First published 2006
John Tyree enlisted in the army after high school because he had nowhere else to turn. An angry rebel without direction, he never expected to find love during a brief furlough home to North Carolina. Then he meets Savannah Lynn Curtis, and everything changes. The attraction between them grows quickly into something deeper. Savannah promises to wait while John completes his military service. They believe their love can survive the separation. But September 11th transforms the world and forces John to make an impossible choice. He can return to civilian life and the woman he loves, or he can serve his country when it needs him most. When John finally comes home, he discovers that love has the power to change people in unexpected ways. The letter that begins "Dear John" will alter both their lives forever.
Genres: fiction, drama, american-fiction, adult, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, heart-wrenching, intimate, poignant, reflective
Tropes: forced-choice, love-letter, second-chance-romance, separation-and-reunion
Setting: North Carolina
Period: 21st-century, post-September-11
278 pages · Paperback · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: death, war