World War II ended over four years ago for Joe Martinson and when he returned home to his little Indiana town, he hoped to forget the past and move on, but if you ask his father Henry, Joe never moved on and all he does is hide from the world behind the lens of his camera.
Joe is convinced he can exist in his quiet, uncomplicated life, burying the memory of all he faced, that is until he comes face to face with Elizabeth Thompson, his one true love from long ago. 
At a time when Joe and Elizabeth are lost in a world that seems to be changing before their eyes, they come face to face with their past, and the possibility of a future they never imagined.
As they rekindle their love affair, Elizabeth teaches Joe to confront the ghosts of war. She helps him find a life that was almost lost to him, but she also helps him tell his story, their story, which will forever change both of their lives.



Lost Sunrise

Emma pulled herself from her reading. She looked off into the distance, she couldn't believe what she was reading. The history in her father's writing was a complete surprise to her. She had never heard that her mother had been married before; she had never known her father volunteered for the war. In her mind and in all her memories, her parents had always been together. 


Emma closed the book. The heat the engine had provided was gone, and the steel of the hood had become cold and uncomfortable. She stretched her legs out, trying to move the blood back to her feet. She slid off the car's hood, leaving the manuscript resting on the windshield. As her feet found the ground, she reached down, straightening her jeans, and then walked away from her car, out into the field. 


Chapter 31: Emma