Canteen Dreams: A WWII Inspirational Romance

Written by Cara Putman

Narrated by Laural Merlington

Her hand fluttered from her heart to her throat, and she searched his eyes. Fear and anger were gone, replaced by a love so deep she could drown in it.

A heartwarming WWII love story, Canteen Dreams won the 2008 American Christian Fiction Writers’ Carol Award for short historical fiction.

In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Nebraska schoolteacher Audrey Stone wants to support the war effort in any way she can. When her community starts a canteen at the train station, Audrey spends nearly every spare moment there, offering food and kindness to the soldiers passing through. She never expected to fall for a local boy…or face the challenges of budding love in the face of war.

Rancher Willard Johnson admires Audrey’s passionate nature, but when his brother is killed in action, he feels he must avenge by enlisting himself. His father insists he stay, but Willard knows he must go. Reality intrudes, and he never expected the jealousy he experiences when he sees those in uniform.

Can Willard’s budding relationship with Audrey weather the storms of war? Or will one of the other soldiers at the canteen steal her heart?

Other books in this series:

Sandhill Dreams

Captive Dreams

A Promise Kept

A Promise Born

A Promise Forged

• Language: English
• Publisher: Whisper Valley Press
• Release date: Apr 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781664947726

Cara Putman

Since the time Cara Putman could read Nancy Drew, she wanted to write mysteries. In 2005 she attended a book signing at a local Christian bookstore. The rest, as they say, is history. There she met Colleen Coble, and since this she’s been writing award-winning books with the count currently at 36 published and more in the works. In addition to writing, she is a mom of four, attorney, Clinical Professor at a Big Ten university, and all around crazy woman. Crazy about God, her husband, and her kids. Cara graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Go Huskers!), George Mason Law School, and Purdue University's MBA program.

Reviews for Canteen Dreams

[Paula Wold · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked the story, however a little simplistic. It was easy for me to know the ending rather early in the reading. I would rather have had a little more mystery in the storyline.
The story was just very one dimensional. In saying all this, I still enjoyed the book.