Honestly, I don't read christian or historical books but this was good. John & Mary dealt with a lot between a dirtbag, bombs, accidents & kept missing each other.

A good story for fans of historical romance. It covers an interesting part of history. Something I hadn't read about before. A simple story.
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From Camp Pendleton to the Philippines this story of courage and resilience features Code Talker John Painted Horse and Pvt. Mary Wishram during WWII. Realistic, heartwarming and enjoyable. The military affiliation and ranking was a little confusing. Recommended!

Heoines of WWII is a great series and I enjoy every one of these books..
In this one Mary Wishram has just gotten bews that her brother is a prisoner of war in the Phillipines.. She delivers packages at the base in California and soon becomes involved in undercover operations. Her friend. John, is also Native American and is tapped as a code writer. Will their assignments cross paths miles from home?

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I love WWII historical fiction. It's one of my favorite time periods. It's also a time period we reenact and I always love to learn new things about it. This book is part of a series called Heroines of WWII. Each book focuses on a new woman who has a role in history.

In this book, we find Mary Wishram as our heroine. She's an orphaned Yakima tribal member. She wants to be a part of the war effort. That leads her to deliver packages and drive a truck. Her brother is serving in the war and she gets news that he is a POW on an island in the Philippines. She must do something to find him! He's her only family!

Add to that the fact she's met a young man named John Painted Horse that she's falling in love with. She wants to do more for the war effort but everything is top secret. For her and for him. He's training to be a Code Talker and she's about to be off on a spy mission.

Can Mary be protected from someone who views women as playthings? Will her brother be found alive and well? Can she do more for the war without getting herself tortured or killed? Does she really think she has the strength to do this? Can they all put aside their feelings until the war is over?

This is an amazing novel and I loved it! So wonderful. It read super fast. I did not want to put it down. I loved learning new things. While I have heard of the residential schools it is not something that we studied in school and it's only been within the last few years that they've come up in my readings. This is an amazing series and I think you'll love them all as much as I have!

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I have mixed feelings about this WWII read.
If you expect a wartime romance, then this is a great read. If, like myself, expected an historical detailed account of the Navajo code talkers and spies on the Pacific front, it was a disappointment. I want details and much of this story was wrapped up in secrecy. The author leaves you guessing and trying to put together details well into the story.
It’s a nice story with some suspense but at the bottom of many better written WWII books.

The title of the book is what drew me in first, then to see that it is another installment of the Heroines of World War II series sealed the deal for me. Barbour Books gleans from the best authors to bring these stand-alone novels together, each encompassing a part of life during World War II and how women also worked together with our military to bring the war to a close.

Mary Wishram is a Yakama Indian stationed in San Diego working for the Navy Base there. She has just gotten word that her only living relative has been captured by the Japanese and is being held in the Philippines. Her commanding officer, Catherine, has a special job for her beyond just making deliveries around the base--one that will send her to the Philippines close to where her brother is being held. Mary's role will be to listen to conversations around her and radio information to her superiors on the island. Her cover will be as a nun working in a hospital.

John Painted Horse is a Navajo who is being asked to be a Code Talker. He and Mary met at a dinner given by his commanding officer, who was Mary's CO's husband. He is also being assigned to the Philippines where Mary will be. Unbeknownst to either of them, they are both in the same vicinity and miss connecting with each other several times throughout the events of the book.

Debby Lee has included all kinds of characters in this book: good guys and villains, and a few in between. The strongest supporting characters give a good picture of true friendship in trying times. I love these books that expose details about World War II through the eyes of characters who may not have been real people, but are based in part on the actions of real people. Debby has done a fine job with that.

This isn't an easy read for an afternoon's entertainment, but it is a good book to read for the intrinsic value it provides.

Five Stars

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BENEATH A PEACEFUL MOON by DEBBIE LEE is a WW11 story that deals with the war in the Pacific.
Private Mary Wishram, with her knowledge of Japanese, becomes a spy, and is determined to use her deployment to the Philippine Islands to find her captured brother Daniel. Sworn to secrecy, she cannot tell anyone what work she is involved in. She comes from the Takima Reservation, whereas code talker, Corporal John Painted Horse, is a Navajo Indian. Their work is very dangerous and the author gives us a good description of the horrors of thevwar against the Japanese.
There is romance and a great deal of action. The Christian message is based on Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today and forever.”
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Barbour Publishing. The opinions in this review are completely my own.