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Semper Fidelis (Anthology 6-in-1) (2015)

por T. A. Chase (Contribuidor), L.E. Franks (Contribuidor), Morticia Knight (Contribuidor), S.A. McAuley (Contribuidor), Kendall McKenna (Contribuidor)2 más, Devon Rhodes (Contribuidor), Sara York (Contribuidor)

Series: Ring and a Promise (2 incl. in anth.)

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'Anomaly' by S.A. McAuley Warning: Untested chemical reactions in process... 'Always Ready' by T.A. Chase Making a living on the Bering Sea is hard enough, but throw love into the equation, and things can blow into a hurricane. 'A Ring and a Vow' by Devon Rhodes Every promise must someday be fulfilled, and the best way Owen knows how to reward Cary's faith is with a vow. 'My Marine' by LE Franks and Sara York For a man who made his career in intelligence, falling for an Afghani national in the middle of a war zone wasn't the smartest thing a Marine could do. 'Soul Sick' by Kendall McKenna Jamie thought he made it home to Tucker, leaving war behind. Now, each day he battles to fit into his own life, and save the love that saved his life. 'Safe Shores' by Morticia Knight Kirk's Coast Guard lover, Shane, is the only person who can save his son from a vicious storm-if he's not too late.… (más)
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Who doesn’t like hot military men? And I liked the guys in this collection of stories a lot because they were struggling with their emotions—not something you get to see very often in reality unless you are close to a man in uniform. And while military PR people all over the planet would probably cringe at seeing their elite’s innermost secrets revealed like this, the undeniable truth is that they are human, like the rest of it, and deserve to be loved for who they are.

The story settings range from the frontlines, be they a storm at sea or a desert full of hostiles, to the home front, where some men go through heavy adjustments when returning to civilian life. They cover the kinds of issues military men face, including having to deal with loss, PTSD, and leaving loved ones behind for long periods of painful separation. Above all, they show the kind of courage and determination needed to become a member of the very elite of the military: Marines, members of the Coast Guard, or Naval officers. All of the men in this anthology love deeply, and are ready to fight for that love. So, if you are so inclined, sit back and enjoy what the authors have come up with for you.

Anomaly by S.A. McAuley
In a somewhat amusing confrontation of “man against machine”, this story focuses on Galen, a Marine known for his ability to detect drones, and Zach, a man determined to design a drone offense system that can beat any human. Galen is pretty sure about his abilities on a professional level, but he is equally insecure about his skill for attracting the kind of man he is interested in. Zach isn’t exactly a man magnet either, or so he thinks, and I found the resulting “dance” between two men who are normally awkward and somewhat nerdy very entertaining. Their antics, be they chats or interactions in real life, went from cute to hot, and the developing relationship gave me hope for more.

Always Ready by T.A. Chase
Suspense on the high seas is the focus of this story, and Coast Guard rescue swimmer Dean is out to save lives while exploring the possibilities of sharing his life with the man he has fallen in love with. Phil is a fisherman, and makes a living braving the Bering Sea on the family boat. The descriptions of icy waters, people potentially freezing to death almost before they can drown, and the desperate determination of the Coast Guard to save them before it is too late, held my attention. Dean’s reaction to the news of Phil’s ship having capsized was a little too professional and distant for me, but it is entirely possible Dean was just trying to protect himself. Don’t read this unless you’re snug and warm and far from any ocean!

A Ring and a Vow by Devon Rhodes
In this wonderful sequel to ‘A Ring and a Promise’, Marine officer Owen and Naval aviator Cary are back. This time, they intend to bridge the gap between the two arms of the service on a more permanent basis, and I loved watching them go through the necessary steps until they got to the “I do” that has been eluding them for years. Neither Cary’s nightmares nor time restraints imposed by uncertainty about the next posting can stop them from forging the future they have both been waiting for. This is a sweet story without major drama, well, unless you count wedding preparations and dealing with flower arrangements and relatives. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how Owen and Cary were doing!

My Marine by L.E. Franks and Sara York
Marine Sean Kelly works in intelligence, so falling for an Afghani translator isn’t exactly something he planned for, nor does he want to succumb to Akim’s charms. Unfortunately he can’t help himself, and even the resulting mental anguish is pretty theoretical in the face of Akim’s attributes. And then the enigmatic man vanishes without a trace, and Sean is left wondering what is going on. It turns out Akim has a well-kept secret, and it leaves both Sean and him needing to deal with some pretty basic “can I trust him” considerations. While this isn’t an intense and emotional thriller, I found it to be a pretty tension-filled short story.

Soul Sick by Kendall McKenna
Marine officer Jamie may have made it back to his lover Tucker in one piece, with only a few physical scars to show for his year-long deployment, but his mental state is a different story. I didn’t understand his reactions at first, but once I realized what was going on, the things he did were as fascinating as they were scary. Nobody who has never been through the kind of hell Jamie had to endure while fighting the Taliban will be able to fully understand what it’s like, but this story gives an excellent, if painful, description of some of the consequences. A lot of the more factual information about PTSD and some important details are missing due to how short this story is, but if you’re looking for an emotional sketch, a somewhat shocking description of some of the consequences of warfare, give this read a go. It isn’t easy reading, but I found it well worth the effort, and one of the best in this collection.

Safe Shores by Morticia Knight
This is a great story about two men who have never really emotionally opened up to each other even though they’ve been together for three years. Partly this is due to the small town Kirk lives in, has always lived in, as a fisherman, it isn’t exactly gay-friendly. But not everyone is a homophobe either, so Kirk is beginning to think about telling Coast Guard officer Shane how he feels about him. Interestingly, Shane is in the same place, and the result is explosive. In a sense the increased intimacy prepares them to better deal with the catastrophe of Kirk’s teenage son getting lost at sea in the midst of an awful storm. Shane is the only qualified rescue swimmer around, and he is determined to save the kid’s life. Emotionally explosive and very hot, these two men will never be the same after going through their fears together. And what a perfect ending!


NOTE: This book was provided by Totally Bound Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
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  SerenaYates | Oct 14, 2017 |
--Well it's actually rated 3.375 Hearts to be exact. This anthology covers not only Marines but soldiers from the Navy and Coast Guard as well. Were the stories steamy? Some more than others. I finally got to read two authors, I was anxious to read. Some stories were over the top, some were sweet, some were plain hot - a mixed bag for potential readers.



Anomaly by S.A. McAuley - 3 Hearts

Hmm...this was an interesting take on a Marine MM story. Is it romance? Not really. But there is room for more. It ends with a HFN-ish ending, a little abrupt BTW. Galen is a Marine who is used to find anomalies on the battlefield. He's better than drones, gaining the nickname, "Magneto". And guess what else he likes? Comics. He's a geek and it's cute. I'm not interested in drones but that didn't affect my rating. It's more about the rough progression through the short story. The ideas were cool though, basically this story was hooking up through Waze. That's right, the app. Galen sees a cute boy, who turns out to be a rocket scientist named Zach. The story started to open up once the Waze flirtation started. The breakout star? Secondary character, Linc! I'd read a romance starring him. He certainly livened up this story. There was a sexy cupcake infused handjob rolled into a one night stand (we only got the handjob on page). I liked that but it seemed a little weird on how those two got to that point. Something about it seemed too soon and I'm not sure if it was true to how the main characters were introduced. Could also be I didn't get a lasting enough impression of Zach or Galen.

The ideas though: possible Marine submission (wish we got to explore that), the geeky Dom(?), the two MC starting a relationship, LINC - the wisecracking ginger aspiring pop singer...those things would have been awesome.

Always Ready by T.A. Chase - 3.5 Hearts

Established couple alert! Ginger Silver Fox alert! Also, cool setting alert: Bering Sea, Alaska...someone's a Deadliest Catchfan, maybe? I dunno. What I do know is that a crab fisherman and Coast Guard diver finally come out as a couple officially after two years of being private and sneaking off once a month or when time permits in their busy schedules. This story had some things going for it: ginger, older lover who had a believable refractory period, a cute blond, younger lover who finally wants the world to know about him and his man, some decent sex (maybe 3 out of 5). But there were a couple of things that didn't work for me - the weird action twist, the way it all ended so neatly. All that was missing was a bow. Oh and there were editing issues.

And this butt hole descriptor: "rose-shaped hole". Now bear with me a minute...I've encountered a number of buttholes in my lifetime and I've yet to buck up on a rose shaped hole. The name isn't as bad as "palsied channel" *coughs Mexican Heat*coughs* but rose-shaped hole?

Here's a refresher for the anus:



As you see in this edible chocolate anus, these are for sale BTW (and you're welcome), there isn't a rose to be found anywhere. Maybe a ridged chip, wrinkles and tightly squeezed valley but not a rose for that anus bouquet.

So the story was semi memorable (pretty much have only rose shaped holes on my mind)...the characters were likable enough, not much depth. Established couples really ain't my gig. But I liked.

A Ring and a Vow by Devon Rhodes - 3.25 Hearts

Another established couple story except this is a follow up to a novella (which I did not read nor plan to because I already know how it pans out). It was very sweet. And it could be read as a standalone, I guess. It just felt like all the characters had a back story. A Navy soldier and a Marine finally get married in Virginia. There were military terms and happiness for finally being able to get married after 5 years of separation. There was a shower handy-j and honeymoon night special. And a saber arch, the guys walked down under their friends swords (no this isn't me being slick) at their wedding and it read like sugar flaked butter cream. Memorable, not really. And there wasn't a description on how the main characters looked (i.e. hair color, etc) which I guess means I should have read the first book. I kinda wished that was here in the story that probable first time readers would read. The author did their research with the terms and laws. It ends with syrupy epilogue where they have a cavity inducing HEA. Good for them.

My Marine by L.E. Franks and Sara York - 2 - 2.5 range (for math purposes: 2)

Oh dear.
A great idea - Marine subterfuge, spying, Afghani setting for steamy hooking up. But there were too many factors that ruined the experience. With a plot twist I saw coming a mile away, Marine intelligence (which I question) officer, Sean Kelley falls for Afghani interpreter after first glance. The start of the story was interesting, I thought this was finally going to be a hot one. But the instalove, over the top declarations and long quotes while sexing ruined this story for me. There was potential but everyone was too tolerant - the general helps them out so easily? Really? How about the main characters calling each other "beauty", "the other half to my soul", getting all alpha jealous after fucking once. It's a case of magic dick and jizz wizards but it was hot. I'll give it that. I tried to love this story but after the flamboyant male military nurse calling Kelley, "sweetie", flirting and he"sashayed" out of the hospital room...I couldn't take this story seriously. It'd probably would have worked if the pretty descriptions were toned down (these are Marines we're talking about, not civilians who forget to do their job because they're dickmatized), there wasn't such an ease from all the secondary characters and more length to develop an actual relationship. Shame really.

Soul Sick by Kendall McKenna - 3.75 Hearts (barely)

Cherry popper read for me. And this was one of the stronger stories in the anthology...but that's not saying much. I am still wearing a 'WTF just happened' face after finishing this. This was like reading a condensed novel in a short story. It kept the longer sex scenes, introduced interesting ideas and cut out the middle. Are there missing chapters somewhere? I feel like there are missing chapters hidden in an encrypted part of the eBook and I missed it. This could have been a home run - reunited lovers (yes, an established couple again but they were separated for a long period of time) Marine captain Jamie and his tattooed, ex-bad boy now brilliant drug counselor Tucker finally reunite to have long (and I mean long) sweaty sex in between Jamie's PTSD and domestic violence episodes. Jamie's PTSD was always turned up high, I know each survivor reacts differently but maybe if this story was longer, it wouldn't read so OTT at times.



And where were the scenes to see how Tucker handled all of this? And Tucker as a counselor, on one hand
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'Anomaly' by S.A. McAuley Warning: Untested chemical reactions in process... 'Always Ready' by T.A. Chase Making a living on the Bering Sea is hard enough, but throw love into the equation, and things can blow into a hurricane. 'A Ring and a Vow' by Devon Rhodes Every promise must someday be fulfilled, and the best way Owen knows how to reward Cary's faith is with a vow. 'My Marine' by LE Franks and Sara York For a man who made his career in intelligence, falling for an Afghani national in the middle of a war zone wasn't the smartest thing a Marine could do. 'Soul Sick' by Kendall McKenna Jamie thought he made it home to Tucker, leaving war behind. Now, each day he battles to fit into his own life, and save the love that saved his life. 'Safe Shores' by Morticia Knight Kirk's Coast Guard lover, Shane, is the only person who can save his son from a vicious storm-if he's not too late.

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