Cal, who is queer, has joined the marines mostly to get away from his privileged, pushy family, and while can’t deny he’s a bit disappointed at that news, he pushes those feelings aside and over the following weeks and months, the two men become firm friends. Cal is instantly struck by the blonde, blue-eyed and wholesome farm-boy from upstate New York and they strike up a conversation, during which Jim tells Cal he’s married with a young daughter, Sophie, back home on the family apple orchard with his wife, Ann. It’s 1942, and recruits Jim Bennett and Cal Cunningham meet on the train as they, and hundreds of other men, are travelling to start basic training in the Marine Corps. (In her author’s note in the print edition of the book, she credits her late father and his extensive collection of books about WW2 for their help in her endeavours.) This is one of those stories that begins slowly and gradually draws you in via a combination of interesting background, engaging characters and poignant love story so that it becomes impossible to put down after a while it’s not a short audiobook, clocking in at just under twelve hours, but it was well worth the time I spent with it. The romance is a gently moving slow burn, and the author has clearly done extensive research into the locations and military operations she describes, and also does a really good job of creating a strong sense of camaraderie among the characters and portraying the “hurry up and wait” nature of military life. 95,000 words.Semper Fi is an historical romance set in the 1940s, which tells the story of two guys who become close friends during their time with the marines in WW2 and of how they make a life together afterwards.
Can they build a life together as a family and find happiness in a world that would condemn them? Note: This m/m romance contains scenes of violence.
Then Jim begins to see Cal in a new light, and their relationship deepens in ways neither expected. Jim is grateful for his friend's support as he struggles with buried emotions and dark wartime memories. He doesn't know a thing about apple farming-or children-but he's determined to be there for Jim, even as the painful torch he carries blazes back to life. But when Jim's wife dies, Cal returns to help.
Knowing Jim could never return his forbidden feelings, Cal hoped time and an ocean between them would dull the yearning for his best friend. Relieved to put the horrors of war behind him, Jim went home to his apple orchard and a quiet life with his wife and children. As Marines, Cal and Jim depended on each other to survive bloodshed and despair in the Pacific.
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