Allie's book sucked me in and didn't let go until I finished reading the last page, with a happy sigh and a smile on my face. I read Homefront Hero on a car trip and then stayed up late that night to finish reading. I read several funny scenes out loud to my husband, including the one where John tells Leanne that he will be one of her students. The romantic moments woven throughout this story, including several involving knitting, were spot-on. The drama of the influenza epidemic is what sticks with me now, several days later. I need time to finish digesting all the little nuggets of wisdom and lessons tucked here and there throughout the story. Homefront Hero is a keeper! I'm hoping to see more historicals from Allie, maybe one about Leanne's friend Ida...
Homefront Hero by Allie Pleiter
Captain John Gallows has survived the war and been dubbed a hero. He is suave and smooth and as a Gallows.gets pretty much what he wants. And he wants to get back to France and fight in the war. To earn the title hero the world has given him. Only his bum leg is keeping that from happening, but hes a Gallows and hell get his way. Even if he has to get by learning to knit a sock and be a poster boy.
Leanne Sample is a nurse. The pride she feels at being in Camp Jackson and helping her country is immense. When she meets the prideful and arrogant Captain Gallows she almost dismisses him completely.until a glimpse behind a stage curtain shows her the human inside that handsome shell. She sees even more of John when she has to teach him to knit and help with his recovery. He is someone she could care about if he shared her faith and was not so determined to go back to war. Can two opposites find love in the midst of war and turmoil?
Allies writing pulled me headlong into this story. Im a visual reader and I felt the walk through the hospitals with the hopeless cases of influenza and the fight for life and death. She also wrote an excellent spin on Leannes struggle as a strong Christian and Johns unbelief. And the parts I wont mention as not to give the story away were so intense and well written. I found this to be one of those books that I just couldnt stop reading until the end.
**Received through NetGalley for review.
Captain John Gallows has survived the war and been dubbed a hero. He is suave and smooth and as a Gallows.gets pretty much what he wants. And he wants to get back to France and fight in the war. To earn the title hero the world has given him. Only his bum leg is keeping that from happening, but hes a Gallows and hell get his way. Even if he has to get by learning to knit a sock and be a poster boy.
Leanne Sample is a nurse. The pride she feels at being in Camp Jackson and helping her country is immense. When she meets the prideful and arrogant Captain Gallows she almost dismisses him completely.until a glimpse behind a stage curtain shows her the human inside that handsome shell. She sees even more of John when she has to teach him to knit and help with his recovery. He is someone she could care about if he shared her faith and was not so determined to go back to war. Can two opposites find love in the midst of war and turmoil?
Allies writing pulled me headlong into this story. Im a visual reader and I felt the walk through the hospitals with the hopeless cases of influenza and the fight for life and death. She also wrote an excellent spin on Leannes struggle as a strong Christian and Johns unbelief. And the parts I wont mention as not to give the story away were so intense and well written. I found this to be one of those books that I just couldnt stop reading until the end.
**Received through NetGalley for review.
