
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Themes:
Adventure / Survival
Against All Odds
Angsty
Coming Out
Danger / In Peril / On the Run
Dual Timeline (Past and Present)
Fated Mates
First Love
Friends to Lovers
Girl Next Door
Growing Older
Grumpy / Sunshine
Historical
Long Distance Relationship
Loss / Grieving / Widow
Love At First Sight
Mature Lead 40+
Opposites Attract
Pregnancy
Romance After 50
Second Chance
Self-Discovery
Single Parent
Slow Burn
Soulmates / Reincarnation
Starcrossed
Starting Over
Taboo / Forbidden Relationship
Wartime
Workplace / Office Romance
Wounded / Illness
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Adventurer / Explorer / World Traveler
Blue Collar Worker
Fashion Designer / Dressmaker / Tailor
Pilot / Ship Captain
Retired
Soldier / Warrior
Geographic Location:
United States: Mid-Atlantic
United States: South
United States: Southwest
United States: West Coast
Setting:
Airplane / Train
Bakery / Sweet Shop / Cafe
Corporation / Office / Workplace
Desert
Historical
Hospital / Medical / Treatment Facility
Hotel / Inn
Lake / Cabin
Military Base
On the Road / Tour
Party
Small Town / Rural
War Zone / Battlefield
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Queer
Femme
Butch / Stud
Androgynous
Tomboy
Trigger/Content Warning:
Rape
Eyes on the Stars
Golden Crown Literary Award (Goldie)
By Lynn Ames
Two lives tragically altered; two hearts ripped apart; and a second chance more than fifty years in the making.
Jessie Keaton and Claudia Sherwood were as different as night and day. But when their nation needed experienced female pilots, their reactions were identical: heed the call. In early 1943, the two women joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots—the WASPs—and reported to Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, where they promptly fell head-over-heels in love.
The life of a WASP was often perilous by definition. Being two women in love added another layer of complication entirely, leading to ostracism and worse. Like many others, Jessie and Claudia hid their relationship, going on dates with men to avert suspicion. The ruse worked well until one seemingly innocent afternoon ruined everything.
From the airfields of World War II, to the East Room of the Obama White House, follow the lives of two extraordinary women whose love transcends time and place.