If Only in My Dreams

A moment they never expected. A Christmastime forever changed.

Clara and Lieutenant Joseph Winters are making plans, plans for Christmas and for moving their family to his new assignment: Wheeler Airfield in Oahu, Hawaii.

When Joseph's base becomes a primary target in the surprise attacks of December 7, 1941, Clara faces a world not only turned upside down, but a life forever changed.Throughout the days that follow, Clara must sort through the aftermath on the home front and one of the most difficult Christmases in 20th century America, while at the same time desperately trying to discover the fate of her husband.

As Christmas draws ever nearer, the silence overseas makes Clara fear that their family will not only be separated for Christmas, but may perhaps be separated forever.

Storytelling, in one way or another, has always been a part of Victoria's life.​Whether it was playing dolls with her sisters or writing late into the night in one of her many notebooks, it's been her passion. With her stories, she endeavors to deliver all of the drama, romance, and suspense that readers crave, while still keeping it clean.She began writing when she was about ten years old. After years of writing, studying, reading, and researching, she finished her first novel, Hidden, with a plan to make it the first book in her first series, Silent Voices.Seen and unseen...what does that mean? It's the stories of the people and the situations that, to the naked eye, look so usual and unassuming, and yet, under the surface, hide a story worth sharing, a story that might not only entertain but might heal, might inspire.​When she's not writing, spending time with her family, or playing her violin, she works as a medical secretary. History, film, and reading are a few other passions of hers.