MY THOUGHT AND BOOK REVIEW
Fantastic Read! War Girls has three books in one volume. Each book contains about thirteen chapters. I'm not much of a romance reader unless the book has some thing to teach me. If you need a book to surprise with Great war time romance, War Girls by Julie Rowe will warm your heart. Although there is so much wit and fun packed sequences in the novel, there is compassion and cruelty. I would rate it 5 star!
Saving the Rifleman - British Red Cross nurse Maria Hunt took care of countrymen who were wounded at a Hospital in German occupied Brussels, Belgium 1914. She meets wounded British soldier - Lieutenant John Bennet at the hospital in a closet which is converted storage area kept for bandages and other medical supplies. John was being told this hospital was a safe place for British soldiers and the matron of the hospital Rose Culver could help find an escape route for him who was caught behind German lines. To escape out of the country the matron could be able to supply fake identity papers as she as already helped many. Will Maria Hunt the woman in his arms be the key to his survival? He was prepared to kill to protect her. Wounded soldier John Bennet plans his trip back to his home England enroute Nederland taking Maria Hunt along with him surrounded by German patrol. Whereas Maria helped wounded British soldiers out of Belgium for sometime. In John Bennet Maria finds respected and treated with self esteem. They passionately fall in love for each other in their escape journey back to England. John had given up his safety to help Maria. She was a simple nurse from and impoverished family while he was an officer and a gentleman. Having coming from opposite ends of society with very little common ground also they have challenge ahead of them to get out of Belgium into the Netherland. There were miles of road to travel and hundreds. If not thousands of enemy soldiers between them and the border. As his injuries worsen, and Maria was no longer safe, can Maria find courage to guide him through the war-torn countryside? And if they get back to England, will their Burgeoning desire survive the ravages of war?
Enticing the Spymaster: Judith Goddard, a dual citizen with family ties to Belgian royalty and the British military, she works as a Cross nurse in a German hospital. As a member of the Belgian family with a father in the British military, she had become an unofficial liaison between Belgium and England. She was the one Germans wanted. The one person still in Belgium who could give the Germans the leverage they crave. Rumor said the Germans wanted to use her to infiltrate the British military with spies. She worked closely with a British Nurse Rose Culver, trained under Rose. Judith feared that her systematic spying would hurt the Germans. Jude is shocked when British Expeditionary Force Captain Michael Lawrence her old crush who broke her heart turns up in her hospital wounded and in German uniform. She agrees to flee with him to England as she must deliver an important information about a poisonous gas attack to the British War Office. Are they in danger having started their journey to the border and giving in to their mutual passion.
Aiding the Enemy: Rose Culver, the Red Cross head nurse who aids allied soldiers caught behind enemy lines, helping them flee into neutral Nederland. She is in danger. Rose falls in love with Dr. Herman Geoff. As a doctor, he admires Rose's skill and conviction. She was a British nurse while he a German military surgeon. He had showed nothing but respect for her even when their two countries were at war. As a man, he can no longer deny his attraction to her. But when Rose is arrested for treason, Herman must choose between love for her and duty to his country.
I really liked the ending of these three books in one volume, As they had pleasant and happy endings. It was not disappointing.
- Publication date : June 28, 2022
- Publisher : Julie Rowe
Pages : 393
I just Reviewed War Girls, by Julie Rowe. Thanks to author and publisher Julie Rowe, NetGalley for an Advance copy of the book for exchange of my honest review.
About the author Julie Rowe
Julie Rowe’s first career as a medical lab technologist in Canada took her to the North West Territories and northern Alberta, where she still resides. She loves to include medical details in her romance novels, but admits she’ll never be able to write about all her medical experiences because, “No one would believe them!” A double Golden Heart finalist 2006, Julie’s writing has appeared in several magazines such as Today’s Parent, Reader’s Digest (Canada), and Canadian Living. She currently facilitates communication workshops for her local city college. Julie enjoys hearing from her readers. You can reach her at www.julieroweauthor.com or on Twitter @julieroweauthor.
Book Description
During the Great War, in a German-occupied Red Cross hospital in Brussels, Belgium, there are three British nurses who will risk everything to save the lives of those in their care.
These are the stories of The War Girls.
Saving the Rifleman - British Red Cross nurse Maria Hunt lives in daily fear that the German soldiers who regularly inspect her hospital will uncover her secret: she helps wounded British soldiers escape German hands.
Enticing the Spymaster - Judith Goddard is hiding in plain sight. A dual citizen with family ties to Belgian royalty and the British military, she works as a Red Cross nurse in a German hospital, learning what she can, ever fearful her true allegiance will be discovered.
Aiding the Enemy - Rose Culver is in grave danger. For months the Red Cross hospital head nurse has been aiding Allied soldiers caught behind enemy lines, helping them flee into neutral Netherlands. It's only a matter of time until she's caught.
The War Girls is composed of three previously published novellas. This is the first time they have been published in one volume.
Disclosure of Material: I have received a review copy of this book by the publisher in the form of e-book from NET GALLEY as Advance Reader Copy. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”
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