[Always a Marine 08] • The Two and the Proud

Roger Michael Easton IV, better known as Rowdy, flouted the family’s Naval

tradition to enlist the Marines—not as an officer, but a ground-pounding

grunt. He never expected to see as much combat or valor as he did in the

field, but every engagement furthered his commitment to his brothers in arms.

Now, with an offer to end his contract early on the table, Rowdy has to take a

long look at the life he left behind, the life he’s built, and the future he

longs to have.

Rowdy wants a woman who gets him.

Inactive Marine, Kim Wakefield, continues to serve her country as a Naval

Criminal Investigator. She’s hard on the grunts and sailors because she is one

of them—and they didn’t sign up for easy. Tired of the seedier side of

military life—picking up drunk Marines, AWOL sailors, busting drug running

operations, or worse, sending drug addicted servicemen to court marshal and

treatment. She longs to have her faith in her fellow Marines restored.

Kim wants a man who knows what she needs.

Thrown together by chance on a 1Night Stand, these two jarheads have a

combustible chemistry—but do they have what it takes?