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BOOK REVIEW: Bette
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by Laura V. Hilton Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Bette – Book Two in The Women of Ivy Manor series Author: Lyn Cote Publisher: Warner Faith ISBN: 0-446-69435-5 Genre: Inspirational/Historical/Romance Elizabeth “Bette” McCaslin has always loved Curt Sinclair. They plan on marrying as soon as Curt graduates from college, but with the talk of the draft, Curt postpones the wedding. Curt doesn’t approve of some of the choices Bette is making, going to work at the War Department, and later taking a job which requires a lot of travel. Bette doesn’t tell Curt what she’s really doing. She has been classified “Top Secret” as she fights the Nazis as a spy. When Curt graduates from boot camp, he insists Bette marry him. Bette does, but her feelings toward Curt have changed. The FBI agent she works with has stolen her heart along with her kisses. But Bette keeps her promises to her husband. Curt goes off to war, but will he return? And if he does, is it possible that he and Bette can make the marriage work? This is the second book in The Women of Ivy Manor series, but the first I’ve read. In a way, I feel it would have been helpful to read the first book in the series, Chloe, before reading Bette as some of the references to people introduced in this story might have been made clearer. Still, Bette easily stood alone. I can’t really say that I cared much for Bette. I couldn’t find any faith message, and that disturbed me since the book is marketed as an inspirational. I also couldn’t relate to Bette or Curt. I related more to Ted, Bette’s FBI boss. However, if you enjoy books set during the early 1940’s when World War II threatened, came, and ended, you might like to read Bette. Discussion questions are included at the end, making this ideal for small group study. $10.99. 292 pages.
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