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    On the Home Front
    On the Home Front
    On the Home Front
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    On the Home Front

    By Leanne Burroughs

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    A Short Story - (Previously published as Christmas at Home)

    World War II left the world in turmoil. And not just in Europe. Many were sent home with injuries. Would their lives ever be the same again? Ryan Burgess didn't think so.

    A fist closed around Allison Monroe’s heart. She was doing the best she could, but it never felt as if it were enough. She’d do anything to protect her daughter from the realities forced on them by the war. From the void her husband's death left them.

    Over the store's counter, Ryan's eyes met hers and Allison's world shifted. What eyes! Azure blue like Lake Michigan on a summer day, they mesmerized her. Held her in sway. Only her daughter tugging at her coat sleeve drew her back to the present.

    Can Ryan and Allison put the horrible memories of the past behind them? Can she teach him to 'live' again after the injuries he's sustained in the war? More importantly, can Christmas work another miracle and teach them how to love again?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighland Press Publishing
    Release dateFeb 14, 2013
    ISBN9781301868100
    On the Home Front
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    Leanne Burroughs

    Leanne enjoys reading, writing, and traveling. Most recently she traveled to Norway to do research for an upcoming Viking epic. The year before, she traveled to Ireland, where she fell in love with the beautiful countryside and its Viking history. She’s also traveled to England, Spain, France, and Hawaii in search of stories waiting to be told! Her absolute favorite place to visit, however, is the lovely country of Scotland. Its beauty is beyond words, and the friendliness of its people is incomparable. In Florida, she can often be found at Disney World with her grandchildren (although everyone knows they are merely an excuse for her to visit). While doing genealogy research for her husband, she fell in love with Scottish history. That led to the novel HIGHLAND WISHES, a historical novel about Scotland’s War for Independence. Its sequel is HER HIGHLAND ROGUE. She currently has several other novels in progress. She's currently adapting her two award-winning Scottish books for the Christian market as well. HIGHLAND MIRACLE is currently available. KEEPER OF MY HEART, a novel about the Battle of Culloden and its aftermath is her current work in progress. THE POWER AND THE PASSION is the Viking epic. The third story in the Scottish War for Independence trilogy is also being worked on. In addition, Leanne has participated in several anthologies.

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      On the Home Front - Leanne Burroughs

      World War II – Growing international tension leads to the most destructive war in history.

      Tales from Germany’s shores to America’s Home Front

      World War II left the world in turmoil. And not just in Europe. Many Americans were sent home with injuries. Would their lives ever be the same again? Ryan Burgess didn't think so.

      Allison Monroe would do anything to protect her daughter from the realities forced on them from the void her husband's death left.

      Can Ryan and Allison put the horrible memories of the past behind them? More importantly, can they both learn to love again?

      On the Home Front

      World War II Inspirational Story

      Leanne Burroughs

      Published by Highland Press Publishing at Smashwords

      On the Home Front

      On the Home Front ©Revised 2013 Leanne Burroughs

      Cover Copyright © 2013 Leanne Burroughs

      All characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the author and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names, save actual historical figures. They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown to the author, and all incidents are pure invention.

      Print ISBN: 978-0-9850690-7-0 (Their Finest Hour)

      Published by Highland Press Publishing

      A Wee Dram Book

      On the Home Front

      ~1~

      1943

      Mommy, stop. Please stop!

      Allison stopped walking as her five-year-old daughter, Becca, tugged on her well-worn and frazzled coat sleeve.

      What is it, sweetheart? We have to hurry or the general store will close before we get there. Allison brought her purse closer to her chest and patted a hand against it. They didn’t have many ration coupons left, but this was a special occasion.

      Becca had entwined her fingers with hers, doing her best to keep Allison from moving forward without seeing the prize in the window. But, Mommy, look at the music box. It looks just like the RCA Victor Victrola you said my daddy bought you. And look at that dolly, Mommy. Oh, please, please can I have her?

      Becca tore her eyes away from the window and her gaze locked with Allison’s. See, Mommy. Isn’t she beautiful? But she looks sooooo lonely sitting in that little red rocking chair. She needs a home. She bit her lip, scuffed the toe of her boot into the snow, then finally gazed intently at the doll again. M-maybe she lost her daddy in the war, too.

      Allison’s heart thumped hard in her chest as she peered into the window. Yes, the music box was a miniature version of the one Albert had bought her for a wedding present. He’d known how very much she loved music. Pain gripped her heart seeing the doll resembled Becca—cornflower blue eyes and blonde hair that refused to stay neatly combed. More each day, her daughter reminded her of Albert.

      How could she explain—again—that she had no money for things like dollies and toys? Since Albert had joined the RAF, and not the home troops, she received no widow’s pension from good old Uncle Sam. Sometimes they barely had enough for food. Sadly, Becca was too young to understand.

      She was especially too young to understand why ‘Daddy’ didn’t come home at night anymore. And that he never would again. He lived with Jesus now.

      While that thought was the only thing to comfort Allison on days like today—when life seemed to throw her more curves than she could bear—even she found herself often asking ‘Why?’

      Many argued our men shouldn’t even have been involved in the war. But the attack at Pearl Harbor on December seventh two years earlier had taken care of that. We had to go to war then. Or so too many people thought as they rushed pell-mell to sign up. If Albert hadn’t left early and joined the RAF, Allison had no doubt he would have enlisted when the Japanese attacked the unprepared base. Allison cared about none of that, though, and thought our men and women needed to come home safe and sound to our shores. But that sort of thinking didn’t solve any problems. It didn’t keep Hitler from pulling Jewish people from the only homes they ever knew and dragging them away to places where they were never seen again. It didn’t keep our men safe, sound, and whole while in combat—and certainly didn’t put food on anyone’s tables.

      Allison drew a deep breath and exhaled, her breath forming a puffy white cloud in the air. No, now she needed to focus. Becca was still waiting for her answer.

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