Erica Hausser is in trouble. Wanted as a war criminal, trapped in Hitlers Berlin bunker, she desperately seeks an escape from the coming wrath of Russian justice. Where did it all go wrong? She always tried to do the right thing. In this story, Erica looks back on her life while trying to find a way to escape Berlin. So much has happened to her. The people she meets (Joseph Goebbels, Otto Skarzeny, even Adolph Hitler). The many conflicts with her parents and friends over her beliefs. The men who would control her. Following historical events, this fictional account takes her to many places and situations. How and will she escape?

In the sequel to "Vain Innocence", it is September 1945, Erica finds herself bitter and exiled to Spain, working with a former adversary, she helps funnel former Nazi's to Argentina. Personal challenges await her as she copes with what has happened to her. She seeks answers to adapting to her situation. Can she coexist with the sadistic former commandant Marlene? Can she find love and romance from a handsome admirer? Most of all, can she resolve the spiritual struggle in her life? Can she fi nd the real meaning to life? In Berlin, Greta struggles with what has happened to her under Russian occupation. She will do anything to escape what her life has become. Scheming to fi nd a way home, she becomes involved in a situation in which she has no control, involving her family. With her family in the balance, Greta fi nds herself on her way to a final encounter with her former best friend Erica. How will their destinies play out?