Sophie (Jennings)

The whole world is at war. So is her soul…Sussex, 1914. Sophie Romano still grieves for her father. Plagued by nightmares of his horrific death, she tries to content herself with life as the head maid at a prestigious seaside hotel. But after her heart is broken by unrequited love, she seeks a new beginning training as a nurse in London.With the bombs from the German Zeppelins and the suffering of her patients reviving her terrible dreams, Sophie fears she won't be chosen to serve on the Western front. And when an old flame returns and a cruel trainer makes life a living hell, the traumatized girl faces the ultimate fight to grow into the woman she's determined to become.Amidst the madness of siren-filled streets, can she claim her own peace of mind? Susan A. Jennings was born in Britain of a Canadian mother and British father. Both her Canadian and British heritages are often featured in her stories. She lives and writes in Ottawa Canada and is the author of The Sackville Hotel Trilogy, many short stories, a memoir and is currently writing a new series in contemporary romance.

The fury of war rages on. So does her heart …Somewhere near Passchendaele, 1917. Sophie Romano is ecstatic, her life's dream flicking at her finger tips. A war nurse at the Casualty Clearing Station, she prepares to heal and comfort injured and dying soldiers. The crude conditions under cold, leaky canvas, surrounded by thick sticky mud and screaming shell-shocked soldiers are no deterrent. Even a cruel and vengeful superior from her past and a love triangle that rips at her heart, cannot dissuade the strong-willed Sophie's devotion to her calling.Until …The night sky bursts into orange-crimson fire and the thunderous quaking of the earth fills her with dread. The nightmares return and she must hide her secret terror or risk being sent home.Amidst the darkest days of war. A driven, determined young nurse risks it all. Can she save them without losing her soul? Susan A. Jennings was born in Britain of a Canadian mother and British father. Both her Canadian and British heritages are often featured in her stories. She lives and writes in Ottawa Canada and is the author of The Sackville Hotel Trilogy, many short stories, a memoir and is currently writing a new series in contemporary romance.

Her mother's death was the first in a series of unimaginable tragedies…Italy, 1906. Sophie Romano's excitement at the prospect of moving to Britain with her parents, belies the many tragedies that are about to change her young life. The family's silk business, a silk farm in Italy and a mill in Britain thrive as British society scrambles to wear Romano Silk. A bright, intelligent women, the son he never had, he encourages Sophie to learn the business, unusual for Edwardian time. That is until jealous and devious competitors strive to bring down the Romano empire, inciting rebellion on the factory floor, total destruction and death, even murder.Sophie, only sixteen and in love with the one person she thought she could trust is abandoned. Teetering on the verge of one more enormous loss. How will young Sophie survive? Susan A. Jennings was born in Britain of a Canadian mother and British father. Both her Canadian and British heritages are often featured in her stories. She lives and writes in Ottawa Canada and is the author of The Sackville Hotel Trilogy, many short stories, a memoir and is currently writing a new series in contemporary romance.