This action-packed war novel is set during the Second World War. It begins with the dramatic meeting of RCAF Pilot Officer Samuel LeBlanc and Susan, a young woman who, in only a few minutes, captures his heart for a lifetime. Because of Susan's unstable and abusive older sister, Hilda, the meeting is a violent one. Circumstances force these three unique characters to part and each experiences their separate struggle before they meet again. Sam is shot down over France and rescued by the French Resistance. Because of his ability to speak the language, he is recruited to help set up an escape...

Joanne Kemp sits by her husband's side as he lies in his hospital bed, dying. During his lifetime Larry, a jazz saxophonist, has been revered by fellow musicians and admired the world over for his outstanding talent. Close friends and family, however, know him to be an irresponsible father, an absentee husband, a supreme practical joker and a liar. Because of her religious convictions, her devotion to their two children, and her work running her own business, Joanne has been a loyal and faithful wife. Throughout the last two decades Larry has returned home only when he is desperate for Joanne...