Elaine Aucoin Schroller
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Elaine Aucoin Schroller is a former technical writer who writes about love, loss, secrets, and redemption during challenging historical times. She became enthralled by stories of Americans and Australians working and fighting together in WWI France and WWII Australia, and has published two novels, Dare Not Tell and The Bravest Soldiers, which feature Sophie and Joe Parker as main characters. Her short story “Ripples In a Pond” in Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women, is a companion piece to her novels. When she isn't writing Sophie and Joe’s next chapter or dreaming up travel plans for fun and research, Elaine wrangles the rescue cocker spaniels that she and her husband have welcomed into their home and hearts. Learn more about Elaine’s work at www.elaineschroller.com.
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Dare Not Tell: A WWI novel of love, loss, secrets, and redemption
(Book 1 in The Immense Sky Saga)
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Historical Fiction - WWI
He’s been hiding painful trauma. When his past threatens to erupt, will the truth break two hearts? London, July 1939. Joe Parker buried his memories deeply. On a second honeymoon with his adoring wife, the Australian Great War veteran becomes quietly uneasy when they receive an invitation to his country's WWI memorial in France. Anxious about returning to the scene of his shameful secret, the seasoned detective does his best to control his feelings with an iron will. With a deep rapport built with Sophie through wartime correspondence, and a bond forged by both losing their brothers in combat, their connection thrived through the years. But when the former lieutenant arrives on the grounds of the most brutal battle he ever fought, he fears his actions from long ago could drive the woman he loves away. Will shining a light on the past make their marriage another casualty of the horrific conflict? Dare Not Tell is the poignant first book in The Immense Sky Saga of historical fiction. If you like multi-layered characters, haunting depictions of traumatic encounters, and vividly evocative settings, then you’ll enjoy Elaine Aucoin Schroller’s award-winning emotional tale. Buy Dare Not Tell today and discover how love can triumph over trauma! 
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The Bravest Soldiers: A WWII Novel of Romance, Love, and Longing
(Book 2 in The Immense Sky Saga)
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Historical Fiction - WWII
A mother's love. A new love. As the Pacific War looms ever closer to Australia, will waiting and wondering break their hearts? September 1939. Sophie Parker nursed wounded soldiers in France during the Great War. She knows the physical and mental devastation war can wreak on hearts, minds, and bodies. When WWII breaks out, and Australia is called to join the effort, Sophie knows all too well what her sons will face when they enlist to fly and fight. Marianne Ryan grew up in a French town battered by the Germans during the Great War. But while she spends WWII in Sydney, far from her home and family in occupied France, the new love she never expected to find could break her heart beyond repair. With the war looming ever closer to Australia, Sophie and Marianne must watch and wait as the Japanese cut a swath through the Pacific. Can the two women be as courageous as the men they love? As they are in all wars, the women who wait at home must be the bravest soldiers. The Bravest Soldiers is the next chapter of romance, love, and longing in the Parker – Ryan family story begun in Dare Not Tell, but can be read as a standalone. 
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Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women
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Anthology
Feisty women spanning six centuries ... The twenty-three stories in this collection depict ordinary women—from the 1470s to the 1970s—who meet life’s challenges with fierce determination. An unhappy housewife in 1950s California gathers the courage to escape an abusive marriage. When local men are shipped off to WWI, a young Yorkshire woman joins others to keep a munitions factory at peak operation. As her land and way of life are threatened, a nineteenth century Chickasaw wife and mother rekindles the strength of her ancestors. A midwife strives to protect mothers from accusations of witchcraft. A Victorian portrait artist possesses a rare, sought-after talent that dispatches unwanted relatives. Foreign invaders, rigid domestic authorities, strictures of society and religion, the supernatural, and love and family bonds all serve as catalysts for the feisty women in these tales. Contributors: Debra Borchert, Teri M. Brown, Julie Mayerson Brown, Elisabeth Carson-Williams, Valerie Chalker, Joan Fernandez, Kim Gottlieb-Walker, Beth Anne Hill, Dawn W. Hogan, Carolyn Korsmeyer (Editor), Della Leavitt, Raquel Y. Levitt, Christy Matheson (Editor), Barbara Buckley Ristine, Suzanne Samuels, Julia María Schiavone Camacho, Elaine Aucoin Schroller (Editor), Kay Smith-Blum (Editor), Kimberly Sullivan (Editor), Ashley E. Sweeney, Nina Wachsman, Patty W. Warren, Marie W. Watts
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