Rent Collateral: A Novel

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of the novel Triangles—a gorgeous, "raw and riveting tale of love and forgiveness" (Publishers Weekly) about a woman torn between her love for a dedicated Marine and her resentment of the war that is tearing their lives apart.

Ashley, a graduate student at San Diego State University, never dreamed she would become a military wife. Then one night she meets a handsome soldier named Cole, who doesn't match the stereotype of the aggressive military man. He's passionate and romantic. He even writes poetry. Their relationship evolves into a sexually charged love affair that goes on for five years and survives four deployments. Cole wants Ashley to marry him, but when she meets another man, a professor with similar pursuits and values, she begins to see what life might be like outside the shadow of war.

Written in Hopkins's stunning poetic verse style, Collateral captures the hearts of the soldiers on the battlefield and the minds of the friends, family, and lovers they leave behind. Those who remain at home may be far from the relentless, sand-choked skies of the Middle East and the crosshairs of a sniper rifle, but all of them make a sacrifice for their country and will eventually ask themselves if the collateral damage caused by war is worth the fight.

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