Independence Day

The sudden glow in a darkened sky illuminates the outline of a cityscape. A flash of light displays trees shivering on the horizon. Bombs bursting in air reveal the silhouette of a tattered flag. A warm, summer night in Ukraine as citizens and soldiers die for freedom.

Teri M. Brown, debut author of Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, connects readers to characters they’d love to invite to lunch. terimbrown.com