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The Summons
A Call to Love
by Kathy Joy La Plante
When Noel De la Mare loses everything—her job, her home, and her sense of self—a letter from a mysterious great-aunt in France offers an unexpected lifeline. At Laleu, a sun-drenched estate steeped in secrets, Noel uncovers the hidden memoirs of Catherine and Colette, two women whose forbidden love and wartime heroism defied the darkness of World War II. As Noel edits their stories, she begins to heal her own: confronting the shame of a dishonorable discharge, reclaiming her queer identity, and discovering the strength to love again. From covert SOE missions to the quiet courage of chosen family, The Summons: A Call to Love is a sweeping historical novel about resilience, redemption, and the ties that bind us across generations. Perfect for fans of queer historical fiction, women’s war stories, and emotionally rich family sagas, this novel invites you to journey through time, across borders, and into the heart of what it means to belong.
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Rock-bottom, jobless, and out of options, Noel “El” De la Mare is seconds away from losing everything—including the last scraps of her self-worth—when a single letter changes her fate. Fired in a blaze of newsroom fury, haunted by a dishonorable discharge, and trapped in a town that wants her gone, she’s convinced her story is over. Then an elegant envelope arrives from a mysterious great-aunt in France… along with a first-class ticket. Why her? Why now? And what hidden history is waiting across the ocean?
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