Excerpt: The War At Home

I had to make the hardest decision of my life.
Leave Germany, my home, my few friends here, my family and way of life. And Raymond. All for one mysterious American: Adam Sinclair.
What he offered was tantalising, a life with him in America, away from the fighting and the massacre of the Jews and other minorities. Run away with him.
Or I could stay with Raymond, the man who I didn’t know if I loved or hated but made me feel things I didn’t feel with anyone else…
My stomach churned as my internal war raged. My breathing staggered, I looked up into Adam’s soft brown eyes and prayed I’d made the right choice. The first step away would be hard: but one day I’d forget, one day I’d move on and be able to live my life.
“Please.” He begged. “Come with me.”
“I…”