Always, Abby

by Linda S. Glaz

Abby's all grown up. She just needs Will to notice.

When WWII soldier Will Judge brings home an orphan boy from Europe, it turns his world upside down.His fiancée might be ready to marry him, but not to mother a war orphan. As Will struggles to figure out his next move, he turns to Abby, his childhood friend.

Since they were teenagers, Abby Richardson's feelings for Will have always been more than friendly. Once she was willing to be his pen pal and his confidante, listening as he poured out his heart. But now Abby wants so much to be part of Will's ready-made family. What will it take to open Will's eyes—and his heart?

Genres: Historical

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Linda, married with three grown children and three grandchildren, is a complete triple-A personality. How else would she find time to write as well as be an agent for Hartline Literary Agency? She loves any and every thing about the written word and loves when families pass stories along through the generations as her mother did with her. She was blessed to have served in the Air Force at a time when it wasn’t the politically correct thing for a woman to do. After teaching soccer nationally and women’s self-defense wherever the need arose, now, her greatest thrill is matching clients with publishing houses and hearing their voices when they get “THE CALL”. She’s an AWSA speaker and presents classes nationwide. She connects with authors through seminars, blogs, and anywhere a group congregates and talks books. She’s always looking for fresh voices in fiction, especially in historic romance and suspense.

Reviews

[JaniceMosinski · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good historical romantic read

Will, Abby, and Hank deserve a wonderful life together with the way they get along with each other! They would make a great family!

[Jeanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautiful story of friendship, love, forgiveness, new beginnings, and heroism. It was great the way the author told of the atrocities of the 2nd World War, but from the point of view of how they effected those who opened their doors to protect and shelter the Jews during that time and what they and their family members experienced and suffered for their acts of courage, compassion, etc. It was beautiful that they were able to save a little child from that and give him a new future, to turn his life around and renew the love that they had for each other, that had started out as a teen crush years earlier and whose feelings never faded. I've read a couple of real-life bios of people who heroically opened their hearts, and their homes to shelter the Jews and the tragic end when they were caught and it was wonderful to see THAT side of the war acknowledged in such a beautiful way.

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

They've known each other for five years, and written as pen pals for that time. But now that Will has returned from the war with a little boy in tow, he realizes that while he was growing up, he did not visualize Abby as also growing up. She was still the little 14 year old in his mind.

Little "Hank" comes home with him from Europe and plans are made for Will to adopt him. But there are plenty of problems, between his fiancee not wanting the child and his sudden new feelings for Abby, life takes some interesting turns and twists.

Another good book by this author.

[Pegg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story follows "With Eyes of Love" by Linda S. Glaz, but it reads nicely as a stand-alone as well.

Barbara's younger sister, Abby, writes to Will Judge the entire time he serves in WWII. Letter by letter, she falls a little more in love with him. Will reads each letter and enjoys the news from home from the kid sister of his sister-in-law, but in his eyes, she's still a teenager. When he arrives at the train station, he's met by his whole family, including Abby, and his yet-to-be-announced fiancee. None of them were expecting him to show up with an orphan boy in tow.

[Reeds · Rating 1 out of 5]

H/H: both perfect in every way, if there is a kind thing to do, they do it, I don’t know how they find enough hours in the day for all their goodness
Villain: An 18-year-old girl so evil she can’t cough up a drop of compassion for a concentration camp baby. Who is that evil? I’ve known a few females who could be catty with each other, but they were capable of caring for a small hurting child for heaven’s sake.
This book is full of clichés and things that have been done to death.
I love WWII stories that is why I tried this book, but Wow!

[Shelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

18 year old Abby sent regular letters to her crush while he was fighting in WW2. He returns from the war with an orphan he rescued from a camp and is surprised to find that she isn't a kid anymore. I mostly just liked the 1940s setting. The characters were fairly blah, except the villainess, who was over the top. But she was 18! I can't blame her reactions one little bit.

[Jessica Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartwarming read!

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am rarely a fan of Christian "Romance" but this book kept an interesting storyline going even though the end was predictable. It was an enjoyable light read.