I never stayed in one home for more than six months, and I got into all kinds of shit. I was one of those kids who was given up as a baby but never adopted. I was brought up in the system, bouncing around from foster home to foster home my entire life. If he hadn’t, I’m not sure where I might have ended up after being discharged from the Marines. He knew my history and was there for me when it happened. I’ve come to live with Major and his daughter because I was wounded in combat and need extensive physical therapy for the next year. He grabs the pot of coffee off the counter and fills my mug up before his own, then takes a seat beside me. He shrugs as he talks about his daughter, but I can see the soft look in his eyes.

Hell, that’s what Maggie calls me most of the time anyway. You can call me Red when we’re at home, he says, and gives me a kind smile. Yes, sir, I say, answering Major Drummond while I hide the pride I feel when he calls me son. It's a coming-of-age story that's just what the author ordered. Warning: This book will make you ache in the best way possible! It's so sweet it's disgusting, and yet we just can't stop.

Will Eli keep his hands off Maggie? Will Maggie like it if he doesn't? Will the two of them break the law because it feels so good? Only one way to find out! Overnight, Eli becomes a guardian and Maggie his ward. Circumstances keep pulling them back together, and something truly unforeseen happens. But desire can only be denied for so long. She's forbidden fruit, and he's trying to not to taste. But when a wounded Marine comes to live with her and her dad, suddenly Maggie figures out what home is. Maggie Drummond has been moved around more times than she can count, and starting at a new high school sucks. He never expected that the officer he was living with would have a daughter who tested his honor. Eli Strong got out of the military and all he wanted to do was get better.

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