Tour and Giveaway On My Honor by Patty Smith Hall

About the Book

Book: On My Honor

Author:Patty Smith Hall

Genre: Christian / Historical Fiction / Romance / Intrigue

Release date: January, 2023

Ginny Mathis was finished with nursing school and had no intention of staying rooted in the Outer Banks—then war broke out. With her father away, she feels duty-bound to stay and help her mother and younger sister. While working as a clerk for the Oregon Inlet ferry, naval officers ask Ginny and others to be watchful for German U-boats reportedly spotted in the area. So to help occupy her teenage sister, Ginny enlists the Girl Scout troop she leads to help watch for suspicious activity along the coast.

Timothy Elliott is no stranger to death. As a British reporter working with the M-6, he’s numb to the losses of war after two years of fighting the Germans. Maybe that’s why he volunteered for this mission—to connect with an ex-German naval officer who stole the Furor’s battle plan for the Atlantic war. When the boat giving him passage to New York is bombed near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Tim is thrown from the boat and wakes up in the care of a group of young girls.

Ginny follows her sneaky sister on a clandestine mission and discovers the shipwreck victim. Ginny knows she must take charge, but is this man the enemy, or does he hold secrets that could turn the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic in the allies’ favor?

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

Upon finishing nursing school, Ginny Mathis decides to stay in the Outer Banks. Her mother and sister need help after the war breaks out, and she will be there for them. Timothy Elliott is a British reporter working with the M-6, and has seen more death and war than he wants to see. On the way to is new mission, there is a bombing, and Tim is injured. Will he survive another horrific time in this horrible war?

I love Patty Hall Smith’s books, and this one was very exciting, but not always in a good way. I’ve added this to my favorite Patty Hall Smith’s books. I was glad when Ginny and her girls found Tim after he was stranded. I found it interesting following the sisters and their interactions with Tim. And I can’t leave out the girl scout group Ginny formed with her sister and friends. This group was beyond interesting and humorous and just the right fit for this story. You will love this WWII story, especially if you have followed along with the series from Barbour books. I learned a lot about WWII and the effects it had on North Carolina and the Outer Banks area. There were also interesting and intriguing facts about the girl scouts, and the was as well that I had no idea about. I’m glad I read this book for several reasons, but mainly to learn a little more about our country. Give this book a try. You will be glad you did.

A special thanks to the author/publisher for a copy of this book. I am not required to write a positive review, the opinions here are mine alone. I am disclosing this with my review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

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About the Author

Multi-published author Patty Smith Hall lives near the North Georgia Mountains with her husband, Danny. When she’s not writing on her back porch, she’s spending time with her family or working in her vegetable garden.

More from Patty

Did you know that the Girl Scouts (or Girl Guides) serviced as spies on HIs Majesty’s Secret Service during World War One? I didn’t either until I picked up a book on female spies at my local Barnes and Noble. There were only two paragraphs about how the girls worked with the MI5 for the duration of the war. It was enough to get my heart pumping!

Being a former Girl Scout myself, I was amazed at what these young girls did to help our country during the war. What activities did the Girl Scouts/Girl Guides do in World War II? Anything asked of them. They organized drives for anything from fat (to make bullets) to paper, stepped into positions left vacant by men serving on the front and worked Victory gardens to provide food for their community. They did so many things, I can’t begin to name them all here. By March 1944, the Girl Scouts had provided over 15 million volunteer hours toward the war effort.

Isn’t that amazing? No wonder I had to write a book about them!