A Life Came Calling

A Life Came Calling by/from Ann Howard Creel @annhowardcreel

Ann Howard Creel has once again proven that she is one of the most gifted storytellers working in historical fiction today.

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙖𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚—𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙.

A Life Came Calling is a sweeping yet intimate novel that captures the ache of lost love, the weight of choices, and the breathtaking possibility of second chances.

Creel immerses us in a world so vivid it feels lived rather than imagined.

Her prose shimmers with grace and depth, elevating historical fiction into pure art. Elegant but never overwrought, carrying the reader effortlessly through moments of grief, desire, and discovery.

At the heart of the novel is Janey Nichol—a heroine as relatable as she is unforgettable.

Torn between duty and longing, stability and passion, Janey embodies the struggle of an entire generation of women finding their voices in a rapidly changing world.

Creel renders her journey with such tenderness and truth that you can’t help but root for her at every turn.

This is a novel that doesn’t just tell a love story—it invites you to feel it, in your chest and in your bones. A rare kind of book: gorgeously written, emotionally resonant, and impossible to put down.

"𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐡—𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐭'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧."

Highly recommend. If you read only one historical romance this year, make it this one. Anyone who loves to read soul-stirring novels that transport you to another time, pick this one up.

— 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨

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