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Letters to the Wrong Soldier

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1940s epistolary historical letters romance wwii

A letter meant for one man. A reply from another. A love neither of them expected.

1943. In a quiet Indiana town, Clara Whitmore clings to hope as her fiancé, Nate, departs for the warfront in Europe. Determined to stay connected, she pours her heart into weekly letters-stories of home, dreams of the future, and promises of forever. But due to a clerical error, Clara's letters are delivered not to Nate, but to a wounded infantryman named Jamie Hart.



Haunted by loss and scarred by battle, Jamie is reluctant to respond. But Clara's words-gentle, vivid, and full of light-become a lifeline in the darkness. He answers, anonymously at first, never expecting her to write back. What begins as a mistake turns into a secret correspondence that changes them both.

As Clara finds comfort and unexpected depth in the letters, she begins to sense a new soul behind the familiar name. Meanwhile, Jamie wrestles with guilt for not revealing the truth, even as he falls for the woman whose words feel like home.

When the real Nate returns home and the truth unravels, Clara must confront a devastating question: was the love she felt a lie-or something even more real than she imagined?

Spanning continents, battlefields, and hearts torn by war, Letters to the Wrong Soldier is a timeless story of honesty, healing, and the powerful connections that rise from the unlikeliest of places.All Rights Reserved

1940s epistolary historical letters romance wwii

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Ruby| ✓

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