Faithful Service, Silent Hearts

Devon James is a young army lieutenant eager to move beyond a troubled childhood with a promising military career. A model soldier, Devon embodies the character and leadership of a great officer, until she falls in love with a woman. Suddenly the truth of her heart jeopardizes everything she's worked for in the dark days before Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Faithful Service, Silent Hearts is the story of Devon's journey from green boot camp recruit to intelligence officer in the war-torn Middle East during the early days of anti-American terrorism. As Devon endures unfathomable dangers and loss, can she reconcile her professional duty with personal integrity? Is love the biggest risk of all? Devon survives the hellish nightmare in the desert and returns home to discover the battle for her honor and faithful service has just begun. "Gosh, what an intense read! ...Friendships, heroism, well-drawn characters, Faithful Service, Silent Hearts has it all." -Lee Lynch, award-winning author of The Raid, Beggar of Love, The Swashbuckler, and other groundbreaking novels. "Lynette Mae is one of the brash and gifted new writers strutting into the world of Lesfic. She's talented and skillful with the insight and ability to tell a story we don't recognize. ...Sexy, steamy, edgy, heart pounding fiction that feels fresh and new, and far removed from the mundane." -Salem West, The Rainbow Reader Blog