Bounty

by Elvy Howard

In the summer of 1953, Tom and Netty leave Mesa, Arizona, and head to Virginia. They discover, as all newlyweds must, their journey will take them on unexpected detours. Netty, an artist, has secrets weighing heavy, and she’s considering giving them up. Tom, an Air Force Officer, having completed his military duties, has secrets too, kept even from himself. Will their future be built on trust and revelation or need and self-doubt? Bounty offers an abundance of all four, with flashes of memorable humor.

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 29, 2017

About the author

I have a checkered past.
I may look like a grandma and love my grandkids to pieces, but in my heart lurks the soul of a rebel.
From my days as a hippy to becoming a "rabid feminist" and becoming Pitney Bowes' first female service rep, have been writing. I began college in my thirties and finished with a Master's degree, then worked in Juvenile Justice, Big Brother's Big Sisters, foster care, and hospice, and through it all wrote angst-filled poetry and short stories.
I dedicated my adult life to pursuing the right career (and raising kids, making dinner, and occasionally cleaning the house), and thought of writing as an absorbing hobby.
Only now, as a grandmother, do I understand those jobs were never more than research meant to inform my fiction, which was the only career I ever secretly wanted.
I've been married to the same man for forty plus years and haven't killed him yet. My son and daughter are two sober, highly conservative, law-abiding, and tax-paying adults who I'm enormously proud of, and the producers ( along with their spouses) of the four grandkids I love beyond reason.

Reviews

[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

I honestly love historical romance fiction so this was definitely something I was looking forward to. I have to say I just could not bring myself to like Netty, and I guess maybe if I did, I’d have been able to sympathise a lot more with her. Regardless, this was such an enjoyable, quick read!

[Lynelle Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a reader who adores character-driven stories, I felt especially warmed by this book. The small town setting, coupled with the unique, lovely characters (especially Netty and Pansy), left me with that all-too-pleasant stab of disappointment whenever I had to part from them in the end. I almost have a "homesick" feeling now that it's over. Truly, this was a lovely little read, and only took me about two days to finish (with Thanksgiving interruptions!). If you love sweet stories of young love with quirky, sometimes humorous characters, this should definitely be a novel to check out!

[Beth Snyder Honea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Journey of Love

A heartwarming story of two people from different backgrounds falling in love. The Author brings you along on Tom and Netty journey home to Tom's hometown after a world wind marriage. They learn that they have a lot to learn after only dating two weeks before marriage. They both have a lot of secrets and growing to do. Question is will they be able to weather the storms together? Will the secrets be to much and the hurt be to raw? Join in the trip home as they learn who they really married. It worth spending the afternoon curled up reading.

[Anita · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book start out slow for me as I had to acclimate myself to the time period it was set in, but once I did I fell in love with the characters and their quirks. I wanted everything to work out between Netty and Tom and found myself rooting for them and their happily even after. The author painted an authentic picture of what America was at the time and it really opened my eyes. A beautiful story.

[Jane Harrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very engaging story!