Welcome Home Collection edition by Aleena Stark Literature Fiction eBooks

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Playing the Part
Tormented by the horrors of his past, hardened marine Drew Wolfe survives by keeping to himself, but his seclusion comes at a lonely price. Working himself to exhaustion enables him to sleep at night, shoving the memories of blood and killing to the recesses of his mind. Craving the woman who can bring him peace, he knows telling her the truth of his past will push her away…

Struggling to keep her head above water, Claire Reilly falls hard for the heart stealing man staring in her fantasies since high school. Will she let her need for control drive away the one person who could possibly prove worthy of her trust and love? In his arms the vulnerable beauty finds the passion and peace she never thought she deserved.

Ellie Warner works very hard as a crisis counselor to make a difference to lives of those who need her. Except for a summer a long time ago, her life is boring and safe. She tries everyday keep the memories of her first love and pain of abandonment at bay, giving in to tears occasionally. Try as she may she can't forget the sorrow of heart break when the man with whom she intended to spend her life joined the Army Rangers. Returning home to care for her ill father, Ellie discovers the man who needs her most is the very one she tries so hard to forget.
Playing with Payne
Dustin Payne lives every day in agony. The nerve pain he soldiers through every day, a souvenir of enemy fire pales to the ache of regret at leaving the only woman he ever loved behind six years ago. He wanted to do the right thing for his Ellie and give her a chance at a real life, not the sorrow filled life of an Army wife. Now barely able to stand or walk without excruciating pain, he discovers what he needs more than his body to be healed is the woman he is positive will never speak to him again. Can Ellie set aside her fragile heart to help Dustin whether he wants her aid or not?

Playing for Keeps
Army guys? No way, not even if the sexiest soldier in the world prances right up to Lauren and promises to give her the most amazing orgasm of her lifetime. She adamantly refuses to date military guys or even stand in the same room with a man in uniform. Give her a sexy bull rider with black curls and steely eyes and you have a deal. She gets just what she wishes for when she catches a glimpse of Luke Fletcher. Immediately intrigued by the sexy cowboy, Lauren finds herself easily consumed with desire. Will she run when he reveals his chosen profession as an Army officer, or will she confront her painful past?

More dangerous than the average soldier, Luke's job takes him deeper and leaves him longer in the most deplorable places in the world. And he performs his job without the benefit of a platoon of men behind him. He has fought too hard for too long with nothing to come home to. He knows all that can change with Lauren. She can fill the void in his life and give him something worth fighting for if he can hold onto her. Will he stake his claim on her heart before her morbid fears take her away from him forever?

Playing with Fire
Gillian knew she was destined for spinsterhood. Her dating life, if it could even be considered such, failed to yield the heart knotting, knee trembling, sick at your stomach need, she read about in the books. She realized she should just give up, but then one night a strange noise led her to her sexy neighbor’s basement window. What she found inside would change her life forever.
Damian hadn’t enjoyed a full night’s sleep in years. The secluded artist and traumatized marine struggled with his demons every night, leaving him a walking zombie most days. No matter how hard he tried to resist the urge to watch his alluring little neighbor, he found himself drawn to her, no matter how much he resisted the pull to make her his.
Will he overcome his tortured past and let Gillian into his heart, or will he be just another broken promise to the lonely girl next door?