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The Curator's Daughter by Melanie Dobson

The Curator’s Daughter by Melanie Dobson

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 by Sarah Sundin
In 1940, German archaeologist Hanna Tillich is forced to marry an SS officer and leave her work in the field, searching for artifacts that will bolster the Nazis’ prized theories of racial superiority. Consigned to a job in Nuremberg cataloging artworks being placed in storage, Hanna comes to realize the art comes from Jewish families – who are disappearing. Meanwhile, Hanna’s husband suddenly bring... Read Article
The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron

The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 by Sarah Sundin
When the Nazis occupy Paris, high-fashion dressmaker Lila de Laurent finds work designing gowns for the girlfriends of Nazi officers staying at the Hôtel Ritz – and finds much information to pass on to the resistance. The last thing she expects is to be thrust back into the company of her former love, René Trouliard, heir to a fortune and on the run due to his part-Jewish heritage. Meanwhile, Sandrine Paquet ... Read Article
The Mulberry Leaf Whispers by Linda Thompson

The Mulberry Leaf Whispers by Linda Thompson

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
1942 – Japanese naval officer Matsuura Akira is on guard at sea when the ships of the famous Doolittle raid pass by. His ship sunk by the Americans, Akira is the only survivor. Akira’s father has impressed on him the deep shame of being captured, so Akira tries to take his own life – but fails. He knows he can never go home again. Then in 1949, he meets one of the Doolittle Raiders, and his life cha... Read Article
Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green

Things We Didn’t Say by Amy Lynn Green

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
Linguistics expert Johanna Berglund is strong-willed – and the last thing she wants is to leave her university life for her small Minnesota hometown. But her strong will is bent by strong-armed tactics, and she ends up working as a translator at a POW camp for German soldiers in that same small town. Her neighbors are livid about the enemy in their midst, and Johanna is determined to help the townspeople see th... Read Article
The London Restoration by Rachel McMillan

The London Restoration by Rachel McMillan

Thursday, September 17, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
World War II may be over, but for Brent and Diana Somerville, the journey is just beginning. Newlyweds when Brent was sent to be a medic in the British Army, now they have to learn each other all over again. And both are carrying secrets. During the war, Diana broke codes at Bletchley Park, a top-secret job she can’t even tell her own husband about. And Simon Barre, Diana’s colleague at Bletchley, now wit... Read Article
Fragments of Light by Michele Phoenix

Fragments of Light by Michèle Phoenix

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
June 6, 1944. Paratrooper Callum McElway jumps into Normandy on D-day but ends up tangled in a tree. A young French girl cuts Cal down, tends his wounds, and brings him into the castle where the villagers are hiding in case the Germans return. All Cal wants is to complete his mission and return to his wife and the baby daughter he’s never met. But then the Germans return… In modern times, Ceelie Donovan h... Read Article
A Wing and a Prayer by Julie Lessman

A Wing and a Prayer by Julie Lessman

Friday, July 31, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
Orphan Gabriella (don’t dare call her that!) “Gabe” O’Connor has grown up with the loving, boisterous O’Connor family, but at her heart she’s still a streetwise, heartbroken little girl. When the US enters World War II, Gabe decides to put her piloting skills to use in the WASPs. But her trouble-making tendencies get in her way. Flight instructor Lt. Alex Kincaid sees Gabe’s ... Read Article
The White Rose by Amanda Barratt

The White Rose Resists by Amanda Barratt

Monday, July 27, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
When Anneliese Brandt comes to Munich in 1942, her only purpose is to have one year of relative freedom, studying at the university until she has to marry the man picked out for her by her father, an officer in the SS. Resistance was rare in Nazi Germany and ruthlessly put down, and although Anneliese chafes at the restraints put on her by the Nazi regime, she would never consider resisting. Then she meets fellow stu... Read Article
When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin

Cover Reveal – When Twilight Breaks

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
  Today I’m pleased to reveal the cover for my upcoming novel, When Twilight Breaks, which is scheduled to release from Revell Books February 2, 2021. This is the first of three standalone novels, each following Americans living in Nazi Europe before and during World War II. When Twilight Breaks is now available for pre-order at Baker Book House, Amazon, ChristianBook.com, Barnes & Noble, and BAM.  Wh... Read Article

The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 by Sarah Sundin
In 1843, Elizabeth Meade’s mother arranges her marriage to the handsome Viscount Huxley.of Parham Hill Estate. However, she recognizes her fiancé immediately – ten years earlier she’d sketched the man’s countenance moments before he murdered her father. Is this her chance for revenge? In 1944, young widow Amelia Woods is appalled when swaggering Yankee flyboys are quartered at her Framlingham... Read Article