The Officer and the Gentleman
By J.P. Bowie
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A young Scotsman and a Cavalry Officer embark on a forbidden love affair as the winds of war threaten to tear them apart.
When Robert Alexander Macdonald locks eyes with Captain Charles Wentworth at a social gathering in London, it's not long before they are also locking lips and engaging in a covert love affair. After an idyllic time spent together in a cottage on the windswept cliffs of Cornwall Charles receives orders to report for combat duty.
Britain and France are at war with Russia, and Charles, an Officer with the 11th Hussars finds himself part of the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade, a military disaster that outraged the British population.
Robert, on hearing that Charles is missing, goes in search of him, but finds only the shell of the man he loves, a man damaged in body and mind, with no memory of his family or loved ones. Faced with the possibility of Charles never again knowing what he and Robert meant to one another, Robert decides to dedicate himself to Charles' full recovery.
Going against all medical advice, Robert removes Charles from the hospital and takes him back to Cornwall in the hope that the familiar surroundings of his old home will bring back some latent memory to his lover's mind. A hope, that as time goes by, becomes less and less of a possibility.
J.P. Bowie
J.P. Bowie: I was born and raised in Scotland. Moved to London and worked in several West End shows before immigrating to the United States. First port of call was Las Vegas where I worked backstage with the Siegfried and Roy Show at the Mirage Hotel as Head of Wardrobe for the legendary stars. Another move more recently took me and my husband Phil to San Diego where we intend to stay! Love sunny San Diego.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5young Scotsman and a Cavalry Officer embark on a forbidden love affair as the winds of war threaten to tear them apart.When Robert Alexander Macdonald locks eyes with Captain Charles Wentworth at a social gathering in London, it's not long before they are also locking lips and engaging in a covert love affair. After an idyllic time spent together in a cottage on the windswept cliffs of Cornwall Charles receives orders to report for combat duty.Britain and France are at war with Russia, and Charles, an Officer with the 11th Hussars finds himself part of the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade, a military disaster that outraged the British population.Robert, on hearing that Charles is missing, goes in search of him, but finds only the shell of the man he loves, a man damaged in body and mind, with no memory of his family or loved ones. Faced with the possibility of Charles never again knowing what he and Robert meant to one another, Robert decides to dedicate himself to Charles' full recovery.Going against all medical advice, Robert removes Charles from the hospital and takes him back to Cornwall in the hope that the familiar surroundings of his old home will bring back some latent memory to his lover's mind. A hope, that as time goes by, becomes less and less of a possiblity.This is a Novella that really could have used some more "story", especially in the beginning. I felt it was rushed. These two Gents meet at a Parry and fall madkly in love and in bed all in the same night. I just didn't find it believable and would have liked to learn more about these characters and let them learn more about each other.A fine story, a wonderful happly ever after ending...but rushed.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A very sweet story, but as an ICU nurse, I can't really accept the miracle recovery of the protagonist. It's this unrealistic expectation that people have that this type of miracle recovery will happen to their loved one that leads to the suffering these patients get subjected to in the healthcare system (in my 13 years as an ICU nurse, I have not seen a single miracle recovery, merely many people who have spent years in and out of the ICU before ultimately dying without any hint of their prehospital self; they're called miracles for a reason - if they happen, accept it, but don't go hoping for them).