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The Tuscan Child
From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rhys Bowen comes a haunting novel about a woman who braves her father’s hidden past to discover his secrets… “Pass the bread, the olives, and the wine. Oh, and a copy of The Tuscan Child to savor with them.” —NPRIn 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted from his stricken plane into the verdant fields of German-occupied Tuscany. Badly wounded, he found refuge in a ruined monastery and in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. But the love that kindled between them was shaken by an irreversible betrayal.Nearly thirty years ... [Read More]
- ASIN: B074QL7WNM
- ASIN: B074QL7WNM
- Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing
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Surviving The Forest (A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor)
Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate …She was a beautiful and happy young woman who lived a fairytale life. Shurka, her beloved husband and their two small children lived in a pretty house in a village in Poland, surrounded by a little garden with lilies. This was their life and nothing could harm it, or so they thought…WWII broke out and though the happy family thought the Germans would never reach their idyllic village, they quickly understood they were wrong and their happiness came to a brutal end. The family had to flee their house and find shelter in a neighboring Ghetto... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1796269409
- ASIN: 1796269409
- ISBN: 1796269409
- Manufacturer: Independently published
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The Illegal Gardener (The Greek Village Series Book 1)
Lift yourself, fill yourself full of hope and compassion!!The Illegal Gardener is a moving, poignant story about life's rare encounters which knock us off our path, and elevate our very existence.Driven by a need for some control in her life, Juliet sells up on impulse and buys a run down farmhouse in a tiny Greek village, leaving her English life behind. Her boys have grown and she has finally divorced her bullying husband. This is her time now.Whilst making her new home habitable, Juliet discovers she needs a sturdy helping hand with the unruly and neglected garden. Unwilling to share her ne... [Read More]
- ASIN: B008LMT78U
- ASIN: B008LMT78U
- Manufacturer: Oneiro Press
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What Child Is This (Kindle Single)
Christmas during World War II is a time for small miracles in this bittersweet short story by the New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan Child and In Farleigh Field.Jack and Maggie Harris are adrift on ravaged streets during the London Blitz. Their home is gone. They have nowhere to go and nothing left to lose. With only the memories of their greatest loss—the death of their child during a Christmas years before—Jack and Maggie settle in a seemingly deserted mansion for the night.Inside they find shelter, warmth, and a bit of cheer. They also discover a surprise. Now, in the darke... [Read More]
- ASIN: B07HM1CS89
- ASIN: B07HM1CS89
- Manufacturer: Amazon Original Stories
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What Once Was True
'Following in the footsteps of Maeve Binchy and Frank McCourt, Jean Grainger will go down as one of the great Irish novelists.' Roberta Kagan Bestselling author of All My Love, Dietrich. Robinswood, Co Waterford, 1939. The once grand house is home to two very different families.Despite delusions of grandeur, Lord and Lady Kenefick and their adult children, live a life of decayed opulence as the money needed to keep such a large house and grounds ever dwindles. Meanwhile, the Murphy family, Dermot, Isabella and their three almost grown up girls, live and work on the estate and do their best to... [Read More]
- ASIN: 198414264X
- ASIN: 198414264X
- ISBN: 198414264X
- Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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The Tuscan Secret: An absolutely gripping, emotional, World War 2 historical novel
Il Mulino. An old crumbling mill, by a winding river, nestled in the Tuscan mountains. An empty home that holds memories of homemade pasta and Nonna’s stories by the fire, and later: the Nazi invasion, and a family torn apart by a heartbreaking betrayal.Anna is distraught when her beloved mother, Ines, passes away. She inherits a box of papers, handwritten in Italian and yellowed with age, and a tantalising promise that the truth about what happened during the war lies within.The diaries lead Anna to the small village of Rofelle, where she slowly starts to heal as she explores sun-kissed oli... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1786819597
- ASIN: 1786819597
- ISBN: 1786819597
- Manufacturer: Bookouture
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The Fortress
A system of hidden caves beneath Bucharest’s glamorous concert hall was a shelter for homeless children and their hiding place from the NazisRomania, World War II. Nelu escapes from his home and finds shelter with other homeless children in the caves beneath Bucharest’s spectacular concert hall. They call it “The Fortress”.Daniel is the son of a well-to-do Jewish family living in the heart of Bucharest. On the eve of WWII, Daniel and his family are forced to flee and take refuge in those caves with the help of the children.Daniel, Nelu and the other homeless children, find themselves u... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1792673272
- ASIN: 1792673272
- ISBN: 1792673272
- Manufacturer: Independently published
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Of Windmills and War
The rumblings of war in distant countries mattered little to Danny McClain. Growing up in Chicago, his world revolved around after-school jobs, a rescued beagle, his pen pal in Holland, and the Cubs’ chance to go to the World Series. Then, in December of 1941, during his first year at Northwestern University, news of the attack on Pearl Harbor hit much too close to home. After a series of unexpected events over the next couple of years, Danny found himself in the co-pilot seat of a B-17, stationed with the 390th Bomb Group in Framlingham, England. Anya Versteeg had been just a teenager when ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 061572647X
- ASIN: 061572647X
- ISBN: 061572647X
- Manufacturer: Old Barn Trace Books
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A Case of Need: A Novel
The death of a doctor’s daughter may be malpractice—or murder—in this novel by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author: “I loved it” (Stephen King). In the tightly knit world of Boston medicine, the Randall family reigns supreme. When heart surgeon J. D. Randall’s teenage daughter dies during a botched abortion, the medical community threatens to explode. Was it malpractice? A violation of the Hippocratic Oath? Or was Karen Randall murdered in cold blood?The natural suspect is Arthur Lee, a brilliant surgeon and known abortionist, who has been carrying out the illegal procedure wi... [Read More]
- ASIN: B00DEU9H3Y
- ASIN: B00DEU9H3Y
- Manufacturer: Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
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Final Mission: Zion: The Pale Horse Saga
In 1938, as the Third Reich is just beginning its reign of terror, hundreds of Jewish orphans are hidden away in Austria, in the midst of their underground escape to Palestine. The only man who knows their location is killed, leaving the children with precious little time to survive. The dead man leaves a single set of instructions: Find U.S. Department of War agent Neil Reuter—he will save the children. Reuter, who is part-Native American, is a wreck, grieving the murder of his wife and unborn son. Realizing this mission goes beyond his grief, he accepts, hurtling himself toward the menace ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1981681000
- ASIN: 1981681000
- ISBN: 1981681000
- Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0399563091
- ASIN: 0399563091
- ISBN: 0399563091
- Brand: Penguin Books
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
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The German Midwife: A new historical romance for 2019 from the USA Today best seller.
The USA Today Best Seller.“A powerful, haunting debut”—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice NetworkAn enthralling new tale of courage, betrayal and survival in the hardest of circumstances that readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Secret Orphan and The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz will love.Germany, 1944. A prisoner in the camps, Anke Hoff is doing what she can to keep her pregnant campmates and their newborns alive. But when Anke’s work is noticed, she is chosen for a task more dangerous than she could ever have imagined. Eva Braun is pregnant with the F�... [Read More]
- ASIN: B07KTJ8DSV
- ASIN: B07KTJ8DSV
- Manufacturer: Avon
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White Rose, Black Forest
An Amazon Charts bestseller.In the shadows of World War II, trust becomes the greatest risk of all for two strangers.December 1943. In the years before the rise of Hitler, the Gerber family’s summer cottage was filled with laughter. Now, as deep drifts of snow blanket the Black Forest, German dissenter Franka Gerber is alone and hopeless. Fervor and brutality have swept through her homeland, taking away both her father and her brother and leaving her with no reason to live.That is, until she discovers an unconscious airman lying in the snow wearing a Luftwaffe uniform, his parachute flapping... [Read More]
- ASIN: B07416NFHL
- ASIN: B07416NFHL
- Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing
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The Alice Network (Thorndike Press large print historical fiction)
A USA Today Bestseller A #1 Globe and Mail Historical Fiction Bestseller A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Summer Reading Pick An Amazon Best Book A Goodreads Best Book A Summer Book Pick from Good Housekeeping, Parade, Library Journal, Goodreads, Liz and Lisa, and BookBub In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women ― a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947 ― are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.
- ASIN: 1432839403
- ASIN: 1432839403
- ISBN: 1432839403
- Manufacturer: Thorndike Press Large Print
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Finding Rebecca
Nothing could keep Christopher and Rebecca apart: not her abusive parents, or even the fiancé she brought home after running away to England. But when World War II finally strikes the island of Jersey, the Nazi invaders ship Rebecca to Europe as part of Hitler's Final Solution against the Jewish population.After Christopher and his family are deported back to their native Germany, he volunteers for the Nazi SS, desperate to save the woman he loves. He is posted to Auschwitz and finds himself put in control of the money stolen from the victims of the gas chambers. As Christopher searches for R... [Read More]
- ASIN: B00KDOYEF0
- ASIN: B00KDOYEF0
- Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing
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The Secret Sense of Wildflower - Southern Historical Fiction, Best Book of 2012
The story of Louisa May "Wildflower" McAllister whose life has been shaped around the recent death of her beloved father in a sawmill accident. While her mother hardens in her grief, Wildflower and her three
- UPC: 53392142
- Rating: 4.25
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Silent Heroes of WW2 - eBook
Silent Heroes of WW2 is the story of the 7th Infantry Division during WW2 as they fought the Japanese on Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands, to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands and later
- UPC: 749781278
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The Secret Sense of Wildflower - Southern Historical Fiction, Best Book of 2012 - eBook
Named a Best Book of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews.Small southern towns have few secrets. But when a grieving daughter confronts the local bad boy, she exposes a dark history.Appalachia, 1941. Thirteen-year-old Louisa May "Wildflower" McAllister's
- UPC: 640956067
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The Best Intentions - eBook
Fans of the traditional Regency Romances of Georgette Heyer, Barbara Metzger, and Carla Kelly will enjoy this witty Regency romp by New York Times bestselling author Candice Hern. The Earl of Strickland is a handsome
- UPC: 279897981
- Rating: 3.5
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The Black Orchestra : A Ww2 Spy Story
A WW2 spy story. Kurt, an Abwehr signalman, discovers a colleague lying dead at his radio, the police call it suicide. Kurt is not convinced. His search for answers leads him to the German resistance,
- UPC: 53618324
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Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - eBook
She Wants Him...She Wants Him Not...Lily Dawson, dubbed the Countess of Charm by the Prince Regent himself, plays the role of the courtesan flawlessly while her real purpose is spying in the service of the
- UPC: 487764902
- Rating: 4.0
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The Best Man - eBook
This is one of the best books that I have read in a long time. It made me laugh, cry, and the way love won out in the end was wonderful. -- Beverly Willeford, Bev's
- UPC: 197200592
- Rating: 5.0
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The Best of Both Rogues - eBook
"Everything Regency fans love."-Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Miss Hillary Schools a ScoundrelThe worst thing Mr. Benjamin Hillary ever did was leave his bride-to-be on their wedding day.The hardest thing he will ever have to
- UPC: 229049812
- Rating: 3.5
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Mail Order Bride: The Ripest Tomatoes Are The Best (A Clean Western Historical Romance) - eBook
An overweight woman from Maine decides to become a mail order bride to a farmer in California, because there are no suitors left where she lives. The widower with two children meets her at the
- UPC: 751445235
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Hope for the Best
The tenth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you
- UPC: 347579732
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