Branded

by Delaina Netherland

“The Patriot Diaries” is a series of stories about a patchwork family with strong military ties. In the countryside near Nashville, Tennessee, this story is about life after service and reveals the challenges of the ones who support their heroes through it all. These are stories of second chances, rekindled loves, and adding to the family – one perfect stranger at a time.We continue the series with "Branded."Meg Harper loves her husband, Sergeant James Harper, but to her frustration, he wants a divorce. One girls’ night out while James was deployed has turned into a marital nightmare for Meg. Now she’s living and working at The Patriot Bed and Breakfast with her husband’s sister, Jency, and refusing to sign the divorce papers. But concerns about the pending divorce take a bit of a backseat when she is presented a new opportunity. Her new outlook on life and James’ opportunity to give back to veterans, may just have James wanting the same dreams as Meg now. But, when a riot breaks out in the city, will his change of heart come too late? Meanwhile, Corporal Mack Jones, who was severely injured and disfigured in an incident unrelated to his job as a Marine, is trying to make sense of his life as he recovers at The Patriot. Seeing his ex-girlfriend, Hannah, and her love for her adopted daughter, Brighton, a burn victim, he begins to hope for more of a purpose in his life. Can Hannah see past his scars – both physical and emotional? Can he be the hero he wanted to be when he enlisted? When his heroic act has him fighting for his own life, those questions and more may just get answered.

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 14, 2019