About this ebook
There, Carmel meets Caesar Almalto, a black-market kingpin, and Jerry Cassidy, a musician who helps her and hopes to win her love. Nightclub life, lust, and murder swirl around her, as does her tenuous relationship with Phillip, who leaves as a commissioned officer aboard the first hospital ship in the Pacific theater. A family crisis threatens to destroy Carmel's dreams when she is called home to San Jose to manage the family's 1,100-acre ranch during the war.
The Stone Must Break tells the saga of two families, the St. Johns and the Barrons, as they grapple with tragedy, love, and responsibility in a world at war.
About the author
Jean Lee Porter was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. She attended San Jose State University majoring in English and Drama. Sang with big bands in San Francisco during WWII. She also acted in television, film, and the theater in Hollywood. Porter raised three sons. Lives in Palm Desert, California.
