Three tender love stories, tethered together by a forever promise sewn into the hem of a beautiful dress.
"For the sake of the Allied powers, Clara Westlake pretended to be a rock"
- A Heart in Disguise by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Previously a costume seamstress for some of Hollywood's biggest stars, Clara Westlake is now back home in New York City and testing out a sniper camouflage suit that she sewn together for the US "Camouflage Corps. Her disguise obviously worked, for unwittingly she overhears a conversation that sounds a lot like a German sabotage plot. Fortunately her childhood friend, Captain Marcus Reeves takes Clara's information seriously, having recently arrived home following an injury. And that's not all that Marcus focuses on . . . what a swoony reunion! (psst . . . featuring a very special dress!)
"Well, what do you know. I'm home. Or close to it, I guess. I'm afraid I won't be up for a night on the town. Not like I promised."
- A Letter to Eli by Allison Pittman
Men and women had been issuing all kinds of promises to each other, while World War II continues to interrupt the romantic notions of both those who had gone, and those left behind. Two best friends said good-bye to the men they loved in totally different ways; one with an engagement, the other not daring to assume. Bette Barry and Alice Goode had been inseparable for years, so naturally their young men had rounded out a fond foursome. Alice's wedding dress hung in the closet of the New York apartment they shared, Bette had no special memento but her memories. Until the letters . . . ! This beautifully written historical romance was nothing short of spell-binding!
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"Somewhere in the big wide world there was a woman perfectly suited for him. What a fortunate woman, who could be loved by Ike. . . . . . . My life was a tangled web of mangled yarn, and he deserved someone with fewer tangles . . . "
- A Daffodil In The Dress by Susie Finkbeiner
Until the daffodils. Who knew that an early bloom of spring could turn a young widow's heart in a new direction. Kate Becker and Ike Finch had been working congenially, side by side, in Ike's bookshop for three years when Ike showed up with two flowers; one for Kate and one for her young daughter Eloise. Nothing would ever be the same. (it's a good thing she didn't let that vintage dress get thrown in the dumpster.
*I purchased a copy and was under no obligation to provide a positive review.
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BackCover Blurb:
In
this brand-new novella collection, three renowned Christian historical
fiction authors trace generations of wartime romances through a special
wedding dress with love sewn into its seams.
"A Heart in Disguise" by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Clara
Westlake loves her job as a seamstress in the US "Camouflage Corps,"
sewing suits for snipers and contributing to the war effort. But when
she overhears a threat against her beloved New York City, the Great War
comes too close to home--except no one believes her forewarning. She
must recruit Marcus Reeves, a childhood friend searching for his purpose
after suffering a devastating war injury. As they search for answers
together, they may also uncover a love that lasts.
"A Letter to Eli" by Allison Pittman
Bette
and Alice are lifelong friends, trying to make a good life for
themselves in New York City while World War II rages. It's never far
away from their thoughts--not with Alice's fiancé serving at sea, in
danger every minute. That's a worry Bette doesn't envy. Then a secret
letter reunites her with her soldier ex-boyfriend, now wounded and back
in the States. But can the innocent love these two had before the war be
rekindled in the face of tragedy?
"A Daffodil in the Dress" by Susie Finkbeiner
Kate
Becker and Ike Finch have worked together at his family's bookstore
since Kate's husband died in the early days of the Vietnam War. She has
her daughter, Eloise, to take care of and bills to pay, and this job was
a godsend. A second love is not in the cards, especially not with the
world still teetering on the edge of insanity. But when Ike brings
little Eloise special flowers one spring day, Kate begins to look at him
as more than an employer. Is falling in love again worth the risk?
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