Reclaiming Love: Cherish Cove, #2

By Brynn Paulin

Mission: Destroy the man I love.

 

Savannah

It's for his own good.

 

I love Jordan more than life itself. A cliché but true. For as long as I can remember, I've wanted nothing more than a life with him. Marriage, family, happily ever after. We both want that. When I learned it's not to be, I did the only thing possible. I cut him loose to make way for his future. Without me.

 

Jordan

I had three months left on my mission in Afghanistan. Then I'd come home and marry my woman. I never expected a Dear John letter from my fiancée. Never in a million years. But with an apology and no explanation for ripping out my heart, she said goodbye. No. No way. Goodbye is the last thing I'll accept. As soon as I get back to the States, I'll prove we're meant for forever.

 

But when I make it home, my girl is nowhere to be found.

 

New mission: Find Savannah. Reclaim her love. Never let her go.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Supernova Indie Publishing Services LLC
• Release date: May 17, 2021
• ISBN: 9781623443139

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Reclaiming Love

Forever Safe

By Brynn Paulin

Supernova Indie Publishing Services, LLC

www.supernovaindie.com

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Reclaiming Love

by

Brynn Paulin

Mission: Destroy the man I love.

Savannah

It’s for his own good.

I love Jordan more than life itself. A cliché but true. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted nothing more than a life with him. Marriage, family, happily ever after. We both want that. When I learned it’s not to be, I did the only thing possible. I cut him loose to make way for his future. Without me.

Jordan

I had three months left on my mission in Afghanistan. Then I’d come home and marry my woman. I never expected a Dear John letter from my fiancée. Never in a million years. But with an apology and no explanation for ripping out my heart, she said goodbye. No. No way. Goodbye is the last thing I’ll accept. As soon as I get back to the States, I’ll prove we’re meant for forever.

But when I make it home, my girl is nowhere to be found.

New mission: Find Savannah. Reclaim her love. Never let her go.

Copyright

© 2019, Brynn Paulin

Reclaiming Love

Edited by Liza Green

Electronic Format ISBN: 978-1-62344-313-9

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and occurrences are a product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, places or occurrences, is purely coincidental.

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Dedication

To the other Forever Safe authors.

You’re all amazing and I’m glad we got to play.

Prologue

~ Jordan Camden ~

Kindergarten

I didn’t like girls. I don’t have sisters, but my girl cousins were bratty and whiny. All they wanted to do was play Barbies and dress up their puppy. Poor dog. I was pretty sure he didn’t like dresses.

If all girls were like them…ick!

The ones at the table next to mine kept talking in loud whispers, and I was pretty sure they were going to get in trouble soon. Ignoring them, I pushed my green crayon over the paper. We were supposed to be drawing our families. I didn’t want to. It was just my mom and me and the baby. Well, I had a dad. He was just far away. Sometimes, I got to talk to him on the phone, but it was weird. He’d been far away at war or something for more than a year. I wasn’t even four yet when he left. I wasn’t in school yet and my little brother wasn’t even born.

Now, I was done with preschool and a big kid in kindergarten at the big school. And smarter than those girls over next to me. Girls were so dumb.

I knew I better hurry up and finish this picture so no one thought that about me. I wanted to be done before recess and story time afterward. Sometimes, Ms. Carson made you sit at your desk instead of on the carpet if you weren’t finished with your work. Something about ‘sponsibility or something.

I got distracted by people moving by the door. The principal was bringing in a girl. She had long, almost black hair, and even from my seat, I could see she had really blue eyes. I couldn’t stop looking at her. She was the prettiest person I ever saw. I bet she wasn’t dumb like other girls. She looked smart, but kind of ‘fraid up there.

I’d make sure she had nothing to be scared of at school. I’d tell her everything about here and not let anyone pick on her. Sure hoped she liked me. If not, I’d convince her I was cool. I’d be the best boy she knew.

Class, this is Savannah O’Reilly. She just moved here with her family, and she’ll be joining us now. Savannah, how about it you go sit next to Jordan over there.

Savannah looked around, and I waved at her, so she knew who I was. Her face got a little red, but she gave me a small smile. I wanted to make her smile all the time.

Hi, I said when she sat down.

Hi.

I’m Jordan.

She smiled again. I know. The teacher just said.

I like your name. It’s pretty. Wanna play with me at recess? I’ll push you on the swing.

Savannah nodded, and my chest felt all weird. And suddenly, I hoped I would know her forever.

* * * *

Afghanistan, eighteen years later…

I stared at the paper in my hand, unable to believe what I was reading. My fiancée, my loving, devoted fiancée, had just broken up with me. In a damn letter. Not an email, a text or a phone call where I could immediately respond. No, she’d sent me this letter over a week ago.

What the fuck, Savannah?

And here I was, stuck in Afghanistan for three more months.

I stared at the note, trying to find a clue. Anything. Something to explain why.

Dear Jordan,

I’m sorry to have to send you this letter. I’m sorry to tell you like this. I can’t marry you. It’s too much. I was too young to say yes to this, and

Reviews for Reclaiming Love

[Debbie DiFiore · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Just pork sex scenes with a storyline about her running away because she had issues.