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    Birthday Present: One on One, #3
    Birthday Present: One on One, #3
    Birthday Present: One on One, #3
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    Birthday Present: One on One, #3

    By Tirza Schaefer

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    Chahna Seaver meets US Marines Officer and Trainer Hunter Santiago on his birthday at a club in Germany where his unit is visiting the German military for two weeks of communal training. Many women have cast their eye on the handsome military man, but he only has eyes for Chahna. She is afraid of breaking her heart, yet she is unable to resist the pull Hunter has on her…

    Will their feelings for each other result in a deeper connection than just a week's romantic affair?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTirza Schaefer
    Release dateMar 15, 2015
    ISBN9783946011392
    Birthday Present: One on One, #3
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    Tirza Schaefer

    Tirza Schaefer was born in Cologne (Köln), Germany. After she graduated from school, where she qualified in German “Abitur” and also attained proficiency in English and Latin (she also studied French for two years and Russian for one), she moved to the United Kingdom in 1991 and lived there for the next eight years. She first started to study for a BA Combined at SOAS (School of Oriental & African Studies, London University) in Comparative Religious Studies & Indonesian Studies, then changed to The London Metropolitan University, and graduated in an HND in Leisure and Tourism Studies and a BA in Tourism Studies with Marketing.. She moved back to Germany in 1999 to embark on a new adventure: being a mother of three wonderful children. At the beginning of 2015, Tirza started to publish her books, and with currently over 30 published, continuously working on more, she is a creative hothouse. In April 2017, an Arabian Mau cat called Taani from Dubai joined the family. In 2018 and 2019, she founded Goddess Reiki, and loves to write about and work with Goddess archetypes to explore her psyche and help clients in this process with their self-development. To this day, despite her many academic achievements, her many talents and skills, Tirza Schaefer has a progressive personality and always strives to expand herself in many areas. A non-extensive list of her qualifications are: *University Graduate *Mother *International Author *Usui Reiki Master/Teacher *Founder of Goddess Reiki *Practicing Witch *Voice Over Artist *Empowered Empath *Goddess Facilitator *Intuitive Reader & Healer Thus, you can never find “the final sentence” for her vita. Her life is an ongoing work of art, of character building, of an expanding personality, yet ultimately always moving forward, always striving for new, for more, for added quality of life, of herself. Tirza is a woman who is as steadfast and loyal as she is adventurous and surprising. It is exciting and worthwhile to observe her further to see what she will come up with next. You never know…

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      Birthday Present - Tirza Schaefer

      Dedication

      Idedicate this book to all those who follow their hearts despite fears, worries and risks. Those who will love with abandon and dare to take a calculated risk to be with the person they love and who loves them.

      I dedicate this book to all those who dare to be different, dare to love different and dare to live different. You are the torch bearers for those to follow, the ones that light the path of freedom for those who are too timid and too scared to dream big.

      May you always inspire others with your spirit. And may you always be happy with the choices you made, no matter what the consequences.

      You are esteemed.

      Contents

      Dedication

      Contents

      The Story

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      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      The Story

      Chahna Seaver meets US Marines Officer and Trainer Hunter Santiago on his birthday at a club in Germany where his unit is visiting the German military for two weeks of communal training. Many women have cast their eye on the handsome military man, but he only has eyes for Chahna. She is afraid of breaking her heart, yet she is unable to resist the pull Hunter has on her...

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      Will their feelings for each other result in a deeper connection than just a week’s romantic affair?

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      Books by Tirza Schaefer

      Romance

      Romantic Poetry

      Love Expressed

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      Romance Series

      The Milf Diaries

      Izzy

      Ria

      Reyna

      Sassy

      Calendar Boys

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      Seals in Spain Trilogy (Read in Order)

      Book 1: Tank

      Book 2: Dom

      Book 3: Seb

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      Band of Brothers Trilogy (Read in Order)

      Book 1: Drew

      Book 2: Zee

      Book 3: Rico & Chad

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      Tirza’s Christmas Tales (Standalone Themed Seasonal Novellas)

      Book 1: A New Family For Christmas

      Book 2: Christmas in Montana

      (more to come)

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      Her Harem, A Reverse Harem Series in 12 Parts

      Book 1: Black Veil

      Book 2: Wild Thing

      Book 3: Gold Digger

      Book 4: Guardian

      Book 5: Warrior

      Book 6: Takana

      Book 7: Wedding

      Book 8: Angel

      Book 9: Dream Catcher

      Book 10: Naughty

      Book 11: Princess

      Book 12: Dinner for One

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      Romantic Standalone Novels

      Balcony Above The Sea

      Badass Heroes

      Opposites Attract

      Born To Be Wild

      In The Event of Love

      Cloud Nine

      Sealed Brothers

      Dating A Hero

      Chopped Encounter

      Birthday Present

      The Dark Duke

      Snake Goddess Rising

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      Romantic Standalone Novellas

      A Little Slice of Heaven

      (part of the Summer Heat anthology)

      The Navy Seal’s Nanny

      Kisses In Darkness

      The Right Kind of Wrong

      Love In The Sky

      Marine Party

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      Please note that my romantic literature contains explicit and graphic sexual content, hot kink and at times, some mild violence and is therefore aimed at a mature adult audience. All novels come with a guaranteed happy ending and no cheating and will melt your heart as well as your panties!

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      Book 2

      Book 3

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      My Spirit Song

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      A Magical Family Holiday

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      Children’s Literature

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      Chapter 1

      A Birthday Party

      The weather outside was cold, but in the club a seething heat hit Chahna in waves. She hadn’t gone dancing in years and now she found herself in a place that had been recommended to her solely on the grounds of her preference for music. Big mistake. The crowd was all in their twenties, she guessed. The men had faces that were handsome, but also still signs of youth. She liked men with more experience. Not to mention that some young girls started to stare over, wondering perhaps whether she was in search of her daughter.

      She walked over to the bar and ordered an orange juice. She sat on a stool, the crowd was moving on the dancefloor, some were just hopping up and down, others moved more sensually. She didn’t know the song that played, but she liked it. At least something positive. So far, she had heard three songs and they were all to her taste. She had definitely not the normal late 30s to early 40s taste, she thought.

      A commotion near the entrance caught her attention and she turned her head to look. A group of young men came into the club and, laughing loudly, made their way to the bar. They were speaking American English she heard when they drew closer. Definitely US military, she thought.

      Semper Fi! one of them called when they all had drinks and the others cheered with him. Marines, Chahna decided. She had always dreamed of having a Marine boyfriend since she had read a few steamy hot novels about them. Only, these were way too young. She decided, she’d need another orange juice and ordered one. When she took her small wallet out of her bag, a large, callused hand stretched out from behind her and handed the barman a banknote.

      For the lady, a deep rough voice said behind her. And a vodka and tonic for me.

      Chahna turned around, expecting to see an ugly face. The voice sounded older, so maybe the man thought he could pull just because he was more her age? She wasn’t that desperate. Then she saw him and her eyes widened. The man was so drop-dead gorgeous, her breath caught in her throat. Oh my God, was he for real?

      Sorry, I don’t mean to come on to you, but you look like you could do with a drink. These people are all a lot younger than us, aren’t they?

      Chahna pulled a wry face. He could definitely get lucky tonight. A lot of the girls in her range of view were already giving him the once-over that said definitely fuckable. She couldn’t compete with them for sure.

      I’ve invited the boys out for my birthday. We are training nearby together with the German military. He took his change and his glass from the barkeeper. I’ve had better birthdays, but also worse ones.

      Well, happy birthday to you then.

      Thank you. My name is Hunter Santiago.

      Chahna Seaver. Nice to meet you. – So you’re their commanding officer, I take it?

      Yes, actually, I am a bit further up, but as fate has it...

      He shrugged with a grin. Chahna was glad she was sitting on a stool. Otherwise she might be a puddle at his feet by now. She took in all of his face. Smouldering charcoal eyes, piercing and intelligent with thick, curly lashes were set above a nose with somewhat flaring nostrils and a wide, bow-shaped mouth. His stubble was just enough to make him look a little rugged and his jaw was very strong and masculine. His black hair was kept short, his eyebrows were perfectly arched and his broad neck tapered out into wide, muscular shoulders that elongated into powerful arms. This man was definitely a warrior through and through. An absolute alpha male, she thought.

      He smiled at her, showing two rows of perfectly aligned white teeth that were every cosmetic dentist’s wet dream. He had dimples that were more lines in his cheeks than pointed holes and a slight cleft in his chin made him look even more handsome and determined. Around his eyes were fine lines, showing clearly that his age was closer to hers than the usual clientele frequenting this establishment.

      He took off his jacket.

      May I? he asked and pointed at the backrest of her stool where she had already hung her own jacket.

      Sure.

      He revealed a muscle shirt and tribal tattoos that graced his upper arms. On one of them was the Marines logo. She felt a delicious heat pool low in her belly. The tattoos spread over his shoulders and to his chest, disappearing below the cotton of his olive t-shirt. It looked beautiful on his bronze skin.

      Would you like a glass of something stronger? Champagne or wine, perhaps? he offered.

      No thank you. I’m fine with orange juice, Chahna replied.

      Hey, boss, congratulations! Happy birthday!

      The young men raised their bottles to him and one made a joke on him getting a special birthday present that night. Chahna pretended not to have heard. He had turned his back to her to raise his own bottle in salute and thank his men. As he lifted it to his lips, Chahna watched the muscles move beneath his skin. He had very wide shoulders and she wanted to touch him so badly!

      How about a birthday dance? one of the men suggested and Hunter was pulled to the dancefloor. Once again, Chahna was alone. She took another sip from her juice and watched Hunter dancing in a comical way, making his men laugh out loud. Chahna grinned. So he had a good sense of humour as well.

      Already, some of the young women were moving in on the warriors and one started to dance close to Hunter. They exchanged a few words and danced together without touching, but when one of the girls came too close,

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