Antoinette Marion
Romance
Parental rating: 18+
published 437 days ago
about 80276 words
ISBN: 1398714626503
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When a Marine is stricken, when the odds are highly remote, it’s a grueling fight to the finish even off the battlefield. Semper Fi … Always faithful.
Semper Fi will bring you from laughter to tears with the turn of a page. Lead character Talia Ragazza was born late in life to Josephina and Louie, a not-so-typical Italian couple who are total opposites in every way. A physical therapist by profession, Talia is employed at a zany physical therapy clinic, where riotous slap-stick humor is the norm. Becoming a great concern to Talia, her father, a former United States Marine, begins to exhibit bizarre medical symptoms which ultimately lead to paralysis. Quite a colorful character, Louie becomes Talia’s most challenging patient ever as she takes family leave to care for her father. Humor continues to fly with Louie’s antics while the emotional turmoil, dedication and perseverance exhibited will move you deeply. In what little spare time she has, Talia has aspirations of becoming a writer. Despite rejection after rejection from the ‘literary gods’, she refuses to become discouraged. Through her writing, she ultimately brings her father the greatest gift of all - victory. Romance becomes intertwined when Talia meets up with Vince, a former classmate who becomes involved in Louie’s rehab. With wedding plans on the horizon, Vince becomes determined that his bride’s father will walk her down the aisle. Louie’s determination to once again walk is likewise ignited. A force to be reckoned with Vince and Louie set out to do the unimaginable. Semper Fi is poignant, uplifting and displays how to smile in the face of adversity.

Chap. #	Title	# Words
1	CHAPTER ONE	4715
2	CHAPTER TWO	3982
3	CHAPTER THREE	2931
4	CHAPTER FOUR	2999
5	CHAPTER FIVE	5101
6	CHAPTER SIX	5234
7	CHAPTER SEVEN	4567
8	CHAPTER EIGHT	4418
9	CHAPTER NINE	4779
10	CHAPTER TEN	5732
11	CHAPTER ELEVEN	5856
12	CHAPTER TWELVE	4646
13	CHAPTER THIRTEEN	3293
14	CHAPTER FOURTEEN	3103
15	CHAPTER FIFTEEN	2797
16	CHAPTER SIXTEEN	3199
17	CHAPTER SEVENTEEN	3013
18	CHAPTER EIGHTEEN	3578
19	CHAPTER NINETEEN	3735
20	CHAPTER TWENTY	2598