It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Scott's writing, even if she makes me sob. Her stories are real and powerful and her characters are people you just can't help but care about. Her newest novella, "I'll Be Home For Christmas", releases today and Jessica and her publisher, Forever Romance, are celebrating. There's an excerpt from the story and a fantastic giveaway and you can read my review.
USA Today bestselling
author Jessica Scott is a career army officer; mother of two daughters,
three cats and three dogs; wife to a career NCO and wrangler of all
things stuffed and fluffy. She is a terrible cook and even worse
housekeeper, but she's a pretty good shot with her
assigned weapon and someone liked some of the stuff she wrote. Somehow,
her children are pretty well-adjusted and her husband still loves her,
despite burned water and a messy house.
She's written for the New York Times At War Blog, PBS Point of View: Regarding War Blog, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. She deployed to Iraq in 2009 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn and has served as a company commander at Fort Hood, Texas.
She's written for the New York Times At War Blog, PBS Point of View: Regarding War Blog, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. She deployed to Iraq in 2009 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn and has served as a company commander at Fort Hood, Texas.
She's pursuing a PhD in Sociology in her spare time and most recently, she's been featured as one of Esquire Magazine's Americans of the Year for 2012.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/ JessicaScott09
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Publisher: Forever Romance
Format: ebook
Series: Coming Home 2.6
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Buying Links:
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Excerpt
“You’re not serious.”
Carponti turned around, his shoulders covered in flecks of
red hair. “What?”
Nicole grinned as she leaned against the door. “Garrison is
going to kill you.”
“Garrison is going to love my new hair cut. It looks just
like his.”
Nicole arched one blond eyebrow. “Except for the bright red
fuzzy patch in the center of your head.”
Carponti shrugged and rubbed his hands over his freshly
shorn scalp. “I can’t wait to see what the sergeant major says.”
“Isn’t he going to be mad?”
Carponti brushed the hair off his neck. “We’re going to war.
My hair isn’t on the list of things he’s going to worry about.”
Nicole looked down at the pile of hair on the floor and
sighed. “Then why do it?”
Carponti smirked. “Because it’ll get a rise out of him and I
live to make his blood pressure go up.”
She laughed. “You need a hobby. Other than blowing things
up.”
He sidled across the room and hooked his thumb into the
waist of her jeans and tugged her close until their hips met. “I have a hobby.
Keeping you well satisfied.”
She sniffed but her lips curled at the edges. “You’re going
to be derelict in your duties for a while.”
“But I’ll be home soon enough and then I’ll make up for it.”
“I think I’m going to need a deployment boyfriend.”
He grinned wickedly. “Did you already get one?” He backed
her up against the wall, his body hard against hers. God but she loved this
man. “Can I see it?”
A slow flush crept over her face and she tried to look away.
He threaded his fingers with hers and lifted her arms over her head. Her back
arched with the movement.
“Please?” he whispered against her lips. “That would be an
awesome memory to take with me downrange. Just think of me, alone in the middle
of the desert. One visual of you with your deployment boyfriend and it could
make a lonely night go by so much faster.”
Nicole giggled until the laugh overwhelmed her and she was
gasping for air. He released her hands and she threaded them around his neck.
She buried her face against his throat and laughed.
“There’s something really wrong with you,” she said when she
could breathe again. “I’ll send you a video.”
He brightened instantly. “Really?”
“Yes. And dirty letters.”
“Promise?” He nibbled along the edge of her jaw, guiding her
slowly backward toward their bed, stacked high with his two duffle bags and all
the crap he still hadn’t packed.
But he didn’t care.
“I promise. And you’re going to be late.” Her voice caught
in her throat.
“Screw it,” he whispered. “This is the last chance to make
love to my beautiful wife before I have to go traipsing across the desert like
Lawrence of Arabia.” He nibbled at her earlobe while his hand slipped down her
belly to the moist head between her thighs. “Tell you what. You send me a
picture of yours and I’ll send you a picture of mine. Maybe I can get him a
little horse and saddle and send you a picture. Maybe a Barbie camel. I can put
him in a little man dress.”
She laughed and Carponti’s heart swelled in his chest at the
sound of it.
“I’m going to hold you to that.” She traced her fingers over
his scalp, her body soft and warm against his erection. “I want a picture of
him in a man dress in exchange for a video of the deployment boyfriend.”
Her legs bumped into the back of the bed and he followed her
down. Tangled between the duffle bags and his uniforms, he made love to her one
last time before he got on a plane and headed to war.
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Blurb from the publisher ~
There's nothing in the world Army Sergeant Vic Carponti loves more than his wife and his country. Smart-mouthed and easy tempered, he takes everything as a joke . . . except his promise to come home to his wife, Nicole, for Christmas. As he prepares to leave for his latest deployment into Iraq, Vic will do everything he can to shield his beautiful, supportive wife from the realities of war . . . and from his own darkest fears.
As a career army wife, Nicole Carponti knows just what to expect from her husband's tour of duty: loneliness, relentless worry, and a seemingly endless countdown until the moment Vic walks through the door again. But when the unthinkable happens, Nicole and Vic's bond is tested like never before and changes everything they believe to be true about the power of love and the simple beauty of being home for the holidays.
Format: ebook
Series: Coming Home 2.6
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Buying Links:
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TOUR WIDE GIVEAWAY
Prizes: 5 digital copies of "I'll Be Home For Christmas", 1 per winner. Please read my Giveaway Policy.
Prizes: 5 digital copies of "I'll Be Home For Christmas", 1 per winner. Please read my Giveaway Policy.
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