A captivating World War II romance from the author of WAIT FOR ME, perfect for fans of CODE NAME VERITY and SALT TO THE SEA. Its 1942, and Maisie McCall is in the Scottish Highlands doing her bit for the war effort in the Womens Timber Corps. As Maisie works felling trees alongside the enigmatic John Lindsay, Maisie cant help but feel like their friendship has the spark of something more to it. And yet every time she gets close to him, John pulls away. Its not until Maisie rescues John from a terrible logging accident that he begins to open up to her about the truth of his past, and the pain hes been hiding. Suddenly everything is more complicated than Maisie expected. And as she helps John to untangle his shattered history, she must decide if shes willing to risk her heart to help heal his. But in a world devastated by war, love might be the only thing left that can begin to heal whats broken.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Caroline Leach is a Scottish writer who moved to Texas for an adventure ten years ago. She lives in Houston with her husband and three teenage children. Wait for Me was her debut novel, followed by In Another Time. She can be found online at www. carolineleech. com.