A sweeping saga of love that transcends the tide of war, this epic tale continues as two young lovers fight to survive one of the fiercest battles fought in WWII.Caught in a brutal war of attrition with no end in sight, Lieutenant Anthony Ardley finds himself fighting on two fronts: against the German soldiers entrenched on top of the mountains, and a stubborn, misguided captain with a plan that will lead to their doom.Can he defy the man he swore to follow? What choices will he make to salvage his troops?On the Anzio beachhead, Tessa Graham reunites with Anthony and becomes an army nurse. While working under siege, she meets the handsome, charismatic Jesse Garland, the medic from New York with a hidden past.Will their growing bond become more than she can handle?- - -“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.”- - -Fans of Herman Wouk and Diane Moody will not want to miss this.