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  “I…” In the single word he heard all of the wounded distress return to her voice. She glanced back at the bed of roses she knelt in.

  “They cut down the tree,” she whispered as softly as the rain.

  Dusty looked around, trying to picture this part of the garden in his memory. A tree had been here, a big one.

  “It was their willow tree.”

  That was it.

  She pressed the heel of her palm against the center of chest.

  “It makes my heart hurt.”

  About the Author

  M.L. Buchman started the first of, what is now over 50 novels and as many short stories, while flying from South Korea to ride his bicycle across the Australian Outback. Part of a solo around the world trip that ultimately launched his writing career.

  All three of his military romantic suspense series—The Night Stalkers, Firehawks, and Delta Force—have had a title named “Top 10 Romance of the Year” by the American Library Association’s Booklist. NPR and Barnes & Noble have named other titles “Top 5 Romance of the Year.” In 2016 he was a finalist for Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA award. He also writes: contemporary romance, thrillers, and fantasy.

  Past lives include: years as a project manager, rebuilding and single-handing a fifty-foot sailboat, both flying and jumping out of airplanes, and he has designed and built two houses. He is now making his living as a full-time writer on the Oregon Coast with his beloved wife and is constantly amazed at what you can do with a degree in Geophysics. You may keep up with his writing and receive a free starter e-library by subscribing to his newsletter at: www.mlbuchman.com

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  The Night Stalkers

  Main Flight

  The Night Is Mine

  I Own the Dawn

  Wait Until Dark

  Take Over at Midnight

  Light Up the Night

  Bring On the Dusk

  By Break of Day

  White House Holiday

  Daniel’s Christmas

  Frank’s Independence Day

  Peter’s Christmas

  Zachary’s Christmas

  Roy’s Independence Day

  Damien’s Christmas

  and the Navy

  Christmas at Steel Beach

  Christmas at Peleliu Cove

  5E

  Target of the Heart

  Target Lock on Love

  Target of Mine

  Firehawks

  Main Flight

  Pure Heat

  Full Blaze

  Hot Point

  Flash of Fire

  Wild Fire

  Smokejumpers

  Wildfire at Dawn

  Wildfire at Larch Creek

  Wildfire on the Skagit

  Delta Force

  Main Flight

  Target Engaged

  Heart Strike

  Wild Justice

  Henderson’s Ranch

  Nathan’s Big Sky*

  Love Abroad B&B

  Heart of the Cotswolds: England*

  Where Dreams

  Where Dreams are Born*

  Where Dreams Reside*

  Where Dreams Are of Christmas*

  Where Dreams Unfold*

  Where Dreams Are Written*

  Eagle Cove

  Return to Eagle Cove*

  Recipe for Eagle Cove*

  Longing for Eagle Cove*

  Keepsake for Eagle Cove*

  Deities Anonymous

  Cookbook from Hell: Reheated

  Saviors 101

  Dead Chef

  Swap Out!

  One Chef!

  Two Chef!

  SF/F Titles

  The Nara Reaction

  Monk’s Maze

  The Me and Elsie Chronicles

  Strategies for Success

  Managing Your Inner Artist / Writer

  Estate Planning for Authors

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  Copyright 2017 Matthew Lieber Buchman

  Published by Buchman Bookworks, Inc.

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