Only one man can give her the love and independence she craves. Who is he... London, England, 1919. The bombs and guns are silent, jazz music, bobbed hair and risqué dancing fills the air with gaiety, fun and laughter. But Sophie Romano hears the weeping and chilling silence beneath the trumpets and trombones. The world has changed and so has she. A strong, intelligent war nurse, Sophie recovers from catastrophic injuries and returns to the Bartley Hospital, a star with expectations of a great nursing career. And, now, when it matters most, she can barely make a decision. Is she losing her mind? Her fiancé, Andrew, anxious to be wed, is unaware a past lover is lurking close by. Sophie's heart is tearing in two, with her career in jeopardy and her sanity in question. Matron gives her two weeks leave and she flees to Lucca, Italy, for solitude and reflection. The visit to her villa, the home where she was born and first fell in love is bitter sweet, complicated by unforgotten love and dangerous memories that seep into her London life. Jazz, dancing, fun and laughter veils the silenced guns and quiet weeping ... the whole world has changed ...so has Sophie