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Faith
Graduating from college is bittersweet. I’ve accomplished my dreams, obtained my teaching degree, and am ready to find my dream job. However, I never realized how difficult or stressful it would be to find a position.
That’s why I jump at the chance to visit Chad, one of my best friends, on base in California.
It was meant to be two weeks of catching up and putting all thoughts of job hunting out of my mind. Little did I know those two weeks would change my life and alter the course we were both on.
Chad
The day she agrees to join me in California is one of the happiest days of my life. Having her with me gives me the taste of home I’ve been craving, but deep down, it’s more than that. She’s important to me, more than just my friend, and my closest friend’s twin sister.
Spending my nights with her has done nothing but reinforce this feeling I get when I’m with her. I know we said we’d keep things light, but she’s making it so damn hard not to want more.
Then I get stationed overseas. Everything changes in the blink of an eye, and I’m not just talking about our jobs or the fact we’re suddenly thousands of miles apart. Call it fate or destiny or just pure luck, but it’s beneath the desert sun that finally our future becomes clear.
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As the wife of a veteran and the mother of a solider, I absolutely love when a book can bring all the emotions to the surface – from the good to the hard, this book is absolutely an amazing tribute to the military life. I had to go back and do a re-read on the first book to prepare for the mindset of where the second book would take me and although it can be read as a standalone, you get so much more from the series if you read them both and in order.
Faith’s recent graduation and the realization of job hunting in the world is daunting. But I love how her instafriendship with Chad provides the perfect opportunity for her to put her stress on the back burner and take a moment to simply breathe. She knows that what she wants out of life and what Chad is currently living/working couldn’t go anywhere — until it does.
I love how everything aligns for them to make their deepest desire come true while so far apart. While Faith is holding down the front at home, she takes her role as a military wife to a new level when she gets the community involved in spreading the love for those deployed. Prepare for the tears as heartwarming moments like that will shake up your heart. We get to see a friendship grow and develop through their words despite the miles apart, confirming that their love is deep, true, and definitely one for the books!
Absolutely LOVE how fluidly these two write together. Their writing style is similar, yet different enough to bring a beautiful collaboration that you won’t be able to put down!
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About Kaylee Ryan & Lacey Black
Kaylee Ryan
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan has been crowned the Queen of Swoon by her readers. With nearly fifty romance books under her belt, she’s known for penning happily ever afters with heart. When she’s not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand or hanging out with her family where she resides in her home state of Ohio.
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USA Today Bestselling Author Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and three rowdy chickens.
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