Description
In Chicago, Illinois, two people are about to lock eyes across a crowded dance floor. The following moment will spark the love story of a lifetime . . .
The year is 1944 and America has just entered the war. Young men and women are being drafted in to fight with their allies on Europe's distant shores. Throughout America, sweethearts are saying their last goodbyes.
Liz Stephens is already betrothed to budding US senator Dalton Harris, but when she meets GI Morgan McClain, she feels an instant and intense connection. Yet when he dances with her flirtatious best friend Betty,
Liz is left feeling like just another soldier's fancy. Betty is besotted by Morgan and begs Liz to write letters for her to post to him overseas. Liz reluctantly agrees, anxious to retain a connection to him.
As the last searing days of World War II loom, a correspondence begins that will alter the course of all their lives forever.