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The Tuscan’s Daughter by Tessa Harris
In 1942, Englishwoman Lizzie Thornton loves her job tutoring a young boy in the beautiful city of Lucca, Italy. But there’s a catch: the boy’s father is a powerful fascist and staunch supporter of Mussolini. When war breaks out, Lizzie is instantly branded an enemy alien in the country she calls home. Desperate to survive,…
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The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
In 1939 Paris, ambitious Odile Souchet lands her dream job at the American Library in Paris, only for the Nazi army to march in and declare a war on words. Refusing to surrender, Odile and her fellow librarians join the Resistance using the best weapons they have: books—secretly delivering literature to Jewish patrons banned from…
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The Lost Daughters of Ukraine by Erin Litteken
Inspired by heartbreaking true family history, this gripping novel takes you to the Eastern Front in 1941. Follow three courageous women already scarred by the Soviet regime as they face a terrifying Nazi invasion. From a fierce mother protecting her children to a teenage artist joining the underground resistance, it is a magnificent saga of…
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The Book Spy By Alan Hlad
Discover The Book Spy by Alan Hlad. Inspired by the true history of WWII’s librarian spies, this gripping novel follows Maria Alves, a rare books and microfilm expert sent undercover to Lisbon, Portugal—the neutral “city of espionage”. Her mission? Gather enemy publications, code-breaking materials, and technical manuals to help the Allies win the war. But…
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The Secret Letter by Debbie Rix
In search of a heart-wrenching, unputdownable WWII novel based on a true story? Discover The Secret Letter by Debbie Rix. In 1939 Germany, young Magda is horrified when her Jewish best friend is taken away by the Nazi regime. Refusing to bow to the horrific rules of the Hitler Youth, Magda risks everything to secretly…
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The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kris Harmel
Looking for a unique, completely unputdownable WWII historical fiction book? Discover The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel. Kidnapped as a child and raised alone in the deep wilderness of Eastern Europe, Yona knows how to survive the elements—but she knows nothing of the outside world. In 1941, everything changes when she encounters a…
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The Lost English Girl by Julia Kelly
Discover The Lost English Girl by Julia Kelly. Set against the backdrop of 1930s Liverpool and the chaotic British evacuation of WWII, this heartbreaking novel follows Viv Byrne, a young mother forced into a cross-religion shotgun marriage that shatters on her wedding day. Years later, with the Blitz looming, she must make the impossible choice…
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Under Enemy Skies by Rebecca Bryn
When Bonnie Renard’s father vanishes into Nazi-occupied France, she refuses to sit idly by. Crossing the English Channel, Bonnie adopts the code name Raven and plunges into a dangerous world of espionage, sabotage, and survival. Fueled by a vow of revenge, she risks everything alongside the brave men and women fighting to reclaim their country…
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Ravensbruck by Sarah Helm
Life and Death in Hitler’s Concentration Camp for Women Months before the outbreak of World War II, Heinrich Himmler—prime architect of the Holocaust—designed a special concentration camp for women, located fifty miles north of Berlin. Only a small number of the prisoners were Jewish. Ravensbrück was primarily a place for the Nazis to hold other…
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A Life in Secrets by Sarah Helms
Unbelievable True WWll Historical History Novel She recruited , trained, and deployed hundreds of secret agents into Nazi -occupied France. But when 12 of her bravest female spies completely vanished, she went on a rogue, dangerous mission across a devastated postwar Europe to find them. This is a true story of spymistress Vera Atkins and…