SAIGON MOON

SAIGON MOON
By B. J. Betts
iUniverse
February 2009
ISBN-10: 0595531377
ISBN-13: 978-0595531370
208 pages

Most baby boomers and those older seem to have strong opinions regarding the Vietnam War. Those times of civil rebelliousness caused tremendous and permanent change within our country. Everyone had an opinion about whether or not our soldiers should fight in this foreign land.

Rick Jameson, a small town Iowa boy, did what he believed to be the right thing by serving his country in Vietnam. His plans were to marry his high school sweetheart, Vickie Richards, following his tour. However, life doesn’t always follow the logical path that each of us chooses.

While in Vietnam, Rick daily witnessed the horrors of fighting in a war. During a skirmish, Rick was wounded and was fortunately discovered by Hang Le, a young woman from a small Vietnamese village. She bravely risked her life and that of her brother in order to save Rick while hiding him at the same time.

For those who fought in Vietnam, when they returned, nothing was the same. This was also true for Rick. Everyone and everything had changed. Even the relationships with others affected him. He felt more loyalty and a sense of belonging with his battle buddies than with his family. He didn’t fit into anyone’s expectations anymore.

SAIGON MOON is a predictable love story. Fortunately, it is more than that. This is the story of the times for those who lived through the Vietnam War and for those observing from half-a-world away. This is from the viewpoint of someone who actually lived and experienced the displacement and disappointments of this time period.

SAIGON MOON is from a self-publishing agency, i-Universe. As with many self-publications, it needs an editor to better develop the strong voices in the story and to check for the typographical errors.

B.J. Betts married her high school sweetheart. While raising a family, she only dreamed of becoming an author. In December on the Romance Customers Recommended Top 100 Ebooks on Ebook Mall, she was listed in the number 2 position. SAIGON MOON has been chosen to be displayed at the Book Expo America 2010 in New York City.


Teri Davis February 28, 2010