A Soldiers Wish
The year is 1969 Gary Fairchild is proud to be a hippie college student, and he protests the Vietnam War because he believes in love and peace To him, it isn t just a counterculture movement it s a way of life When tickets to the Aquarium Exposition 3 Days of Peace Music, or Woodstock, as it was better known, go on sale, there s no way he isn t going.Richard Ronsman is a sheltered farm boy who lives in the shadow of his overbearing father He s hidden his darkest secret to earn his father s love, but nothing is ever good enough not even volunteering for the Vietnam War And with just a few days left before he s deployed, a striking hippie invites him to join them at a music festival.Three days of music, drugs, rain, mud, and love forged a bond between these two very different men that would shape the rest of their lives They share dreams and fears, and when Richard is shipped off to war, they share letters and love For Richard s first Christmas home, he is gifted a special angel ornament that just might make a soldier s wish come true. 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Walker For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 4.5 Told in three distinct sections from a dual first person POV, A Soldier s Wish spans almost eight years and takes us from Woodstock to Vietnam to San Francisco The mood of the story shifts from joyous exploration to fear and longing to quiet contentment Heavy on the hurt comfort, this book is angsty but not so angsty that it leaves you feeling hopeless The ending is a HEA, or as much of a HEA as two men in love could have in 1977.I very much enjoyed this love story between a farm boy tur 4.5 Told in three distinct sections from a dual first person POV, A Soldier s Wish spans almost eight years and takes us from Woodstock to Vietnam to San Francisco The mood of the story shifts from joyous exploration to fear and longing to quiet contentment Heavy on the hurt comfort, this book is angsty but not so angsty that it leaves you feeling hopeless The ending is a HEA, or as much of a HEA as two men in love could have in 1977.I very much enjoyed this love story between a farm boy turned reluctant soldier and technology student who s a hippie at heart Gary invites Richard to come to Woodstock with him and his friends after seeing Richard staring forlornly out a caf window Richard, who s never done a spontaneous thing in his life, throws caution to the wind and, just days before he s due in New York to ship off to Vietnam, ...4 StarsTo end a year of impressive releases, N.R Walker wrapped 2018 up with this heartfelt and affecting hurt comfort romance In a time not that long ago when loving someone of your own gender was still considered a crime, this story follows the blossoming romance between hippy student Gary and repressed war bound soldier Richard, and is a story full tenderness, resilience, and abounding love Gary and Richard s story, which spans years and crosses countries, is undoubtedly angst filled, wh 4 StarsTo end a year of impressive releases, N.R Walker wrapped 2018 up with this heartfelt and affecting hurt comfort romance In a time not that long ago when loving someone of your own gender was still considered a crime, this story follows the blossoming romance between hippy student Gary and repressed war bound soldier Richard, and is a story full tenderness, resilience, and abounding love Gary and Richard s story, which sp...3.5 Stars Team review with Chelsea I m a huge fan of NR Walker, but this wasn t my favorite Don t fret though, this was still extremely well written and of course, very romantic and smexy Though I ve become a bigger fan of historicals this year, apparently I m fickle and the time period just didn t capture me as much Throw in the horrors of war, terribly awful bigoted parents, and the enjoyment factor for me was decreased Unlike Christmas Angel and Summerfield s Angel, the magical whimsy of 3.5 Stars Team review with Chelsea I m a huge fan of NR Walker, but this wasn t my favorite Don t fret though, this was still extremely well written and of course, very romantic and smexy Though I ve become a bigger fan of historicals this year, apparently I m fickle and the time period just didn t capture me as much Throw in the horrors of war, terribly awful b... A Soldier s Wish is the fourth story that I have read in the Christmas Angel series, and it is my favorite Both poignant and hopeful, it is a tale about love doing what love is supposed to do inspiring, comforting, and persisting, bringing light into the dark.I have never read a romance that takes place during the Woodstock and the Vietnam War I requested A Soldier s Wish because of it but was also afraid it could be the reason I wouldn t enjoy it It is considered Historical Romance and historical and I don t always mesh Luckily, it was a good call to take the chance Highlights Feels I felt everything during the story joy, fear, sadness, longing, anger NR Walker did a fantastic job bringing forth all these different emotions I also liked how I have never read a romance that takes place during the Woodstock and the Vietnam War I requested A Soldier s Wish because of it but was also afraid it could be the reason I wouldn t enjoy it It is considered Historical Romance and historical and I don t always mesh Luckily, it was a good call to take the chance Highlights Feels I felt everything during the story joy, fear, sadness, longing, anger NR Walker did a fantastic job bringing forth all these different emotions I also liked how the book was broken down There are three parts the time spent ...N.R Walker is one of the only author s that can take a story that includes one of the MC s going to war, to Vietnam, and still managing to make the story fluffy There was angst, to be sure, but the fluff especially at the end took away any sadness from angst I tagged this as historical because it starts the day before Woodstock in 1969, and a few days before Richard goes off to the war in Vietnam He s in a diner, sadness rolling off him, when Gary Fairchild sees him from across the diner N.R Walker is one of the only author s that can take a story that includes one of the MC s going to war, to Vietnam, and still managing to make the story fluffy There was angst, to be sure, but the fluff especially at the end took away any sadness from angst I tagged this as historical because it starts the day before Woodstock in 1969, and a few days before Richard goes off to the war in Vietnam He s in a diner, sadness rolling off him, when Gary Fairchild sees him from across the diner as he and his three friends eat there on their way to Woodstock.They re all hippies, but Richard seems as far as one can be from a hippie And yet Gary is drawn to him, can t look away, and he even goes over to Richard a...4.5 StarsHow in the hell do I review this Maybe it s because I m partial to the setting supposedly I was AT Woodstock seeing as my mom was pregnant with me at the time or maybe it was the constant message of unconditional love from friends, some family, and the MCsor maybe it was the honest and vivid depiction of wartime during the Vietnam eraI can t tell you Well, other than it was an exquisitely written, well researched, heartbreaking, hopeful story Because it was definitely that I 4.5 StarsHow in the hell do I review this Maybe it s because I m partial to the setting supposedly I was AT Woodstock seeing as my mom was pregnant with me at the time or maybe it was the constant message of unconditional love from friends, some family, and the MCsor maybe it was the honest and vivid depiction of wartime during the Vietnam eraI can t tell you Well, other than it was an exquisitely written, well researched, heartbreaking, hopeful story Because it was definitely that I also loved the side characters KAT and I think there has to be some collusion going on between the authors writing this series well, other than the use of our beautiful Christmas Angel who works her magic oncebecause yet again we have another coupl...I should know by now not to start an NR Walker book before bed There is no onepage or onechapter with Walker s books and me it s whelp, I m going to be tired and bitchy tomorrow at work because there is no way I m putting this down until I finish it But I didn t listen to my better judgment I started the book and stayed up far too late and shedthan a few tears and woke up with the worst book hangover I was tired and bitchy and had a headache all day thank goodness m I should know by now not to start an NR Walker book before bed There is no onepage or onechapter with Walker s books and me it s whelp, I m going to be tired and bitchy tomorrow at work because there is no way I m putting this down until I finish it But I didn t listen to my better judgment I started the book and stayed up far too late and shedthan a few tears and woke up...Told in three distinct parts, N.R Walker s entry in the Christmas Angels series brings the story firmly into the remembered memories of Woodstock, the Vietnam War and a time before the rights of gay men were recognised the same as everyone else.We re in the heart of the New Age movement at the music festival which sawthan 400,000 people come together to celebrate peace Here is where Gary, a hippie on his way to the festival, first encounters soldier Richard This section of the book is f Told in three distinct parts, N.R Walker s entry in the Christmas Angels series brings the story firmly into the remembered memories of Woodstock, the Vietnam War and a time before the rights of gay men were recognised the same as everyone else.We re in the heart of the New Age movement at the music festival which sawthan 400,000 people come together to celebrate peace Here is where Gary, a hippie on his way to the festival, first encounters soldier Richard This section of the book is full of the heady joys of new love.The central section is letters between the young men, a chilling insight into the horrors faced in the jungles of the Far East and the growing changes happening in the USA in and around S...Sweet but just a little too fluffy for me.This is not a typical holiday read, havingangst than usual But that made itmeaningful to me I loved this story of the gentle soldier who went to Vietnam to escape his oppressive parents and found love and his place in the world after coming home.
- English
- 07 July 2017 N.R. Walker
- ebook
- 229 pages
- N.R. Walker
- A Soldiers Wish