Once a Marine (Paperback) by Cat Grant

9781500269432. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 208. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Separated from service under Don't Ask Don't Tell, former Marine major Cole Hammond is trying to reinvent himself, but twelve years in the corps - and near-crippling PTSD - makes reintegration into civilian life hard. Add in poor law school grades and his homophobic ex-Marine father's rejection, and Cole's nearly at the end of his rope. That is, until he meets Marc Sullivan, waiter by day, romance writer by night. Marc's always had a thing for guys in uniform, so when Cole walks into the diner one rainy afternoon, his sweet, sexy smile and Carolina drawl pull Marc in like a magnet. But Marc's been down this road with hot Marines before, and it always leads to heartbreak. With Marc's help, Cole seeks therapy for his PTSD, and a happy life together no longer seems impossible. But if they can't conquer their fears - Cole's fear of coming out, Marc's fear of being abandoned - love might not be enough to save them.