Books in the Orange Sky series

Ivy is the quintessential, American sweetheart; strikingly attractive with a heart of gold. When her brother, Commanding Officer Oliver Rose, is killed in combat in Libya, Ivy learns to put her faith in what remains constant in her life - the natural beauty of her native, coastal California.Life changes irrevocably when three of her brother's soldiers walk into Ivy's life after his death, and inevitably expose her to a terrifying world of war, enmity, and a betrayal she learns has forged an intricate path of destruction in the minds of the soldiers. The four friends find themselves navigating an unchartered, modern world that will test their inner strength, unveil their deepest fears, and lay bare the raw passion of living in the present.