREE
Soul Redemption
Soul Release

Daughters of Darkness Series:
Lotus (C.J. Pinard) FREE
Watcher
Guardian (Releases 8/22!)
~~~
Jezebel (Kristen Middleton) FREE
Deviant
(Guardian by C.J. Pinard is where Jezebel’s story finishes)
~~~
Blair (Chrissy Peebles) FREE
Dark Dreams
Surviving Darkness
~~~
Victoria (W.J. May) FREE
Huntress
Coveted
Twisted

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Imperfect Heroes Series
Hunter (Imperfect Heroes Prequel) Located in the "Billionaires & Bad Boys Anthology" for FREE
Antihero
Above Protection
Beneath Broken

Unscathed (Standalone paranormal romance with bestselling author, Tim O'Rourke)


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Reading order:

Duty & Desire Series (New Adult/Military Romance):
Patriotic Duty
Tour of Duty
Boots Beneath My Bed (Miranda's Story)
Playing the Field

Enchanted Immortals Series (Paranormal Urban Fantasy):
Enchanted Immortals (Book 1)
Enchanted Immortals 2: The Vortex
Enchanted Immortals 3: The Vampyre
Enchanted Immortals 4: The Vixen
BSI: Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

Rebel Riders Series (Paranormal Romance):
Soul Rebel
Soul Redemption
Soul Release

Daughters of Darkness (Paranormal Romance):
Lotus (C.J. Pinard)
Watcher
Jezebel (Kristen Middleton)
Deviant
Blair (Chrissy Peebles)
Dark Dreams
Victoria (W.J. May)
Huntress
Coveted

Unscathed (Standalone paranormal romance)

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Email me: [e-mail]

Find me: http://cjpinard.com/

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Follow me: https://twitter.com/CJPinard

Add me: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6565787.C_J_Pinard