Lieutenant's Love

By Red Haircrow

Lieutenant Jarryd Alyt has given blood and soul in service to the Duke, yet suffering the loss of a beloved companion and best friend drives him near the brink of despair. Disillusioned though still loyal, when new recruit Arin arrives, Jarryd is struck by the youth’s innocence and beauty.

But will the horror of war strike before Jarryd summons the courage to love again?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Apr 3, 2024
• ISBN: 9781685507053

Red Haircrow

An award-winning writer/poet, freelance news correspondent, chef and former law enforcement officer of mixed Native American descent (Chiricahua Apache/Cherokee) who lives in Berlin, Germany. Red Haircrow holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology, is a Graduate Student at Montana State University Bozeman, and owns/operates Flying With Red Haircrow Production, a multimedia company.

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Lieutenant’s Love

By Red Haircrow

Published by JMS Books LLC

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Copyright 2024 Red Haircrow

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Lieutenant’s Love

By Red Haircrow

Chapter 1

They keep getting younger and younger, the lieutenant grumbled, looking over the new recruits with a jaundiced eye.

Aye, Jarryd, that’s because you’re getting older, his sergeant quipped back.

Absolutely, Lieutenant Jarryd Aylt nodded with affected seriousness. I’m so old now I can barely pleasure my campie. Considering your grand age, it makes me feel sorry for you.

Sergeant Lvarnan laughed heartily. He was nearly twenty years Jarryd’s senior, with scarred skin the hue of weathered leather, in sharp contrast to his shock of white hair and bright blue eyes, yet the old campaigner still ranked as one of the toughest fighters in all the Duke’s army.

That’s why I stay with you instead of accepting a promotion command of my own, the sergeant said, slapping his superior and friend on the shoulder. Besides being the smartest fighter and fairest man I’ve ever known, you’re always good for a laugh, even when you don’t join in. His tone then changed. "But you’re right, His Grace is getting desperate. Wants to