Loyalty and Other Longings: 8

Riley Marchand knows exactly where her loyalties lie.The Marine Corps has been her life for more than a decade, and Pickles, her military working dog, is the one partner she trusts without question.Then she meets Eli "GQ" King.Reserve Navy SEAL, shameless flirt, and far too handsome for his own good, Eli isn't looking for something casual-and neither, Riley discovers, is she. What begins with undeniable chemistry quickly becomes something neither of them expected, and for the first time in years, Riley starts imagining a future that isn't defined by duty.But when the past she thought she'd escaped comes crashing back into her life, everything changes.With Eli at her side and Pickles at her back, Riley must decide where her loyalties truly lie-and whether she's brave enough to reach for everything she's been longing for.Because some things are worth fighting for. And some people are worth coming home to.