What do you do if your lover turns out to be an enemy spy? This WWII love story celebrates the resilience of people and the power of love. It revolves around a conspiracy by the DeBeers diamond company that not only manipulated wartime decisions, but still impacts almost every modern-day marriage. British pilot Emily Rhodes, burning for revenge over the loss of her brother on the bloody shores of Dunkirk, enlists to shuttle aircraft in-country. The family estate in Africa of her lover, built upon gold and diamond mining, is assimilated by the diamond cartel. As war breaks out, Michael Hawthorne finds himself trapped in Britain, determined to break the company that swallowed his future in a single bite. Hank Wells is in charge of the new U.S. DeBeers ad campaign at his New York agency when Pearl Harbor upends his country and life. His knowledge of the world of diamonds launches him into Emily's life, and onto the global stage as a spy for the O.S.S. Emily's wartime duties become unexpectedly dangerous and exciting as she's drawn into the intrigue of espionage. Encountering these characters in their complicated dance that spans the globe is no less than the creator of James Bond himself, Ian Fleming.
About the Author: Greg Cohen's fiction explores the literary version of photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson's "The decisive moment"; those fleeting, defining instants when entire lives can change. His writing is supervised by two cats and a dog, all who wish he would write more about animals. His short fiction has appeared in the Eureka Literary Magazine, Bellowing Ark, City Primeval and the Belletrist Review. One of his characters speaks for Greg's life-long love of the arts when she tells her son, "Here's the best thing about art, Theo...it's not necessary. People can't survive without certain things: food, water, shelter, tools. But no one ever died from art starvation, honey. It's not essential to the body, but it is to the soul. Art is something we're driven to do, not compelled to do." That belief fuels his work not only as a writer, but in his pursuits as a photographer and musician, and he's recently begun to paint, working with acrylics. Born and raised in Colorado, he's lived in California, Washington, Nevada and Alaska. His love of motion and travel has taken him through most of the 50 states as well as China, Mexico, Spain, Finland, Russia, South Africa and Australia. Greg is also a graphic designer, business consultant and grant writer for non-profits.