“Tessa, I don’t know how to swing dance, and I wouldn’t be very good at it if I tried. But if you care, I’d like to do a different kind of dance with you.” Summer 1940. Fourteen-year-old Tessa Graham finds herself in a new, unfamiliar world. For her safety, she is sent from England to Chicago to live with the prominent Ardley family just before the London Blitz. Stifled by the ways of the rich, she is soon drawn to the city’s infamous South Side. A world where she discovers jitterbug dancing, and the intrigues of the powerful Irish community. But is this the escape she really wants? On the University of Chicago campus, eighteen-year-old Anthony Ardley has to make a choice. His country stands at the brink of war. Conscription threatens to become reality. As sole heir to the Ardley fortune, should he stand with his beloved uncle, a staunch isolationist, or join his radical classmates clamoring for American intervention? What will happen when Tessa and Anthony cross paths on the way to discovering themselves? A coming of age tale that emerges into an epic love story, this book takes you back to Chicago in the pre-war era, when two young people must find their paths in a world that is fast falling out of control. Don’t miss this story if you enjoy WWII historical fiction, moving romance tales, the Titanic or Downton Abbey. The entire series is completed.

“When I think of boarding the ship to head to where he is, when I think of seeing him again, my heart flares. I feel like I can soar high into the sky.” The second book of the Rose of Anzio series, this sequel to Moonlight tells a tale of love that transcends the tide of war. Now a second lieutenant with the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division, Anthony Ardley is deployed to Southern Italy, where he must try to lead and gain his troop’s trust. Eager to prove his worth, he dives into battle, only to find nothing is as meets the eye. Who are his friends and foes? Will he win the fight against the enemies without, only to lose the battle against the doubts within? Determined to follow Anthony to war, Tessa Graham secretly enrolls in a training program for military nurses to be deployed overseas. Here, she meets a veteran suffering from severe battle fatigue that is destroying his mind. She may be his last hope for help. Meanwhile, her petitions to be assigned to Anthony’s division are ignored. Her chance of joining him diminishes with every turn. All hope is gone. Will the two young lovers find their ways to surmount their separation and the atrocities of war ahead? Don’t miss this story if you enjoy reading WWII historical fiction, moving romance tales, or slice of life stories during the WW2 era. WARNING: Content contains some strong language and violence. This entire series is completed. Target release dates: Book 1 Moonlight - One Sale Now Book 2 Jalousie - On Sale Now Book 3 Desire - Pre-order begins in May, 2016 Book 4 Remembrance - September, 2016 All proceeds received for the first two months of released will be donated to the Chicago Veterans.

“We have so much ahead of us, Tessa. What we have ahead is this sea. It’ll be the same sea we’re looking at now, vast and beautiful. It’s already here, waiting for us. It won’t change. The war can’t take it away.” The third book of the Rose of Anzio series, this sequel to Jalousie is a love story that blossomed in the midst of WWII. Caught in a brutal war of attrition with no end in sight, Lieutenant Anthony Ardley faces the challenges of fighting the enemy and gaining the respect of troops. When their captain embarks on a plan that will lead to their doom, their survival hinges on what choices Anthony will make. On the Anzio beachhead, Tessa Graham reunites with Anthony and becomes an army nurse, but finds herself in direct line of enemy fire. While under siege, she meets the handsome, charismatic Jesse Garland, the medic from New York with a hidden past who harbors a secret admiration for her. Their encounter leads him to question everything about his life. Will their growing bond become more than she can handle? This continuing saga traces the history of the Battle of Anzio, one of the most heroic and least recognized stories in WWII history. It follows the U.S. Army Third Division as they fight through Southern Italy and beyond.

“You have to stay alive, all right...You do what you have to but get through this war. Get through it and go back to her. Nothing else matters...If you die, she’ll be very sad. Don’t make her sad.” A sequel to Desire, Remembrance follows the love story of army nurse Tessa Graham and Lieutenant Anthony Ardley after the fiercely fought Battle of Anzio. With the Allies' victory in Rome, Tessa and Anthony find respite to avow their love in the Eternal City. Their happiness is shattered when Tessa is unexpectedly transferred to Normandy. Now, Anthony must continue on with his troops to Southern France. In pursuit of the cunning Wehrmacht commander standing in the Allies’ way of victory, he is caught in a deadly game of chase. How many men will he sacrifice in order to win? Hopelessly in love with Tessa, Jesse Garland must decide whether to act on his feelings or to lose all possible chances with the only woman he has ever wanted. His unrequited love and his decision will alter their lives forever. The final book of the Rose of Anzio series, this story concludes in an epic tale of love, loss, and redemption as the U.S. Army Third Division fights two of the toughest battles of WWII, the battles at the Vosges Mountains and the Colmar pocket.

Christmas Eve, 1941. On his last night in New York, a young grifter sets out to turn the table on those who shorted him before he leaves for the draft. Will he win or lose? The handsome son of a high-class prostitute and the protégé of an expert con man, Jesse Garland knows what it takes to survive in a city like New York. The cold, hard world shows mercy to no one. He could either fend for himself, or be fleeced by those even more unscrupulous than him. The time has come to claim what he is owed, but an unexpected attack on Pearl Harbor shook the world. A swindler and a fraud all his life, the country now demands he answer the call of duty. The future of his fate is about to change. Forever. But before he leaves, he has a few scores to settle yet. Find out what happens to Jesse in the city of dreams on the night of December 24, 1941. \\\Attention:* This story was previously published in the anthology Pearl Harbor and More: Stories of December 1941. If you own that anthology, do not buy this book. Christmas Eve in the City of Dreams is a spin-off story from the WWII series Rose of Anzio. It can be read as a standalone.

"Last night, I loved you a lifetime and more." What’s an ordinary girl to do when a time-traveling WWII soldier crashes into her room? Sixteen-year-old Julia’s world is already a mess. Her quarterback boyfriend just left her and broke her heart. Her high school counselor wants to know why her grades are taking a tumble, but all she wants to do is hide. And what if she can’t get into a good college? Would her parents understand? But her life is about to get even more complicated when she wakes up one morning and finds a soldier from 1944 in her bed. Eighteen-year-old Edmond thought he was dreaming when he fell asleep in his own room in Chicago. What grunt wouldn’t dream of leaving the miserable battlefield in France, go home to America, and have a good night sleep in his own bed? But when he woke up, he found a strange girl lying beside him. He's home alright—in 1989! To his nightmare, the girl drives a Japanese car and listens to Milli Vanilli, a German band. Is their encounter an error in time or a will of fate? Find out in this tale of two young people whose love for each other knows no bound. \\\* Eternal Flame is a spinoff story from the Rose of Anzio WWII historical fiction series, but can be read as a separate, standalone novel. \\\* Readers are saying Eternal Flame — "A love story like no other." — "One of the best time travel books I’ve read." — "Be prepare to stay awake reading past your bedtime." — "Though-provoking Romance." — "Thoughtful, intense, and very well written."