Wild Embers

Against the backdrop of World War II, Anita Richmond Bunkley creates a sweeping story that brings to life a fascinating chapter in African-American history. The U.S. War Department's prohibition against black nurses serving in the military is doomed to extinction after Pearl Harbor is bombed and all hands are needed. When the race barrier falls, young Janelle Taylor is one of the first to sign up. Eager to live Columbus, Ohio, behind--and with it the scandal that has plagued her--she is send off for training in Tuskegee, Alabama. So begins this romantic story of Janelle and the two most important men in her life: her angry, rebellious brother Perry, and Lance Fuller, one of the first black fighter pilots and a man of dazzling charm and good looks. As the war rages on, all three will be indelibly changes by its course, and Janelle will suffer the greatest loss and discover the greatest love of her life. With Wild Embers, Anita Richmond Bunkley delivers a work that is both commercial and significant. Wild Embers was cited by Publishers Weekly as one of the ten best romances of 1995.