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The Secret Midwife by Soraya M. Lane
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLondon, 1995: When on the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a news broadcast runs an appeal for information on the identity of a midwife who saved hundreds of lives, Emilia knows it is time to finally tell her story... -
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A Fire Sparkling by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAn Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller. From the USA Today bestselling author of A Curve in the Road comes a spellbinding novel about one woman’s love, loss, and courage during wartime... -
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![The Rebel by Tess Thompson]()
The Rebel by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe watches helplessly as the man she loves leaves to fight with the Allies overseas. He promises her he will return to her alive and well. Will he be able to keep his promise, or will he be yet another lost soldier in a war against tyranny?After four years at a university, Delphia Barnes returns home to Emerson Pass as America prepares to join the war... -
![Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman, Robert Chandler]()
Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman, Robert Chandler
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBased around the pivotal WWII battle of Stalingrad (1942-3), where the German advance into Russia was eventually halted by the Red Army, and around an extended family, the Shaposhnikovs, and their many friends and acquaintances, Life and Fate recounts the experience of characters caught up in an immense struggle between opposing armies and ideologies... -
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Harpers Heroes by Rosie Clarke
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of the Welcome to Harpers Emporium and The Mulberry Lane Series.The Harpers Girls come face to face with the harsh reality of the cruelty of war.Oxford Street, London 1915Sally Harper quietly battles to keep Harpers afloat in the difficult days of the war, whilst husband Ben is working all hours for the War Office... -
![Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen]()
Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA woman’s future is determined by fate and choice in a gripping WWII novel about danger, triumph, and second chances by the New York Times bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.London, 1940. Bombs fall and Josie Banks’s world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash... -
![The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester]()
The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan comes an unforgettable historical novel about a secret collection of Dior gowns that ties back to the first female pilots of WWII and a heartbreaking story of love and sacrifice.England, 1939: The Penrose sisters couldn't be more different. Skye is a daring and brash pilot, and Liberty the one to defy her at every turn... -
![Home Sweet Home by Lizzie Lane]()
Home Sweet Home by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWill they meet again? Frances Sweet can’t really remember her real parents. Brought up by her uncle, her cousins Ruby and Mary have always treated her like their little sister.As the war continues to keep her cousins separated from the men they love – Frances is growing up fast enough to catch the eye of dashing American soldier Declan... -
![My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie]()
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling authors of America’s First Daughter comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton—a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy... -
![Shelter from the Storm by Ellie Dean]()
Shelter from the Storm by Ellie Dean
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNineteen-year-old April Wilton has just enlisted in the WRENs in Portsmouth, where she works servicing engines on ships. She finds herself immersed in dockyard life and surrounded by soldiers - from England and America. The atmosphere is one of spontaneity and impulsiveness, brought on by the unpredictability of war... -
![The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin]()
The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'But how will I look after them? Where can I hide them?' She looked up at me and didn't try to stop the tears from falling. 'I'm begging you. Please, save our children.'Paris, 1942. As the Germans occupy the city she calls home, Adele Basset is determined to keep her pupils' spirits up. Their dance class offers a moment of solace in the dark days of occupation... -
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Hopeful Hero by Maryann Jordan
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoanne Norris was hopeful she’d find love one day, but the disastrous blind dates her mother arranged weren’t getting her any closer.Then she met him.Bryce Townsend had good friends, a job he loved, and four rescue cats, but no one special to share his life with.Then he met her.It looks like love may have struck... -
![All My Tomorrows by Ellie Dean]()
All My Tomorrows by Ellie Dean
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe compelling new Second World War novel from the author of Always in My Heart. In defending herself against her brutal husband, eighteen-year-old Ruby Clark is forced to flee London. She has no idea where Cliffehaven is, or what she will find there, but she knows that she will never be able to return home again. At first it seems she's fallen on her feet... -
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The Bridge to Holy Cross by Paullina Simons
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe Bridge to Holy Cross is a powerful story of love and hope -- a passionate and epic love story from the Russian-born author of The Bronze Horseman. The world at war ...two people in love. Tatiana is eighteen years old and pregnant when she miraculously escapes war-torn Leningrad to the West, believing herself to be a widow... -
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![Stormy Days On Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke]()
Stormy Days On Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLondon 1950Peggy Ronoscki is happily settling into life running her guesthouse on Mulberry Lane, surrounded by close friends and family. Life just seems too good…But then disaster strikes.Pip, her beloved son is left in a coma following a devastating car crash and a young girl collapses in the market leaving Peggy no option but to nurse her back to health... -
![Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean]()
Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe gripping new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of While We're Apart.After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father’s diaries. Her search for the truth brings her to Cliffehaven on the south coast... -
![Finding Friends on Beamer Street: The start of a brand new historical saga series by Sheila Riley for 2022 by Sheila Riley]()
Finding Friends on Beamer Street: The start of a brand new historical saga series by Sheila Riley for 2022 by Sheila Riley
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe start of a brand new series from Sheila Riley, bestselling author of the Reckoner's Row saga series!Liverpool 1921 Pregnant, Mary Jane Starlings secret wedding to Paddy Redfern ends in disaster when her fiancé is murdered on the way to the church. Paddy’s wayward twin ‘Red’ intercepts Mary Jane and warns that they must flee Ireland for fear of reprisals from her family, never to return... -
![The Parisians by Marius Gabriel]()
The Parisians by Marius Gabriel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsParis, 1940. The Nazis have occupied the city—and the Ritz. The opulent old hotel, so loved by Parisians, is now full of swaggering officers, their minions and their mistresses.For American Olivia Olsen, working as a chambermaid at the hotel means denying her nationality and living a lie, every day bringing the danger of discovery closer... -
![Just Once: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury]()
Just Once: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author “known for her deeply heartfelt novels” ( Woman’s World ) writes a sweeping World War II love story about a young woman torn between two brothers.In 1941, beautiful Irvel Holland is too focused on her secret to take much notice of the war raging overseas... -
![The Ops Room Girls: An uplifting and romantic WW2 saga by Vicki Beeby]()
The Ops Room Girls: An uplifting and romantic WW2 saga by Vicki Beeby
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Evie’s dreams come crashing down, she’s determined to still make something of herself in these trying times…It is 1939 and working class Evie Bishop has received a scholarship to study mathematics at Oxford when tragedy turns her life upside down... -
![The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy]()
The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsLoch Ewe, 1940. When gamekeeper’s daughter Flora’s remote highland village finds itself the base for the Royal Navy’s Arctic convoys, life in her close-knit community changes forever. In defiance of his disapproving father, the laird’s son falls in love with Flora, and as tensions build in their disrupted home, any chance of their happiness seems doomed... -
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The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Kate Furnivall comes a gritty tale of courage, betrayal and love in the most unlikely of places. Germany, 1944. Taken from the camps to serve the Fuhrer himself, Anke Hoff has been assigned as midwife to one of Hitler’s inner circle. If she refuses, her family will die... -
![Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane]()
Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs war rages, everyone has to do their bit...Bristol 1941As the clouds of war grow bleaker both at home and abroad, the Tobacco Girls are determined to do their bit for King and Country. To that end Maisie Miles and Bridget Milligan become voluntary ambulance drivers... -
![On a Turning Tide by Ellie Dean]()
On a Turning Tide by Ellie Dean
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCliffehaven, October 1944 As the Allied troops draw closer to victory, life at Beach View Boarding House is still full of uncertainty. Rosie’s plans for her wedding to Ron Reilly are plagued with misunderstandings. And when Ron takes on a secret assignment just days before they are due to say their vows, it seems their plans for a future together may be doomed... -
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![The Boy Who Granted Dreams by Luca Di Fulvio]()
The Boy Who Granted Dreams by Luca Di Fulvio
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 19 ratings1909. Ellis Island. Arriving off one of the many transatlantic freighters are Cetta Luminita and her illegitimate baby boy Natale, fleeing the poverty and violence of their Southern Italian hometown. Having sacrificed everything, and endured every possible shame, Cetta has but one wish: that her baby should be an American, and grow up with the freedom to decide his own destiny... -
![Pocketful of Dreams: A Heart-Warming East End Saga by Jean Fullerton]()
Pocketful of Dreams: A Heart-Warming East End Saga by Jean Fullerton
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJean Fullerton, queen of the saga, returns with a charming new war-time series. It's 1939, and the Brogan family of London's East End are ready to show Hitler what-for. But things don't seem so rosy when rationing, evacuation, and air-raids start to put this larger-than-life family to the test... -
![The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken]()
The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPerfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo.In the 1930s, Stalin’s activists marched through the Soviet Union, espousing the greatness of collective farming. It was the first step in creating a man-made famine that, in Ukraine, stole almost 4 million lives... -
![The Girl From the Island by Lorna Cook]()
The Girl From the Island by Lorna Cook
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA world at war.One woman will risk everything.Another will uncover her story.1940: When the island of Guernsey is invaded by the Nazis, two sisters are determined to rebel in any way they can. But when forced to take in a German soldier, they are shocked to find a familiar face on their doorstep – a childhood friend who has now become their enemy... -
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Long Way Home by Lynn Austin
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this portrait of war and its aftermath, a young woman searches for the truth her childhood friend won't discuss after returning from World War II, revealing a story of courage, friendship, and faith.Peggy Serrano couldn't wait for her best friend to come home from the war... -
![Marriage and Mayhem for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane]()
Marriage and Mayhem for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscover the brand new instalment in Lizzie Lane's bestselling Tobacco Girls series! War is fleeting, but true love last forever...May 1944Hope and excitement is in the air when news breaks of the allied forces landing in Normandy. D Day has arrived. However, the day-to-day struggles for the Tobacco Girls continue.Carole Thomas wants her old life back... -
![Under A Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane]()
Under A Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes the powerful story of three brave women who go to war—and end up fighting for their lives.Sicily, 1943. Three American women, all nurses in the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron, are determined to do all they can for their country... -
![Under a Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane]()
Under a Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes the powerful story of three brave women who go to war—and end up fighting for their lives.Sicily, 1943. Three American women, all nurses in the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron, are determined to do all they can for their country... -
![The Women of Fishers Wharf by Tracy Baines]()
The Women of Fishers Wharf by Tracy Baines
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan you leave the past behind and embrace the future? - A brand new series from Tracy BainesGreat Grimsby, 1912Newlywed fisherman Alec Hardy decides to make a fresh start with his young wife Letty and move to the thriving fishing port of Grimsby in search of a brighter future... -
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Warleggan by Winston Graham
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRoss Poldark plunges into a speculative mining venture which threatens his financial security and his stormy marriage to Demelza. When the old attraction between Ross and Elizabeth begins to rekindle itself, Demelza retaliates by becoming dangerously involved with a Scottish cavalry officer... -
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![People Like Us by Louise Fein]()
People Like Us by Louise Fein
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFor fans of The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See, a spellbinding story of impossible love set against the backdrop of the Nazi regime.As the dutiful daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer, Hetty Heinrich is keen to play her part in the glorious new Thousand Year Reich... -
![More Than Riches by Josephine Cox]()
More Than Riches by Josephine Cox
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a train accident leaves Rosie 's mother dead and her father left crippled and unable to earn a living, it is up to Rosie to keep the wolf from the door. With her mother gone and her sweetheart Adam away in the army, Rosie eagerly awaits this letters, but they never come. As she grows more disillusioned, Adam's best friend, Doug , goes out of his way to be charming and attentive... -
![The Girl from Guernica by Karen Robards]()
The Girl from Guernica by Karen Robards
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsInspired by Picasso’s great masterpiece Guernica, New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards returns with a riveting story of love, intrigue, deception and bravery in the face of war…On an April day in 1937, the sky opens and fire rains down upon the small Spanish town of Guernica. Seventeen-year-old Sibi and her family are caught up in the horror... -
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Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe year 1920 comes in with a roar in this rousing and suspenseful novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown. Prohibition is the new law of the land, but murder, mayhem, lust, and greed are already institutions in the Moonshine Capitol of Texas.Thatcher Hutton, a war-weary soldier on the way back to his cowboy life, jumps from a moving freight train to avoid trouble . . -
![The Girl From the Workhouse by Lynn Johnson]()
The Girl From the Workhouse by Lynn Johnson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratings‘an emotional, captivating read which is perfect for anyone who loves a good saga! ’ Over The Rainbow Book Blog Even in the darkest of times, she never gave up hope Staffordshire, 1911 . Ginnie Jones ’s childhood is spent in the shadow of the famous Potteries, living with her mother, father and older sister Mabel... -
![The Forbidden Promise by Lorna Cook]()
The Forbidden Promise by Lorna Cook
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe stunning new story of love and secrets from the Number One bestselling author of The Forgotten VillageScotland, 1940:War rages across Europe, but Invermoray House is at peace. Until the night of Constance’s twenty-first birthday, when she’s the only person to see a Spitfire crash into the loch... -
![The Girls of Pearl Harbor by Soraya M. Lane]()
The Girls of Pearl Harbor by Soraya M. Lane
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Wives of War comes a harrowing tale of four brave young nurses whose lives change forever in the wake of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. When Grace, April, and Poppy join the US Army Nurse Corps, they see it as little more than an adventure, one made all the better by their first station: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii... -
![The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook]()
The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home and one young woman will make a choice that will change her life forever…As the storm clouds of war gather, Cordelia seeks refuge in the grounds of her family estate.Isaac has recently arrived to tend to the gardens, and the connection between him and Cordelia is as immediate as it is forbidden... -
![The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood]()
The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction—and the author of The Clockmaker’s Wife—comes a tale of love and a betrayal that echoes through generations…Paris, 1940: War is closing in on the city of love. With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear... -
![Island in the East by Jenny Ashcroft]()
Island in the East by Jenny Ashcroft
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSet in 1890s and 1940s Singapore, the stunning Island in the East is a story of love, sisterly rivalry and the true cost of betrayal. Vivid, authentic and utterly beautiful, it's the perfect read for fans of Victoria Hislop, Fiona McIntosh and Kate Morton. 1897: twenty-year-old identical twins, Harriet and Mae, born from a scandalous affair, have spent their lives slighted by gossips... -
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![Wartime with the Tram Girls by Lynn Johnson]()
Wartime with the Tram Girls by Lynn Johnson
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratings‘ Absolutely loved this book from start to finish, I couldn’t put it down ' ☆☆☆☆☆ Reader Review While the men are off fighting, the women keep the country moving… July 1914 : Britain is in turmoil as WW1 begins to change the world. While the young men disappear off to foreign battlefields, the women left at home throw themselves into jobs meant for the boys... -
![The Secret of the Grand Hôtel du Lac by Kathryn Gauci]()
The Secret of the Grand Hôtel du Lac by Kathryn Gauci
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Sometime during the early hours of the morning, he awoke again, this time with a start. He was sure he heard a noise outside. It sounded like a twig snapping. Under normal circumstances it would have meant nothing, but in the silence of the forest every sound was magnified. There it was again. This time it was closer and his instinct told him it wasn’t the wolves... -
![Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers]()
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.The great Dorothy L. Sayers is considered by many to be the premier detective novelist of the Golden Age, and her dashing sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, one of mystery fiction’s most enduring and endearing protagonists... -
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New Recruits at Goodwill House by Fenella J. Miller
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMay 1940There are new residents at Goodwill House – WAAF drivers Camilla ‘Millie’ Cunningham and Diane Forsyth, both eager to do their bit for the war effort and excited to be helping the brave boys who fly.And when Millie meets dashing and heroic Spitfire pilot Ted Thorrington, they strike up an instant connection... -
![Dark Days for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane]()
Dark Days for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNothing will stop the The Tobacco Girls not even war...BRISTOL 1940.The Tobacco Girls cling together as they realise that the clouds of war are turning dark, the world is becoming more dangerous and their lives more unpredictable.Bridget Milligan’s big, happy family fragments when her siblings are evacuated to North Devon, then a letter from America further fills her with dismay... -
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A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden
Caroline Delacroix is at the pinnacle of Washington high society in her role as secretary to the first lady of the United States. But beneath the faade of her beauty, glamorous wardrobe, and dazzling personality, she's hiding a terrible secret. If she cannot untangle a web of foreign espionage, her brother will face execution for treason...
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