by Shanna Hatfield
(Pendleton Promises, #2)
Publication date: June 11th 2024
Genres: Adult, Historical Romance
Inspired by the Hello Girls, America’s first women soldiers who helped win World War I.
She longs to make a difference.
He yearns to claim her heart.
After years of managing the Pendleton telephone office, Molly Thorsen answers the call for women to serve as telephone operators during World War I. Upon her arrival in France, she navigates the challenges of working near the front lines and battles the prejudices and skepticism of the men around her. Determined to prove her worth and skill, Molly faces adversity head-on while unexpectedly falling in love with a charming soldier.
Friday Fitzpatrick may not have been eager to engage in combat, but when he is drafted into the American Expeditionary Forces, he embraces the role of a soldier with unwavering determination. While fighting to survive the harrowing battlefield experiences, he clings to his sanity by dreaming about the captivating Hello Girl who has captured his heart. Though his opportunities to see her are limited, she serves as a beacon of hope in the midst of his darkest days.
Through their shared experiences and the trials they endure, Molly and Friday find comfort and encouragement in each other’s company, forging a connection that defies the chaos of a world in conflict. As the war draws to a close and they return home, will civilian life bring them together or pull them apart?
Find out in this sweet and wholesome historical romance filled with hope, faith, courage, and love.
“Molly! What a surprise!” Harley John swung Molly off her
feet into a wide circle, then kissed her cheek before he set her down.
Hoping none of her superiors had witnessed the display,
Molly frowned at Harley John, but playfully swatted his shoulder before
straightening her cap he’d knocked askew with his exuberant greeting. She gave
him another hug, unable to keep from sharing her pleasure in seeing him. “Oh,
Harley John! I’d hoped to see you, but had no idea where you’d be. Have you
been here long?”
“No. We just arrived this morning. How long have you been
here?” he asked.
“A few weeks. It’s so good to see you.” Molly gave him a
studying glance, then grinned, concluding Harley John had changed since he’d
been drafted. “You look wonderful. I take it being a soldier agrees with you.”
Harley John shrugged. “No more than anyone else here, but I
get along well enough.”
“Bosh and nonsense. You look quite handsome and so grown up.
If Sadie saw you, she’d likely swoon.”
He grinned at her and squeezed her hand. “I can tell you for
a fact she nearly did when I saw her recently. She was taking a few days of
rest at the home of a patient’s sister. Other than divine intervention, there
is no way to understand how we happened upon one another. We’d both gone to
pick some grapes and found each other in the vineyard. Can you believe it?”
Stunned by his story, Molly could only imagine what seeing
Harley John had been like for Sadie. Her sister would have treasured every
precious moment with him. “How is she? Is she well? Was she thrilled to see
you? Tell me everything.”
“I will. Right after you meet my friend.” Harley John
directed her over to where the good-looking soldier who’d elbowed him stood
near the mess hall. “Molly, I’d like you to meet my good friend, Friday
Fitzpatrick. Friday, this is Sadie’s sister Molly.”
Friday politely tipped his head to Molly and offered her a
look she wasn’t certain how to interpret. It left her unsettled and anxious,
but interested at the same time. She gave the man a half-smile before she
pointed to a bench constructed by one of their engineers from a fallen tree.
“Let’s sit there and visit, Harley John. I have a few minutes before I report
for duty.”
Harley John guided Molly to the bench. Despite her
intentions to ignore him, she twice glanced over her shoulder at Friday. The
silly man remained exactly where they’d left him, as though his boots had been
set in cement. The look on his face could only be described as dumbfounded.
She and Harley John sat and visited about family, France,
and the war. She cast a glimpse over to where Friday continued to stand as
stiff as a statue. “Tell me about your friend Friday.”
Harley John smirked at her, and she blushed.
“Normally he doesn’t look like such a dunce, but I think you
left him awestruck,” Harley John said as he looked at his friend. “He’s from
Oregon. His folks have a nut orchard south of Portland. He has four sisters,
and he’s a fine fellow and a good friend. He intends to return to the orchard
when the war ends, but you know it’s only a few hours by train between there
and Pendleton.”
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Her historical westerns have been described as “reminiscent of the era captured by Bonanza and The Virginian” while her contemporary works have been called “laugh-out-loud funny, and a little heart-pumping sexy without being explicit in any way.”
When this farm girl isn’t writing or indulging in rich, decadent chocolate, Shanna hangs out with her husband, lovingly known as Captain Cavedweller. She also experiments with recipes, snaps photos of her adorable nephew, and caters to the whims of a cranky cat named Drooley.
To learn more about Shanna or the books she writes, visit her website http://shannahatfield.
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