Mary Jane Staples 
Longest Winter 
An enthralling and heart-breaking romantic saga set in WW1 that will keep you gripped

If you like Katie Flynn, Kristin Hannah and Fiona Valpy, you will love this page-turner of a romantic adventure from multi-million copy seller Mary Jane Staples. READERS ARE LOVING THE LONGEST WINTER!"A really good read from cover to cover. Read it on holiday almost non stop…" – 5 STARS"I thoroughly enjoyed this story and found it held my interest from beginning to end…" – 5 STARS"Didn’t want to put it down" – 5 STARS*********************************CAN THEIR LOVE SURVIVE THE LONG WINTER OF WAR? When Baroness Sophie von Korvacs meets British painter James Fraser one hot summer’s day in Vienna, the attraction is instant. A whirlwind romance follows, with Vienna bathed in the brilliance of the last days of the emperor. And when James proposes to Sophie it seems a fitting end to that wonderful, enchanting summer.But darker days are on the horizon as Europe teeters on the brink of war. James must make the ultimate choice: love for King and Country or love for Sophie. Before he knows it, his difficult decision is made for him, and he and Sophie are on opposite sides of a bloody and devastating conflict.Four bleak years of fighting and death roll by. Will Sophie’s long winter ever end and can their love conquer all?The Longest Winter was previously published as Appointment in Sarajevo.