Jessica Santiago is half werewolf. After years of ridicule from various members of her pack and a very public and humiliating rejection from her mate. She loses herself. Till she enlists in the U.S Marines and finally feels like she's found her place. However after a rather traumatizing experience she leaves the military looking for something to give her life meaning again. Then the Blue Moon Tavern was born. Will she get a second chance mate? Jacobi Hale is a handsome, smart, successful and strong Werewolf. As well as the pack Beta's younger brother. He had been searching for his other half for ten years with no result, so he's decided to give up. But the day he walks in the door of the Blue Moon Tavern... "Mate."

Prequel to The Soldier's Heart. In The Soldier's Beginning, we get a more detailed look at the events that shaped Jessica's life. From her obsession with training, to her rejection, to her time with the military.