Books

Sergeant Lina LaSalle never thought deployment as an Army medic would force her to take the life of a nine-year-old suicide bomber during a convoy in Iraq. 

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The Army declares Lina a hero, but as a healer, and a mother, she cannot reconcile her actions as heroism, and begins to drink.

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Struggling with PTSD and navigating the challenges of raising a young boy with Tourette’s Syndrome, Lina decides to leave the Army and return home to seek refuge in Puerto Rico with her family.

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When she arrives, she meets the handsome Eli Montgomery, a veteran from Charleston, SC.  He too served in Iraq, and he too lost a part of himself in the name of duty.

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As Lina discovers the island’s magic she travels the road to redemption, healing from the sacrifice service members must make in the name of duty.