It is 1944, just three years after the US has joined the war against Germany. France's northern beaches are a rough line of destroyed rubble, and bomb craters. It is today, June 6, 1944 when the Americans and the British delve deeper than they have ever gone. A group of soldiers venture deep into enemy lines in order to stop the menacing Germans from destroying Europe, and if not stopped, the world. Follow the lives of several brave men as they trek across France to save the world as they know it. But will they succeed? Dive into this mind bending novel that reveals the horrors of war and inspires bravery among men and women alike.

Gage and Sadie fell in love their junior year of high school. But, after high school, their lives went completely different directions- Gage to the United States Marine Corps, and Sadie to college. Although their relationship is never easy, they try to stay together through it all.

Against the backdrop of the First World War, a young soldier tries to forget his past and survive each day. Back in England, a young woman who has made a terrible mistake tries to forget that he ever existed. Memories of happy summers long past mock the brutality of the world they now live in and each day; both on the front line and at home is a struggle to survive. But somehow, in the flare of bombs and the ashes of the battlefield... A youthful love simply refuses to die. And the repercussions of a buried, forbidden passion haunts them both. ~~~~ First place winner in 'Sad Story Category' in the Victoria Approved awards