Just Once

When Pearl Harbor shatters America's peace in 1941, Irvel Ellis finds herself caught between two brothers—one she's dating and one she's desperately in love with—as their small world explodes into wartime chaos. With Sam drafted overseas and Hank forced to stay behind, an aching chemistry builds between Irvel and Hank on the home front, a connection neither dares act on while Sam fights in Europe. But when devastating news arrives and Hank enlists with only two weeks before deployment, Irvel faces an impossible choice about where her heart truly belongs—and whether either brother will survive to come home. Kingsbury weaves a sweeping, emotionally rich tale of love, duty, and the sacrifice required when war tears everything apart.