Lighthouse Duology Series by Kelsey Kingsley

Every child deserves to be loved.Every child deserves parents who love them.Yet, for as long as I can remember, I’ve harbored an insatiable craving for that one simple thing.Love.I was desperate for it. Through years of mistreatment and degradation, I longed for the affection I saw others receive. And I was willing to do anything to prove myself to the people I wanted it from—including going to war.Yet it was never enough. Nothing ever was... moreEvery child deserves to be loved.Every child deserves parents who love them.Yet, for as long as I can remember, I’ve harbored an insatiable craving for that one simple thing.Love.I was desperate for it. Through years of mistreatment and degradation, I longed for the affection I saw others receive. And I was willing to do anything to prove myself to the people I wanted it from—including going to war.Yet it was never enough. Nothing ever was.Except when it came to Laura, my high school sweetheart … and I pushed her away.Over and over again.Because how could I possibly deserve love from her—or anyone—if my own parents couldn’t find me worthy of theirs?Maybe I’m just not worthy of anything. less

An angsty, emotional, gritty second chance, military romance. Note: This one WILL make you cry.

My life had been built on a foundation of tragedies, but nothing could have prepared me for the worst one of all. The one that should have sent me over the edge.But I had made a vow to my wife to live … whether she was here or not.For ten years, I got by on a steady routine, and I would’ve been content to live the rest of my days just like that. But then, my father—the source of my childhood trauma—needed me as his caregiver... moreMy life had been built on a foundation of tragedies, but nothing could have prepared me for the worst one of all. The one that should have sent me over the edge.But I had made a vow to my wife to live … whether she was here or not.For ten years, I got by on a steady routine, and I would’ve been content to live the rest of my days just like that. But then, my father—the source of my childhood trauma—needed me as his caregiver.And I jumped at the chance to finally receive the love I’d craved in my youth.And when a mystery woman from the past stumbled back into my life, along with her three little boys … I jumped at the opportunity to convince her I was worth taking a chance on, too.If only I could be so lucky … less