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Happy 235th Birthday to the United States Coast Guard!

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Fifteen hundred dollars worth of coffee coming in duty free meant a tidy profit, whether it was Delerue-Sanders behind the smuggling or someone else. A simple plan, but one that worked all too well given the poor state of the Revenue Marine. The revenue cutters couldn’t begin to cover all of the coast, not when the ships were spread thin with surveying, rescue operations, and winter cruising between Charleston and Key West. Underfunded, understaffed, looked down on by the regular navy, despised by the merchants who paid the tariffs, the Revenue Marine was no one’s darling. Well, except maybe Alexander Hamilton, he’d loved his revenue cutters that brought money into the Treasury, but look what happened to him, Washburn thought. Irritate the wrong people and there you are, worm food. --Smuggler's Bride The United States Coast Guard, aka the Revenue-Marine, aka the Revenue Cutter Service today celebrates its founding in 1790 by US Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. Happy Birthday,...

Review: Writing Mr. Wrong

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Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Review: The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam

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The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Review: Death at a Highland Wedding

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Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Review: Great Big Beautiful Life

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Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Review: The Tomb of Dragons

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The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Review: Mrs. Porter Calling

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Mrs. Porter Calling by A.J. Pearce My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews