In the space of a single night four lives collide as Berlin staggers under the weight of British bombsMick a Lancaster pilot proposed to Grace on his last leave but one more mission stands in between him and the end of his tour Grace harbors a secret one which she fears might change the nature of their relationship forever Unsure of how he will respond she has decided to tell him upon his return knowing that to do so risks losing him foreverampnbspSeven hundred miles away in Berlin warweary firefighter Karl is haunted by the images heamprsquos seen both on the home front and in Russia Now he takes command of a group of teenage auxiliaries who find themselves on the front lines of Germanyamprsquos defenses against a nightly rain of fire On a call he meets Ursula a young woman who lives near his station Karl quickly finds himself falling for her unaware that she is playing a dangerous game one which might place his own life in dangerAs the raid unfolds they face choices which will forever change them and those they love