It is 1950 and with World War II finally over the world is calm, or is it? In this third book of the Billy Love Trilogy the Wolf family evolves as new people enter the scene. Secrets and spies abound as the Cold War encompasses the world. Four women are again central to the story: Billy Love, Katerina, Elisabetha and Eva. Their commitment and love for their forsaken German children - Ursula, Renata, Wolfgang and Ruthie - leads them into unprecedented situations. The horrors of war are entrenched in the memories of the children, often times playing out in heartbreaking ways. Will they ever truly escape the nightmares that plague their young minds? Nurse May Phillips is introduced. She initiates innovative psychiatric therapies for children. But Nurse Phillips herself is secretive and elusive. What is her true mission? Katerina searches for her elusive Russian family after a mysterious trunk shows up on her doorstep. Its treasures lead her on a journey deep within communist territory. Who or what will she find? Eva Braun avoids publicity and flees New York City seeking restoration of her soul. What she discovers in a mountain inn will lead to new understandings about faith and hope. This historical novel reveals the maturation of a family's commitment to the challenges of history. It features an unrelenting motivation of a determined and remarkable group of women.
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