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David Lewis’s A Jewel in the Crown launches a thrilling WWII spy series pitched as “James Bond meets Maisie Dobbs.” A daring mission to smuggle the Crown Jewels…
A Jewel in the Crown
Historical Fiction · Thriller · Historical Thriller · World War 2
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David Lewis’s A Jewel in the Crown launches a thrilling WWII spy series pitched as “James Bond meets Maisie Dobbs.” A daring mission to smuggle the Crown Jewels pairs a socialist firebrand with an aristocratic lord in a tense game of espionage and deception. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this historical caper brims with intrigue.
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Summer, 1940. Britain reels from Dunkirk, invasion looms, and Winston Churchill hatches a desperate plan: smuggle the Crown Jewels out of London before they fall into Nazi hands. The mission requires two spies disguised as husband and wife.
Caitrin Colline, a Welsh coalminer’s daughter with sharp wits and sharper convictions, is an unlikely candidate. Yet paired with Hector Neville-Percy, a polished lord, her grit and his aristocratic polish may just work. Their cover story hides a second task: rooting out Nazi sympathizers in Britain’s highest circles.
But with enemies at every turn, Caitrin can trust no one—not even Hector. When the mission spirals into a life-or-death chase across Europe, the stakes aren’t just jewels or secrets. The fate of nations hangs in the balance.
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One brief transgression in the shadow of World War II binds two Ohio families to a secret neither time nor distance can fully bury.
Buckeye
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · World War 2
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One brief transgression in the shadow of World War II binds two Ohio families to a secret neither time nor distance can fully bury. In Buckeye, Cal, Becky, Margaret, and Felix move through love, loss, spiritual longing, and postwar change as one choice reshapes generations. This is intimate historical fiction about regret, loyalty, forgiveness, and the quiet aftermath of lives altered by what cannot be undone.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • “A glorious sweep of a novel” (Ann Patchett) that weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century.
“Mesmerizing.”—People
“Captivating.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A once-in-a-decade novel . . . I fell in love with these characters.”—Jenna Bush Hager
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, People, Minnesota Star Tribune, New York Post, Chicago Public Library
LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE
That, as he saw it now, was his life’s work: trying to make right what he’d gotten wrong. Wasn’t that a fair measure of a person, what they did with their mistakes?
In the jubilant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, shares a single, life-altering moment with Margaret Salt, a woman determined to outrun her past. Cal is married to Becky, whose spiritual gifts help the living speak to the dead, while Margaret’s husband, Felix, is serving at sea, believed to be safe—until a telegram suggests otherwise.
What begins as a fleeting transgression becomes a complex secret that irrevocably binds all four of them in unexpected ways. As their small Ohio town remakes itself in the postwar boom, the Salt and Jenkins families remain in each other’s orbit, and the consequences of choices made long ago begin to emerge, reshaping their lives in ways that will forever impact the next generation.
Sweeping yet intimate, resplendent with moments of deep emotion and unforgettable characters, Buckeye is a transportive story of love, loyalty, sacrifice, and forgiveness.
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Molly Guptill Manning’s When Books Went to War is a New York Times bestseller that tells the inspiring true story of WWII librarians and publishers who sent 120…
When Books Went to War
Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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Molly Guptill Manning’s When Books Went to War is a New York Times bestseller that tells the inspiring true story of WWII librarians and publishers who sent 120 million pocket-sized books to soldiers. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this uplifting history shows how books boosted morale, saved classics, and became America’s quiet weapon against tyranny.
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In 1941, America entered WWII with a weapon the Nazis had tried to destroy: books. While Hitler’s regime banned and burned over 100 million volumes, U.S. librarians launched a counterattack—collecting 20 million donated hardcovers for troops overseas. But it was the creation of the Armed Services Editions, pocket-sized paperbacks lightweight enough to carry into battle, that changed everything.
More than 120 million copies of classics, mysteries, romances, and poetry parachuted into foxholes, bombers, field hospitals, and landing craft. These books lifted spirits, inspired courage, and even revived forgotten titles like The Great Gatsby, turning them into American staples.
Molly Guptill Manning’s bestselling When Books Went to War is a moving cultural history of how stories helped win a war—and shaped a nation.
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A daughter survives the Holocaust because her mother refuses to let her go.
Do Not Cry When I Die
Biographies & Memoirs · World War 2
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A daughter survives the Holocaust because her mother refuses to let her go. Beginning with the invasion of Poland and moving through ghettos, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Bergen-Belsen, Renee Salt recounts the years she endured beside her mother, Sala. This memoir centers on maternal courage, endurance, and the sustaining power of love amid systematic brutality and loss.
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One of the oldest living Holocaust survivors recounts her family’s imprisonment at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen in this moving memoir of love, loss, courage, and hope.
"A deeply moving memoir, beautifully written and researched." —Lucy Adlington, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
“I only survived because of my mother's love.”
When German soldiers invaded Poland in September 1939, it began a six year journey for then-ten-year-old Renee Salt and her mother Sala. Until their liberation in 1945, Renee and Sala were imprisoned in ghettos and concentration camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen. The only light in the darkness and brutality for Renee was the unwavering grasp of her mother’s hand in hers–enduring, against all odds.
It was this unbreakable bond, along with a few miracles, that kept Renee alive. Sala’s staggering courage to defy the will of SS guards saved both her and her daughter from the gas chambers, and the pair survived the deadliest days in Auschwitz’s history.
After suffering the nightmarish conditions at Bergen-Belsen, Renee and her mother were liberated in April 1945–but Sala died soon after they were saved. To this day, Renee attributes her survival to the love and bravery of her beloved mother.
Do Not Cry When I Die is an incredibly moving and deeply crucial book that tells the shocking story of one of the oldest Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen survivors–and the mother’s love that saved her life.
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Perfect for fans of CW Browning and Lee Jackson’s high-stakes war fiction.
Jubilee
Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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Conor Bender’s Jubilee is a gripping WWII novel about the doomed Dieppe Raid of 1942. With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this award-winning author delivers a harrowing story of spies, soldiers, and resistance fighters caught in a tragic operation that reshaped history. Perfect for fans of CW Browning and Lee Jackson’s high-stakes war fiction.
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Before the triumph of D-Day came the tragedy of Dieppe. In the summer of 1942, desperate Allied leaders gamble everything on Operation Jubilee, a raid designed to test Hitler’s defenses—but fatally compromised before it begins.
Arthur Cutter, a war-weary SOE agent, is thrust behind enemy lines for one last mission. RAF instructor Ian Faraday pushes broken pilots toward an impossible battle in the skies. Resistance fighter Talia Crevier risks death—and the scorn of her male comrades—to map Dieppe’s fortifications. And American Ranger Malcolm Parker uncovers chilling flaws in the raid’s plan, too late to stop the slaughter.
As dawn breaks on August 19, four lives collide in the maelstrom. History remembers victory—but Jubilee reveals the sacrifice etched in blood.
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After the destruction of her home in Warsaw, Anna Kowalski joins the Polish Resistance and risks everything to smuggle children out of the ghetto to safety.
The Resistance Daughter
World War 2 · Historical Fiction · War Fiction
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After the destruction of her home in Warsaw, Anna Kowalski joins the Polish Resistance and risks everything to smuggle children out of the ghetto to safety. The Resistance Daughter follows her through impossible choices, brutal captivity, and a fight to survive that refuses to let hope die completely. Based on true stories, it’s an emotional WWII novel that leans into courage, sacrifice, and love tested under the worst conditions imaginable.
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Inspired by true stories of WWII, don't miss this emotional and poignant historical novel debut of courage against all odds, perfect for fans of Anna Stuart and Soraya M Lane.
Poland, 1942. After witnessing the destruction of her hometown in Warsaw, Anna Kowalski joins the Polish Resistance. She is tasked with smuggling as many children as possible out of the Warsaw Ghetto through the sewers and relocating them to safety.
Through her work, Anna meets Johnnie Nowak, an RAF pilot who had managed to escape from a prisoner of war camp. He's not safe in Warsaw, so Anna leads him out of the city to protect him...
But suddenly Anna is caught by the SS and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp where she is surrounded by even more horror and despair. A female guard, known as The Beast, is renowned for her violence and aggression towards her prisoners, and she's set her sights on Anna.
When Anna is relocated to a different camp, she finds herself reunited with Johnnie Nowak, the pilot she had saved. Desperate to escape, the two of them devise a plan that, if caught, could mean a fate far worse than death.
Will Anna and Johnnie finally find freedom, and survive the war together?
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This will appeal to readers who want historical fiction about overlooked women, wartime invention, and the life behind a famous public image.
The Only Woman in the Room
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · World War 2
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A New York Times and USA Today bestseller, this historical novel follows Hedy Lamarr as she escapes her marriage to an Austrian arms dealer and becomes a Hollywood star. Drawing on her scientific abilities and knowledge of the enemy, she develops an invention that could help fight the Nazis, if anyone will listen. This will appeal to readers who want historical fiction about overlooked women, wartime invention, and the life behind a famous public image.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER
Bestselling author Marie Benedict reveals the story of a brilliant woman scientist only remembered for her beauty.
Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side and understood more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr, screen star.
But she kept a secret more shocking than her heritage or her marriage: she was a scientist. And she had an idea that might help the country fight the Nazis and revolutionize modern communication...if anyone would listen to her.
A powerful book based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist, The Only Woman in the Room is a masterpiece that celebrates the many women in science that history has overlooked.
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Good for readers who like WW2 historical fiction about resistance work, espionage, and wartime romance.
Operation Tulip
Historical Romance · Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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Called “an utterly gripping wartime thriller” by Eliza Graham, Operation Tulip follows undercover British agent Nancy Callaghan as she infiltrates the Dutch SS in occupied Holland, while coding expert Tom Lockwood devises a daring plan to bring her home, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 2,200 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like WW2 historical fiction about resistance work, espionage, and wartime romance.
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'This impeccably researched wartime thriller had me gripped from the opening pages – I loved it.' Eliza Graham
'A nail-biting read from start to finish … a must for WW2 fiction fans' Tessa Harris
Holland, 1944: Undercover British agent Nancy Callaghan has been given her toughest case yet. A key member of the Dutch resistance has been captured, and Nancy must play the role of a wealthy Nazi to win over a notorious SS officer, Detlef Keller, and gain crucial information.
England: Coding expert Tom Lockwood is devastated that the Allies have failed to push back the Nazis, leaving Northern Holland completely cut off from the rest of Europe, and him from his beloved Nancy. Desperate to rescue the love of his life, Tom devises Operation Tulip, a plan to bring Nancy home.
But as Nancy infiltrates the Dutch SS, she finds herself catching the eye of an even more senior member of the Party. Is Nancy in too deep, or can Tom reach her before she gets caught?
Inspired by the true events of occupied Holland during WW2, don't miss this utterly gripping story of love, bravery and sacrifice.
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A good pick for fans of historical fiction about resistance fighters, espionage, sabotage, and dangerous wartime missions.
The Saboteur
Historical Fiction · Thriller · Historical Thriller · World War 2
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Called “World War II meets Mission Impossible in this gripping historical thriller” by Library Journal, The Saboteur follows Norwegian resistance fighter Kurt Nordstrum as he joins a dangerous mission to disrupt Nazi efforts to develop an atomic bomb. A good pick for fans of historical fiction about resistance fighters, espionage, sabotage, and dangerous wartime missions.
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Norwegian commandos aim to destroy the Nazi nuclear program in this World War II thriller of action and espionage by a New York Times–bestselling author.
Based on the true story of Operation Gunnerside
February 1943. Both the Allies and the Nazis are closing in on attempts to construct the decisive weapon of the war . . .
Kurt Nordstrum, an engineer in Oslo, puts his life aside to take up arms against the Germans as part of the Norwegian resistance. After the loss of his fiancée, and with his outfit whittled to shreds, he commandeers a coastal steamer and escapes to England to transmit secret evidence of the Nazis' progress towards an atomic bomb at an isolated factory in Norway. There, he joins a team of dedicated Norwegians in training in the Scottish Highlands for a mission to disrupt the Nazis' plans before they advance any further.
Parachuted onto the most unforgiving terrain in Europe, braving the fiercest of mountain storms, Nordstrum and his team attempt the most daring raid of the war, targeting the heavily-guarded factory built on a shelf of rock thought to be impregnable, a mission even they know they likely will not survive. Months later, Nordstrum is called upon again to do the impossible, opposed by both elite Nazi soldiers and a long-standing enemy who is now a local collaborator—one man against overwhelming odds, with the fate of the war in the balance, but the choice to act means putting the one person he has a chance to love in peril.
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A good pick for fans of World War II historical fiction centered on the Kindertransport, family separation, and ordinary people facing impossible choices.
The Child On Platform One
Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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Called “Heartrending. Riveting.” by Sharon Maas, The Child on Platform One follows Eva in Nazi-occupied Prague as she sends her daughter Miriam away for safety and Pamela in London as she helps Jewish children arriving from Europe, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 9,200 Amazon reviewers. A good pick for fans of World War II historical fiction centered on the Kindertransport, family separation, and ordinary people facing impossible choices.
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TO SAVE HER CHILD, A MOTHER MUST MAKE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE.
'Heartrending. Riveting. Definitely on my list of Ten Best Books of the year' Sharon Maas, author of The Violin Maker's Daughter
Prague 1939. Young mother Eva has a secret from her past. When the Nazis invade, Eva knows the only way to keep her daughter Miriam safe is to send her away - even if it means never seeing her again.
But when Eva is taken to a concentration camp, her secret is at risk of being exposed.
In London, Pamela volunteers to help find places for the Jewish children arrived from Europe. Befriending one unclaimed little girl, Pamela brings her home.
Then when her son enlists in the RAF, Pamela realises how easily her own world could come crashing down...
Inspired by the children who escaped the Holocaust. Perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris.
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Inspired by a true story, The Last Green Valley follows one family’s harrowing escape from Soviet Ukraine at the end of World War II.
The Last Green Valley
Historical Fiction · Biographical Fiction · World War 2
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Inspired by a true story, The Last Green Valley follows one family’s harrowing escape from Soviet Ukraine at the end of World War II. Torn between the horrors of Stalin’s regime and the menace of Nazi forces, the Martels face impossible choices in their search for freedom. A sweeping, emotional tale of survival and courage by the author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky.
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“Mark Sullivan has done it again! The Last Green Valley is a compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days at the end of World War II.” —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author
From the author of the #1 bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes a new historical novel inspired by one family’s incredible story of daring, survival, and triumph.
In late March 1944, as Stalin’s forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: Do they wait for the Soviet bear’s intrusion and risk being sent to Siberia? Or do they reluctantly follow the wolves—murderous Nazi officers who have pledged to protect “pure-blood” Germans?
The Martels are one of many families of German heritage whose ancestors have farmed in Ukraine for more than a century. But after already living under Stalin’s horrifying regime, Emil and Adeline decide they must run in retreat from their land with the wolves they despise to escape the Soviets and go in search of freedom.
Caught between two warring forces and overcoming horrific trials to pursue their hope of immigrating to the West, the Martels’ story is a brutal, complex, and ultimately triumphant tale that illuminates the extraordinary power of love, faith, and one family’s incredible will to survive and see their dreams realized.
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A heartbreaking, hope-filled must-read for fans of The Nightingale.
The Lighthouse Sisters
Historical Fiction · World War 2
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Two sisters. One war-torn island. The Lighthouse Sisters is a sweeping, emotional story of resistance, sacrifice, and love in occupied Jersey during WWII. One becomes a nurse in Nazi Germany. The other joins the island’s underground movement. A heartbreaking, hope-filled must-read for fans of The Nightingale. 4.6 stars on Amazon.
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'A stunning tale about sisters, courage, and sacrifice that will keep you enthralled until the very last page' ANDIE NEWTON
'Really brought a lump to my throat. It has stayed with me since finishing it' SUZANNE GOLDRING
'They were there for each other during the war just like the lighthouse, a source of hope and protection over the years.'
1940: For sisters Alice and Jenny life is just beginning when the Nazis seize control of the island of Jersey, driving the girls down separate paths. While Alice is forced by the enemy to work in the German hospital, Jenny is attracted to the circle of islanders rising up to resist the occupiers. And as the war tightens its grip, it will cause each of the sisters to make an extraordinary choice, experience unimaginable heartbreak and emerge forever changed...
1996: The war may have ended decades earlier, but for the elegant woman sitting alone now, the images live on in her memory: her sister's carefree laughter, the inky black of a German soldier's boots, the little boats that never came back. And the one constant through it all: the lighthouse that always guided them back to the island...
A gripping, heartbreaking story of two sisters in occupied Jersey during WWII - one a nurse, who is transported to Nazi Germany, the other, who volunteers for the island's resistance movement - from the author of The Child on Platform One. Perfect for readers of The Nightingale and The Midwife of Auschwitz.
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