A Day in April 1944

Title: A Day in April 1944
Author: Ursula Grey
Publisher: Excessica Publishing
Publisher URL: http://www.excessica.com/
ISBN: N/A
Genre: {M/F} Historical, Erotic
Rating: 5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Rose Nymph

Lisette remembers what life was like before war came but it is of little comfort to her now. Working for the Resistance, she focuses what little energy she has left on continuing the fight for freedom. She will do whatever it takes to pass on the messages she has been entrusted with delivering, numbing herself to the dangers and horrors she sees along the way. She also provides assistance to those who seek shelter during their battle with the enemy. One such visitor, a weary American pilot, was only looking for a place to hide for the night. Instead, what Jack found was a deeply passionate, vibrant woman just waiting to be given the chance to live again.

A Day in April 1944 enveloped me in an emotionally draining yet ultimately life affirming world. The sheer doggedness to keep the message of hope alive and her knowledge that if Lisette were to perish, others would take her place were very powerful sentiments indeed. The pace seemed in keeping with the bleakness of the situation and so didn’t seem rushed, even during the longer passages of time leading up to the conclusion of the book. I never thought the mixture of eroticism and this period in history would work so well. The author was successful in combining the heat and passion of Lisette and Jack’s encounter with the seriousness of the setting; the sense of respect for the era is very much apparent in the writing. The comparisons between the first inklings of spring and Lisette’s rebirth were not lost on me. In fact, the imagery of the country, the people and the attitudes were superb. The characters seemed very real and it was impressive to see such substance to characters in this length of story. The experience of reading A Day in April 1944 was something very special to me.