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A Spec Ops Romance Anthology
Published by Highland Press
Release Date: December 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9842499-2-3
Trade Paperback

Authors:  Lori Avocato, Tara Nina, Anne Elizabeth, DC DeVane, and Lia DeAngelo
Website:  HolidayOp.us

Five Sweet Contemporary Romances dedicated to the brave men and women who serve and have served in the Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Army and Marines. You are our Heroes!  Thank You for Serving!

A Portion of the Proceeds from the Sale of Each Book is donated to the SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION. www.specialops.org “The mission of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation is to provide full scholarship grants and educational and family counseling to the surviving children of special operations people who die in operational or training missions and immediate financial assistance to severely wounded special operations people and their families.”

For more information on the book or to learn more about the project, contact: Anne Elizabeth, mail@anneelizabeth.net or Leanne Burroughs, The.Highland.Press@gmail.com.

COVER QUOTE:
"Get ready for special operations men the way you've never seen them before. For holiday adventures you'll never forget, be sure to treat yourself to this wonderful collection by Avocato, Nina, Elizabeth, DeVane and DeAngelo." ~Christina Skye

BACK COVER BLURB:
 ~ AIR FORCE, MARINES, NAVY, COAST GUARD, & ARMY ~

Five sweet romantic stories delving into the world of Special Operations from authors whose family and friends are part of the military community. The stories – MISSION MISTLETOE, CHRISTMAS TO THE RESCUE, and THE STOCKING – will bring intrigue, merriment, and joy while TIED WITH A BOW and ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A MARINE will engage your spirit and capture your heart.

In HOLIDAY OP, it’s a pleasurable duty charged with love.

STORY BLURBS:

MISSION MISTLETOE
by Lori Avocato

When an Air Force nurse falls out of a helicopter (don't even ask!) she thinks that's the worse that could happen.  That is, until the paratrooper who parachutes into the desert to save her is none other than the cocky-as-hell guy with jet black hair, Newman blue eyes, and teeth she's convinced are Da Vinci porcelain -- because no one was born with such a perfect smile -- she's been calling "Slick." Sure, he's a damn good looker, but he'd been following her around the base for weeks -- and now falls from the sky with a sprig of Mistletoe in his pocket!

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A MARINE
by Tara Nina

Locate, identify, observe, and report that’s what Staff Sergeant Mitch Sinclair’s squad of Force Recon Marines did best. When the objective shifts, it becomes an extraction of a hostage Mitch will never forget and it’s up to him to fulfill her Christmas wish.

TIED WITH A BOW
By Anne Elizabeth

According to EOD Specialist Captain Devin Walds, love and bombs have a lot in common.  First, it is vital to know the inner and outer workings of both.  Second, understanding when and how to get the job done is absolutely crucial. Third, believing it is worth risking your life is mandatory.  For Kathryn Mary Pente, he would do anything.  From the first moment he saw her, he knew she was extraordinary.  It wasn't just her unusual artistic talent or her daring beauty, this was a woman who fought for what was right, and she was worth living...and dying for.

CHRISTMAS TO THE RESCUE
 By Lia DeAngelo

Petty Officer Annabelle Foster lives her job as a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer stationed in Kodiak, Alaska.  Until she meets the most delicious sugar cookie snowman ever created, and its equally decadent creator, Food Service specialist, Tony Lombardi.  Little does she realize that one snowy mission on a patrol boat decked in lights and holly will lead to one romantic treat after another, and the sweetest rescue of all—her own.

THE STOCKING
 by DC DeVane

Marcy Grayson had been in love with Paul Callahan for years.  She'd dreamed of a proposal, a ring, and a happily-ever-after since the day she first met him.  The winter holidays always brought out the romantic in her, and in him, but how could she possibly have guessed that love—and a 'Proposal Paul Style'—would involve a dog, a rubber raft, and the Army Rangers.