Reading is a great form of escapism for me, and sometimes, when the world seems too complicated,  I reach for historical fiction – particularly fiction set around the first and second World Wars, because life at that time seemed simpler.  Love wasn’t over thought and life was about family and faith. Well, sure, that is a generalization, and every generation had its share of problems and conflict, but life in general was simpler, and romance was sweet. So for What I’m Reading Wednesday, I’m sharing two books set in and post-wartime. Hope Rising, the second book from the “Of Love and War” series by Stacy Henrie. While part of a…