Feb 14, 2026
Sometimes, I see a book and think, "Did the author just decide to write that especially for me???" Okay, I know Heather Tabers didn't write Books & Battlefields just for me, but listen in and learn why she did--and a lot more!
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Loved chatting with Heather about this book, particularly since it's WWI set in the US! That doesn't happen often. Also, I loved that she wrote the sort of "love triangle" that actually makes sense.
I also loved seeing how the Victory Book Campaigns could've been sparked by those that happened in WWI!
Books & Battlefields by Heather Tabers
A spirited librarian with a guarded heart. A haunted surgeon
battling the past. A quiet deputy who never stopped hoping.
Isabella Pearson isn’t looking for love—only a way to serve. In
1917, she leaves her privileged Denver life behind to volunteer as
a librarian at Camp Sheridan, Alabama. With a suitcase full of
books and a heart determined to remain independent, she never
expects to find herself being pursued by two men: Nathaniel, her
brother’s steadfast best friend, and Byron, the brooding Chief
Medical Officer who makes her pulse race for all the wrong
reasons.
Major Byron McDaniel has buried his heart with his late wife and
plans to keep it that way. Yet Isabella’s courage and compassion
rattle the walls he’s so carefully built. Meanwhile, Nathaniel
Steele has followed Isabella to Alabama with hopes of finally
winning the heart he’s long treasured in silence. But as tensions
rise at Camp Sheridan—with a suspicious fire, a string of
accidents, and whispers of sabotage—Isabella must navigate more
than just her feelings. When loyalty, love, and liberty hang in the
balance, will she trust her heart—or her
instincts?
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