When 22-year-old Hans meets a young waitress named Veronika in Berlin, it doesn't take long for her humor and beauty to win him—and his heart—over completely. After all, Veronika is everything a young military man could want: she's his age, blonde, stunningly beautiful and, most importantly, loves him in return.Unfortunately, unrest is brewing across the world, unrest that soon explodes into all-out war. That means Hans, an SS Officer, is forced to break his promises to Veronika and their unborn child,departing for Poland to fulfill his duty to the Nazis.Things grow even more complicated!But while he is away, Veronika won't just sit idly by. She sees injustice in this country she has always loved, and so must act. It doesn't take long for the Nazis to discover that she has been helping Jews; the fact that she has an SS Officer husband means nothing to them. Forced to flee everything she has ever known, Veronika soon disappears into history, leaving Hans alone and with a mystery.Many years later, their son crosses paths with a father he's never met and, by chance, might just bring his broken family together again.Roses and Chocolate is a moving story of love, courage, and redemption that will keep readers holding their breath with suspense until the final moving pages!