"Talk to me, Lady Rose. Just talk to me." Yorkshire, 1943. Petty officer Lily Baines is part of the Wrens, and one of the best radio specialists. Day after day enclosed in a cold cubicle, browsing and listening frequencies and static in hopes of catching a tiny glint of enemy information or movements, allowing the british forces to retaliate or prevent an attack. Not without much success; until one day she catches a radio transmission of a young US officer, Matt Jackson, in an allied submarine...

Touching short-story about a petty officer (Lily Baines) in the Women’s Royal Navy Service (Wrens) in 1943 Yorkshire, England, working at a made over seaside hotel that is a listening station during World War II. Her job is to intercept enemy naval communications and send them to Bletchley Park for decryption. One night, she picks up a transmission that isn’t code at all—it’s a cry for help. An American ship is taking heavy fire in the North Atlantic—but no one else has reported an attack, and t...

I am a huge fan of Amazon’s short story collection. Rarely do I enjoy short stories, as it seems there is little character and plot development. I am left unsatisfied. Somehow, Amazon has recruited elite authors who are able to achieve fulfilling stories that leaves the reader satisfied. “Signal Moon”, by Kate Quinn is a bit of a science fiction story involving physics and multi-dimensions. Also, not a genre I gravitate to. Author Kate Quinn is the draw. She is one of my favorite historical fic...

Short story from KU + Audible listenI feel like I've been on an adventure! Traveling from Withernsea, England in 1943 to New York 2023!Lily Baines is only twenty two, a petty officer in the Women's Royal Naval Service (the Wrens). She intercepts live radio communications sent to enemy vessels that hunted their own."She knew what she heard"Matt Jackson, a young US officer is hearing a crackle of static on his radio. He hears the "downton abbey voice" and the stakes are high.A short story/listen ~...

Shortish review for this short story. WOW. Okay so some of ya'll might've been shocked that I read this, but tbh I've been having the most asstastic reading month that I thought why the hell not 😂 This was book #2 in my short story bender. The writing? Chefs kiss. The plot? Unique with high stakes. The ending? Had a hoe choking up. This well-researched novella had me wanting more. Although completely illogical, I felt bad for the main characters. How could they live out their respective lives w...

In a Nutshell: My very first Kate Quinn work, and I loved it! Just a short story and yet what lovely character development and writing! I could almost hear and see the characters. Story Synopsis:1943, Yorkshire. Lily Baines, the young daughter of a wealthy and well-connected Viscount, has traded in the luxury living to join in the war efforts. She now intercepts naval signals and sends them to Bletchley Park for decryption. One day, she catches a previously unknown signal, which relays to her a ...

Signal Moon by Kate Quinn Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld and Andrew Gibson It's Yorkshire, 1943, and Lily Baines is working for the "Y" service, a network of British signals intelligence collection sites. She and all the women working at her station are to write down, exactly as they hear them, the German intelligence that they hear over the wireless and those communications will be sent to Bletchley Park for translation. She's worn down by this war that has gone on longer than anyone expected an...

My first Kate Quinn book and it's a short-story. I want more!

This is available on Prime Reading and it caught my eye. Set during WW II in 1943 and a fictional struggle in 2023 this one packed in a lot for 50 pages. Radio transcription wires go awry and a British lady working radio transcription in wartime Britain interacts with a U.S. Navy Officer in 2023! It ended on an emotional tender thought. A great little story! Why have I not read anything from Kate Quinn before? I definitely will now!!

A short story that packs an emotional punch. A story of chance and impossible connections. The year is 1943, when petty officer Lily Baines manages to tune into a radio transmission she has been trained to intercept and decode for the navy. Whilst this information is vital to the war effort, there is one revelation that makes this intelligence startling. It is from the future!!!. However, despite eighty years apart, Lily and Matt must find a way to help each other. Matt with his knowledge of wha...

UPDATE: now available from Amazon in audio and e-book! An exclusive short story I wrote for Amazon Publishing, exploring one of the pieces of Bletchley Park history I didn't have room for in THE ROSE CODE--namely, the sharp-eared women who worked at the Y stations! Plus, oh yeah, a little time-travel . . . I hope you enjoy it!7/1/22SIGNAL MOON publishes officially on August 1, but it is available one month early (NOW!) to anyone with Amazon Prime, and to those subscribed to the Amazon First Read...