Jack Cavanaugh's amazing. His characters are deep and the plots twist and turn and generally have enough cliff hangars to make you want to carry the book with you everywhere.
Liltin' Lil, aka Lily Morgan, has a glorious voice which she of course uses to bless the homesick ears of GI's but danger can find one anywhere, even far behind the front lines.
Walt's his father's dream son. He's a crack pilot, a strong Christian, and an all around good man. As a B-17 bomber pilot, Walt and his crew take on many dangerous missions. With every new missions comes the possibility it could be his last, but Walt's not afraid, he knows full well death is only an accident or blast or bullet away.
Nathaniel Morgan's no soldier and never was, but he joins the army anyway. He shares more in common with his artsy, musically gifted little sister, Lily. But for a photographer, he comes to stare at the wrong end of a rifle an awful lot.
Alexandra Morgan, the eldest of the Morgan children, takes after her father. As such, she becomes one of the few women to be certified as a B-17 pilot. She's always laughed at silly women who threw away hard earned careers for a man, but could the unthinkable happen to her?
Laura Morgan's lived through one war; she's already seen the broken pieces of young men and the desecrated remains of once quaint towns. But this time, she'll have to watch her children march or fly off into the war zone. Does her faith have the strength to remain steady and growing during these dark times?
