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    Before the Mission Begins: When the Mission Ends, #2.5
    Before the Mission Begins: When the Mission Ends, #2.5
    Before the Mission Begins: When the Mission Ends, #2.5
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    Before the Mission Begins: When the Mission Ends, #2.5

    By Christi Snow

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    A novella prequel to the When the Mission Ends trilogy.

    Before his mission began, he went home. 24 hours to say goodbye to his twin sister.

    Instead he found her. A girl that was nothing like the one he thought he knew.

    They have 24 hours. 24 hours before he deploys on an extremely dangerous mission. 24 hours together in a freak West Texas snowstorm. 24 hours that will have to get them both through the awful next year.

    When the resident good-girl decides to take on the visiting bad-boy, 24 hours is all it takes to change their lives forever.

    This is the story of the 24 hours that no one knew ever occurred…until now.

    The timeline of this novella is set before the When the Mission Ends trilogy occurs, but this book is actually meant to be read between Book #2, Operation: Endeavor, and Book #3, Operation: Endurance.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristi Snow
    Release dateFeb 9, 2013
    ISBN9781497791688
    Before the Mission Begins: When the Mission Ends, #2.5
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    Christi Snow

    Bio for Christi Snow As an avid reader her entire life, Christi Snow always dreamed of writing books that brought to others the kind of joy she felt when she read. But...she never did anything about it besides jot down a few ideas and sparse scenes. When her husband retired from the Air Force, Christi decided it was time to chase her dream and she started writing. She hasn’t stopped since. With twenty-two published books in various romance genres, she’s found her passion. Now she spends her days with her laptop writing about sexy, alpha heroes and the loves of their lives. Writing both as Christi Snow and one-half of the writing duo, KB Jacobs, Christi has fulfilled her dream... filling the world with more romance and suspense. Her tagline is... Passion and adventure on the road to Happily Ever After. She loves this adventure and has truly found her tribe!

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      If you're reading these books in order, as I am, this mini book gives a great insight to some previous situations as well as makes one crave the next book in the series. Just as steams as longer books it's a great quick read

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    Before the Mission Begins - Christi Snow

    Before the Mission Begins

    When the Mission Ends Prequel #.5

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    by Christi Snow

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    Published by Christi Snow

    Edited by Mia Downing and Sarah Negovetich

    Cover and eBook Design by AM Design Studios

    Cover Photo by Jenn LeBlanc

    Copyright © 2013 Christina Snow

    All rights reserved.

    This book is a work of fiction. Any names, characters, events, or incidences come from the author’s imagination and are not meant to portray real persons or events.

    Texas Tech University and Lubbock, TX are real places, but again they are used only as settings in this very fictional world. Any similarities are purely coincidental.

    Dedication

    This book is for anyone who’s ever fallen in love within twenty-four hours.

    Sometimes there’s no denying amazing chemistry, even when life tries to get in the way.

    True love will win out in the end.

    Thank God for that.

    In 1991, my now-husband and I found this out when we were dating.  He was active duty military and I was in college.  Separation is tough on any relationship, but especially a new one.

    I love you, Ben.

    I’m glad you stuck with me.

    Acknowledgments

    To my readers, you all are absolutely the best. From the moment I started with Julie and Chris’s story, I’ve been terrified. Theirs is not an easy story to tell.

    I hope their story lives up to your expectations.  I love how much you all have embraced them and all the characters from this series.

    As you all know, this is just the beginning. The conclusion to their story will be found in Operation: Endurance, releasing April 30, 2013.

    Books In This Series

    When the Mission Ends Trilogy

    Book #1: Operation: Endgame

    Book #2: Operation: Endeavor

    Book #3: Operation: Endurance

    Book #4: When Love Intrudes

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    Book #2.5: Before the Mission Begins

    Contents

    Dedication

    Acknowledgments

    Books In This Series

    Prologue

    Chapter 1

    Chapter 2

    Chapter 3

    Chapter 4

    Author's Note

    About the Author

    Prologue

    Lights flashed through the darkened night as another rugged, sexy fireman rushed across Julie’s yard in front of her townhouse. She smothered a hysterical giggle. She really should call Penelope. All this fabulous man-candy was wasted on her. She’d proven that she had no idea what to do with a hot guy, but Penelope would know how to take advantage of the situation.

    She sank down on the curb, taking deep breaths trying to curtail the rush of tears. She could really use a pen and paper. She needed to make a list.

    So far, all the men rushing around had ignored her in favor of getting the fire in her kitchen under control. Once they’d ascertained the house was empty and that she wasn’t going anywhere, they’d urged her to stay out of the way. But Julie couldn’t sit here quietly any longer. She needed some paper. Now.

    A police officer stood by his car, watching the scene unfold. Studiously ignoring the curious glances from her neighbors who had braved the cold to come out and gawk at the circus her life had become in the last hour, she headed toward him. It was hard to see his features in the deepening darkness until she got close. Younger than she expected, he turned toward her with a concerned glance.

    This is your place, right? At her nod, he continued. Are you okay? Do you need a blanket to stay warm? His eyes trailed leisurely over the too tight Texas Tech t-shirt straining over her bra-less chest to her flour covered jeans with the holes at the knees to her bare feet. Blood rushed to her face. How humiliating. She hadn’t planned on leaving the house tonight. There was no need to dress up just to stand over the oven all evening, working to perfect her latest recipe. She wrapped her arms around her waist hoping to disguise the tightness of her t-shirt.

    Honestly, she hadn’t even noticed the cold, although she knew it was closing in on the lower 30’s. She just needed to work on her list. No, I’m okay. I was wondering if maybe you had a pen and a piece of paper I could use.

    A frown marred his forehead as he looked at her curiously. Um, sure. He reached into his car and pulled out a spiral notebook. After ripping a sheet of paper out of it, he handed her the paper and pen. Here you go. Are you sure you don’t need anything else? Do you have someone coming to pick you up? He glanced back over to the townhouse still swarming with firemen. I don’t think they’re going to let you back in the house tonight.

    She nodded at him and gave a tight smile, although her fingers thrummed with the need to start writing. No, it’s fine. My brother and sister should be here soon. I’ll be sitting over on the curb if anyone needs me. She pointed to the place she’d just vacated and tried to ignore the look from

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