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Deception Cove / by Laukkanen, Owen,author.;
Former US Marine Jess Winslow reenters civilian life a new widow, with little more to her name than a falling-down house, a medical discharge for PTSD, and a loyal dog named Lucy. The only thing she actually cares about is that dog, a black-and-white pit bull mix who helps her cope with the devastating memories of her time in Afghanistan. After fifteen years -- nearly half his life -- in state prison, Mason Burke owns one set of clothes, a wallet, and a photo of Lucy, the service dog he trained while behind bars. Seeking a fresh start, he sets out for Deception Cove, Washington, where the dog now lives. As soon as Mason knocks on Jess's door, he finds himself in the middle of a standoff between the widow and the deputy county sheriff. When Jess's late husband piloted his final "fishing" expedition, he stole and stashed a valuable package from his drug dealer associates. Now the package is gone, and the sheriff's department has seized Jess's dearest possession-her dog. Unless Jess turns over the missing goods, Lucy will be destroyed. The last thing Mason wants is to be dragged back into the criminal world. The last thing Jess wants is to trust a stranger. But neither of them can leave a friend, the only good thing in either of their lives, in danger. To rescue Lucy, they'll have to forge an uneasy alliance. And to avoid becoming collateral damage in someone else's private war, they have to fight back -- and find a way to conquer their doubts and fears.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Widows; Veterans; Ex-convicts; Service dogs;

Testaments of honour : personal histories of Canada's war veterans / by Heathcote, Blake;
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2002., Doubleday Canada,

Corvettes Canada : convoy veterans of WWII tell their true stories / by Johnston, Mac;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-300) and index.
Subjects: Canada. Royal Canadian Navy; Corvettes (Warships); Naval convoys; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© 1994., McGraw-Hill Ryerson,

The instructor / by Hendricks, T. R.,author.;
"Derek Harrington, retired Marine Force Recon and SERE instructor, is barely scraping by teaching the basics of wilderness survival. His fledgling bushcraft school is on the cusp of going out of business and expenses are piling up fast. His only true mission these days? To get his ailing father into a full care facility and to support his ex-wife and their son. When one of his students presents him with an opportunity too good to be true--$20,000 to instruct a private group for 30 days in upstate New York--Derek reluctantly takes the job, despite his reservations about the group's insistence on anonymity. But it isn't long before the training takes an unexpected turn-and a new offer is made. Reaching out to an FBI contact to sound his concerns, Derek soon finds himself in deep cover, deep in the woods, embroiled with a fringe group led by a charismatic leader who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. When what he wants becomes Derek's head, the teacher is pitted against his students as Derek races against time to stop what could very well be the first attack of a domestic terrorist cell"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Domestic terrorism; Teachers; Veterans; Wilderness survival;

The best of enemies / by Johnstone, William W.,author.; Johnstone, J. A.,author.;
Introducing Trace and Chaw: a pugnacious pair of Civil War veterans who nearly killed each other in battle--but lived to fight another day. Together ... They met in a bloodbath. Two demons in uniform caught in the middle of one hell of a war. Private Chaw, the Rebel, liked chewing tobacco and fighting blue-bellied Yanks. Private Trace, the Yankee, hated Southerners, especially ornery cusses like Chaw. But when the smoke cleared after the Battle of Deadeye Gap, the Blue and the Gray of their uniforms didn't matter anymore. Both were stained blood red. And both were the last men standing ... This was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Now that the war's over, Trace and Chaw travel the West together, taking on odd jobs. They're handy with six-guns and gut-shredders, fond of women and liquor, and always ready to raise hell. Somehow, the unlikely partnership works--until Trace and Chaw sign up with a freighting company run by a beautiful woman. Her company is caught in the crossfire of two rival mine owners who want to control the freight routes. Like it or not, Trace and Chaw are stuck in the middle of another war. And this one's going to be every bit as bloody--and maybe their last.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Novels.; Drifters; Gunfighters; Veterans;

The return / by Sparks, Nicholas,author.;
"The story of an injured army doctor connecting with a beautiful deputy and a mysterious teenage girl, both whose secrets will change the course of his life"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Veterans;

The return [sound recording] / by Sparks, Nicholas,author.; Brewer, Kyf,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kyf Brewer."The story of an injured army doctor connecting with a beautiful deputy and a mysterious teenage girl, both whose secrets will change the course of his life"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Veterans;

Quint / by Lautner, Robert,author.;
"So much more than a fisherman, Quint is a survivor, a fighter, a man who has left three wives in his wake. From his time as a young sailor facing the horrors of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, to a deadly night-long showdown with a frenzy of sharks years later, before he finally settles on the island of Amity: this extraordinary act of literary ventriloquism is a vivid and utterly compelling reimagining of the life of a truly iconic character"--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Sea fiction.; Novels.; Fishers; Islands; Ship captains; Survival; Veterans;

Smooth moves / by Harte, Marie.;
LSC
Subjects: Love stories.; Storage and moving trade ; Veterans; Man-woman relationships;

What moves the dead / by Kingfisher, T.,author.;
"From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic "The Fall of the House of Usher." When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that theirchildhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before itconsumes them all"--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Novels.; Brothers and sisters; Family secrets; Fungi; Veterans;

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