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A Life Came Calling
It’s 1945, and Janey Nichol's new engagement should be a dream, but memories of Cole haunt her. The sailor she pledged to marry, lost at sea, left only letters and unanswered questions. To find peace, Janey travels to his Gatlinburg home. There, she discovers his secrets, and a chance encounter with his cousin Luke ignites unexpected passion.
Trapped by circumstance, Janey finds herself drawn to Luke, even as doubts arise. Can she trust him, or is history repeating itself? Torn between a safe future in the city with her Philadelphia fiancé and a love fraught with uncertainty in a totally different environment, Janey must make an impossible choice. Which life will she choose, and which heart will she break?
Trapped by circumstance, Janey finds herself drawn to Luke, even as doubts arise. Can she trust him, or is history repeating itself? Torn between a safe future in the city with her Philadelphia fiancé and a love fraught with uncertainty in a totally different environment, Janey must make an impossible choice. Which life will she choose, and which heart will she break?
272 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 18, 2025
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Ann Howard Creel
16 books486 followersAnn Howard Creel writes guaranteed heart-wrenching historical fiction. In her novels, strong female characters face unforeseen obstacles and then have to make life-changing decisions.
After first writing for children, she turned her attention to Historical Fiction. Her first novel for adults, THE MAGIC OF ORDINARY DAYS, was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie on CBS. Her recent titles have been Kindle bestsellers and include WHILE YOU WERE MINE, THE WHISKEY SEA, THE UNCERTAIN SEASON, THE RIVER WIDOW, and MERCY ROAD.
She now writes full-time. Ann's main characters are always strong women facing high-stakes situations and having to make life-changing decisions. Her historical settings have ranged from Victorian-era Galveston to World War II in New York City. Her latest novel, A LIFE CAME CALLING, coming in August 2025, takes readers to the Smoky Mountains near the end of World War II.
WHY I WRITE ABOUT WORLD WAR II
My biggest inspiration has been my parents, who lived the war. Due to the courage and unity of their time, they have been called "the greatest generation," and WWII has also been called "the last good war."
After first writing for children, she turned her attention to Historical Fiction. Her first novel for adults, THE MAGIC OF ORDINARY DAYS, was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie on CBS. Her recent titles have been Kindle bestsellers and include WHILE YOU WERE MINE, THE WHISKEY SEA, THE UNCERTAIN SEASON, THE RIVER WIDOW, and MERCY ROAD.
She now writes full-time. Ann's main characters are always strong women facing high-stakes situations and having to make life-changing decisions. Her historical settings have ranged from Victorian-era Galveston to World War II in New York City. Her latest novel, A LIFE CAME CALLING, coming in August 2025, takes readers to the Smoky Mountains near the end of World War II.
WHY I WRITE ABOUT WORLD WAR II
My biggest inspiration has been my parents, who lived the war. Due to the courage and unity of their time, they have been called "the greatest generation," and WWII has also been called "the last good war."
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July 18, 2025The narrative explores a young women’s profound journey of self-discovery, love, and closure amidst the backdrop of WW2.
Janey Nichols travels from Philadelphia to Tennessee to seek closure for her deceased fiancé, Cole. This also causes disruption of her relationship with current fiancé, Todd. While in Tennessee, she meets the cousin of Cole, Luke Parker!
This story illustrates how *personal journeys* can lead to unexpected destinations, revealing true desires and fostering growth through adversity and the pursuit of genuine love
Janey Nichols travels from Philadelphia to Tennessee to seek closure for her deceased fiancé, Cole. This also causes disruption of her relationship with current fiancé, Todd. While in Tennessee, she meets the cousin of Cole, Luke Parker!
This story illustrates how *personal journeys* can lead to unexpected destinations, revealing true desires and fostering growth through adversity and the pursuit of genuine love
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July 9, 2025A Life Came Calling instantly intrigued me, much like Ann’s previous novels. My heart was all over the place, and I felt a gamut of emotions along the twists and turns of Janey’s journey to find answers and where her heart belonged. The journey held my interest to the satisfying end.
Thank you for the advanced copy!
Thank you for the advanced copy!
August 15, 2025
A LIFE CAME CALLING, by Ann Howard Creel, is a love story set in both Philadelphia and the Smoky Mountain region of Tennessee at the close of WWII. Due to be released on August 18, 2025, this novel tells the story of Janey Nichol, a young woman ‘past her prime’, who suddenly finds herself weighing the proposals of two men: Todd, who’s ambitious, dependable, and rock-solid, and Cole, a now-deceased Naval officer whom she’d only known for three sublime days, two years earlier.
The rub is that in Janey’s memory, a perfect wartime love affair between her and an unpredictable, strong, breathtakingly handsome man has been magnified into an intense, heated, whirlwind romance that no regular human being can compete with. Especially not someone as steady and predictable as Todd. Adding to her trepidation about accepting Todd’s proposal is the wonderful life she’s created for herself: a single woman living alone in a home she bought on her own while working as an up-and-coming secretary for a large electric company – a part of the female work force who took advantage of the shortage of men in the United States during the war, leaving her free to encourage her own ambition and drive.
Janey feels she must come to grips with all that will change in her life, plus make certain her feelings for Todd are genuine and will last forever, before she can give him her answer. She decides to make a trip to Cole’s hometown in the Smoky Mountains to see where he’s buried and to meet the family he’d spoken of so often. Enter Luke, Cole’s cousin – the third disturbance in the growing web of confusion now clouding her usually laser-focused mind.
This book is beautifully written. Creel doesn’t shy away from description in the way that romances often do. Her prose describing V-E Day in Knoxville, Tennessee is so vivid that I could see, taste, and feel everything as clearly as if I was there. (I especially love that sequence because V-E Day is an event I’d love to have been a part of, and I felt as if I truly was.) Her descriptions of the Smokies and small mountain towns are breathtaking, her characters are perfectly delineated, and her dialogue never feels stilted or out of place. Even Janey’s struggle to make up her mind, which sometimes seems a little contrived and far-fetched, fits perfectly into the restrictive dictates for single women living in 1940’s society.
I really loved this novel, and I strongly recommend that you buy a copy just as soon as it releases on August 18, 2025. I give it 5+ stars.
A LIFE CAME CALLING: A WWII LOVE STORY, by Ann Howard Creel, will be available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Came-Call...
The rub is that in Janey’s memory, a perfect wartime love affair between her and an unpredictable, strong, breathtakingly handsome man has been magnified into an intense, heated, whirlwind romance that no regular human being can compete with. Especially not someone as steady and predictable as Todd. Adding to her trepidation about accepting Todd’s proposal is the wonderful life she’s created for herself: a single woman living alone in a home she bought on her own while working as an up-and-coming secretary for a large electric company – a part of the female work force who took advantage of the shortage of men in the United States during the war, leaving her free to encourage her own ambition and drive.
Janey feels she must come to grips with all that will change in her life, plus make certain her feelings for Todd are genuine and will last forever, before she can give him her answer. She decides to make a trip to Cole’s hometown in the Smoky Mountains to see where he’s buried and to meet the family he’d spoken of so often. Enter Luke, Cole’s cousin – the third disturbance in the growing web of confusion now clouding her usually laser-focused mind.
This book is beautifully written. Creel doesn’t shy away from description in the way that romances often do. Her prose describing V-E Day in Knoxville, Tennessee is so vivid that I could see, taste, and feel everything as clearly as if I was there. (I especially love that sequence because V-E Day is an event I’d love to have been a part of, and I felt as if I truly was.) Her descriptions of the Smokies and small mountain towns are breathtaking, her characters are perfectly delineated, and her dialogue never feels stilted or out of place. Even Janey’s struggle to make up her mind, which sometimes seems a little contrived and far-fetched, fits perfectly into the restrictive dictates for single women living in 1940’s society.
I really loved this novel, and I strongly recommend that you buy a copy just as soon as it releases on August 18, 2025. I give it 5+ stars.
A LIFE CAME CALLING: A WWII LOVE STORY, by Ann Howard Creel, will be available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Came-Call...
August 21, 2025
This is a sweet story that takes place during World War II in the US. It’s a story of love and loss and finding yourself. Janey is a young woman who gets a good job as a secretary and moves up in the corporate world. She makes good money for that time and is able to save enough to purchase her own house. Note, this was during a time when women could not get a mortgage without a man’s signature, but she managed. She is a strong, independent woman who knows what she wants. And that causes a few problems for her.
She gets engaged to Todd, a man with money who wants to marry quickly and “take care of her”. He offers safety and security in Philadelphia, but is boring. And she doesn’t want to be “taken care of.” Plus, she was once engaged to Cole, a man who died in the war. She never got to go to his funeral and needs closure, but her current man doesn’t understand this. Janey heads to Gatlinburg to say her final goodbye to Cole and decide if marriage to the new man is what she really wants. While there, she meets Cole’s cousin Luke and her life changes again as she falls for him. Janey has to figure out what she really wants from her life – one man in the city who will “control” her, or true love in the country with someone she just met.
The writing is beautifully flowing and we get to know Janey really well through her travels and trials and a HEA ending that satisfies. The setting of the war years is well-done and gives you a glance into what life was like back then in both the city and the country settings. We see the sorrow that happened to families who lost someone, and the elation of V-E Day and when Japan surrendered. This is a good look into those years.
Recommended.
She gets engaged to Todd, a man with money who wants to marry quickly and “take care of her”. He offers safety and security in Philadelphia, but is boring. And she doesn’t want to be “taken care of.” Plus, she was once engaged to Cole, a man who died in the war. She never got to go to his funeral and needs closure, but her current man doesn’t understand this. Janey heads to Gatlinburg to say her final goodbye to Cole and decide if marriage to the new man is what she really wants. While there, she meets Cole’s cousin Luke and her life changes again as she falls for him. Janey has to figure out what she really wants from her life – one man in the city who will “control” her, or true love in the country with someone she just met.
The writing is beautifully flowing and we get to know Janey really well through her travels and trials and a HEA ending that satisfies. The setting of the war years is well-done and gives you a glance into what life was like back then in both the city and the country settings. We see the sorrow that happened to families who lost someone, and the elation of V-E Day and when Japan surrendered. This is a good look into those years.
Recommended.
July 2, 2025
Reviewed by Carol Thompson for Readers’ Favorite
A Life Came Calling by Ann Howard Creel follows Janey Nichol, a determined and independent woman from Philadelphia, as she embarks on a journey to Tennessee to confront lingering questions about her past and the man she once loved, Cole Huxley. What begins as a quest for closure evolves into a transformative experience as Janey finds herself entangled in Cole’s family's lives and unexpectedly drawn to his cousin, Luke Parker. Janey and Luke's relationship evolves from an unexpected connection to a deep and transformative love. Their bond begins on V-E Day, during the celebratory chaos, when they share a magical night of dancing and joy. However, Luke's initial insecurities and doubts about their compatibility lead him to push Janey away the next morning, leaving her hurt and questioning his feelings.
Ann Howard Creel’s A Life Came Calling is a richly detailed historical novel set against the backdrop of World War II and its aftermath. The prose is lyrical, immersing readers in the sights, sounds, and emotions of the time. The novel’s pacing is deliberate, allowing the story to unfold naturally while keeping readers engaged. The exploration of Cole’s letters adds emotion, revealing the impact of war on identity and dreams. While the story occasionally leans into sentimentality, it never feels forced. Instead, it underscores the novel’s central message: that love and life are often messy, unpredictable, and worth fighting for. A Life Came Calling is a beautifully written novel that will appeal to fans of historical fiction and character-driven stories.
A Life Came Calling by Ann Howard Creel follows Janey Nichol, a determined and independent woman from Philadelphia, as she embarks on a journey to Tennessee to confront lingering questions about her past and the man she once loved, Cole Huxley. What begins as a quest for closure evolves into a transformative experience as Janey finds herself entangled in Cole’s family's lives and unexpectedly drawn to his cousin, Luke Parker. Janey and Luke's relationship evolves from an unexpected connection to a deep and transformative love. Their bond begins on V-E Day, during the celebratory chaos, when they share a magical night of dancing and joy. However, Luke's initial insecurities and doubts about their compatibility lead him to push Janey away the next morning, leaving her hurt and questioning his feelings.
Ann Howard Creel’s A Life Came Calling is a richly detailed historical novel set against the backdrop of World War II and its aftermath. The prose is lyrical, immersing readers in the sights, sounds, and emotions of the time. The novel’s pacing is deliberate, allowing the story to unfold naturally while keeping readers engaged. The exploration of Cole’s letters adds emotion, revealing the impact of war on identity and dreams. While the story occasionally leans into sentimentality, it never feels forced. Instead, it underscores the novel’s central message: that love and life are often messy, unpredictable, and worth fighting for. A Life Came Calling is a beautifully written novel that will appeal to fans of historical fiction and character-driven stories.
August 20, 2025
Ann Howard Creel has once again proven that she is one of the most gifted storytellers working in historical fiction today.
𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙖𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚—𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙.
A Life Came Calling is a sweeping yet intimate novel that captures the ache of lost love, the weight of choices, and the breathtaking possibility of second chances.
Creel immerses us in a world so vivid it feels lived rather than imagined.
Her prose shimmers with grace and depth, elevating historical fiction into pure art. Elegant but never overwrought, carrying the reader effortlessly through moments of grief, desire, and discovery.
At the heart of the novel is Janey Nichol—a heroine as relatable as she is unforgettable.
Torn between duty and longing, stability and passion, Janey embodies the struggle of an entire generation of women finding their voices in a rapidly changing world.
Creel renders her journey with such tenderness and truth that you can’t help but root for her at every turn.
This is a novel that doesn’t just tell a love story—it invites you to feel it, in your chest and in your bones. A rare kind of book: gorgeously written, emotionally resonant, and impossible to put down.
"𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐡—𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐭'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧."
Highly recommend. If you read only one historical romance this year, make it this one. Anyone who loves to read soul-stirring novels that transport you to another time, pick this one up.
— 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨
𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙖𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚—𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙.
A Life Came Calling is a sweeping yet intimate novel that captures the ache of lost love, the weight of choices, and the breathtaking possibility of second chances.
Creel immerses us in a world so vivid it feels lived rather than imagined.
Her prose shimmers with grace and depth, elevating historical fiction into pure art. Elegant but never overwrought, carrying the reader effortlessly through moments of grief, desire, and discovery.
At the heart of the novel is Janey Nichol—a heroine as relatable as she is unforgettable.
Torn between duty and longing, stability and passion, Janey embodies the struggle of an entire generation of women finding their voices in a rapidly changing world.
Creel renders her journey with such tenderness and truth that you can’t help but root for her at every turn.
This is a novel that doesn’t just tell a love story—it invites you to feel it, in your chest and in your bones. A rare kind of book: gorgeously written, emotionally resonant, and impossible to put down.
"𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐡—𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐭'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧."
Highly recommend. If you read only one historical romance this year, make it this one. Anyone who loves to read soul-stirring novels that transport you to another time, pick this one up.
— 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨
July 9, 2025
Anne Creel Howard always creates characters I wish I knew. Like Janey, the main character, who is an intelligent accomplished woman living in Philadelphia. She is ready to marry a fine gentleman she’s been seeing a while when a recalling of a traumatic experience from her past compels her to journey to Tennessee to obtain closure. The story takes place during the wind down of WWII. Creel does a good job of capturing the mood of hopefulness and sometimes recklessness of the time. Janey reflects a bit of that mood in her actions. She is an interesting character. When we meet her, she has a devoted relationship with man who adores her and would ensure a comfortable life. But she is willing to risk that relationship to find some closure to a brief but intense relationship that ended tragically. The journey she takes introduces the reader to historical Gatlinburg, TN and the mountainous surroundings. The work is well researched and really puts you in that world. I loved the characters who were native to the Tennessee area. They are smart, strong and have class. They help her make a life-changing decision. A Life Came Calling is a beautiful read I didn’t want to put down and left me thinking about the story for days afterwards
June 11, 2025
"A Life Came Calling" is a gentle love story that is framed within the turbulence of the Second World War. It is also a family story, close-knit units from diverse sectors connected by a chance, whirlwind romance which results in an engagement moments before our heroine, Janey's, first real love is deployed. The book doesn't begin there, but Janey's story does, for that one dazzling and extraordinary experience becomes her basis for love and what it should look and feel like. Janey's journey to prove or disprove her belief and trust in a man she had such a short time with makes this a warm and almost magical story as she encounters other faces of love, other families and their pain, and the deeper parts of herself. Cleverly written, even the prose deepens and develops as Janey comes into all she wants and wants to be, the writer showing us her change through Janey's perception of what she sees and experiences. A beautiful story of life and love in a time of war.
August 25, 2025
This is more than a love story, of recovery from loss and grief, of finding a path to new adventures and opportunities. It is a study of history on the very last days of WWII, where the setting of the lush Smoky Mountains stands out as a colorful secondary character, and cuisine and customs of the region flow slow and smooth. It is the type of book one should read slowly, in front of a fire or beach chair, with an adult beverage of choice at hand. It is lovely and sweet and enduring.
Based on a scale of 1-5, A Life Came Calling merits a 6.
Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews
Based on a scale of 1-5, A Life Came Calling merits a 6.
Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews
November 16, 2025
This is so much more than just a World War II romance novel. It raises an important question: What life will you choose for yourself, one that follows the path you began on or one that veers far from it? For the heroine of this absorbing story, both lives offer a lot of good, so the decision is not an easy one. There is also the consideration that, whichever path she chooses, she will be breaking someone's heart. Beautifully written, as Creel's books generally are.
January 21, 2026
It was a little while ago, author Ann Howard Creel asked if I would be willing to read her upcoming book, A Life Came Calling. Of course I said yes!! Ann is one of my favorite authors and one of my favorite books is The Magic of Ordinary Days.
Synopsis:
It’s 1945, and Janey Nichol's new engagement should be a dream, but memories of Cole haunt her. The sailor she pledged to marry, lost at sea, left only letters and unanswered questions. To find peace, Janey travels to his Gatlinburg home. There, she discovers his secrets, and a chance encounter with his cousin Luke ignites unexpected passion.
Trapped by circumstance, Janey finds herself drawn to Luke, even as doubts arise. Can she trust him, or is history repeating itself? Torn between a safe future in the city with her Philadelphia fiancé and a love fraught with uncertainty in a totally different environment, Janey must make an impossible choice. Which life will she choose, and which heart will she break?
My thoughts:
From the started, I was pulled into Janey's world. You could feel the hope in the characters that soon the war that had ravaged the world for almost 6 years and claimed the lives of so many, may soon end. With that, Janey's hope of a fresh start and a new chance at love.
Often, WWII is greatly romanticized, and for good reason. Like Janey, many would be swept off their feet by someone passing through. Some got married on a whim, some, like Janey, waited for her fiance Cole to return so they could begin their loves together. Her hopes were dashed when she received a letter saying her fiance died in the Pacific.
I absolutely loved this story from start to finish. Janey's emotional journey to not just put to rest her shattered dreams, but also in new hopes dashed by newfound love. Janey struggles with loss, heartbreak, and deception from people she opened her heart to. All of which is beautifully captured in the prose.
I don't read much historical fiction anymore, mainly because it feels like the author neglected to research properly or were unable to depict the era accurately. Reading A Life Came Calling, did feel like I was reading about real life people in the WWII era. As someone who has spent over 20 years reading and researching the 1940s and WWII era, it made reading this book a pleasure. I love history and I love reading about it. Reading this novel was a real breath of fresh air.
Thank you again, Ann for allowing me to read your novel ahead of time. It was such a joy. I happily rate this 5 stars!
Synopsis:
It’s 1945, and Janey Nichol's new engagement should be a dream, but memories of Cole haunt her. The sailor she pledged to marry, lost at sea, left only letters and unanswered questions. To find peace, Janey travels to his Gatlinburg home. There, she discovers his secrets, and a chance encounter with his cousin Luke ignites unexpected passion.
Trapped by circumstance, Janey finds herself drawn to Luke, even as doubts arise. Can she trust him, or is history repeating itself? Torn between a safe future in the city with her Philadelphia fiancé and a love fraught with uncertainty in a totally different environment, Janey must make an impossible choice. Which life will she choose, and which heart will she break?
My thoughts:
From the started, I was pulled into Janey's world. You could feel the hope in the characters that soon the war that had ravaged the world for almost 6 years and claimed the lives of so many, may soon end. With that, Janey's hope of a fresh start and a new chance at love.
Often, WWII is greatly romanticized, and for good reason. Like Janey, many would be swept off their feet by someone passing through. Some got married on a whim, some, like Janey, waited for her fiance Cole to return so they could begin their loves together. Her hopes were dashed when she received a letter saying her fiance died in the Pacific.
I absolutely loved this story from start to finish. Janey's emotional journey to not just put to rest her shattered dreams, but also in new hopes dashed by newfound love. Janey struggles with loss, heartbreak, and deception from people she opened her heart to. All of which is beautifully captured in the prose.
I don't read much historical fiction anymore, mainly because it feels like the author neglected to research properly or were unable to depict the era accurately. Reading A Life Came Calling, did feel like I was reading about real life people in the WWII era. As someone who has spent over 20 years reading and researching the 1940s and WWII era, it made reading this book a pleasure. I love history and I love reading about it. Reading this novel was a real breath of fresh air.
Thank you again, Ann for allowing me to read your novel ahead of time. It was such a joy. I happily rate this 5 stars!
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