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Blurb

 

Merit is a German guest at her former American student exchange partner Jenny’s who is now married to a Marine. Her husband Jerry has just returned home and they are throwing a party at the house to welcome him and his friends back. When the party is in full swing, Merit meets Jerry’s brother-in-arms Alex who goes under her skin at once. Sparks fly but Merit is shy and careful and then Alex seems to lose interest and disappears from the house altogether.

 

Merit ventures out into the darkness to find the man who has affected her like no other ever has.

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The Book's Creation

 

For a brief period, I had online contact with a US Marine and during this time, I received a couple of pictures from him. One of those showed him at a party with a beer bottle in his hand. Not that I am fond of men who drink but he didn’t look drunk in the picture and he was quite handsome. I wondered what it would be like to stand there, seeing him like that at the party and when I did, I started to spin a story already.

 

When I was 16 years old, I went on a 4-week student exchange to Snowqualmie, near Seattle, Washington State in the USA. My exchange student Marika, unfortunately, couldn’t come to visit us here as her pony had kicked her jaw and broken in badly. However, I had a great time over there and felt very happy in the family.

 

Because of this, I made up the scenario of two exchange students, now grown up, still being friends. The German visits the American who is married to a US Marine and throws a party to welcome her husband home from a deployment while her German friend is there.

 

One of the guests, which seem to consist only of Marines and their spouses, is Alex. He stands there with a bottle in his hand when Merit sees him first, standing beside the person who takes the picture of him.

 

The story starts with her reiterating the events of that night as a memory. Watch out for the surprise at the end!

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Reviews for Marine Party

Now that was some hot party and I like the idea of how it all starts with a photo, reminiscing. The spicy scenes are hot and a little humour is in there, too, with that cut on the guy's back. Of course, knowing the author, there had to be a happy ending in there but it came about in quite an unexpected manner. Definitely a wonderful quick read when you want some spice as well as something for the heart.

Tuari Eagleswing, Reader

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This is so sweet!

The book starts with a woman looking at a picture that was taken of a man at a party. And she speaks to him, recounting the events that happened on that particular day. It's a story of instant mutual attraction, but one that goes way deeper than the skin and the little details of character and skills you get acquainted with throughout give this narration a very real and human touch.

The man, Alex, is as much a hero as a big, tough Marine can be, but in the story, he turns out to be just as sensitive, affectionate and even somewhat insecure about Merit as she is about him. One time she opens up and takes the plunge, then he does, and vice versa. The two protagonists play the ball to each other, neither is the only active part with the other one merely passively reacting.

I like this kind of balance. I love how much strength lies in their simple humanity. And when you get to the end, you are reminded again of the beginning - with that one picture. And the outcome is more than a little surprising. But oh so sweet! Clutching my heart here.

If you want true romance, this is it. It's a short story, but all the more intensely sweet for it!

Sekhmet, Reader

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