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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Two souls. Two worlds. One colliding destiny. Paris, 1940: Marie-Laure is a blind French teenager navigating a city on the brink of occupation. To help her survive, her father builds a wooden replica of their entire neighborhood for her to memorize by touch. When the Nazis invade, they flee to a seaside citadel carrying a…
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The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
An old religious text. A secret code. And a young woman risking everything to ensure a generation isn’t erased from history. Paris, 1942. Eva Traube is a talented graduate student when her world is shattered by the arrest of her father, a Polish Jew. Forced to flee the city under the cover of night, Eva…
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The Secretary by Kristin Hokin
A dangerous double life. A crumbling villa of secrets. And the high price of ultimate resistance. Germany, 1940. As the personal secretary to Heinrich Himmler, the ruthless leader of the SS, Magda spends her days typing party invitations for high-ranking Nazi officials. But when night falls, she plays a lethal game. Driven by a desperate…
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The Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
An icy mother. Two estranged sisters. And a haunting Russian fairy tale that holds the key to a family’s dark past. Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. Meredith stayed behind in Washington state, wrapping herself in duty to manage the family’s beloved apple orchard and raise her children. Nina followed…
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The Secret Locket by Catherine Hokin
Germany, 1941. Noemi and Pascal grew up fearless and inseparable, exploring the wild mountains of the Bavarian countryside together. But as the dark shadow of the Third Reich falls over their small village, their peaceful life disappears. Overnight, their bond becomes a dangerous crime—Noemi is Jewish, and Pascal’s father is a powerful man pressuring his…
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The Lost Mother by Catherine Hokin
A faded photograph. A long-buried secret. And a mother’s devastating sacrifice. Berlin, 1934. Anna Tiegel’s world is shrinking as the Nazi party tightens its suffocating grip on the city. When her beautiful best friend draws the dangerous, unwanted attention of Reich Minister Joseph Goebbels, Anna makes an impulsive choice to protect her. But defiance comes…
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Vienna at Nightfall by Richard Wake
The shadows are lengthening over Europe. The Nazis are marching. What can one ordinary man do to step into the light? Vienna, 1937. Alex Kovacs can see the looming threat closing in on his beloved homeland. All of Austria can. As a businessman who makes routine travel stops across the border into Germany, he is…
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The Italian Resistance Girl by L.S. Einat
A country under occupation. A devastating loss at sea. A secret camp holding a dangerous truth. Norway, 1942. The shadow of the Third Reich stretches across the fjords of Bergen. Under cover of total darkness, Rumi Orlstad and her fellow clandestine fighters operate the perilous “Shetland Bus”—smuggling British agents, fugitives, and vital radio supplies across…
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The German Next Door by Gosia Nealon
An impossible secret. A dangerous lie. And the enemy moving in right next door. Poland, 1943. Aneta tries to pretend life is continuing as normal on her quiet farm, focusing entirely on protecting her four-year-old son, Janek. But beneath her floorboards lies a secret that could cost Aneta her life: she is hiding a Jewish…
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The Fortunate Ones by Catherine Hokin
Spanning over a decade of devastation and quiet bravery, The Fortunate Ones is a heartbreaking, unforgettable story of love, survival, and the high cost of defiance. Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and We Were the Lucky Ones. A secret dance. A cruel twist of fate. A dangerous choice inside the camp. Berlin,…