The Second Time Around

by Paul C. Steffy

It is 1943 and WW II is raging. A B-17 pilot renews a lost romance during a stay in an army hospital. His college sweetheart is now an Army nurse. She faces incredible challenges daily while he flies dangerous bombing missions over enemy territory. Blasted from the sky, he must elude the Germans and return to England. Their sizzling romance and undefined future stimulate their personal strengths. He risks death every day, believing her eternal love will always be his own. Will they finally reunite and survive the heartbreak of war unharmed, or will the horrors they face every day change them too much?
Their love is irresistible—Their wartime dangers are inescapable!

322 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 22, 2020

About the author

Paul C. Steffy has written several short fiction stories, two novelettes and one novel: Distant Wings. His travels include thirty-three countries and all fifty United States.
He enjoys flying; travel; wildlife photography; hiking; the feel of ocean spray in a brisk wind; wildflowers, pine forests and so much more; stimulating conversation; quiet moments at sunset and fulfilling evolving goals. He values these and many other aspects within his busy life.
In 1968, he was a 9th infantry Division soldier in Vietnam during Tet. The Southwest is where he enjoys his retirement and continues to write.

Reviews

[Evelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am glad I won this book through Goodreads Giveaway because I don't think I would have purchased it. It is a different book to read. I read the Prologue then later in the book it was like the author copied the prologue. There is a lot of repeating in this book, about the same subjects, how many times do you have to say Bill loves Claire. He better hope Claire never finds out about Rachael. And it seems - how many times did he crash? It also seemed too easy for him to escape out of Germany. I just find this book too different. Repeating, repeating, repeating information. The Bath, England trips were the most interesting!

[Linda Rea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bill and Claire meet again during WWII but can they survive? Bill is an American pilot in England and Claire is a war nurse, it was nice to read what they felt like during that time. It makes you wonder how people continued on.

[Kim Decamp · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is poorly written, the plot wanders all over the place, the dialogue drags and repeats itself.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very repetitive and choppy. Very detailed. Who cares how much they spent.

[Kathy Webb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this Kindle edition book in a Goodreads
Giveaway. Thank you to everyone involved.
A good war time novel.

[Karen Wrobel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Goodreads giveaway. Meh.