War of Hearts

War of Hearts

Annette Lyon

  • 4.1 out of 5
  • 57 ratings
  • 60 pages
  • PG-13

Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13

This historical romance novella follows a journalist and a photographer—former romantic partners—who are reunited while covering the Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939. Their personal misunderstandings and a second chance at love unfold alongside their work in a war zone. Reviewers describe the romance as sweet and clean, with no explicit sexual content in the material flagged here. Parents should expect wartime subject matter: injured soldiers, battlefield deaths, and unsettling combat imagery appear in limited but memorable scenes. Language concerns in the flagged text are minimal—figurative or non-profanity uses only, plus brief mild self-directed pejorative wording—not the stronger categories listed in this report.

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Reviews first uploaded September 29, 2026 10:17 pm. Revised October 7, 2026 1:41 pm. Page updated October 7, 2026 1:41 pm.

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Crude Mild

1

A character uses a mild pejorative about herself in private thought when she feels insecure about how she compares to others. There is no pattern of crude jokes or vulgar insults directed at other people in the samples provided.

Amazon reviews mentioning crude

Specific words
  • stupid: 1

Violence Moderate

4

The story is set during the Winter War, and violence appears in short but vivid wartime passages: wounded and bleeding soldiers, medical treatment of injuries including a stab wound, and disturbing descriptions of men killed in battle. Reviewers consistently describe the combat material as mild to moderate for a war backdrop rather than prolonged graphic gore; it is still emotionally heavy.

Amazon reviews mentioning violence

Specific words
  • bleed: 1
  • blood: 1
  • gore: 1
  • stab: 1

About this book

She flees to another continent, but heartbreak follows. In December 1939, Anna, a journalist, is desperate to escape the magazine where Pete, her ex-boyfriend, also works. Heartbroken and still in love with him, Anna snags an assignment to cover the Winter War in Finland. She arrives at a snowy battlefront only to discover that Pete is there too—assigned to be her photographer. She determines to be professional about the situation, until a battle breaks out with Russians invading camp, putting her and Pete in harm’s way—and putting their love to the test. War of Hearts is by a USA TODAY bestselling author comes a historical romance novella that originally debuted as part of the #1 Bestselling series in New Releases on Amazon for Clean Romance, first appearing in the Timeless Romance Anthology: European Collection. Read more