No Greater Love, A Novel of World War II

A French mother anxious to spare her son from war starts him on a journey that does everything but. To avoid conscription John-Paul assumes the identity of his cousin, Pauline Valery. The same attributes that caused his mother to fear for his safety allows him to assume his new role with ease. When France sues for peace any thoughts of returning to his former life are forgotten as John-Paul settles into a new life as Pauline, one better suited to his nature than the one he left behind. This new life is complicated when Pauline catches the attention of Erich Gerhart, a German soldier. Erich’s interest in Pauline is noted by a leader in the Resistance who encourages her to cultivate a relationship with the German in an effort to gain access to the information he routinely handles. As Pauline attempts to balance her duty to her country, affections for Erich and the need to keep her true nature a secret, D-Day brings the very war her mother hoped to spare her from to Pauline’s doorstep.