Then Corporal Adam Nowak arrives.
Young, Polish, and insolent, Adam smiles in the face of orders and meets every challenge with a look that lingers a second too long. What begins as irritation becomes obsession, and what begins as obsession becomes secret nights that could cost them both everything.
But the empire Viktor serves is the one Adam’s people are fighting. When jealousy, a misunderstanding, and an unforgivable silence tear them apart, Adam disappears into the Polish uprising and Viktor is left with a bottle, a letter, and a heart he has no right to break.
Years of war, prison, and loss later, they meet again on opposite sides of a battlefield. One is the general ordered to crush the rebellion. The other is the rebel he can’t stop loving.
A sweeping, emotional historical romance about forbidden love, loyalty, and the courage to give up everything to be free.