Nobody in the café knows who Sloane Hart is. That's the first thing. The second thing is the woman behind the counter, who looks at her like she's nobody special and gets on with her work. Sloane orders a tea. Then another. Asha Morgan has her son, her shifts, and no interest in anything else. Complicated isn't something she's looking for. Neither of them are. Off Camera is a slow burn WLW celebrity/non celebrity romance. Has been: #1 nonfamous #1 women #1 slowburn #1 womanxwoman #1 lesbianromance #2 famous #5 love *Ethan is autistic. I have written him largely from my own experiences, and I hope that comes across authentically on the page. That said, neurodivergence is highly individual, and autistic people can experience the world in many different ways. As such, some readers may strongly relate to Ethan's experiences, while others may not. I hope his story resonates with some and thank you for reading with an open mind.*

Psalm 46:10 "Be still" After living in France for 10 years with her grandparents, Rachel returns home to San Francisco over the summer. Her family owning one of most succesful companies in the country and wants her to start taking over. What they don't know is that she chose to not follow down their path. And living in a strictly conservative family with a secret that would get her disowned. While being pushed into a christian marriage she meets Alice again. Her mothers long time friend, who she has not seen since being a child. And then there's Sandra. The charming woman with the beautiful smile. Neither of them should be on her mind. They are old enough to be her mother and are women something her family would never approve of. But when Rachel's trip back home gets extended her life get's caught up in a love triangle between her and two women who were supposed to be off limits.

When Sam Carter flies to Hawaii for her best friend's wedding, she expects sun, cocktails, and chaos. Not to fall for the bride's mother. Natalie Moreno is elegant, guarded, and far too tempting. But attraction isn't the only thing stirring. Secrets from the past, unexpected connections, and questions long buried begin to surface, forcing Sam to navigate desire, trust, and truths that could change everything.

Anthony Stillwater, now a civilian, lives in a small town on the coast of Oregon and has spent years putting his past behind him after the events of Kilo-61. Even though the War on Terror is in full swing, he has stayed away from the military and contents himself tending bar and being with his family, declining repeated offers for him to return to duty, even defying a direct order to report to Fort Lewis. The US military has decided to reactivate bases shut down at the end of the Cold War during the 1991 European drawdown without any regard for history. Unknown to Stillwater, something dark and terrible has been awoken in an old dark place, something that Anthony Stillwater has experience surviving, something that over a decade later wakes him up screaming. The chains of honor, duty, loyalty, and courage will be pulled tight around his throat, choking him and pulling him down back into Hell. In the words of the late Command Sergeant Major Tiernan Stillwater: "The more things change, the more they stay the same. Nothing truly changes."

Years have gone by, the Cold War is over, the Special Weapons Program has been shut down along with the old Continuity of Government Program, and the USSR is a fading memory. Old weapons have been set aside, shelved, and largely forgotten. One such weapon is Anthony Stillwater, a relic of the Cold War, trained to bring about the end of the world and fight in the rubble. However, relics are shelved when they have no use. After being put out the military, Anthony Stillwater thought he had left it all behind. Living in the woods with his wife and four children, he's known around town as a relatively quiet man who dotes on his young wife and children when he isn't tending bar at the local seaside tavern. Although he bears scars from his time in the military, beyond nightmares he has left behind the dark, cold, and horror of his military service. A buried secret has been found, and events are in motion to remind Stillwater that no matter what lies he tells himself, no matter what masks he wears, he will always be nothing more than a weapon and Property of the U.S. Army.

The Cold War is over, the USSR is gone and Russia lies in economic and industrial ruin. A new president, a new mandate, and Special Weapons has been disbanded, it's soldiers scattered to new MOS slots and new units. A vital component of the MAD program during the Cold War, Special Weapons and everything it represented is now an embarrassment that the government wants to just hurry up and go away so they can deny it has ever existed. Staff Sergeant Stillwater, formerly of Special Weapons, now haunts the edge of the Special Projects, working on dismantling the Special Weapons program. Among such projects is the long standing FEMA mandate. Continuity of the United States government even after a nuclear war. That has led him to the Rocky Mountains, to an old abandoned and forgotten underground facility. Built by FEMA in the 1950's, what scattered data exists suggests its a small facility, one or two levels. A quick job so that Stillwater can return to the arms of his young wife. Except that an old family saying is about to come true. Old dark places Attract old dark things.

Wattys 2018 Longlist Book! Desert Storm had been a disaster for Sergeant Cromwell. Out of the thirty men and women that had made up the reformed Actual, only a handful survived the bitter combat that took place toward the end of the Ground War. Among the fallen on those blood soaked sands were Anthony Stillwater and John Bomber. Upon the unit's return to Germany, 2/19th Special Weapons had been decommissioned, and Chief Warrant Officer Henley betrayed Cromwell by sending her to Warrant Officer School straight from Walter Reed Army Hospital, denying her closure with her friend's death and being present for the unit that had been her home closing down. Now she has found herself in First Cavalry Division, the sole Warrant Officer of Charlie Company, 15th Forward Support Battalion, and the only Special Weapons soldier in the Battalion. Feeling out of place in her first non-Special Weapons posting, Cromwell is doing her best to adapt to a military that seems almost embarrassed by her very existence and a unit that is nothing like her previous hardship station. But in Special Weapons, nothing is ever easy.

PFC James Roberts just wanted to serve his country, like his father and grandfather. He left his middle class life to join the military with the hope of making his family proud. Graduating top of his class in Basic Training, attending Advanced Individual Training for Ammunition Specialist (55B) at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, Roberts graduated with top marks and was sent to Germany to what he believed would be a premier posting. Roberta Lewis graduated with Roberts, in the top ten of her class, hoping to make a new life for herself. The military has offered travel, experience, training, and after she leaves the military, college. A life changing offer, and something Lewis desperately wants. But what would have, could have, been a bright and promising career ended with a beat up pickup truck arriving. Fate has landed Roberts and Lewis as Privates in a place called 2/19th Special Weapons Group on a mountain called Alfenwehr. Welcome to Hell, Roberts and Lewis. Enjoy your stay.

The Atlas crew has been torn apart. Most have ETS'd or left the military due to injuries incurred in line of duty. Of the original crew, only a handful remain. Trauma and shared pain have begun to drive apart the surviving members of Echo-Five-Actual. The Atlas Crew, mostly wiped out in a deadly explosion the year before, is fragmenting as promotions, replacements, and drop on requests have left the crew with more new faces than old. Those who remain of Echo-Five-Actual have been split into different work crews, promoted, ETS's, left due to injuries, or died. Accidents and a coordinated strike by the KGB have wreaked havoc on III CosCom, VII Corps and V Corps ability to wage war if the Soviet Union decides to invade Western Europe, and this has hit 2/19th hard. With most of the effective and experienced members dead, missing, or in the hospital, 2/19th's chain of command is shattered and people have slipped through the cracks. Including Stillwater, who is trapped, alone, on the mountain. And Cromwell, who is locked in the War Fighter Tunnels with 18 women, 7 of them pregnant, three infants, and two male soldiers undergoing chapters to put them out of the military. Bomber and Nagle are hospitalized, having barely survived the attacks that killed many other members of the unit. Bomber is comatose, the bullet meant to kill him trapping him in memories and dreams of the past. Nagle is in ICU, unable to speak after having been shot through the throat. Now, they don't even have each other. And nobody is coming to the rescue. Author's Note: Thanks to Twitter user @tikibomber for providing me with a Gaelic/English dictionary. http://www.focloir.ie/

GPS LOCATION ERROR! CRC CPU ERROR RAM FAILED TO WRITE AT ADDRESS 000000x00 NO BOOT DEVICE FOUND! CMOS SETTINGS ERROR BIOS CRC FAIL! TIME/DATE ERROR! (A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? (A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? NO USER INPUT DETECTED STARTING SYSTEM SHUTDOWN... ... .. no Sergeant Stillwater is a highly trained Special Weapons soldier, trained by the US Army to fight and win on the nuclear battlefield. Stationed on a mountaintop in the Fulda Gap during the Cold War, the barracks is buried beneath meters of snow every winter and the Rear Detachment cut off from all help. Every prior year has resulted in dozens of deaths and wounded via enemy action or madness induced violence. This year he's woken up, badly injured, on the floor of a barracks room, with no clue how he got there, who he had for backup, or why he's been left for dead by persons unknown. He's not completely there, his brain malfunctioning and even the lizard unable to get all his systems running. But someone has let the winter into the barracks, and Sergeant Stillwater, badly wounded and barely more than a dangerous animal himself, has to survive in Arctic conditions and see, not only who he has to defeat to survive, but who else might need his help.