A widower has about given up on finding a new partner when the Goth called Lilac turns up on his doorstep... The path of love is not smooth; some tears are involved, too.
Jake Conway has fought his way through school and at eighteen the end is in sight. At the bottom of the popularity heap, he can't wait to leave school and start a new life. But then The Pulse happens and his life is changed for ever.
Mike is 18 when his mother asks him to spend the summer with Aunt Leia. She is not much older—beautiful, blonde, and alone while her husband works far away. At first, it seems like a normal holiday: a big house, a swimming pool, and simple garden work. But soon, small moments between them start to feel different. A smile, a touch, or the way her dress falls open makes Mike’s heart race. He knows it is wrong, but he cannot stop thinking about her....
The story is that of a 30 year old man who is taken back 60 years to wartime Britain,through some fluke and finds himself in the body of an eighteen year old boy, with a glamorous mother and girlfriend In his own way he made a significant contribution to winning the war. He had many affairs and many adventures in war time Britain.
Amanda is picking up the pieces of her life after an ill-considered marriage, moving across two states back to her girlhood home. Her brother Nick is trying to put his life back together as well, having put everything on hold to care for his dying mother for the last year. Together, they try to find the strength to continue on - and perhaps more.