Major David Price has survived war but not peace. Haunted by his past and scarred in body and mind, he retreats to an inherited cabin deep in the Virginia woods, hoping for quiet. The town is small, the people kind, and for a moment it feels like healing.
Then a bloodied woman bursts through his door, begging for help. Moments later, armed men come hunting her. What follows pulls David into a world of corruption and violence that feels all too familiar.
As the line between protector and killer blurs, the Major faces the one enemy he’s never beaten himself.
The Retired Major’s War is a story of survival, buried secrets, and the cost of peace when the war never truly ends.
On the eve of his hanging, famed highwayman Jamie MacRae is offered the impossible: freedom, if he enters a marriage of convenience with a veiled noblewoman who will not give her name. The bargain buys them a frantic escape from Newgate and passage bound far from London, where danger rides every tide and secrets cut deeper than any blade. Jamie wants a second life; his new “wife” wants a protector for a mission she refuses to explain. From prison grime to creaking decks and shadowed docks, trust sparks in the tightest quarters—and honor demands more than either planned. When enemies close in and the truth of her past surfaces, can a marriage forged under threat become a vow worth keeping?
On the eve of his hanging, famed highwayman Jamie MacRae is offered the impossible: freedom, if he enters a marriage of convenience with a veiled noblewoman who will not give her name. The bargain buys them a frantic escape from Newgate and passage bound far from London, where danger rides every tide and secrets cut deeper than any blade. Jamie wants a second life; his new “wife” wants a protector for a mission she refuses to explain. From prison grime to creaking decks and shadowed docks, trust sparks in the tightest quarters—and honor demands more than either planned. When enemies close in and the truth of her past surfaces, can a marriage forged under threat become a vow worth keeping?
After a drug-fueled implosion in Paris, Gillian Farthington is whisked to the desert kingdom of Aradune—where alcohol is forbidden, the heat is merciless, and her father’s patience has run out. Prince Raj takes a ruthless gamble: exile Gillian to a remote oasis settlement to break old habits and enlist her sharp mind in his visionary water-and-orchard experiment. As borders flare and palace politics sharpen, the oasis becomes a crucible where mercy can look like treason and redemption asks for real change. Gillian tests every boundary; Raj hides more scars than he shows. When war brushes the kingdom and hard choices fall to them, they’ll have to decide what they’re willing to rebuild—land, loyalty, and a life together.
Carol Dee Turner is the author of romantic adventures and cozy suspense. Born in Michigan and a U.S. Women’s Army veteran, she worked for Eastern Airlines before turning to fiction. She now lives in Florida with beloved rescue dogs and a steady stack of research books.
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