World War II & Holocaust

Princess Grace of Monaco has invited the world-famous Forsyth Variety Company to perform at her annual high society ball. Monaco is in the heat of its preparations for the Grand Prix when the Forsyth family makes their emotional return to the city, stirring up painful memories for father Ed Forsyth. When daughter Evie Forsyth meets Formula 1 driver Charles, their chemistry is unforgettable and a passionate affair begins. Meanwhile her brother Cal Forsyth is on location with Hollywood's biggest star, his new glittering career shaken by the arrival of a stranger from his past.

The isolated Monkshill Park boarding school seems a world away from the violence that has engulfed Europe. Yet its eerie ground have witnessed a murder. Annabel Warnock, a teacher with a checkered past, disappeared during the holidays. The teachers and girls assume she has left the school, but the truth is quite different. Her body is lying at the bottom of the Maiden’s Leap, along the dangerous and overgrown Gothic Walk. Annabel’s ghost is trapped at Monkshill, unable to move on whilst the mystery of hear death remains unsolved.

The war is nearly over, but the wounds are still fresh, and for​ the picturesque village of Larkwhistle in the New Forest, it’s a time of​ great change and great sorrow.  Jill Metcalfe receives the news of her brother Henry’s death from his friend, US Army Officer Jack Stafford.  Henry had been on a mission in France and had discovered some vital information, but it was information he was unable to give to Jack before he was killed at the rendezvous point.   Jack has come to the village in the hopes that Henry’s cryptic last note will lead to a clue to the traitor he was searching for.

Sitting bolt upright, Ella rubs at her eyes and concentrates on the music. Is she dreaming? She’d fallen for Luka’s voice the first time she heard him singing on the street corner near her house, with his kind smile and joyous laugh. He was her first love, and the pain of being torn apart still slices at her. He’s alive. But even as hope swells in Ella’s heart, terror threatens to swallow it. Luka is Jewish. If he’s here, he’s in grave danger—even more than Ella faces for sneaking into the ghetto to see him back in Warsaw… But she will never regret it.

Sara Schönflies, a young Jewish woman from a line of gifted tailors and seamstresses, finds her world shattered by the rise of the Nazi regime. When Sara and her sisters are transferred to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, their talent becomes a lifeline. Their survival hinges on sewing beautiful dresses for the wives of SS officers and Nazi dignitaries. Amidst the horrors and suffering, Sara's determination, her sisters' unwavering courage, unyielding defiance, and the unexpected friendship with a member of the Sonderkommando become beacons of hope.

Jeder in Großbritannien kennt die Williamson-Schwestern Penny und Josephine. Mit über 90 Jahren sind die beiden exzentrischen Damen die letzten lebenden Kriegsveteraninnen des Königreichs. Für den Galleristen Archie sind sie die geliebten Großtanten, von denen er alles Wichtige im Leben gelernt hat. Vom Fliegenfischen und Reifenwechseln bis hin zum Rezept für den perfekten Martini. Als die beiden Ladies in Paris geehrt werden sollen, packt er kurzerhand seine Koffer, um sie zu begleiten.

The Philippines, 1941. Rose Williams arrives in Manila on her first assignment as a US Army Nurse, enthralled by the new environment and its promise of adventure. Although worlds away from the land she grew up in, Rose feels connected to her father, who worked in the Philippines before he died. War seems like a distant threat as Rose takes midnight dips in a warm sea with the other nurses, explores secret corners of the island, and strikes up a romance with a locally stationed US Army soldier.

Spiritual beings populate the stories of Scripture. Angels singing. Demons infecting. Heavenly hosts fighting . . . Ignore the armies of God and Satan and you ignore the heart of Scripture. Ever since the snake tempted Eve in Eden, we've known: there is more to this world than meets the eye. In this classic Christmas novella, best-selling author Max Lucado imagines the spiritual conflict that surrounded the coming of Christ. Surely there was much. If Satan could pre-empt Christ in the cradle, there'd be no Christ on the cross.

In the heart of war-torn France, Isabelle Seauve's resolve is tested after her father sacrifices his life to protect her involvement in the French Resistance. Heartbroken, Isabelle becomes more dedicated to hiding Jewish children in and near the village of Sisteron despite the growing danger when she discovers a traitor within the Resistance ranks.

When the Nazis invade Paris, Antoinette Valette’s world shatters overnight. In an instant, she goes from being a celebrated violinist, to fearing for the life of her Jewish husband and son. With nowhere to flee, hiding in plain sight is her family’s only choice.

Paris, 1923. Lily Levin boards a train with her baby daughter Mimi and American husband, leaving behind her beloved mother Chloe for a new life across the ocean. Carrying her mother’s precious diamond pin and the Yiddish lullabies she sings to Mimi, Lily faces an uncertain future in a country she’s never seen. In New York, as Lily struggles to fit in, she finds an unexpected ally in Gloria, a young mother hired to care for Mimi. The two women forge a friendship deeper than blood as they share dreams, fears, and their fierce love for their children. Then tragedy shatters their world.

A lifeline appears when Japanese consul Sugihara offers them visas on one condition: they must deliver a parcel to Tokyo. Inside lies intelligence on Nazi atrocities, evidence so explosive that Nazi and Soviet agents will stop at nothing to possess it. Pursued across Siberia on the Trans-Siberian Express, Zofia faces danger at every turn, racing to expose the truth as Japan edges closer to allying with the Nazis. With the fate of countless lives hanging in the balance, can she complete her mission before time runs out?

Sarah Willis longs to free herself from the expectations of a privileged upbringing, while Winston Keller can't afford the luxury of a dream. Despite their differences, the pair are drawn together in a whirlwind romance that defies the boundaries of class. But when a dark family secret pulls the young lovers apart, and WWII plunges the world into chaos, it seems impossible they will ever find their way back to each other—or even hold onto the dream of what might have been.

Washington, DC, April 1954: Lee Carson, former war correspondent, is frustrated that her journalism career has been relegated to society events and fashion stories. But when she receives a tip about a Russian spy in a high-ranking government position at the height of the Cold War, she feels the thrill of a story that she hasn't felt since she was on the front lines of the European theater . . .

Born to a groom at the elegant manor house Foxden Hall, the Dudley sisters never imagined the impossible choices World War II would force upon them. When London’s bombs destroy her teaching dreams, Bess returns to Foxden Acres as a Land Girl, watching on as the man she’s always loved plans a life with another, until tragedy violently changes everything. In the glittering West End, her sister Margot grasps stardom on the stage, only to be trapped between her ambitions and falling bombs. And in Nazi-occupied France, Claire gambles her life as an undercover agent.

Der neue Roman von den Gewinnern des Kindle Storyteller Award erzählt vom Mut einer Mutter und der Entschlossenheit einer Familie in dunkler Zeit Münster 1940: Die zweijährige Lotte Brinker ist anders - für ihre Familie ein Wunderkind, gesegnet mit einer außergewöhnlichen musikalischen Begabung, doch für die Nationalsozialisten gehört das seltsame Mädchen in eine Anstalt gesperrt. Lottes Eltern Anna und Gerhard ahnen, in welcher Gefahr ihre Tochter schwebt und tun alles, um sie zu schützen. Denn am Horizont ziehen dunkle Gefahren auf.

Als Karen Cartwright in ihr Elternhaus zurückkehrt, um ihren kranken Vater zu pflegen, geht sie mit schwerem Herzen. Das Haus trägt die schmerzhafte Erinnerung an den tragischen Tod ihrer Mutter Elizabeth und die von ihrem Vater streng gehüteten Geheimnisse darüber, wie sie zu Tode kam. Beim Aufräumen entdeckt Karen ein altes Foto und den zerfledderten Liebesbrief eines Fremden an ihre Mutter, der nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg in Deutschland abgestempelt wurde.

Monique würde alles tun, um als Jüdin den Krieg zu überlebenMonique, ein 17-jähriges jüdisches Mädchen, flüchtet auf der Suche nach einem Versteck durch die Straßen von Paris, um ihr Leben vor den Nazis zu retten. In einem dunklen Keller tief im Quartier Latein macht ihr Philipp, ein Mann aus dem Widerstand, ein Angebot, das ihr Leben retten kann. Er ändert ihre Identität. Im Gegenzug muss sie Informationen über die Deutschen für ihn sammeln, indem sie tief in deren Kreise eintaucht. Im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes gerät sie zwischen die Fronten.

Tomi est indomptable. Espiègle, têtu, malin, rebelle, bref, Tomi a 14 ans. Du haut de son arbre préféré, il rêve de filles, d'avenir, de gloire. Mais nous sommes en Hongrie et en 1944. L'adolescent, juif, est déporté avec son père et son meilleur ami. Pour échapper à la mort, il se dit tailleur : le voilà affecté au raccommodage des uniformes rayés. Son coup de bluff se transforme alors en coup de foudre : Tomi tombe fou amoureux de la couture, vocation qui sauvera sa peau et illuminera son destin.

The latest action packed novel from Vincent FormosaIt has been a long war for Tim Chavell. A veteran of operations in France, Malta, the Adriatic, and off the Dutch coast, he is long overdue for a rest. Instead, he finds himself posted to Scotland to take command of a Mosquito strike wing at RAF Aberdour. In headlong retreat, the Germans are being pressured from all sides. The iron ore that keeps heavy industry going comes from a precarious supply line that must be protected at all costs.

Set in London during the early years of World War II, Code Name Delilah weaves a cast of fictional characters with very noteworthy historic figures to capture the events of 1939 through 1942, when an international coalition of nations supporting Great Britain began to pull together to defeat the Axis Powers.

As a WWII amphibious vehicle ascends from the USS Nevada to Normandy Beach, we are transported to a pivotal moment in history. Here, Charles Trammel, a young man from a wealthy and influential family, reflects on the events that have led him to this place and time. Each chapter brings him closer to shore, intertwining his current thoughts with his past. Through these reflections, Charles grapples with his identity, realizing that his place in the world is not defined by his privileged upbringing and prep school education.

Give My Love to Berlin follows the lives of two gay couples—Tillie and Ruth, and their best friends, James and Ernesto—trying to navigate falling in love, thriving in their community, and coming to terms with the danger they are in just by being who they are. The novel jumps between the twenties and thirties and the early nineties and a young woman named Thea. Thea is dealing with the onset of her grandmother's dementia, and discovers secrets hidden away that her grandmother never intended for her to uncover.

Set against the backdrop of the construction of the Berlin Wall, The Last Secret Kept explores the beauty of individualism while demolishing the invisible walls built between ourselves and our loved ones.

À l'aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Max, jeune architecte autrichien juif et Bettina, une belle et célèbre artiste allemande tombent éperdument amoureux. Mais ces débuts étincelants sont obscurcis par la montée du nazisme. Max est envoyé à Dachau, et seul son talent pour fabriquer des figurines de porcelaine le protège d'une mort certaine. Prête à tout pour sauver son amant, Bettina préfère mourir que vivre un instant sans lui.