War Serenade

DIVIDED BY WAR. UNITED BY MUSIC. ENDANGERED BY PASSION. 

Pietro Saltamachio, an Italian opera star forced into war, is shot down and imprisoned in an Allied POW camp in South Africa.

Broken in spirit and stripped of his music, he finds reason to find his voice when he sees Iris Fuller through the camp's razor barrier.

Iris has an exciting career offer in her pocket — one that will take her oceans away — but she's drawn to the enemy prisoner with such conviction, she's prepared to lose her dream to follow her heart.  

Their longing leads to a secret rendezvous where Pietro could face death for escape and Iris could face charges of treason.

War Serenade is heart-wrenching, sometimes funny, dramatic, and a celebration of the human spirit and love against impossible odds.

"Jill Wallace has penned a love story for the ages, rich with detail and well-drawn characters. Fans of World War II romance are going to fall in love with this author."
- Roxanne St. Claire, New York Times bestselling author

"I feel like I just lost my best friends now that I finished reading this incredible story of World War II history and romance. This book reminded me of The Thorn Birds, one of my all-time favorite novels, and I know this fast-paced, moving story will soon be a blockbuster movie. ... Author Jill Wallace writes prose as poetry." 
- Journalist Debra Shannon