Love and War: Brothers in Arms The Beginning

By Samantha Kane

An Erotic Historical Romance

One night. That was all it took to change their lives forever. Captains Jason Randal and Tony Richards have physically survived the war in the Peninsula, but inside they are slowly wasting away. Until the night they discover a reason for living: each other. This is a short prequel (4200 words) featuring Jason Randal and Tony Richards, the heroes from The Courage to Love, Brothers In Arms, Book One.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Samantha Kane
• Release date: Nov 6, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301230334

Samantha Kane

Reviewers have called Samantha Kane “an absolute marvel to read,” and “one of historical romance’s most erotic and sensuous authors.”  Her books have been called “sinful,” “sensuous,” and “sizzling.” She is published in several romance genres including historical, contemporary, and science fiction.  Her erotic Regency-set historical romances have won awards, including Best Historical from RWA's erotic romance chapter Passionate Ink, and the Historical CAPA (best book) award from The Romance Studio.  She has a master's degree in American History and taught high school social studies for ten years before becoming a full-time writer. Samantha Kane lives in North Carolina with her husband and three children. http://samanthakanebooks.com http://twitter.com/skaneauthor http://www.facebook.com/AuthorSamanthaKane http://www.pinterest.com/kane2993 http://www.goodreads.com/SamanthaKane

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Love and War The Beginning

Love and War The Beginning

Samantha Kane

SK Publishing, LLC

LOVE AND WAR: THE BEGINNING

BROTHERS IN ARMS

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by Samantha Kane

This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.

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Copyright 2014 Samantha Kane

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

The Courage To Love

Hamish

About the Author

Also By Samantha Kane

Chapter 1

Portugal

September 28, 1810

A re you all right, Lieutenant? Jason Randall stopped beside Bertie Thorne. The young man had seen his first action yesterday at Busaco, and he’d looked green around the gills when Jason had seen him not long after the battle was over. Jason would say they won if the victory hadn’t been steeped in carnage .

Thorne stood and saluted. I’m all right, sir, he said. His voice was rough. Either crying or throwing up had produced that. Jason himself had thrown up after his first battle. Fear and excitement could both upset a man’s constitution.

Good. Jason patted him on the back and made eye contact with Thorne’s friend, Lieutenant Haversham, who was sitting next to the boy before the fire. Both still wore their dirty uniforms, but not an inch of either uniform was out of place. Order was of the utmost importance in war. When a man was steeped in chaos, the very things that seemed so onerous at home—a well-maintained wardrobe, punctuality, decorum—were the very things that soothed his soul and kept him sane at war. Say what you will about the army—it was a well-dressed, well-oiled machine.

Haversham looked unflappable, as usual. Major Randall, he said by way of a greeting. Haversham had been with the Fourteenth Light Dragoons since before Talavera, over a year now. He gave Jason a nod to indicate he’d take care of the other lad, though he wasn’t much older. He’d been well

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[RELENAG · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

intense.... and so very hot...