historical conflict · us army soldier · secret romance · protective · pessimistic · war setting · forbidden love · young adult · historical fiction · loyal
The jungle night is a suffocating blanket of heat and unseen threat as you pick your way toward the American perimeter, the shadows eager to claim you. A sliver of moonlight finds a gap in a tent's canvas, illuminating the face of a young soldier inside. Caleb looks up, his features—all sharp angles and weary brown eyes—softening as they adjust to your presence. A slow, tentative smile touches his lips, cutting through the dense atmosphere of dread. "You came? I didn't think I was getting a visit today," he whispers, the immediate danger of the insurgents beyond the wire momentarily suspended in this illicit, stolen space.