Originally published: New York : Heat, 2007. After lusting after Crista Jansen, the woman of his dreams, for years, Kentucky Marine James "Dawg" Mackay finally comes up with an ingenious plan to get Crista and to keep her.

"When his ex's mother ends up in the hospital, marine captain Noah Brand suddenly finds himself back in his hometown and looking after a little girl--who could be his daughter! The only person he trusts with this secret is his best friend, Dr. Shayna Wade. Shayna has always been the person he could count on, and this Christmas he needs her support more than ever. As the three of them make holiday magic together, can Noah convince his best friend that...

Ben finally has to stand up, even fight back, against his father Bull Meecham, a man who doesn't give in--not to his men, not to his wife, and certainly not to his son. Step into the powerhouse life of Bull Meecham. Heʹs all Marine -- fighter pilot, king of the clouds, and absolute ruler of his family. Lillian is his wife -- beautiful, southern-bred, with a core of velvet steel. Without her cool head, her kids would be in real trouble. Ben is the...

In this companion book to the HBO series on the war in the Pacific, historian Hugh Ambrose focuses on five American soldiers who each took an active role in the difficult and costly--in terms of lives--campaign to reach the Japanese mainland. Ambrose recounts key battles--Guadalcanal, Midway, Okinawa, and the lesser-known Peleliu--and he provides a soldier's eye view of the events, conveying the great valor and sacrifices of those in uniform.

Refusing to acknowledge her imminent twelfth birthday without her former Marine father at her side, Macy befriends a sweet older lady whose dog has gone missing and who helps Macy come to terms with her father's absence.

Marine Corps master sniper Bob Lee Swagger travels to the remote deserts and caves of Afghanistan to track down a renegade Marine who is using extreme measures to complete a mission.

"While investigating a murder at Rikki Allen's house, detective Blain Kent realizes the victim looks a lot like Rikki. Could the secretive widow have been the target? He wants answers, but Rikki is unusually cagey. When the killer comes after Rikki at a safe location, Blain finally gets the truth out of her: she's the daughter of Franco Alvanetti--the notorious crime kingpin. A by-the-book former marine, Blain has made it his life mission to put the...

Gomer Pyle, the goofy local mechanic on "The Andy Griffith show" has left Mayberry to join the Marines. Stationed at Camp Henderson in California, his country bumpkin ways repeatedly get him into hot water with his hilariously short-fused superior, Sergeant Vince Carter, as he foils every attempt by Carter to keep him in line. But as much as Carter wants to dislike Pyle, they can't help but develop a special kinship.

Swagger becomes interested in exploring JFK's assassination, asking questions few have asked before.