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It’s 1968. The world is in turmoil. So is twenty-three-year-old Anna Rossi, who questions everything about her life, from her mostly Jewish heritage to her fear of intimacy. Summer in Europe with a childhood friend offers a perfect way to escape her demons. When her friend abandons her in Italy, Anna makes the rash decision to travel on with strangers. Her journey takes a perilous turn, leading her into conflict in Eastern Europe and into the heart of the Balkans. Love, Intrigue, Betrayal— Anna must find the strength to survive.

“A beautiful story of finding love and self-acceptance, masterfully woven onto a backdrop of a centuries-old struggle for cultural identity.” 

-- Pamela Taylor, author of the Second Son Chronicles

“This well-crafted, lyrical novel takes us straight into the fascinating world of Anna’s heart. Exotic locales, enriched by history through the author’s genius, function almost as characters within Anna’s haunting love story."

-- Sandra Sider, author of Exploring Your Artistic Voice and Handbook to Life in Renaissance Europe

This is a Romantic tale of passion, commitment, and danger, a thriller that you will not want to put down.”

-- Valerie Nieman, author of To the Bones and Blood Clay