A Rendezvous to Remember

Author: Geri Krotow

Publisher:  Harlequin

Historical Novel/Romance

Reviewer: Rob Ballister--MWSA Board Member

Two love stories spanning two wars...

Geri Krotow's debut book is a wonderfully written story of love nearly lost.  Actually, it's TWO wonderfully written stories, interwoven through time.  Visiting her Grandpa Jack upon the death of her grandmother Esmee, Melinda is given the journals her grandparents wrote during World War II.  Her grandparents met when Jack was a British spy helping the Belgian Resistance, and Esmee was a young Belgian woman working against the German occupation.  What Melinda learns about the fascinating way her grandparents met, and how they survived so much in staying together, causes Melinda to rethink her pending divorce from Nick, a reservist fighting in Afghanistan.

Full of love, heartfelt emotion, and passion, this is a pair of great love stories painted on the backdrop of two different global wars.  The author makes excellent use of the journals to tell Jack and Esmee's story while at the same time continuing forward with Melinda and Nick's.  Unlike most authors who try this technique, Krotow does an excellent job of keeping the characters and events separate, but does so in a way that keeps the stories parallel and relevant to each other. 

Romance is not my usual genre, but I will anxiously await this author's next book.  Her style is fast moving and easy to read, and this book is very highly recommended to anyone who enjoys romance or is just looking for an emotional book that has a military feel to it.  FIVE STARS!