Chain of Command

When duty meets desire, who gives the orders?

About the story

He knows where he stands in the ranks. His heart is less disciplined.

Arriving at Miramar means new orders, a new section, and another chance for Ibarra to prove he can do the work. Staff Sergeant Rourke is the man who will judge that work: steady, demanding, and far harder to stop noticing than a section chief ought to be.

Between in-processing, engine repairs, and the routines that hold a Marine section together, respect becomes something harder to contain. Every ordinary interaction carries a second meaning Ibarra cannot safely put into words. In a world built on clear responsibilities, attraction is the one thing that refuses to follow instructions.

An M/M military romance about professional boundaries, competence, and the private weight of wanting someone inside your chain of command.

Your kind of romance?

• Marine Corps setting
• Attraction across differences of rank
• Working competence and restrained longing
• M/M military romance

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From the opening pages

That’s the thing nobody really explains to you before you enlist — how much of your life gets handed over to people whose names you don’t know yet.

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