It is 1950 and with World War II finally over the world is calm, or is it? In this third book of the Billy Love Trilogy the Wolf family evolves as new people enter the scene. Secrets and spies abound as the Cold War encompasses the world. This historical novel reveals the maturation of a familyÕs commitment to the challenges of history. It features an unrelenting motivation of a determined and remarkable group of women.

The connection of four women, exquisitely intertwined, and their commitment to each other, leads them on a journey of hope and healing for the forsaken children. In a time when the American government seemingly turns its back on the plight of young German children, the wolfpack takes action. Four orphans are central to the story. Renata and Ursula, sisters in Munich. Ruthie, found in an orphanage in the Bronx. And Wolfgang, a young boy living in Frankenstein Castle. What will be their fate and how can the women help them?

"Kill them all. God will know his own." This was the advice the crusading Catholic knights were given before they stormed the walls of the heretic Cathar city of Beziers in 1209. They took it to heart and 10,000 people died. Two childhood friends are part of this tragedy. One, Peter, is an assistant to the mysterious priest who leads the crusade; the other, John, with the help of a heretic woman, barely escapes the doomed city with his life. As the brutal war against the Cathars expands, Peter and John are caught up on opposite sides of the search for a secret that might change the world. Book II coming in Fall 2010 and Book III coming in Fall 2011! PRAISE FOR JOHN WILSON "John Wilson has crafted a vivid, visual, moving story filled with action, adventure and intrigue!" -Eric Walters on Where Soldiers Lie "An exciting story, sumptuously written, and richly evocative of time and place. An amazing achievement." --Deborah Ellis on Where Soldiers Lie

Ursula's Promise is the fifth book in the Billy Love historical novel series. It continues with the saga of the Forsaken Children: Ursula, Wolfgang, Ruth and Renata. Their shared German heritage brings them back to 1960s West Berlin and Munich, where the lingering effects of a defeated Nazi Germany and the Cold War with communist China intersects. The four young adults crisscross the world from New York City to Lake Okoboji, Iowa and West Berlin. Why do they keep secrets? What promises are being made? Each of them has a destiny influenced by the past.

A young soldier survives a Confederate prison camp during the Civil War.