It's Complicated

<p><strong>It's Complicated</strong></p><p>**Warning* This story may contain triggers</p><p> </p><p>After chasing down a pair of rambunctious boys Grant Cooper an ambitious philosopher meets his new neighbor a young mother whose strength hides a painful secret. Elizabeth is married to an abusive husband a volatile figure hardened by the era's uncertainties as well as his own demons.</p><p> </p><p>Had their first encounter happened at a ration line or in a dimly lit cafe he might not have noticed her guarded smile. But in the safety of her own apartment Elizabeth's smile reveals both fear and a flicker of hope after they begin to talk.</p><p> </p><p>Once he gets to know her better Grant falls for her-not just her beauty but her courage in enduring a private war at home with an abusive spouse as the whole world battles one abroad.</p><p> </p><p>He's torn by sacrifice wanting to save her but knowing the scandal or danger of intervening in a time when divorce was rare and taboo.</p><p> </p><p>Elizabeth's resilience shines as she navigates her husband's cruelty. Yet the urgency of wartime pushes her neighbor Grant to act perhaps offering her a way out or in a time of weakness or during a rare instant alone.</p><p> </p><p>Their love grows in stolen fleeting moments charged with the era's uncertainty and the fear she has for her husband and his ties to the mob.</p><p> </p><p>Will her husband discover their secret before the mob collects the debt that's owed them?</p><p> </p><p><strong>This is a timeless tale of extraordinary love and compassion in a war-torn era.</strong></p>