LSBBT PROMO BOOK EXCERPT + GIVEAWAY: Beyond the Horizon by Ella Carey (Historical Fiction)

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EXCERPT FROM BEYOND THE HORIZON

BY ELLA CAREY

In Beyond the Horizon, Eva’s husband, Jack, does not want Eva to join the battle for military recognition that the WASP took on in 1977. Their records had been locked away for over thirty years, after the WASP were disbanded in December, 1944. Their records were marked ‘classified’ and were sealed and stored in government archives. The Women Air Force Service Pilots’ contribution to the allied victory was not recognized or recorded by historians writing official history books, and consequently, many Americans do not know about the WASP. 

“I’m saying, supporting some movement to militarize women pilots is not a good idea.” Jack stood framed in the doorway of their bedroom in the house in Hancock Park. 

They’d lived there all their married life, and they’d raised Alex there. Alex would most likely move out when he went to college next year, but for now it was still their familiar nest, even though it had become riddled with arguments during the last three months over Eva’s decision to go to Washington and help fight for her sisters in the WASP when the bill went to Congress. 

Eva folded the last sweater from the pile of clothes on their bed, its everyday pale-green quilted cover smooth as always. She zipped up her small red leather suitcase. 

“I doubt I’ll be gone long.” 

“Look how crazy the past makes you. You space out, have these episodes where you just sit and stare. You don’t need that. Stay home.” 

Eva sighed. “Jack, for over thirty years, I’ve done what you said. For the first time, I’m doing what’s right.”

Jack took a step toward her. He placed his hands on her shoulders, standing over her. Eva took a step to the side. Mimicking her, he took a step too, blocking her way.

“Really? You’re going to stop me?”

“You gave up flying. I gave up acting. That was the deal. I’ve kept my side of the bargain.” 

Eva looked up at him. She focused on the expression on Alex’s face when he had urged her to go, remembered the unfathomable determination that she’d so admired in those fellow WASP of hers, remembered that girl who’d marched out the door with her suitcase in her hand and a whole pile of confidence back in 1943. 

Eva felt her lips forming a strong-willed smile. “I’m not going flying. Yet.” 

“With snappy dialogue, impressive historical details, a sense of adventure and courage on every page, and even a love story, Ella Carey has hit all the markers that make fine historical fiction.” —Ann Howard Creel, bestselling author of The Whiskey Sea

“Fans of inspirational World War II fiction will cheer on Eva and her fellow pilots as they chase their dreams, endure heartbreak, and discover their true strength. Carey’s evocative descriptions bring home the exhilaration of flight—and the everyday indignities endured by young women who challenged the expectations of their time. The story’s final twist makes for a surprising and moving conclusion.” —Elizabeth Blackwell, author of On a Cold Dark Sea and In the Shadow of Lakecrest

“A moving, beautifully written novel about the amazing WASP during WWII. True to life and packed full of emotion. I thoroughly enjoyed feeling like I was one of these extraordinary women pilots as I read the story.” —Soraya M. Lane, Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Girls of Pearl Harbor