A Promise Forged (Heartsong Presents, #896)

by Cara C. Putman

After becoming a member of the All-American Girls Professional Softball League, Kat Miller struggles with its challenges, including the jealousy of older teammates and Jack Raymond, an irritating reporter who has become cynical and distanced from God as the result of being physically disqualified from joining the American forces during World War II.

• ISBN10: 1602607575
• ISBN13: 9781602607576
• Publish Date: 3 March 2010
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 16 January 2015
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Barbour Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 169
• Language: English

Reviews

[Molly J(Cover To Cover Cafe)]

It's been sometime since I read a Cara Putnam book, and when the chance arose to read this one, I jumped on it. I'm a big WWII lover, and Cara Putnam is a wonderful writer of  history and this novel was no different. Her characters become real, her plot lines full of grace and mercy. This was a journey I won't soon forget! 

If you loved the movie A League Of Their Own, you'll fall in love with Kat and want to see her dream come true. Watching her venture out for her dream, and watching Jack enter her life was so captivating. The chemistry between them is beautiful, and the messages that Putnam threaded throughout, really kept me engaged for the long haul. 

Each page turn brought something new for me, and I fell more and more in love with this book. Cara Putnam has once again created a 4 star worthy novel and I look forward to reading more just like it! Well done, Ms. Putnam! Well done! 

*I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and was under no obligation to post a review, positive or negative.*

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A Promise Forged by Cara Putman

A Summer of Softball and Surprises


Kat adored playing softball and was so talented the boys on her older brother’s team had her fill in whenever they were short a player. When the opportunity arose for her to try out for the newly forming All-American Girls Professional Softball League, she was absolutely thrilled! And terrified. She was one of the youngest women trying out.

Jack was a disgruntled, cynical reporter, stuck in a podunk town reporting on a women’s softball team. He was so convinced that it was beneath his abilities and was determined to push through until he could be recognized for the amazing writer he knew he was. Of course, that didn’t stop him from complaining and criticizing the women on the team in the process…

I have to confess that when I first reading about Kat being seventeen and about to enter her senior year of high school (would she still be considered to be a rising senior in high school or is that only for college?) and then saw Jack was in his twenties, it just seemed wrong to me. Yeah, I know it wasn’t necessarily that uncommon in that day and age but it seemed strange. The irony of this is the simple fact that I was 18 and still in high school when my husband, then 29, proposed to me. Hmm.

Kat was very likable. Her strong faith and determination to do right was admirable, especially for a young girl away from her family for the first time. And especially for a young girl away from her family with older women who despised her for her convictions and youth.

I wasn’t as much endeared to Jack. He was a bit too worldly for my tastes, especially for a sweet girl like Kat. He was a terrible flirt and had women sitting on his lap. I did appreciate the faith journey he took, however.

The majority of the story was short snippets of things that happened on a single day told in either Kat’s or Jack’s perspective. Though that gave a sense of time and allowed the story to not appear to all happen in a matter of just a few days, it also made it seem a little choppy.


This review was originally posted on Among the Reads

I would like to thank Celebrate Lit for giving me a copy of this book. This gift did not influence my opinion or review.