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Lines of Healing: A Military and First Responder Novelette
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 4 2025
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.21 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A sniper haunted by the silence. A paramedic who flinches at every siren. A nurse who can't wash away the memory of the man who died in his arms.
Three men, each fighting a private war in the quiet aftermath of their lives. Jack, a former Marine sniper, finds his battlefield in the stillness of his apartment. Mike, a combat medic turned EMT, relives the chaos of war with every emergency call. And Tom, a compassionate nurse, is tormented by a trauma born not in a desert but under the harsh lights of a hospital. They are isolated by their experiences, convinced that no one could ever understand the ghosts that follow them home.
But a single text message in the middle of the night-an invitation to go fishing on the still, dark waters of Lake Serenity-changes everything. On the lake, they discover that their wounds, though born on different battlefields, speak the same language. The simple act of casting a line becomes a lifeline, forging an unlikely brotherhood.
When their newfound sanctuary is threatened and their own demons resurface, they must rely on their unique skills to fight a new kind of battle-one that will test their bond, challenge their community, and prove that the most important mission is the one they fight together.
Lines of Healing is a gripping and emotional novelette that explores the universal nature of trauma and the profound power of friendship. It's a story for anyone who has ever felt alone in their struggle, reminding us that the uniform doesn't make the wound; the wound makes the wound. And healing is found not in silence, but in connection.
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