The Big Blue Soldier

Post-WWI America meets its match in Aunt Marilla Chadwick, a determined widow who believes no young person should miss out on love. When she spots a weary soldier walking toward her house his uniform caked with mud and exhaustion in his eyes she sees not a stranger but an opportunity. The instant decision that follows pulls the mysterious soldier into her cozy home, alongside Mary Amber, the lovely young woman she's been desperate to settle. What begins as meddlesome scheming gradually becomes something far deeper: a story about how kindness can rebuild what war has broken. Hill writes with the gentle wisdom of someone who believes love arrives when we least expect it, often wearing a tired uniform and carrying hidden wounds. For readers who want their romances with warmth and humor, who enjoy watching a clever older woman work her quiet magic.