Right Here Waiting
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
in 1942, Ben Williams had it all--a fulfilling job, adoring friends and the love of his life, Pete Montgomery. But World War ii looms. When Pete follows his conscience and joins the Army Air Forces as a bomber pilot, Ben must find the strength to stay behind without the love of his life, the dedication to stay true and the courage he never knew hed need to discover his own place in the war effort. Good friends help keep him afloat, until a chance meeting on the homefront brings him an unexpected ally--one who will accompany him from the stages of New York City to the hell of the European warfront in search of his love.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Debut author Belledonne's adorably guileless heart candy takes place in a cheerful alternate version of WWII-era America where being gay requires a little discretion but is generally received by friends and family as a quirky secret. Peter Montgomery heads to war, leaving Ben Williams to run a tailoring business and sing for the troops in New York City. They miss each other desperately, and never have a fight; Ben waits eagerly for sappy letters, while Pete uses the hope of seeing his love again to motivate himself to swim to safety after his plane is shot down. Cinematic meet-cute flashbacks fill in their history together. The military detail is vague but not jarringly inaccurate, with the war acting as a setting rather than providing plot. The real story is an old-school one of a grand love and a whole community that comes together to support it, with a happy ending that gives the reader a moment of escapist grace.
