The Silver Key: A Joshua P. De Luca Novel

Love and the reality of life converge in Dan Santoro's spellbinding second novel, The Silver Key. It's the summer of 1971 and Air Force Technical Sergeant Joshua De Luca continues to grieve over the death of his brother in Vietnam. The love Linda Romano brings into his life allows him to bury the pain-but nothing stays buried forever. When they discussed diamond rings and their future, Linda sees her lifelong dream coming true. Beneath the love and happiness, she harbors a painful unresolved fear that sets off a series of events that threaten her future with Josh. Will Linda succumb to her fear, or will a violent confrontation with an unwelcome suitor destroy Josh and Linda's future together? After the emotionally charged love story in Dan Santoro's debut novel, Happenstance, a new chapter in the life of Air Force Technical Sergeant Josh De Luca unfolds in the pages of The Silver Key. It is more than a love story. It speaks to the strength of the human spirit to overcome obstacles and seize opportunities. His better judgment screamed at him to acknowledge Linda's feelings and end this. After all, if he was honest with himself, he did ignore her, but Josh was unable to restrain himself. He let out his thoughts in a brash voice. "Let's clear the air. If you want to talk about problems, you're the one with the problem. How do you think I'm supposed to feel when the woman I love tells me we have no future together?"