While the rest of the world is worrying about World War II, Eleanor Adler worries about being stuck in her small town of Sevierville, Tennessee all her life. But when a handsome stranger, Bo Casten, rolls into her family's drug store, looking for a job and place to stay, Eleanor begins wondering what life would be like shared with him in her small town.
The more time Bo and Eleanor spend together, the more the two of them dream of settling down together. But when a draft notice comes knocking on Bo's door, the young lovers are ripped apart.
Add a jealous boy who's been in love with her forever, a pregnant older sister, a meddling little sister, and a crazy old lady nosing her way into her business, Eleanor finds herself overwhelmed with everyone not minding their own business and missing Bo much more than she thought she would.
Will love survive distance, doubt, and war?
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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