In the golden sands of Southampton an unlikely, lifetime friendship is forged. Ashton Sommes and Chess Trevail are playmates since infancy. One is wealthy, irresistible, reckless and irresponsible. The other is pragmatic, serious, focused and the son of the Sommes' butler. Teddy Deering, three years their junior, also comes from wealth and is the quintessential tomboy—stubborn, purposeful and determined to never grow up.

Together, from the palatial homes of Manhattan to Southampton, they share the innocent and simple joys of youth. They create their own Camelot, built on the aspirations, hopes and dreams of childhood. However, as the years pass, they must learn that childhood fantasies must give way to the reality of adulthood. Eventually, the complexities of that reality brings an abrupt end to their perfect world and a single night of passion leads to dark secrets, lies and betrayals.

As World War II comes crashing down on them, Ash and Chess leave Teddy behind to hold together the pieces of their crumbling world. Coupled with the torture of living with a cruel deception, she now must struggle with a confrontational and misunderstood relationship with her father. When Ash returns from the war a cripple, the nightmare becomes even more grotesque and any chance of rediscovering their Camelot seems forever lost.

This is a story of a profound love between three people and how a chain of extraordinary events threatens that love. It is also a story of wrongs committed, ultimate betrayals and the loss of innocence. Yet, it also tells a tale of undying love—a search for forgiveness and atonement that will bring expiation and redemption.

ALSO BY MARY T. KREMER from Aonian Press: Anan Cara.
 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mary Kremer was born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan. Writing, though always a hobby, didn't become a serious pursuit until after a fulfilling nursing career. Gardening, sailing, traveling and anything Irish are her passions. After raising their two sons, she and her husband now live in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is also the author of another Aonian Press romance novel, Anam Cara.