Rose of Anzio Series

An enthralling coming-of-age tale beginning on the American home front, where sweet romance blooms against the horror of war.

This thrilling drama and military saga will take you from pre-war Chicago to the historic Battle of Anzio in Italy and beyond.

An enthralling coming-of-age tale beginning on the American home front, where sweet romance blooms against the horror of war. This thrilling drama and military saga will take you from pre-war Chicago to the historic Battle of Anzio in Italy and beyond.

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Moonlight

“Tessa, I don’t know how to swing dance. But if you care, I’d like to do a different kind of dance with you.”

Jalousie

“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.”

Desire

“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.”

Remembrance

“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.”

Christmas Eve in the City of Dreams

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?