Two strangers. One war. An incredible bond. 1915 Nineteen-year-old German-American Ilse Stahl is crossing in the RMS Lusitania with her parents when it is torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland. Ilse survives, but her parents - along with over a thousand others - are lost. Concealing her German heritage, Ilse signs up with the British army to become a nurse on the front lines in Ypres, Belgium. Halfway around the world, Roland Hawkins loses his father in the notorious Black Tom explosion in New York Harbor. Impatient and full of anger, he journeys to England to enlist and is soon in the trenches in Ypres, seeking revenge.

Both Roland and Ilse have felt the keen sting of loss in the war. But when their worlds collide, they are transformed by the unlikely bond they find with each other. Is the love that blossoms between them strong enough to survive the darkest days that lie ahead?"An author to follow . Highly recommend to readers of all ages and genders"Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz "Well-researched and gripping . Fans of WWII fiction and women's fiction won't want to miss these inspiring stories of courage and survival" The Historical Novel Society on All the Lights Above Us.