Winter Woods is an 18 year old girl who wants to go into the military to help people... but what will happen when she's the one who needs help? This story has love, adventure and mystery. It will make your jaw go to the floor and your heart crave for more! Please read xxx

What could happen when a 17 year old girl goes to live with her Uncle? Grace Roberts has lived most of her life in different places since her mom left them when she was 7. She has to live though heart break as well as life as the daughter of a U.S. Marine. This story will show you how she takes deployments, homecomings, but most of all the United States Marine Corps. What could happen there? Well read to find out……

"Do you have to leave?" I say through tears. "I promise I'll be home before you know it." That's a lie. It'll feel longer than what it actually is. And it will all feel like hell. "I'll be lost and...and...alone without you, Matt" I sob even harder. "Don't say that. You'll have Aunt Kathy and Jo. Trust me when I say this: they know exactly what they're doing. They've been through plenty of these before." I nod, not trusting my voice, afraid I'll break down again. His hand comes to my cheek as he wipes a tear that's falling. His arms then indulge me in a huge hug, his familiar cologne invading my nostrils. "STARKS! We're boarding!" I flinch at the fact that its time to let him go. He kisses the top of my head, "I love you." He whispers in my ear. "I love you too." I respond weakly. "I love you most." And with a final, hard kiss, he walks away from me. Kathy holds me and lets me cry on her shoulder as Matt looks back at me, and walks into the plane. ~~~ **This is an original story by @QuackingDuck. Any other publication of this story has been stolen** ~~This story contains mature content~~

Nora lost her left arm in combat in Afghanistan. She had the choice of letting her friends die before her eyes, or loosing her arm, she chose to loose her arm. Now she is no use to the marines. So she has to try and catch up in school which she missed. She tries to be normal but how can you when you have a missing arm? She gets picked on at school for being different and a freak. I guess you can say that she's an undercover marine. But, someone notices her, and that person changes her life, maybe for the good or for the bad

Coming home is about a girl named Emily and her crush named Max. Max is a marine, and goes away for awhile, but Emily can't cope with the last few months she has until he comes home. How will she handle it? Find out when you read the book Coming Home. (Btw, Emily mentions a certain song in the story, which can be found at this YouTube link: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=uQKikjYOeEY

Hunter Utopia Leader is a 18 year old girl coming back to where she grew up for her senior year of high school. When she started high school she was a popular girl that got attention but didn't always want it. After her freshmen year she decided to join the military. There was no one to stop her because her parents died half way through her freshmen year, and she had no siblings. She lived with her alcoholic aunt. Did the military change her? Is she still the same girl she was when she left? Read to find out.

When ex- marine Cloe Cullins returns back from a 4 year term in Afghanistan, things have changed drastically and her life gets turned upside down... **Hey guys this is my 1st story on wattpad and Im not even done with the 1st chapter. Please read and give me feedback on what I can improve and make better. Thanks guys!! --Lara & Madison

Abriella "Ace" McKenna was a Navy Seal who lost her arm when she accidentally stepped between her team mate and a sniper. She gets her walking papers, so she decides to head home for a while. Then word comes that her team's been hit hard. Will they fall apart, or time friendship forged in times of war stay strong as steel?

"What is a Marine?" What are they to you?