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In Nazi-occupied Poland, a mother and daughter hide two Jewish families and a defecting German soldier under one roof, each unaware of the others.
My Mother’s Secret
Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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In Nazi-occupied Poland, a mother and daughter hide two Jewish families and a defecting German soldier under one roof, each unaware of the others. Told through four perspectives, My Mother’s Secret by J. L. Witterick is a poignant novel about courage, sacrifice, and the extraordinary kindness that can emerge in the face of terror.
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Sometimes heroism begins with a single, quiet choice to protect a life.
In Nazi-occupied Poland, Franciszka and her daughter Helena appear to be ordinary women living in a modest home on the edge of town. But as violence closes in, they risk everything to shelter three groups of fugitives under one roof: a Jewish family hidden above the pigsty, a doctor and his loved ones concealed beneath the kitchen, and a German soldier fleeing the army’s brutality. None know the others are there, and any mistake could cost every life in the house.
Through four intertwined voices, My Mother’s Secret reveals the courage, ingenuity, and compassion that endure even in history’s darkest hours.
J. L. Witterick offers a moving tribute to the quiet bravery of ordinary people who refused to look away.
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In 1935, orphaned Pierrot leaves Paris for his aunt’s home in Austria, only to find himself living under the roof of Adolf Hitler.
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
Historical Fiction · Teen + Young Adult · World War 2
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In 1935, orphaned Pierrot leaves Paris for his aunt’s home in Austria, only to find himself living under the roof of Adolf Hitler. Drawn into a world of loyalty and lies, his innocence begins to erode. John Boyne’s The Boy at the Top of the Mountain is a powerful story of corruption, conscience, and redemption.
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A boy climbs a mountain in search of family and finds the heart of darkness instead.
In 1935, seven-year-old Pierrot loses his parents and leaves his home in Paris for the mountains of Austria. His aunt works as a servant in a grand house overlooking the world, a place filled with soldiers, secrets, and power. The house belongs to Adolf Hitler.
Under his new guardian’s gaze, Pierrot’s innocence begins to fade. What starts as curiosity becomes devotion, and then complicity, as he learns how easily belief can be twisted by fear.
John Boyne’s The Boy at the Top of the Mountain is a haunting historical novel about innocence corrupted, the weight of guilt, and the long road toward redemption.
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In 1944 Germany, American photojournalist Maggie Sullivan risks everything to expose the truth behind Nazi labor camps.
The Photographer’s Secret
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · World War 2
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In 1944 Germany, American photojournalist Maggie Sullivan risks everything to expose the truth behind Nazi labor camps. But the past she hides threatens to destroy her mission—and her life. The Photographer’s Secret by Ellie Midwood is an emotional, unforgettable story of bravery, family, and love in the face of unimaginable evil.
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One photograph could expose the truth. It could also cost her life.
Germany, 1944. American photojournalist Maggie Sullivan steps into enemy territory with only her camera and a press pass. Her mission is to document the war’s devastation and reveal the horrors hidden behind barbed wire. But Maggie carries a secret she can never share—she was born in Berlin, and the past she fled is closing in.
As she risks everything to capture the truth, a familiar name on an officer’s report chills her to the bone. The family she lost may not be lost after all.
The Photographer’s Secret by Ellie Midwood is a powerful, heart-wrenching story of courage, survival, and one woman’s fight to shine light into history’s darkest corners.
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When Hollywood legend Vivian Snow’s belongings are auctioned, a series of postcards to a wartime priest reveals the hidden story of her life and loves.
When We Chased the Light
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · World War 2
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When Hollywood legend Vivian Snow’s belongings are auctioned, a series of postcards to a wartime priest reveals the hidden story of her life and loves. Spanning six decades, When We Chased the Light by Emily Bleeker is a moving tale of fame, family, and forgiveness that proves the brightest stars cast the deepest shadows.
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A Hollywood legend. A hidden love. A lifetime of secrets.
When the possessions of silver-screen icon Vivian Snow go up for auction, among them lies a set of hand-drawn postcards spanning sixty years. Each was written by Antonio Trombello, a soldier, a priest, and the one man who truly knew her. Together, their correspondence reveals the private life behind the spotlight.
Decades earlier, Vivian was a USO showgirl whose husband vanished in the chaos of World War II. From grief and scandal rose a star, but her friendship with Father Trombello became the most enduring story of all, one of faith, forgiveness, and forbidden love.
From bestselling author Emily Bleeker, When We Chased the Light is a sweeping novel about fame, family, and the redemptive power of truth.
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A soldier endures the Bataan Death March.
Hold Strong
Historical Fiction · Biographical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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A soldier endures the Bataan Death March. A codebreaker races to save lives. Neither knows their fates are intertwined. Inspired by true events, Hold Strong by Robert Dugoni, Jeff Langholz, and Chris Crabtree is a powerful World War II story of love, survival, and courage. With 4.8 stars on Amazon, it’s historical fiction at its most human.
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Sam Carlson and Sarah Haber dream of a future together in small-town Minnesota—until Pearl Harbor changes everything. Sam is sent to the Philippines, where he endures the Bataan Death March and the horrors of a POW camp. Thousands of miles away, Sarah is recruited as a wartime codebreaker, using her brilliant mind to help win the war.
But when she intercepts a message that could doom Sam’s ship, their worlds collide in a devastating twist of fate.
Inspired by true events, Hold Strong is a sweeping story of faith, love, and survival against impossible odds. Written by Robert Dugoni, Jeff Langholz, and Chris Crabtree, this unforgettable World War II novel captures the power of hope when all seems lost—and the courage to hold strong.
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The Paris Agent is good for readers who want WWII historical fiction with espionage, family secrets, dual timelines, and wartime mystery.
The Paris Agent
Historical Fiction · Historical Thriller · World War 2
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A “MOST ANTICIPATED TITLE” by Goodreads, Harper's Bazaar, B&N Reads, BookBub, and Fresh Fiction, A daughter's search for answers about her father's past as a British SOE operative in France during WWII leads to the discovery of a double agent's identity and the uncovering of shocking events from the war's final days, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 3,300 Amazon reviewers. The Paris Agent is good for readers who want WWII historical fiction with espionage, family secrets, dual timelines, and wartime mystery.
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"The author’s research has captured the tension that those who lived through that time experienced at deep levels. Kelly Rimmer’s scenes in both eras are fraught with anxiety, urging the reader to keep turning the page, anxious to learn about each character’s experiences, right up to the very end." — New York Journal of Books
For fans of fast-paced historical thrillers like Our Woman in Moscow and The Rose Code, Kelly Rimmer’s dramatic new novel follows two female SOE operatives whose lives will be determined by a double agent in their midst.
Twenty-five years after the end of the war, Noah Ainsworth is still preoccupied with those perilous, exhilarating years as a British SOE operative in France. A head injury sustained on his final operation has caused frustrating gaps in his memory—in particular about the agent who saved his life during that mission gone wrong, whose real name he never knew, nor whether she even survived the war.
Moved by her father’s frustration, Noah’s daughter Charlotte begins a search for answers that resurrects the stories of Chloe and Fleur, the code names for two otherwise ordinary women whose lives intersect in 1943 when they’re called up by the SOE for deployment in France. Taking enormous risks to support the allied troops with very little information or resources, the women have no idea they’re at the mercy of a double agent among them who's causing chaos within the French circuits, whose efforts will affect the outcome of their lives…and the war.
But as Charlotte’s search for answers bears fruit, overlooked clues come to light about the identity of the double agent—with unsettling hints pointing close to home—and more shocking events are unearthed from the dangerous, dramatic last days of the war that lead to Chloe and Fleur’s eventual fates.
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Singapore burns as Issey flees a glamorous life for survival, leaving behind love and unanswered questions.
The Distant Daughter
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · World War 2
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Singapore burns as Issey flees a glamorous life for survival, leaving behind love and unanswered questions. Decades later, Lamorna returns to her Cornish home and uncovers Issey’s diary, binding their lives across war, family, sacrifice, endurance, and hope. This dual-timeline romance holds 4.4-star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads and has drawn wide praise from historical fiction readers.
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‘Transporting and profoundly moving…this is a gripping, sweeping romance to break your heart.’ ―Amanda Geard, author of The Midnight House
‘A total treat…I was transported by this beautiful tale of sisterhood, family drama, war, and love. The Distant Daughter is an unforgettable read.” ―Jenny Ashcroft, author of Beneath a Burning Sky
Singapore, 1941: Singapore City lights up with explosions as the first Japanese bombs rain down. Until now, the war has seemed a distant threat for Issey and her friends, drinking and dancing at Raffles. But with the Japanese invasion looming, Issey knows she must leave. Mysterious, handsome Alex Cartwright has sworn he will see her to safety.
Cornwall, 2025: Nursing a broken heart, Lamorna flees her life in Singapore, returning to Trelenna, her Cornish family home. With ambitious plans to save and finance the crumbling house, her sister Zennor needs Lamorna’s help.
When Zach, a local archivist, suggests telling the house’s story through the family archives, Lamorna discovers a battered leather diary written by Issey, a young woman living a glamorous life in 1940s Singapore.
Within its pages, she finds the gripping story of Issey’s desperate escape. Fascinated by the links with her own life, Lamorna longs to know: did Issey and Alex survive the horrors of the Japanese attack on Singapore? And can their story of enduring love, strength and sacrifice inspire Lamorna to embrace a new life—and new love—at Trelenna?
The Distant Daughter is an epic, heart-wrenching, uplifting and utterly enthralling family story, perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Karen Swan and Kate Morton.
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William Craig’s Enemy at the Gates is a New York Times bestseller and definitive history of the Battle of Stalingrad, the clash that changed WWII.
Enemy at the Gates
Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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William Craig’s Enemy at the Gates is a New York Times bestseller and definitive history of the Battle of Stalingrad, the clash that changed WWII. Researched over five years across three continents, it combines military strategy with survivor testimony. With 4.5 out of 5 stars, this gripping account inspired the acclaimed film starring Jude Law and Joseph Fiennes.
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August 1942: Hitler’s 6th Army advanced across the Russian steppe, convinced Stalingrad would fall in weeks. The Luftwaffe had already reduced the city to rubble. German soldiers dreamed of victory and Christmas at home. Instead, they found themselves trapped in one of the deadliest battles in human history.
For five brutal months, Soviet defenders and civilians fought block by block, refusing to yield even as nearly two million lives were lost. By the end, the 6th Army was annihilated—its destruction marking the turning point of World War II.
Drawing on five years of research, survivor interviews, and international archives, William Craig’s Enemy at the Gates is the definitive account of Stalingrad: a story of hubris, endurance, and the battle that broke Hitler’s war machine.
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From Academy Award–winning screenwriter Graham Moore (The Imitation Game) comes The Wealth of Shadows, a national bestseller about the secret Treasury mission that waged economic war on Nazi…
The Wealth of Shadows
Historical Fiction · Thriller · Political Thriller · World War 2
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From Academy Award–winning screenwriter Graham Moore (The Imitation Game) comes The Wealth of Shadows, a national bestseller about the secret Treasury mission that waged economic war on Nazi Germany. Praised as “a thriller of a different kind” by Charles Frazier, this 4.5-star historical novel brims with espionage, danger, and the unseen battles that shaped the modern world.
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1939. As the world edges toward war, Ansel Luxford seems to have it all: a promising career, a brilliant wife, and a newborn child. But he can’t shake the conviction that Nazi Germany is building a machine that will consume Europe—and eventually, the globe.
When he’s recruited into a secret Treasury Department project, Ansel discovers a new kind of battlefield: money. Alongside an unlikely band of economists and bureaucrats, he must wage economic warfare—undermining the Reich through sabotage, shadow deals, and audacious financial heists.
But subterfuge has its price. Ansel’s wife joins the FBI to root out spies, and soon their family’s survival is entwined with secrets on both sides. The Wealth of Shadows reveals the hidden war fought not with bullets, but with banks.
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A lyrical, propulsive novel praised for meticulous research, it’s perfect for fans of Mark Sullivan and Robert Harris.
The Last of the Seven
Historical Fiction · World War 2
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Steven Hartov’s The Last of the Seven illuminates the untold story of X Troop, a WWII commando unit of Jewish refugees who infiltrated Nazi lines to exact vengeance. A lyrical, propulsive novel praised for meticulous research, it’s perfect for fans of Mark Sullivan and Robert Harris. With 4.5 out of 5 stars, this is historical fiction at its finest.
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North Africa, 1943. A lone soldier in a stolen German uniform staggers into a British camp, the sole survivor of a failed infiltration. His name is not British—it is German, and he is a Jew who fled Berlin only to return to war, carrying vengeance in place of patriotism.
Brought to Sicily to recover, he is recruited into a new unit: X Troop. Its members are European Jews who escaped Hitler’s reach, only to be trained as commandos to strike back at the Reich. They are “lost boys,” fluent in the enemy’s tongue, burning with grief and rage.
Based on little-known true history, Steven Hartov’s The Last of the Seven is a lyrical, haunting novel of courage, vengeance, and sacrifice in World War II.
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This will appeal to readers who want literary historical fiction about resistance, women at war, and a less commonly portrayed front of the World War II era.
The Shadow King
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · World War 2
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Called “Unforgettable” by Time, The Shadow King centers on orphaned maid Hirut during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, bringing women soldiers and their experiences of war into the story, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 2,800 Amazon reviewers. This will appeal to readers who want literary historical fiction about resistance, women at war, and a less commonly portrayed front of the World War II era.
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Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, and named a best book of the year by the New York Times, NPR, Elle, Time, and more, The Shadow King is an "unforgettable epic from an immensely talented author who's unafraid to take risks" (Michael Schaub, NPR).
Set during Mussolini's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King takes us back to the first real conflict of World War II, casting light on the women soldiers who were left out of the historical record. At its heart is orphaned maid Hirut, who finds herself tumbling into a new world of thefts and violations, of betrayals and overwhelming rage. What follows is a heartrending and unputdownable exploration of what it means to be a woman at war.
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A good pick for fans of World War II fiction about resistance work, dangerous missions, and civilian bravery.
For the Children
Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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For the Children follows a young British war widow who risks her life to obtain a German rocket prototype while helping children escape to safety, with a 4.4-star average from more than 300 Goodreads ratings. A good pick for fans of World War II fiction about resistance work, dangerous missions, and civilian bravery.
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A young British war widow embarks on a dangerous journey that will change her life, and those of countless others, in this gripping, emotional novel by the author of The Fuhrer's Orphans.
Helen Fairfax is a ferry pilot and the mother of Peter, aged six. From Monday to Friday she flies from factories to airfields, then returns to the family farmhouse where her parents look after the boy. She feels torn being away from her son so much, but after her husband died in the Battle of Britain she vowed to live up to his example of courage and strike back at the enemy.
Now the Germans are about to launch the V-2 against London, and MI6 is desperate to get its hands on an undamaged prototype of the rocket to discover how it might be defeated. One has fallen in Poland—and Helen must pilot a secret flight into enemy territory to obtain it, accompanied by Leo Beck who, ashamed of his part in building the rocket, volunteers to assist her.
But after a successful landing, they find themselves pulled into another mission. Parents beg her to fly their kids to safety, far from Nazi squads that have begun kidnapping children. It will mean defying military regulations—but that is far from the only risk she will take when she agrees to this unofficial rescue operation . . .
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