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Showing posts with label WWII Romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WWII Romance. Show all posts
Thursday, September 13, 2012
"His Very Own Girl" Blog Tour - Guest Post
Easy on the Eyes
By Carrie Lofty
I’m a historian, but
I’m also a woman with eyes…eyes that are drawn to men in uniform. What is it
about a uniform that suddenly adds sex appeal to an otherwise ordinary guy?
Maybe it’s status. We know the sharper the dresser—and the more medals and do-dads
pinned all over the place—the braver he’s proven himself to be.
Men in business suits
wear the “uniform” of their position, but you can’t tell just by looking at his
sleeve whether he’s an intern or a VP. When looking out for the right guy,
those considerations are important! “Am I falling for a rich billionaire CEO,
or the guy who makes coffee?”
The military makes it
much simpler, and still very snazzy. I mean, look at this dress coat! That says
“squared away” and ready for action…of all kinds. And you know an image has
legs when advertisers try to capitalize on the mystique. Check out this Clark
Gable lookalike in the leather bomber jacket. In the 1940s, the message was
clear: You wanna be cool? You need to look like the Real Deal.
The heroine of HIS VERY OWN GIRL, Lulu Davies, is a British civilian pilot who meets soldiers and
airmen all the time. Leicester has been overrun with Americans billeting in
preparation for D-Day, so she’s made it somewhat of a hobby to be able read the
mysterious insignia of their uniforms. Here, she catches sight of a group
mingling outside of a club:
Each chap wore the golden wings
of a paratrooper and the AA arm patch of the 82nd Airborne. So they weren’t any
old Yanks. They were the All-Americans. A more boisterous, arrogant lot
couldn’t be found in the U.S. Army. They split their time between war maneuvers
and seeking out—in no particular order—women, liquor, food, music, and trouble.
They were heaps of fun.
And when she meets
paratrooper medic Joe Weber, she sizes him up with the same cheeky precision.
In this case, Lulu doesn’t mind at all that she’s landed herself a private
rather than a general!
“Now it’s my turn to guess.” She
took hold of his shoulders and turned his upper body to face her squarely. Joe shivered
when she gave his biceps a quick squeeze. A secret smile tilted the corners of
her perfectly painted lips. “Only one chevron,” she said, glancing at his tunic
sleeve. “Poor private.”
“First class, at least.”
“You don’t think I’d be seen with
any less, do you?”
“I wouldn’t presume.”
She touched the insignia of wide
eagles’ wings affixed above his right breast pocket. “No stars above your jump
wings, which means despite being with the 82nd Airborne, you haven’t
yet seen combat.”
“I’m impressed.”
“You shouldn’t be,” she said with
a dismissive wave. “Simply means I’ve idled with too many soldiers. Now all I
need is your name.”
“Joe Weber.”
Lulu finished her drink and
nodded for Joe to do the same. He complied. The beer wasn’t strong enough to
cool how hot his blood was running. Not by half.
She took his hand. “Well, Pfc.
Joe Weber, I’ll have that dance now.”
Yeah, Joe looked fine,
but I think she was actually more interested in what he wore underneath. This
is a romance novel, after all!
***
Summer has been a blast! Available now from Pocket Books are
three Christ Family romances. FLAWLESS
kicked it off with a tale of an estranged couple's search for love. The 99¢ tie-in novella, "A LITTLE MORE SCANDAL" follows two aspiring
lovers to London. And the Scottish-set second novel, STARLIGHT, was an RT
BookReviews 4½ Star Top Pick. "Richly nuanced characters and a superbly
realized Victorian setting come together brilliantly." ~ The Chicago
Tribune
I've also launched a co-written pseudonym, Katie Porter, with my long-time friend and critique
partner, Lorelie Brown. Our "Vegas Top Guns" series of contemporary
erotic romances launched from Samhain with DOUBLE DOWN and INSIDE BET, both of
which were RT BookReviews 4½ Star Top Picks: "This racy, raunchy, hella
good read…will move Fifty Shades of Grey to the children's section of the
bookstore."
Where to find me:
http://www.carrielofty.com
Twitter: @carrielofty
I'd like to give away a digital copy of HIS VERY OWN GIRL in any
format. Just answer: Which uniforms (cops, firemen, military) catch your eye,
if any, and why?
Thanks again to Book Lovin’ Mamas for featuring His Very Own Girl!
Giveaway
To enter for a chance to win a digital copy of His Very Own Girl please answer Carrie's question in a comment bellow with your email so that we can contact you if you've won.
Thank you so much for being here to day Carrie! I really enjoyed the book. To read my review of His Very Own Girl click here.
ARC Review - "His Very Own Girl" by Carrie Lofty
His Very Own Girl
Author: Carrie Lofty
Publisher: Pocket Star
Release Date: 9/4/12
Genre: Historical Romance
Source: Provided by The Novel Sidekick
Description
After the War took the lives of Lulu Davies’s parents and her fiancé, she promised herself she would guard her heart carefully and concentrate on her great love—flying the biggest and best airplanes in the sky. Lulu is a pilot in the British civilian air force, ferrying planes around Great Britain and keeping her eye on a coveted spot in a training program for world-class pilots. She’s perfectly content to strive for greatness in the skies, and dance with a few GIs on the way.
Brawny, quiet American medic Joe Weber signed up with the paratroopers to escape his checkered past; he’s hoping that jumping out of planes and patching up soldiers will earn him respect and a hopeful future. Joe’s first real test of medical skill is on a pilot whose plane takes a hard landing in a training field; after rushing to the crash scene, he is stunned to come face-to-face with a gorgeous Rita Hayworth lookalike. And when the two cross paths at a dance hall a couple weeks later, he can’t resist the urge to find out more about this spirited, dark-haired beauty.
Their flirtation breaks all of Lulu’s rules, but dance by dance, week by week, walk by walk, she finds herself falling in love with this honest, vulnerable man on the run from his demons. But as Lulu and Joe’s undeniable attraction gains momentum, World War II steadily intensifies toward D-Day. The lovers only have one night together before Joe is transported to France for the Battle of the Bulge, where his skills and his instinct for survival will be pushed to their limits. Lulu distracts herself with flight school and the friendships of her colleagues, but she can’t get the handsome medic out of her head. Only time and hope will tell if her love will return unharmed from War, and if the two will be able to overcome their pasts to form a beautiful life together in peace-time.
Review
This was a really great book and the first of it's kind that I've ever read. It took me a while to get into it but once I did I fell in love with the story and the characters. Now I'm not a history buff, so I can't say how accurate this the events in this book are, since it takes place during WWII and quite a few real historical events take place, but it really felt like the author knew what she was talking about and did her research to make the history as accurate as possible. I really felt like I was there with the characters, going through the good and bad with them and I'll admit there were quite a few tears. I just couldn't help it! I can't imagine living a life like that. To find someone you can love, finally, and then to not know. It definitely kept me turning the pages because I had to know!
I loved all of the characters but it was Joe that I especially loved. He's not just the hero of this story, he's a true hero in every sense of the word. During the heartbreaking war scenes I could hardly breathe, I was on the edge of my seat hoping that everything turned out ok with him. I almost couldn't stand it but without those scenes this book wouldn't have been what it was. And then when he's with Lulu, just wow! He's really the best kind of man and no matter his background he definitely deserved the best! Although he did have those few moments where he was a regular stubborn man and I just wanted to pop him on the head and say "shut up already" but like I said, he's a man and things were way different back then so I can imagine that falling for a woman who risks her life flying on a regular basis wasn't very easy for him, so he gets a pass. :) I also loved Lulu. I loved her sense of humor and how she never backed down when a man challenged her choice to fly. She's a very headstrong stubborn woman but it fit. And it being such an intense war atmosphere she really needed all of the strength she had. I enjoyed the dynamics between the two also. With both of their backgrounds making it hard to love someone it seemed close to a miracle that they found each other. But oh did they find each other! Such beautiful romance between the two! I loved them even more together than I did apart!
Now that I've read this book I have a craving for more. More of this time period, movies, books, music, whatever I can get my hands on I plan to devour! Thank you Ms. Lofty for writing this heartwarming story about a critical time in our history! The perfect characters, the depressing but true setting of a real war and the love story of an army medic and a pilot really touched me! I give this book 5 Moons and I recommend all romance lovers at least give it a try, especially you Historical Romance fans. It made me love history when I thought I hated it and it's such a beautiful story that in my opinion shouldn't be missed! Well done Carrie! I am beyond impressed by this book!
Side note: The cover for this book is absolutely beautiful! It really captured the feeling of the whole story and the whole time period!
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