A CLEAN, HISTORICAL ROMANCE SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE GREAT WAR. Minerva, Ohio, 1919 The mortar rounds and trenches of the Great War echo in Joe Conley's head. Returned a hero, he is a great thespian. Inside, an imposter lurks. His heart ripped from his ribcage by the savage, brutal gallantry of battle. He no longer fits into his charmed life. Sally Smith, the village's curious introvert, has mastered the art of self-reliance...