Author Description

When a spark from Rosia's past ignites her future, the light is blinding. Salerno, Italy, 1943. Rosia Paneterri has never known a world without war, enemies, and hardship amid the throes of Fascist Italy. As the invasion of Salerno beckons outside her rural home, Rosia's sheltered world is uplifted when she finds injured US Navy Officer, Chester Earleywine. Although their time together is brief, they share a spark of romance. When tragedy strikes, ending what could have been her first love, Rosia's heart is yet another casualty of war. Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1948. With World War II in the past, Rosia is settled in her new life in America. Going steady with US Army Specialist, Leland Greene, Rosia finds her life at a crossroads. Rosia embarks on a paper-trail campaign to find the light she is searching for, and a second chance at igniting the fire of her past. A novel of courage, patience, and resolve, of the ruthlessness of war, and the heartbreak and hope left in its wake.