Delta, My Beloved
by Nick Castanis
Category: Fiction

A gripping war tale... an unforgettable love story. "Delta, My Beloved" is a dynamic novel filled with poignant imagery and emotion. It alternately transports readers from the horrific pitch of the World War II air war to the slow heat of Chula, Mississippi. Jake Tackett is the dutiful son of a tenant farmer, infaturated with the beautiful but seemingly unattainable daughter of a rich neighbor. In the war, Jake navigates aboard one of the legendary American Boeing B-17 bombers that waged war over Europe against Germany's deadly Luftwaffe. As he struggles to find his way on both the war front and the home front, he makes his uncharted journey from boyhood to adulthood in this compelling story.