Jennifer Labrecque
Triple Threat
By
Dear Reader
Iâve written many heroes in the course of my career, but I donât know that any of them deserve that description more than Lieutenant Colonel Mitch Dugan. Thereâs just something about a man in uniform, one whose purpose is to protect and defend, whose very code of conduct isnât just a set of rules that he lives by, but is inherent in his makeup as a manâand makes a girl stand up and take notice. That sort of mentality sets him apart from your average guy and makes him moreâ¦everything. More sexy, more worthy, more noble. And that kind of guy needs a special kind of woman.
What he doesnât need is a free-spirited woman who grabs him and kisses him the first time she sees him, whoâs dedicated to her own career, who considers herself allergic to the military lifestyle. When photographer Eden Walters shows up to photograph a paratrooper calendar, Mitch discovers thereâs one thing he hasnât been trained to handleâher!
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Happy reading,
Jennifer LaBrecque
After a varied career path that included barbecue-joint waitress, corporate numbers cruncher and bug-business maven, JENNIFER LABRECQUE has found her true calling writing contemporary romance. Named 2001 Notable New Author of the Year and 2002 winner of the prestigious Maggie Award for Excellence, she is also a two-time RITA® Award finalist. Jennifer lives in suburban Atlanta.
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HER LAST LINE OF DEFENCE by Marie Donovan (Green Berets) September 2010
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SEALED AND DELIVERED by Jill Monroe (Navy SEALs) November 2010
CHRISTMAS MALE by Cara Summers (Military Police) December 2010
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âYOUâVE GOT TO DO IT,â Eden Waltersâs best friend, Patti, said. âThe calendar is for a good causeâall the proceeds will go to 82nd Airborne families whoâve lost loved ones in the line of duty. Youâre the best photographer in the business and you know the military. Youâve got to do it,â she repeated.
This was a no-brainer. Eden settled back in the wrought-iron chair in her courtyard and laughed, âNo, I donât, Patti. Your wheedling isnât going to get you anywhere this time, even if you are a professional at it.â She was not being talked into photographing a calendar of Army jumpers. Nope. Not her kind of assignment. Just the thought made her tense up. She took a deep breath and consciously relaxed. Patti could find another professional photographer to rope into this one.
Patti added her signature snort to the attendant sounds of a late-summer evening in New Orleansâ French Quarterâthe burble of Edenâs fountain to the left of the table, the restless whisper of a breeze through the potted palm fronds and bougainvillea, the distant float of laughter and music, the occasional whine of mosquitoes punctuating the cicadas endless chorus.
âA professional.â Another snort. âYou certainly know how to add a touch of glamour to my job, donât you?â They both knew Eden had the utmost respect for Pattiâs job as a volunteer recruiter for a nonprofit agency. âItâs a good thing I love you like the sister I never hadâ¦â Patti trailed off, her good humor evident despite her grousing tone, to sip at the pale yellow limoncello, âYou made this?â
âYep. From my very own lemon tree,â Eden nodded toward her pride and joy in the corner of the courtyardâs brick wall confines, barely discernable in duskâs shadows.
âDelicious. And I canât believe it took me so long to get down here to see you.â Patti leaned her head back against the wrought iron chair and offered an approving smile. âThis place is so totally you.â
Eden grinned. Sheâd known Patti would love her home. Theyâd met in sixth grade at the baseâs middle school in Hawaii, where both their fathers had been stationed and the two girls had become firm, fast friends. They talked once a month and had long ago fallen into the habit of not answering the phone unless they both had at least an hour at their disposal to yak. Eden had e-mailed pictures but it had taken Patti three years to manage a visit. Her money had been as tight as Edenâs.