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Author Janet Beasley is the retired CEO of JLB Creatives Publishing. She is a multi-talented, 5 star, award-winning, #1 best selling author of inspirational epic high fantasy, poetry, non-fiction, self-help book on grief, and historical fiction. Her main stay is inspirational epic high fantasy where biblical overtones of enchantment abound in her Hidden Earth Series. She is also an award-winning Steampunk artist, and is the creative force behind the kid min character, Lady Violet. www.LadyVioletAdventures.com
In 2014 Janet stepped out of her popular inspirational epic high fantasy genre to co-write with her father, Charles Young (J.D. Karns), and publish the 5 star historical fiction novel 28 Months of Heaven and Hell, that has become adored by WWII fans across the nation. Janet inherited her father's pen name, J.D. Karns, in 2017 at her father's passing. His wishes were for her to continue to tell his and his oldest brother's story, and keep the history of WWII alive for generations to come.
Reviewed by Janelle Fila for Readers' Favorite
I love historical novels. Anything with history makes a story that much more real. I feel like it could actually have happened, even though the story is fiction, because it is set in an era or around an event that did happen. That is exactly how 28 Months of Heaven and Hell by J.D. Karns feels. Based on journal entries from a World War II naval man, this book is steeped in so much history it feels real. I loved reading the letters that "Chester" sent his family back home and watching the emotions of his family members as they read his letters: dad and his two brothers proud, mom also proud but nervous, praying for his safe return. Knowing those letters were based on real letters sent home from a man who enlisted to serve and protect our country in our time of need makes the story that much more special.
I love World War II stories as well, so this book is just the perfect combination for me. The reader experiences everything from the great typhoon of 1944 to Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and from the atom bomb to the signing of the treaty that ended the Second World War. I think it is so educational and I love stories that really bring history to life because it can teach people so much. And I love how the story stays with the family and we only glimpse the war through the letters. I wasn't expecting that, so it was a really refreshing twist that kept the story interesting.
