Summary: Will Hansen was a tall, broad-shouldered German with dirty blonde hair, striking blue eyes, fair skin, and a strong jawline. Calm, reserved, and quietly compassionate, he had been studying medicine before World War II interrupted his dream of becoming a doctor. Rose was a beautiful young American woman with golden blonde hair, bright blue eyes, fair skin, and soft, delicate features. As the youngest and only daughter in her family, she was cherished by her father and three older brothers. With their blessing, she enlisted as a nurse aide, believing she would remain safely behind the front lines. Unknown to her family, however, she secretly cut her hair short, disguised herself as a teenage boy, and repeatedly entered combat zones to rescue wounded soldiers. Their lives crossed inside the remains of a crumbled building barely left standing after heavy shelling. Wounded and hiding inside, Rose was discovered by Will, who immediately recognized her as an Allied soldier. When fellow German soldiers searched the building, he deliberately lied that no one was inside before returning to treat her wound, share his food, and help her survive. Neither realized that the stranger they had just met would one day become the love of their life. For weeks they survived together behind enemy lines, communicating through broken English, German, and gestures. Although there was a quiet attraction between them, neither acted on it, choosing instead to focus on survival. Eventually they were separated when Will was captured and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp while Rose escaped back to Allied territory. Refusing to abandon the man who had once saved her despite believing she was his enemy, Rose risked everything to rescue him. Together they escaped across Europe before boarding a train to America. Once home, Rose secretly hid Will in her family’s house while struggling with the knowledge that she would eventually have to confess she had spent the war fighting on the front lines