War-Torn Heart by Allison Wells, Abigail Walker, a young woman from rural South Carolina, is approaching womanhood, and desires to be able to run wild like the younger children do, and also yearns for things she is yet to understand. Young Abby is unsure of herself, and becomes flustered when she meets Harvey Nicholas, a cadet from Clemson College. They spent most of their time together that Summer, and Abby quickly falls in love with him. Rumors of war begin to reach the States, and Abby fears what may come for her older brother and Harvey. Once Pearl Harbor is bombed, the boys are eager to protect their home and the women they love. Will Abby and Harvey's love be able to withstand distance, loss, rumors, and hurt? Or will the war be what tears them apart? Paperback, 304 pages.
