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Battle Scars Kindle Edition

by Jane Harvey-Berrick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 174 ratings
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"Military romance at its very best! Vibrantly nerve-racking 5 star read"
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"So easy to become swept up in. You'll fall head over heels for Marine Sergeant Jackson Connor and gorgeous tenacious Maggie Buckman. Battle Scars is an in-depth and topical snapshot at the world we live in today and whilst there’s a beautiful romance running through it, it certainly has a strong message and pulls at the heart-strings as well."
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"One of the most profoundly touching romance novels I've read this year."
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“Tumultuous and complex … intriguing, addicting … no way you can put the book down.”
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From the dusty plains of Afghanistan to the sleek corridors of the New York Times, journalist MJ Buckman seeks the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. What she doesn’t expect to find is a man who’s her complete opposite … and fits her perfectly.

Marine Sergeant Jackson Connor knows that relationships don’t work for men in the military. He’s living proof of that. But when a steely-eyed temptress in a flak jacket, who carries her moral cause in front of her, crosses his path, he’s furious, curious, and all kinds of in-lust.
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A grown-up love story about two people who aren’t looking for love, but realize how precious it is when they find it. They don’t play games and there are no stupid misunderstandings, just life standing in their way.

Can they compromise? And what does that look like in a modern relationship between two driven people?

Assignment Vs deployment.

They’re always traveling in different directions. What relationship can survive that?

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"What a journey. This novel isn't about 'giving up' it is all about 'becoming' part of something bigger than yourself - the powerful symbol of the Marines is so perfect. Amazing words, characters that reach out to touch our hearts and souls."
J.B.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0758BCDTK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvey Berrick Publishing (October 1, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1531 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
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Jane Harvey-Berrick

Jane Harvey-Berrick

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Thoughtful contemporary romance, new adult, military romance, also thrillers, suspense and romcom - I just love to write!

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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗕𝗬 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘 with STUART REARDON, a laugh-out-loud romcom. Join two couples as the experience the highs, lows and green poop of new parenthood.

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“An epic and sweeping story of love, loss and sacrifice. We were left breathless in its heartbreak and beauty!”

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For as long as I can remember, I wanted to write. Perhaps it was growing up in a small village that was well known for its mystery and folklore, all of which sparked my imagination as a child.

I enjoy writing in several different genres and I'm inspired by the personal stories of those around me. It's often from a simple discussion overheard in the train ('Exposure'), in a café, or in the street, where ideas for characters or scenes come to me.

I fall in love with by characters and miss them desperately once I'd finished their stories. I love my carnie boys from the Traveling Series, my dancers from LUKA and SLAVE, my smokin' hot Marine, SEBASTIAN. I love writing dialogue and always try to include touches of humor in the most poignant stories.

Whether you like thrillers, fantasy or adult romance novel, MM or FM, I hope you'll enjoy the journey through my stories.

I'm also a great supporter of the military charity www.felixfund.org.uk and sales of SEMPER FI go to support them. The stage play LATER, AFTER and the novel duet TICKTOCK and BOMBSHELL was written to honour their work.

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Kate Estevez
5.0 out of 5 stars Battle Tested Love
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2018
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I loved this book. And part of what I loved about this book was that I loved it even though there were things in the book I don’t normally love in books. Everything about this blurb appealed to me and I’m so glad it didn’t disappoint.
MJ is a journalist, who goes into some of the worlds most dangerous places to get the story. She’s strong and smart and she’s trying to shed light on issues that are important to her and the world. But when we meet her everything is falling apart and her life and the lives of the people she’s interviewing are in danger, enter the marines. Jackson is one of the marines who shows up to rescue her and man is he mad at her. I love that she stood her ground and stood up for what she believed in all while acknowledging that things did backfire and that she of course regretted that people’s lives were in danger. MJ is just great to read, she’s so sure of herself and her mission, and she really is trying to make a difference in the world.
Jackson is great too. When he gets home from deployment he takes MJ up on her offer to buy him a drink if he’s ever in NYC. The attraction between them is palpable, but you kind of know going in that a relationship is not in the cards. He’s in the military and never knows where he is going to end up. And MJ well she’s an international journalist trying to get assigned to the Middle East, so she’s never going to be around either. But these two are just drawn together and they can’t help but decided to keep in touch and give it a go.
I loved watching these two grow closer. I loved the small moments they had together. I loved how much they worried about each other. They both experience a lot of really scary events where the other one is aware that they are in danger but they are thousands of miles away. The helplessness that they feel as well as the love they have for each other is just fantastic. I loved this book so much, easily one of my most enjoyable reads of the past few months.
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ShannonVM
4.0 out of 5 stars So real and so lovely.
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2017
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4.5*

Battle Scars is a relatively light and easy read, while still dealing with some very real, and at times heartbreaking, realities.

MJ Buckman and Jackson Connor couldn't have gotten off to a rougher, tougher, start if they had tried. While in Afghanistan working on an article for the New York Times, MJ comes under fire and has to be rescued by the Marine Corps unit she is "stationed" with, led by Jackson. Not appreciating having to put his men's lives in danger to save a reporter, let's just say things between them weren't all glitter and unicorns during the rest of MJ's stay.
But what started out as a prickly, antagonistic relationship soons morphs into a lovely and very heartfelt connection, one that takes them both by surprise. As Jackson and MJ navigate the ups and downs of life as a long-distance couple, you can feel the love as it blossoms and share in their hopes and fears that what they have could really be "it". They're both very strong, independent people who are realizing maybe it's not so bad to depend on someone else for a change.

Jane Harvey-Berrick does a wonderful job in portraying the harsh realities of life in the military, as well as those of a civilian such as MJ, working as a journalist covering some of the toughest stories imaginable. She paints such an incredibly vivid picture throughout this entire book, I felt like I was right there with characters, from the desert of Aghanistan, to the snow in NYC, and the oppresive heat of Egypt.
I really appreciate the thoughtful and caring attention to detail she puts into all of her books, but I feel she gives special attention to her military stories and that's what makes them so real.
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MJLovestoRead
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely touching love story full of hope.
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2017
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Battle Scars is a beautifully written tale of an unexpected love played out against the ravages of war. When MJ and Jackson meet, he's in full protection mode as one of the elite in his Marine battalion. As a correspondent for the New York Times, she isn't afraid to go where she is needed to make sure the stories of those so badly affected by these horrific disputes, is told correctly. And when she and Jack start what might be the most surprising of love affairs, their supreme dedication to their respective careers may damper the fire between them just as quickly.

Jane Harvey-Berrick masterfully describes both the horror that is presently our world as snipers, terrorists and the like try to overtake the good we have all fought so hard for, while carefully crafting the most tender of loves as MJ and Jack try their hardest to make what is between them work. They both fall hard and fast and all they want is time together. Time that neither of them have since they are both whisked away at a moment's notice due to their demanding jobs. But the love is there. A chemistry neither of them ever saw coming and a devotion that feels as natural as if they had known each other their whole lives.

What is most special is that both Jack and his Maggie respect the other's career and find that that respect may keep them apart for way too long. The author never cheapens MJ's career to make hers less than Jackson's and lets their decisions dictate how their love story will proceed. It's wonderfully tender and lovingly sexy. A story that was originally given to us as a part of the author's newsletter, I'm thrilled to have been able to read it again as a full-length book.

An author who never disappoints, Battle Scars is one to be savored. I can't help but give it the 5 stars it so deserves.
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Mercia
5.0 out of 5 stars Battle Scars is. An Unputdownable Winner.
Reviewed in Canada on October 21, 2017
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No one writes Military romance as well as Jane Harvey Berrick. She is in her element when it comes to not just the military, but the work,of a foreign correspondent working in war zones. The authors deeply researched writing makes this story as real as it gets.
I loved. This book, because we didn't have to go through the formula misunderstandings at various points in the book. This is a story of a couple who climb over all kinds of obstacles to find the ending they both worked for. Jack, the US Marine, and Maggie, the foreign correspondent, both had careers they loved. Long distance romance is not the easiest way. But they were determined.
This story will mean tears and smiles, and really scary episodes. But I really hope you read this latest book of Jane Harvey Berrick. It started out, more like a one chapter writing exercise. It wasn't supposed to be a book. But her fans pushed her for more and more, and boy, did she ever out do herself with Battle Scars! It's gripping, it's witty, it's also, Rock Your Socks Romantic. I loved it!!
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Maz
5.0 out of 5 stars Mega Swoon
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2018
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I love a book that is full of raw emotion. That takes you and transports you into the story you are reading. Where you are experiencing what they are going through as though it is your love, your life, your passion that is pouring off the page. Jane Harvey-Berrick is a master at this.

Now it’s not a secret that I adore the Education series. This and many other of Jane’s work reside lovingly on my bookcase, well out of the sticky fingered reach of children in their signed perfection. I was absolutely delighted therefore that Battle Scars was taking us back to the servicemen and journalists on the front line, and we do indeed get a small cameo from our loved ones in this.

What it isn’t though is just a rehash of Seb and Caro’s story. Jack and Maggie are very much their own fully fleshed out three dimensional characters. Maggie is forthright, maybe even a little bolshy and certainly not shy of saying what she feels. I think to Jack she’s less like a fresh breeze and more like a hurricane, ripping into his life in spectacular fashion and leaving it bearing no resemblance to that which was there before. And Jack, well, he’s got his eye on the prize and can be extremely persuasive when he wants to be.

If you’ve read one of my reviews of Jane’s work before, then you will know I often refer to her as the poet. This is because she is for me one of the best writers who can rip into your emotions and give you a huge case of ‘THE FEELS’. Now if you have read her yourself, you will know exactly what I mean but if not, here is just one fine example of the beauty of her writing:

‘He drew me towards the large bed, tugging my towel free, and in the morning light, with all of my imperfections and flaws displayed, Jack Connor made, soft, sweet love to me, his body urging me to enjoy life with all its fleeting moments of pleasure. Because that’s what life is - many moments of joy and sorrow, connections with other people, small and great, making memories. And I understood that whether I knew him for a few more minutes or days, weeks or months, I would never forget this man or this moment.’

Gah - it’s just so beautiful isn’t it. And so real. And if you think it’s just sexytimes she can write then read on, because this next one blew me away:

‘But when hatred is your birthright, hope seems a very long way away, and I wondered if God had heard my prayers.’

Nobody living in our times could not understand or ponder over this. I spend time obsessing over the fact that if the world just sees people like our PM as a representation of us, there is no wonder people elsewhere who haven’t met the common man, think that we are all idiots and worthy of their hate. When they cannot see the love and compassion that we show, because they are so far away and all they see is the greed and hate. Anyway, I digress, back to the work of art.

Whilst this book is very much centred on the romance between Jack and Maggie and the challenges that they face, you also get to experience their lives with them. You enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of their locations. And you feel their pain, anger, heartache, love, longing and desire palpably throb off the page.

In fact, I could have just left a two word review for this book, because there is one thing it made me do all of the way through it, and one thing that I do whilst I sit here typing up my review for you now, and experiencing moments all over again.

*Happy Sigh*

Yup that would be enough, Those two words could show you just how this book would make you feel as a reader. But I want to make sure that you experience the talent that is Jane, so I’m here typing a few more words and imploring you not to miss out on the swoon worthy book.

Read it - you will not regret it. And if you read it off the back of my review, you can thank me later.
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CarolM
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the story.
Reviewed in Canada on October 1, 2017
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I absolutely love her books. I love how she writes her books. I love the fact that her books tell a good story that balances the sexual intimacy between the main men and women in her novels. Too many authors focus exclusively on the sexual relationship and the plot is almost diminished due to this focus. I highly recommend her books. She writes beautifully.
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K. Magyar
5.0 out of 5 stars Another beautiful story from Jane Harvey-Berrick
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2017
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When Jane sent out the first chapter with her newsletter it was clear pretty much from the start that this HAD to be a full length novel! And so 'Battle Scars' rose from the desert dust. It's a brilliant name and although NOT my choice, *hmpf * sulk *cry, I loved that Jane let her readers 'vote' on the name of the novel!

Jackson and Maggie were definitely NOT love at first sight, the circumstances were just too real, raw and dangerous. Jackson becomes her saviour, her 'hero'.

When the two finally get a chance to really get to know each other, outside of the 'war zone', they find love. A sweet, gentle and yet intense love. They each respect and accept each others life and career choices and would never ask of the other to change.

As Jane was writing each chapter, I was bombarding her with messages, I'm sorry Jane! I was so desperate for them to get their HEA. Each chapter that Jane wrote, was so 'real' so actually possible and as non-fiction as I think you could possibly write a fiction book.

Maggie and Jackson story could be a true life story, and I would like to think that someone out there has lived this story and found their love.

Thank you Jane, it was wonderful reading this book!
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DKThain
3.0 out of 5 stars This one just didn't work out so well for me
Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2018
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Ms. Harvey-Berrick has become one of my favourite authors and an autobuy one at that. She has written some emotional books that have chocked me up to the point of tears running. This is not one of them. That’s not to say it isn’t a good book, just one that it didn’t draw me in like many others to the point I feel like I’m there right beside the characters. In this one it felt more like I was an observer from a distance. And because I know and I’ve experienced what she can make me feel, for me, this one suffers for not drawing me in.
I found it interesting, I love the character of MJ. She is brave and honest and a truly honorable reporter. I enjoyed reading of her journey’s and adventures. I found her so noble when she thanked all the marines for saving her life. She didn’t just take them for granted.
Jackson is a most excellent character too. He’s a career marine, or at least plans to be a marine for a while. He’s brave and savvy and all that is good in a hero.
I enjoyed their relationship, what little time they had to spend together considering they were often on two different continents.
I have this theory that there are two main kinds of readers, emotional readers and technical readers and various combinations of each. If I were a technical type reader I know I would appreciate this book a lot more and after writing this review, I see it has received some high grades. But I’m much more of an emotional reader and this particular book just didn’t stir up my emotions that much. So, it’s a good book but just not one for me; not like some of her other books that do appeal to the emotional reader in me.
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