With Music in Their Hearts The Spies of WWII Book 1
Carole Brown
ISBN 978-1941622032
$2.99 Ebook
$12.99 Print
Story and Logic Media Group (November 1, 2014)
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Angry at being rejected for military service, Minister
Tyrell Walker accepts the call to serve as a civilian spy within his own
country.
Across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio, a spy working for a foreign country is
stealing secret plans for newly developed ammunition to be used in the war.
According to Tyrell’s FBI cousin, this spy favors pink stationery giving strong
indications a woman is involved.
Tyrell is instructed to obtain a room in the Rayner Boarding House run by the
lovely, spunky red-haired Emma Jaine Rayner. Sparks of jealousy and love fly
between them immediately even as they battle suspicions that one or the other
is not on the up and up.
While Tyrell searches for the murdering spy who reaches even into the boarding
home, Emma Jaine struggles with an annoying renter, a worried father (who could
be involved in this spy thing), and two younger sisters who are very different
but just as strong willed as she is.
Tyrell works to keep his double life a secret and locate the traitor. He
refuses to believe that Emma Jaine could be involved even when he sees a
red-haired woman in the arms of another man. Could the handsome and svelte
banker who’s also determined to win Emma Jaine’s hand for marriage, be the
dangerous man he’s looking for? Is the trouble-making renter who hassles Emma
Jaine serving as a flunky? Worse, is Papa Rayner so worried about his finances
and keeping his girls in the style they’re used to, that he'll stoop to
espionage?
Will their love survive the danger and personal issues that arise to hinder the
path of true love?
Lisa Lickel's Review
Ms. Brown’s historical novel is a delight. The book adds a twisty
dimension to the WWII spy game that isn’t often considered from the US war-time
arena. Yes, there were spies in the US, stooping to betray their country and
sell information to our enemies, creating a new level of mistrust when these
traitors could be our next-door neighbors, or even family members.
When a young pastor tries to enlist but is turned down for
head-scratching reasons, his debonair, fun-loving cousin comes to the rescue.
Or was this all part of some elaborate plan? Tyrell Walker gets to serve his
country after all, just not on the European or Asian fronts. With his cousin
Ben’s contacts, Tyrell is pulled into the underworld of espionage and given orders
to find out who is selling secrets. He is given a position as a church pastor
and a room in a boarding house which the government believes hides their
target. Nearly every boarder, from the spunky elderly Miss Gertie, to the aspiring
catty actress, the couple who always argues to the banker who seems to have a
lot of late nigh crises at the bank, not to mention the owner of the boarding
house who’s falling on hard times, is a potential spy. Tyrell has his work cut
out for him, but his heart is truly in God’s corner and the pastorate is not
just a cover. He is God’s servant first, an undercover agent second, and
falling in love with his landlady, Emma Jaine. Can he keep all of these pieces
of his life in control, or will he let his heart overrule his good judgement?
Brown uses period clothing, lifestyle and a lot of slang in
her tale of life Stateside during the perilous era of World War II. Told in
multiple viewpoints, the story opens with action, clues, and faith that God is
in control during an era gone amok. For those who like inspirational period
historical novels with lots of romance, relationship issues, and 1940s culture.
Discussion guide included.
