Not All Roses Bloom in Spring

PREVIOUSLY NAMED 'THE BATTLE OF VEURSIR.'. Warning - This book does deal with the themes of war and loss. Viewer discretion is advised. She went from working in her family's bar to helping those out on the battlefield. Young Claire Emerson received a letter that changed her life forever. She received an invitation from the military only weeks after a war had broken out. Her country needed her and she knew that, yet she accepted the call for a reason totally personal to her. Join Claire on a journey of pain, heartbreak, sadness and maybe, just maybe, love, as she found herself, combating the war alongside the one man who stood up for her. *extract from the book* From her hands, she gazed up at her brother. "Do you really have to go back?" she asked him. The lump that formed in her throat was the only culprit, the cause of her voice, that held her words, to be so soft. From looking in the distance, her words caused him to lower his gaze and look down into the dirt. Not too long passed when he glanced at Meghan, who had her eyes on them both, she too was looking for the answer to Claire's question. Finally, Garrett looked at his sister, a small smile of reassurance appeared on his lips. "But I will be back..." A pause. "I will be back before you know it!". Claire tried to react to his words, she attempted to smile but failed in doing so. She wasn't in the mood to give him a fake smile, to fake her contentment. Garrett took in another breath. "I-I have to go. I have to go, Claire. They need me there. But I think it'll be everything like it was thus far, it'll be nothing serious. Remember when dad, too, was a soldier? He spent less than a year in the army and then came back.". "Y-yeah, but this is different, Garrett...". A very brief pause followed Claire's words. "Didn't you hear about another war brewing up? It was all in the papers, Garrett.". Gently, Garrett shook his head in disapproval. "They are just rumours, Claire. You cannot believe something like that. What more, you cannot trust those kinds of people. The kind who earn money from scaring others.". Claire was about to say something, she was about to retort, but she choked up on her own words. In the end, she said nothing. "You don't have to worry about me. I'll be back, Claire.". A pause. "Just like father... I'll be back before you know it.".