Hawaii, 1969. Vietnam always on the horizon.

Valetta married a Marine for the wrong reason. Now she's trapped on an island with him two thousand miles from home, with no one she can call a friend. Then she meets Tomby.

Once seduced by Elvis in uniform, Tomby now dreads the suspicions of fellow Marines and the ruthless harassment by some–including Valetta’s husband. But he finds a lifeline in his secret friendship with her.

Their bond becomes a safe harbor for honesty in a world of lies. As Vietnam draws closer and the pressure mounts to choose between duty and truth, the two friends risk everything for a chance at freedom.

Rendered in precise, lived-in detail that brings to vivid life the Hawaii of Vietnam-era military recruits, Crossings is a novel about desire and constraint, the courage to find true home—and the heart to make that crossing possible.

For readers of Absolution and The Great Believers.