Blaze of Glory Series by Cherry Shephard

". . . What a tragic yet beautiful story of two damaged souls" - T. Supple ". . . Miss Shephard’s book covers so many struggles that soldier’s face in real life . . . My heart quite literally ached for each character as the story progressed . . . Will bring you to your knees in tears and beaming from ear to ear." - Saints & Sinners Books ". . . it is very easy to relate to these characters. You can’t help but struggle to put the book down. You just want to know how they survive... more". . . What a tragic yet beautiful story of two damaged souls" - T. Supple ". . . Miss Shephard’s book covers so many struggles that soldier’s face in real life . . . My heart quite literally ached for each character as the story progressed . . . Will bring you to your knees in tears and beaming from ear to ear." - Saints & Sinners Books ". . . it is very easy to relate to these characters. You can’t help but struggle to put the book down. You just want to know how they survive. What they do." - K. Crees ". . . This book has real heart, emotions, sadness, love, loss . . . Shan and Stone are such great characters because of their realness . . . Their chemistry is off the charts, I loved this book!" - Love Infinity Book Blog US Special Forces, Staff Sargeant Ethan Stone, lives by one mantra “fight or die”. The army is his life, his men are his family. So when an injury sends him home from Afghanistan, the nightmares of what he’s witnessed can no longer be kept at bay. The alcohol he drowns himself in every night only sinks him further into depression’s abyss. Waking after one of his benders, Stone is greeted by a tiny, knife wielding firecracker and one destroyed bar. Saddles, was meant to be her escape. A new start away from an abusive relationship and a way to fulfill her daddy’s dying wish. But all the bar has brought Shannon is debt collectors and pushy buyers threatening to destroy her. The last thing she needs is a handsome, angry soldier to distract her. All he wanted, was to pay for the damages. But when she refuses there is only one thing he can do. But when a familiar face from his past changes everything, can they learn to work together? Will they find salvation in each other’s arms? ****PLEASE NOTE**** Book details below says this book is 190 pages, this is incorrect. The book is approximately 325 pages and is full length. less

Behind the brightest smile, can lay the darkest truth . . . KEETS: I watched in horror the day the World Trade Centre collapsed, taking with it my fiancee and unborn child. As a firefighter on the scene, I blame myself for not rescuing them. Enlisting in the United States Army did nothing to dissuade my guilt, it only proved to me what I knew all along: The world is too cruel, too dark and twisted to live in any longer. So I'm taking the easy way out... moreBehind the brightest smile, can lay the darkest truth . . . KEETS: I watched in horror the day the World Trade Centre collapsed, taking with it my fiancee and unborn child. As a firefighter on the scene, I blame myself for not rescuing them. Enlisting in the United States Army did nothing to dissuade my guilt, it only proved to me what I knew all along: The world is too cruel, too dark and twisted to live in any longer. So I'm taking the easy way out. On the 14th anniversary of 9/11, on my 40th birthday, I will return to Ground Zero, where I will finally be reunited with my loved ones. Forever. I have just three weeks left to live. NATALIE: It would destroy my sister if she ever found out why I really came back home. She thinks I'm just here to help out with Saddles, but the truth is I have a secret, one that tears me apart and threatens to consume me. It was just one night. One stupid, messed-up, drunken night. The consequences will live with me forever. When these flawed hearts collide, will they heal one another . . . or burn together in a blaze of glory? less