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1) The drifter
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Peter Ash came home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: what he calls his "white static," the buzzing claustrophobia due to post-traumatic stress that has driven him to spend a year roaming in nature, sleeping under the stars. But when a friend from the Marines commits suicide, Ash returns to civilization to help the man{u2019}s widow with some home repairs. Under her dilapidated porch, he finds more than he bargained for:...
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Marcus Ryker novels volume 1
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English
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"New York Times bestselling author Joel C. Rosenberg returns with a high-stakes political thriller set in Russia. Everything he learned to protect the president, he must use to take out theirs. With an American president distracted by growing tensions in North Korea and Iran, an ominous new threat is emerging in Moscow. A czar is rising in the Kremlin, a Russian president feverishly consolidating power, silencing his opposition, and plotting a brazen...
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Series
Confederation novels volume 5
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After pirates invade the ship of her lover, Craig Ryder, and kidnap him, former Marine Torin Kerr calls in the Marines to get Craig back--and to stop the cosmic swashbucklers from changing the balance of power in space.
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Series
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Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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She'd been the girl he'd always loved. Until she married his best friend. Now Crystal Stoker was a widowed single mom and Luke Stirling was trying his best to avoid her. That was proving impossible in their small town, especially when Luke learned her young son needed help that only he could provide. The injured marine was just looking for a little peace and quiet--not expecting any second chances, especially ones he didn't dare accept.
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Confederation novels volume 4
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr is a Confederation Marine's marine. She's survived more deadly encounters--and kept more of her officers and enlistees alive--than anyone in the Corps. Unexpectedly pulled from battle, Torin finds herself in an underground POW camp that shouldn't exist, where her fellow marine prisoners seem to have lost all will to escape. Now, Torin must fight her way not only out of the prison but also past the growing compulsion to...
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Nathan McBride series volume 6
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When a team of commandos--highly skilled and armed to the teeth--tries to kidnap retired CIA station chief Linda Genneken from her home, trained Marine Nathan McBride and his partner, Harvey Fontana, arrive just in time to join the fight. But their well-honed CIA instincts tell them this is only the beginning. McBride and Fontana set out to learn who ordered the midnight raid, and why. Is it connected to a rescue mission they conducted with Genneken...
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Honeymoon Harbor volume 2
Publisher
HQN Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, Jolene Wells is forever indebted to the mother who encouraged her to fly--all the way to sunny LA and a world away from Honeymoon Harbor. Although Jolene vowed never to look back, returning home isn't even a question when her mom faces a cancer scare. Which means running into Aiden Mannion all over town, the first boy she ever loved--and lost--and whom she can barely look in the eye. Aiden's black-sheep...
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Black tide rising (John Ringo) volume 2
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
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"With human civilization annihilated by a biological zombie plague, a rag tag fleet of yachts and freighters known as Wolf Squadron scours the Atlantic, searching for survivors. Within every abandoned liner and carrier lurks a potential horde of zombies but also holds the flickering hope of survivors. Now Wolf Squadron must clear the assault carrier USS Iwo Jima of infected before the trapped Marines and sailors succumb to starvation"--Provided by...
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Bob Lee Swagger novels volume 7
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Marine Corps master sniper Bob Lee Swagger travels to the remote deserts and caves of Afghanistan to track down a renegade Marine who is using extreme measures to complete a mission.
11) Reckless hearts
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Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"From boot camp to the Iraqi desert, best friends Collin, Max, and Gavin have been through hell and back. But these rugged Marines might need help facing their biggest challenge: raising Collin's nine-month-old daughter, Chloe. Addison Booker needs a job desperately. She shows up to interview for the nanny position only to find the sexy, cocky man she can't get out of her head. Collin Montgomery knows hiring her is a bad idea--she's the hottest, smartest...
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Must love babies volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Where do you go when you're at the end of your rope? Former Marine Tucker Wylder wants nothing more than to work with his brothers in their vintage car restoration business and be left alone with his nightmares and regrets. The last thing he needs is to take on someone else's troubles. Then Elisa Danvers and her young daughter arrive in Misty Bottoms, Georgia. Elisa has reached the end of the line - flat broke, engine trouble, sick in body and spirit....
13) Lil' marine
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Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
" The Mini Military series focuses on introducing young readers to the various branches of the US military. Lil' Marine highlights what it's like to be in the US Marine Corps, focusing on uniforms, bases, and parachutes, and introducing toddlers to military vehicles, such as the amphibious assault vehicles and aircraft. Perfect for military families, those with veterans in their family, or for anyone looking to expose their youngest readers to parts...
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Bone Gap travellers volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"Among the Irish Travellers living in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee, no one forgets and no one forgives. And as former Marine MP Brynn Callahan finds out when she returns home, it's hard to bury the past when bodies keep turning up . . . After an IED explosion abruptly ends her tour of duty, Brynn arrives stateside with PTSD and her canine partner, Wilco--both of them bearing the scars of battle. With a mix of affection, curiosity, and misgivings,...
16) Semper Fi
Author
Series
Corps volume 1
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
1986
Language
English
Description
From Shanghai to Wake Island, the Corps was America's first line of defense as the winds of war exploded into the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Now, the bestselling author of the acclaimed Brotherhood of war saga brings to life the men of the Marine Corps--their loves and their loyalties--as they steeled themselves for battle, and prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice ...
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Series
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Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Nurse Georgia Williams has tried to create an uncomplicated life for her and her daughter, but when she falls for wounded marine Christian Howard, consequences arise that neither could have foreseen.
18) I, sniper
Author
Series
Bob Lee Swagger novels volume 6
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Special Agent Nick Memphis enlists the help of retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger to unravel a sophisticated conspiracy involving the deaths of four famed '60s radicals--a conspiracy that would require the highest level of warcraft by the most superb special operations professionals.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"From American Grit co-star, former Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tee Marie Hanible comes the story of how she became a warrior...and how you can do it too. In the Warrior Code, entrepreneur, philanthropist, reality star and retired Gunnery Sergeant Tee Marie Hanible serves up eleven principles to awaken your inner badass and thrive in the face of adversity. After surviving the death of her father, enduring foster care and being expelled from school, Tee...
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