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About the Book

Book: On My Honor

Author:Patty Smith Hall

Genre: Christian / Historical Fiction / Romance / Intrigue

Release date: January, 2023

Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this new series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII.

Ginny Mathis had no intention of staying rooted in the Outer Banks—then war broke out. While working as a clerk for Oregon Inlet ferry, naval officers ask her to be watchful for German U-boats reportedly spotted in the area. To help occupy her younger sister, Ginny enlists the Girl Scout troop she leads to help watch for suspicious activity. Soon the girls are sneaking around, hiding a shipwreck survivor. Ginny must take charge, but is this man the enemy, or does he hold secrets that could turn the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic in the allies’ favor?

My Thoughts:

On My Honor by Patty Smith Hill is a unique perspective on a World War II novel. With the story set in America with the affects of the Battle of Atlantic on the coastline, I had not seen a Christian fiction novel that has taken place during this era. I wanted more of the history of the actual event than a side story that featured more of the romance between the heroine and hero. I do enjoy the idea of the Girl Scout and showing how important girls can be for the plot. On the other hand, the romance was totally unbelievable. I had a hard time believing that the heroine and hero actually had feelings for each other. They both really didn't do anything to attract the other person besides steal a kiss from each other once and a while. Overall, On My Honor by Patty Smith Hill had an interesting concept that I could get behind, but the plot and romance did not deliver.

I received a complimentary copy of On My Honor by Patty Smith Hill from Barbour Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.

My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

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About the Author

Multi-published author Patty Smith Hall lives near the North Georgia Mountains with her husband, Danny. When she’s not writing on her back porch, she’s spending time with her family or working in her vegetable garden.

More from Patty

Did you know that the Girl Scouts (or Girl Guides) serviced as spies on HIs Majesty’s Secret Service during World War One? I didn’t either until I picked up a book on female spies at my local Barnes and Noble. There were only two paragraphs about how the girls worked with the MI5 for the duration of the war. It was enough to get my heart pumping!

Being a former Girl Scout myself, I was amazed at what these young girls did to help our country during the war. What activities did the Girl Scouts/Girl Guides do in World War II? Anything asked of them. They organized drives for anything from fat (to make bullets) to paper, stepped into positions left vacant by men serving on the front and worked Victory gardens to provide food for their community. They did so many things, I can’t begin to name them all here. By March 1944, the Girl Scouts had provided over 15 million volunteer hours toward the war effort.

Isn’t that amazing? No wonder I had to write a book about them!