In 2015, when I started writing The Call to Serve, I had thought it would be a single story, to be followed by something entirely different. But when I got to the end of it, even though the story ends happily, I couldn’t resist asking my four main characters to come back for another book, which they agreed to do. But having two episodes wasn’t enough, as you can see.
Annie, Joan, Helen, and Bernice are four energetic ladies who see life 
perhaps a little naively but with great zest and appreciation for the good in life. Annie’s fiancé, Sylvester, is a handsome, good-humored and smart fellow whose love for Annie is exceptional. She manages to hold steady throughout his multiple dangerous escapades because her faith in this funny but deeply loving character is strong. Joan, on the other hand, loves passionately but hasn’t quite gotten into a rhythm of communication with Dick, her dark and handsome, intellectual soldier from Washington, D.C. She leans on her great friendship with the other girls to help her stay strong and focus on the bright side of things. Bernice, whose true love is to be with God in solemn prayer, finds that while she is dedicated to God, she has a wide range of talents and strengths, and shares 
her boundless abilities and surprise gifts with her friends as well as many people she will never meet. Helen, married 30 years to her daring, stealthy husband Harry, shares her wit, love, warmth, and experience of the tough times with the girls when they struggle. She keeps a wonderful home where all are welcome for that cup of tea and if they are lucky, a tasty slice of her luscious cake or pie.
They want nothing more than to work toward all that makes the world 
better and be in service to the men in military, their community, and to God. And back then, in the 1940s, those things might have been easier to see. They might not all be talented in the kitchen, but it’s still the place they gather to share meals, as well as in prayer at church, in conversations in each other’s living rooms, and of course in romantic moments with their beaus. Love in the Victory Garden follows as book 2 in the Serve Series, followed by book 3, Indivisible Hearts, and book 4, the newly released Angels in the Rough. (on SALE now for $0.99) More information is available at www.cecewhittakerstories.com.
Buy links:
The Call to Serve
Love in the Victory Garden
Indivisible Hearts
Angels in the Rough
Cece Whittaker is a Christian Romance writer who lives at the southern New Jersey coast. She has created the Serve Series, stories that take place during the 1940s, featuring four women whose antics and romances are as entertaining as they are involved with caring for others. Cece’s website, naturally enough is www.CeceWhittakerStories.com.
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