Jerome F. Ryan’s second novel offers an exciting account of war action and romance. An intriguing adult love story unfolds as Sergeant O’Brien finds romance and love when he takes an unexpected detour along the “Road To Baghdad”. Mr. Ryan also recently published a successful young adult novel, “On Foreign Soil.” In it a young man’s romantic pursuits are challenged with unexpected conflicts then unexpectedly explodes in a deadly hair-raising climax. Mystery, romance, and adventure form the fabric of both easy reading and compelling novels.