No matter how brilliantly researched any author thinks her book is, or how perfectly polished, mistakes happen. But thankfully there are wonderful people to correct them.
Ridley at the blog Love in the Margins kindly read this manuscript and pointed out places where my writing included stereotypes about those whose bodies or mobility differ. She offered suggestions that felt natural to Rey’s character. I can’t thank Ridley enough for her generosity.
Many automotively inclined members of the Greater Seattle Chapter of Romance Writers of America brainstormed about cars with me. Althea Preston pointed out that in the first draft of this story, Rey told the state trooper that the 442 took seventy-five seconds to hit sixty mph. Oops. Remaining car mistakes are solely my fault, because Althea worked hard to set me on the right road.
I also have to thank my friend Shannon for confirming that Rey’s aphasia was possible.
As always, I owe a great debt to my friend Mary, who reads everything I write before I show it to anyone else, and my understanding husband and children, who are usually willing to talk about my imaginary friends.
Continuing the tradition I began with my Carina Press debut, First to Burn, I will be donating a portion of my royalties to two real-life charities that matter to me: The Fisher House Foundation and Doctors Without Borders/MSF.
In this story, Grace and the hospital staff found a room for Mrs. Cruz at one of the Fisher Houses located on the grounds of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. In real life, The Fisher House Foundation has built sixty houses (and growing) near U.S. military medical facilities and one in the United Kingdom. These homes provide free lodging for families of wounded soldiers, kitchens, children’s play spaces and a community of other families sharing a similar journey.
At Dover Air Force Base, the Families of the Fallen Fisher House provides free lodging for families waiting to repatriate the remains of their loved ones.
Sergeant Cruz used his extensive special forces medical training to help civilians he encountered, but he wanted to do more for those in need. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières is a charity that provides emergency medical services to people in conflicts and disaster zones around the world, including Afghanistan. In 2012 alone the statistics were startling: Doctors Without Borders/MSF delivered 185,400 babies and performed 78,500 surgical procedures at locations in more than sixty countries.
Both of these charities rely upon contributions from people who care. The United States’ role in Afghanistan may be winding down, but neither our duty to wounded veterans and their families, nor the needs of civilians caught in disasters or conflicts, ends with the news cycle. Please consider supporting one or both charities with me.
Soldiers with secrets, doctors with questions and an enemy with nothing to lose. The Immortal Vikings begins with First to Burn!
First to Burn
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A soldier with secrets
Immortal Viking Wulf Wardsen once battled alongside Beowulf, and now serves in Afghanistan. He’s trusted the mortal men on his elite special operations team to protect his secret, until an explosion lands Wulf in a place more dangerous to him than a battlefield: a medevac helicopter.
A doctor with questions
Army captain Theresa Chiesa follows the rules and expects the same from others, even special forces hotshots like Sergeant Wardsen. She’s determined to discover the secret behind his supernaturally fast healing, and she won’t allow his sexy smile to distract her.
An enemy with nothing to lose
Even as Theresa’s investigation threatens to expose him, Wulf is stirred by her passion. Dreaming of love and a normal life, he wants nothing more than to build a future with her. But the lost Viking relic needed to reverse his immortality is being hunted by another—an ancient enemy who won’t hesitate to hurt Theresa to strike back at Wulf.
Book one of the Immortal Vikings series.
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About the Author
Anna Richland lives with her quietly funny Canadian husband and two less quiet children in a century-old house in Seattle. Anna is a former Army officer who now fills her days with imaginary friends and lots of coffee. She writes military romances and the paranormal romantic suspense series The Immortal Vikings. A portion of her royalties goes to the Fisher House Foundation, which provides free family lodging near military hospitals, and to Doctors Without Borders. For more information, please visit www.AnnaRichland.com.
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His Road Home
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