An action-adventure, romance against all odds and mystery story in a historical novel with action and passion for life. It takes place in the 1970s when a Kentucky woman and a New York Metro area man start out as friends at The Ohio State University and become much more. They write to each other for support during the real trials of Officer Candidate School and Basic Combat training, murders, grand theft, assaults and suicide occur in the story. Their correspondence becomes more intimate and their lives more desperate. Two careers and marriages hang in the balance. Eventually, they have to "adapt" and "overcome".

Brendan Bey, is a writer who served in the US Army and heard many of the sergeant's stories of the acts of murder, grand theft, and assaults of soldiers on the bases or posts.There was a story of a lone soldier on a three-hour pass found dead with a crushed skull next to a barracks hall. Another story was of a supply sergeant murdered to cover up theft of government property. This was a dismal time in the Army after the Vietnam War. Beating recruits is immoral and unproductive.