Publisher's Synopsis
When Baroness Sophie von Korvacs meets British painter James Fraser one hot summer's day in Vienna, the attraction is instant. A whirlwind romance follows, with Vienna bathed in the brilliance of the last days of the empire. When James proposes to Sophie it seems a fitting end to that wonderful, enchanting summer, but as Europe teeters on the brink of war, James must make the ultimate choice: love for King and Country or love for Sophie. Before he knows it, he and Sophie are on opposite sides of a bloody and devastating conflict. After four bleak years of fighting, will Sophie's long winter ever end?
