After surviving the Lusitania disaster and the loss of her parents, Isle Stahl throws herself into becoming a nurse, being sent to Ypres where she becomes adept at driving ambulances. This brings her into the company of a badly injured soldier who is suffering the effects of gas!
Roland Hawkins, like Isle, is nursing the loss of his father. The anger he has at this loss spurs him to enlist with the London Fusiliers, after initial training he is off to the trenches, where he and mate Vernon try to keep each other going. This is tested when Roland tells him the plans he has in mind! When Roland finds himself at Rembercourt he wonders if he’ll ever see Isle again. Apart from the loss of family members the two main characters have inner strength that keeps them going.

I really enjoyed the factual side to the story, and hearing it from a different perspective. Some of the descriptions were spine chilling. My favourite character was Tubby, least favourite was definitely Marie.

Wow. What an incredibly descriptive (and sometimes gruesome) account of what it was like on the battlefields of WWI. Many historical romance novels set in the world wars tend to focus more on the romance than on the history, but this book was the perfect balance of having some romance mingled in with the horrors of what soldiers on the front went through.

There were some formatting issues which made this book hard to read in places, however this was an Advanced Readers Copy (with thanks to NetGalley!) so I am hoping these problems will be corrected for publishing.

4 stars out of 5 ⭐️

Set during the First World War this book is about a nurse and a solider who’s lives collide during one of the darkest times in history. This is actually the first book I’ve read about the First World War and I found it very interesting. This is a very descriptive book, lots of details on injuries etc which emphasise how awful the war was. I found this book a little bit slow at times but overall found it a good read and enjoyed the romance side of it too.
I would recommend this to any historical fiction lover.
Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book, all opinions expressed are my own.

This was a more graphic kind of book than I first thought. Definitely had to skim some bits in the trenches etc but I did enjoy it.

Just wow! This book had me completely hooked from the first chapter. It was so emotional and full of fear, anger, courage, hope and love. The Great War was absolutely brutal and this story portrays this really well, it’s detailed and informative and totally heartbreaking. I really enjoyed this book, it was a hard one to put down as once I was sucked into the story I couldn’t get out until I had finished the book. I highly recommend this beautifully written book, five fabulous stars from me!

This had that element that I was looking for in a historical romance novel, it had that overall feel that I was looking for and enjoyed from the description. The characters were well written and enjoyed the overall story going on. M. B. Henry has a strong writing style and worked in this genre.

I really enjoyed this novel. It was a can't put down story about WW1 and the aftermath of the Lusitania
While I loved that, I wished there was a little more about the ship.
This novel has a little of everything in it. From the sinking to war to romance. Yes, even in perilous times, there is love.
5 stars for keeping my interest all the way through.
The description of the war,people, and places made me feel like I was there. I didn't like the war part, obviously. Too heartbreaking. I almost didn't finish it.
But I did and I am still thinking about Isle and Roland. Two courageous people that have won above their circumstances. I liked them both very much.
I hate that war changes people and not for the good.
I highly recommend.
My thanks for a copy of this book..I was NOT required to write a positive review..all opinions expressed are mine.

Too much grizly details for my liking. Loved Ilse's courage and determination to prod her way through the nursing world. Also, Roland who was bent on revenge was a funny heart-warming chap himself despite the raging war.