Not only has architecture grad Shelby Pratt been fired from her job as a waitress, she's locked her keys in the car and is infuriated when one of the women that just got her fired stops to offer help.

Gwen Lawford feels bad for the waitress, but it seems there's little she can do. Director of a small Naval museum on San Francisco Bay, Gwen is working desperately to save the historic building from developers.

When Shelby learns that Gwen tries to get her rehired, she offers her thanks in person—giving her the chance to tour the museum and to meet the intriguing Gwen under better circumstances.

Soon they discover a mutual interest in unraveling a mysterious affair between a Rosie-the-Riveter shipyard worker and a Navy WAVES recruit, opening the door to continued contact...and deeper feelings.

But secrets of the past and present take a shocking personal turn for Shelby, and Gwen's desire to set the past right could destroy any chance at a future of their own.

Combining romance, passion and the courageous history of women in wartime, Golden Crown Literary Award winner Robbi McCoy tells an unforgettable story of impossible love and the resilience of the human heart.