Jesse P. Ward

Kasmira Mira Marie is the story of a young Arab girl who is living in North Africa during the thirteenth century. When an evil man takes over the kingdom and has her parents put to death, Kasmira wants to take revenge. She is both blessed and cursed with power and magic. As she plans her revenge, a mysterious woman in black takes her magic from her and sends her into the future. Kasmira finds herself in 1941 France and in the middle of World War II. She is taken in by Luce and Oliver Lavier, a kind couple living in the mountains and giving aid to the French Resistance. While living in the mountains with Luce and Oliver, Kasmira changes her name to Mira. When a young American pilot is shot down, Luce and Oliver come to his rescue. Kasmira/Mira and David, the young pilot, agree to meet in Paris after the war, but David never comes. After the war, with the help of Luce and Oliver, Kasmira changes her name to Marie and tries to make a home in Paris and find a way back to her home and time.