War Bride

by Brenda Sinclair

WAR BRIDE For years, Wanda Carter has served up a helping hand to finding a solution to her granddaughter’s problems with a hot cup of tea and a chat around Wanda’s kitchen table.Now, Samantha is faced with a life altering decision. The fact that her boyfriend has walked out of the apartment they share is only making matters worse. Once again, Wanda intends to help Samantha put the situation into proper perspective. But this time help with Samantha’s decision comes from an unlikely source – Samantha’s long deceased great grandmother, a WWII war bride named Sally Clark.Wanda has her fingers crossed that Samantha will come to what Wanda believes is the right decision. Will the history lesson encourage Samantha to make that decision? And will her boyfriend return in time to join in the decision making? Or will the unfortunate situation end in heartbreak for everyone. Story 8,000 words

Unknown Binding

First published March 16, 2012

About the author

Brenda Sinclair is a writer of historical American West and contemporary romance, a member of her local chapter of Romance Writers of America, a healthy lifestyle advocate and past leader of her TOPS weight-loss group, a gardening enthusiast and dog lover.

Brenda was raised on a farm in southern Manitoba and taught school on a semi-remote reservation in northern Manitoba where, during frequent visits to a nearby town, she met her husband, a Treaty Cree member of the local First Nations band. She worked in the accounting field for over twenty-five years. A few years ago, she retired and traded in numbers for words when she decided to be a full-time writer.
Brenda and her husband have been married for over forty years, and during that time they raised two sons. She is extremely proud of her three wonderful grandchildren.

During writing breaks, Brenda enjoys walking the beautiful Fish Creek Park trails near her home in Calgary, Canada with her little dog, Kelly, checking out what Jack Abbott is up to on today’s installment of The Young and The Restless, or snuggling with Kelly on the sofa and enjoying a good book.

Brenda believes life is good, and for days that life isn’t so good, just get over it. There’s always tomorrow.

Reviews

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

There really was enough to this story to have made it into a novella, rather than a short story so I wish that Brenda Sinclair would rewrite it to flesh out the characters. I would have given it 2.5 stars but two didn't reflect my enjoyment of the story.

[SydneyGen · Rating 2 out of 5]

A lovely concept but far, far too rushed for my likes.