<p><strong>Cerulean skies. White sand. Festive luaus.</strong></p><p><strong>Hawaii is heaven on earth.</strong></p><p><strong>Until a sleepy Sunday morning in December&hellip;</strong></p><p>Elizabeth Wellman, a reserved academic, survives the attack on Pearl Harbor only to flee her Vermont home under a barrage of sensational press. She soon learns long sleeves can&#39;t hide all her scars.&nbsp;<br />
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She takes refuge as a teacher in a New Jersey suburb. Invited to a student&#39;s picnic, Elizabeth is shocked to learn Port Johnson isn&#39;t a park, but a prisoner of war camp where local families gather each week. It&#39;s with this unconventional group that she finds security, a sense of belonging&mdash;and love.<br />
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Dante Montenari, a wounded veteran, is drawn to Elizabeth despite his best efforts to keep her away from the back-alley violence of his world. He has lost women to bloodshed and may again as the couple become pawns in a territorial dispute between the Italian and Irish mobs.&nbsp;<br />
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War has already exacted a heavy price from these injured souls. Will they at last find peace, or perish?</p>