For the Love of Laura Beth
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The Korean War destroyed their wedding plans, but the battle at home may shatter their hearts...
Laura Beth Walters fell in love with Joe McCall when she was six years old. Now she is counting the days until Joey graduates from college so they can marry and begin their life together. But the Korean War rips their neatly laid plans to shreds. Instead of a college fraternity, Joey joins a platoon. Laura Beth trades a traditional wedding for a quick trip to the courthouse.
The couple endure the hardship of separation, but the true battle begins when Joey returns. Their marriage is soon tested beyond endurance. Joey deals with the aftermath of war, and a family tragedy sends Laura into a downward spiral. Determined to save the woman who has kept them anchored for so long, Joey will fight anyone or anything...for the love of Laura Beth.
Customer Reviews
5 Stars
This was a fabulous historical novella with the richness of a full-length story. The author did a fantastic job of creating developed characters and a complex plot within a shorter word count. It’s definitely one of the better novellas I’ve read in some time. As per usual in a shorter story, it moves quickly, but without sacrificing any substance. It’s not often that I read 20th century historical fiction with a 1950’s timeline and I really enjoyed that detail along with its references to the Korean War, soda shoppes, and the antiquated roles of wives. The author also showed how those roles were on the cusp of change. Overall, it was a sweet romance that balanced the love, joy, grief, and hope of marriage and family. Very nicely done. (This is my voluntary and honest review of a complimentary copy via Ebook Discovery.)
Heart touching brilliance
For the Love of Laura Beth (A Chicago Christmas Book 4) by Aubrey Wynne
5 Stars
This is my first read by this author and I am in love..This book touched every emotion and the flow of the words were simply perfection. The only negative I have about this book was that it ended, I could have read this story for so many more pages. So I will absolutely be checking out everything else available. It only took a couple pages for me to fall completely for these characters...My heart broke when he received the letter and can't imagine how he felt knowing he had to tell his girl, and then I try to imagine how she felt when she found out he was leaving.
I cried more than once while reading this story and just love how this author made me feel like I was living in 1952 and everything just felt so real and I'm sure that this story would hit hard many that lived through and experienced these exact times. I was a complete mess throughout.
I can't recommend this story enough it's an awesome story written perfectly!