Book excerpt: When her brother is killed at Pearl Harbor, nurse Lydia Davis puts her wedding to pilot and mechanic, Jeremy Cross on hold to join the Women's Army Corp of nurses, leaving to do her part for the war. Battling death and disease on the battlefields of Africa and Italy, Lydia faces many regrets, chief among them, leaving Jeremy. When Lydia finally returns to civilization for a short holiday in England, she discovers her former fiance, Jeremy is also stationed there. Will they rekindle the love they once took for granted or just take comfort from the horrors of war in each other's arms?