Oliver, a young college boy in London, sees the life he knows and loves changed when the Nazi blitz of 1940 tears through the heart of his home. The choices he makes from there lead him through a world of danger, fear, and isolation, challenging his will to overcome the obstacles before him. Unsure of where his fate lies, Oliver must be bold and take chances if he has any hope of surviving the war.

Benjamin, a youthful man working at the U.S. Consulate-General in Barcelona, finds himself in a world of danger, vengeance, and intrigue in the early autumn of 1942. His position as cultural attaché will prove to be merely a stepping stone in his European post. Only time will reveal what perilous stepping stones await him, as well as what consequences will arise from his decisions. But will those consequences prove to be too much for him?

This second volume in The Short Story Collection by Eli Kale contains three stories. The first is about a man who wakes up alone in a dark basement with a splitting headache…until a mysterious figure enters the room. Who is this figure and how can he aide the helpless man? The second story is about a man who engages in deep conversation about his past with a friend while they fly through the sky in a two-person airplane. The friend brings up something serious and the situation goes downhill from there. What does the friend say and what does the man do because of it? The third story in this volume is about a man who visits a city to which he hasn't been in years. His purpose there is seemingly harmless, but why is he really there?