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الاستماع والقراءة

M.L. Buchman

-US Coast Guard story #1-

Carlos Torres agreed to guest host his aunt’s Crossing the Bar podcast on a whim. That’s how he’d run most of his life to date, so why not.

Petty officer Sarah Goodwin fought long and hard to achieve the rank of US Coast Guard Surfman. It made her the best driver that the National Motor Lifeboat School has trained in years.

Carlos joins her on a training ride, that turns into a desperate rescue in the treacherous waters over the Columbia River Bar. A rescue that charts a new life’s course for them both.

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US Coast Guard

Crossing the Bar

-US Coast Guard story #2-

US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Harvey Whitman lives to save lives. The unit’s motto, “That Others May Live”, defines his life’s goal perfectly.

Helicopter Crew Chief Vivian Schroder, newly assigned to Astoria, Oregon, cares only for her career—and flying clear of her family.

When a storm-tossed nighttime rescue goes desperately wrong fifty miles offshore from the hazardous Columbia River Bar, they must rely on each other’s instincts in ways they never imagined.

Flying Beyond the Bar

Petty Officer Vera Chu lives her dream of serving aboard a US Coast Guard cutter. Newly assigned to patrols of the treacherous Columbia River Bar only affirms her resolve.

Lieutenant Hammond Markson flies his Dolphin rescue helicopter as if it’s a part of himself.

Only when a desperate rescue on the storm-tossed Oregon Coast cliffs throws them together do they find out how truly exciting life can be.

Cave Rescue Courtship: A US Coast Guard Romance Story

After failing to land themselves Coast Guard husbands, local women Tabby and Suzy set off from Astoria, Oregon to find a future of their own making.

Rescue Swimmer Tad and his rescue-helo Crew Chief Craig have been playing the field together at the bars for years. But when the two women return to town as Coast Guard lifeboat drivers, all roaming thoughts are soon lost at sea—target acquired.

Lifeboat Love: a military romance story

Five tales of romance and rescue.

At home, the US Coast Guard rescues thousands of civilians up and down our coasts and inland waterways. The smallest US military service also deploys globally.

But no waters in the world are more dangerous than the Columbia River Bar in Astoria, Oregon. Come enjoy five tales of romance, saving hearts and souls in the harshest search-and-rescue environment in America.

(Includes exclusive author intros for each story—previously published separately. )