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Kvinnene by Kristin Hannah
From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided. Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation... -
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The Dark of the Moon by Fiona Valpy
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift. She’s spent a lifetime searching for him. Is this her last chance to find the truth? Philly Delaney risked everything during the war... -
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![The Secret Midwife by Soraya M. Lane]()
The Secret Midwife by Soraya M. Lane
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 27 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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The Occupation by Deborah Swift
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA page-turning historical saga that will pull at your heartstrings! For fans of Freda Lightfoot, Pam Jenoff, Sebastian Faulks and Kate Atkinson. One woman’s secret war against the Nazis. One man’s war against himself…. 1940, Jersey. When Nazi forces occupy Jersey in the English Channel Islands, Céline Huber, who is married to a German, must decide where her loyalty lies... -
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![The Parisians by Marius Gabriel]()
The Parisians by Marius Gabriel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 30 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... -
![The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham]()
The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 28 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 · 21 ratingsAs war rages, everyone has to do their bit. .. Bristol 1941. As 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... -
![Wedding Bells at Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller]()
Wedding Bells at Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJanuary 1941. As the residents of Goodwill House feel the hard bite of winter, land girl Charlie Somiton is still glad of the warm friendships she has made there. Not just her fellow land girls, Daphne and Sal, but also dashing local G. P. Dr James Willoughby who looked after Charlie when she was injured at work... -
![Wild, Beautiful, and Free by Sophfronia Scott]()
Wild, Beautiful, and Free by Sophfronia Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom award-winning author Sophfronia Scott comes the story of one young woman’s bold journey to reclaim her birthright and carve out her own place in a world that tells her she doesn’t belong. Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana plantation owner, Jeannette Bébinn is raised alongside her white half sister―until her father suddenly dies... -
![People Like Us by Louise Fein]()
People Like Us by Louise Fein
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 35 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... -
![The Loving Cup by Winston Graham]()
The Loving Cup by Winston Graham
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe tenth book in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, now a major TV series from Masterpiece PBS. Cornwall 1813. A silver cup lies half-forgotten in a dank cave, amongst a pile of stolen goods... -
![Marriage and Mayhem for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane]()
Marriage and Mayhem for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDiscover the brand new instalment in Lizzie Lane's bestselling Tobacco Girls series! War is fleeting, but true love last forever. .. May 1944. Hope 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... -
![The Lord's Absolutely Perfect Pickpocket by Eva Devon]()
The Lord's Absolutely Perfect Pickpocket by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMajor Lord Marcus Newfield, Maximus to everyone he knows because of how large he lives, is the eldest son of the Earl of Drexel and Lady Hermia Briarwood. A soldier, daredevil, and lover of a good time, nothing stops Maximus from living fully until a battle gone very wrong leaves him wounded in both body and mind... -
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Faith by Beverley Watts
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen Faith Shackleford found herself in the unenviable position of having to accompany her irascible father to convalesce in the genteel seaside town of Torquay, she envisioned three months of wearying monotony... -
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![The Riviera House by Natasha Lester]()
The Riviera House by Natasha Lester
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Secret weaves a lush and engrossing novel of World War II inspired by a true story and perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Pam Jenoff. Paris, 1939: The Nazis think Éliane can't understand German. They’re wrong. They think she’s merely cataloging art in a Louvre museum and unaware they’re stealing national treasures for their private collections... -
![The Riviera House by Natasha Lester]()
The Riviera House by Natasha Lester
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Secret weaves a lush and engrossing novel of World War II inspired by a true story and perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Pam Jenoff. Paris, 1939: The Nazis think Éliane can't understand German. They’re wrong. They think she’s merely cataloging art in a Louvre museum and unaware they’re stealing national treasures for their private collections... -
![Winter Wishes for the Home Front Nurses by Rachel Brimble]()
Winter Wishes for the Home Front Nurses by Rachel Brimble
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe BRAND NEW instalment in Rachel Brimble's emotional, heart-wrenching Home Front Nurses saga series A uplifting story of courage, friendship and love against the odds, perfect for fans of Lizzie Lane, Rosie Clarke, and Call the Midwife. Winter, 1942... -
![The French House by Helen Fripp]()
The French House by Helen Fripp
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe vineyards stretched away in every direction as he plucked a perfect red grape, sparkling with dew. “Marry me,” he’d said. “We’ll run these vineyards together. ” But now he is gone. There is no one to share the taste of the first fruit of the harvest. And her troubles are hers alone…... -
![The Code Breaker's Secret by Catherine Law]()
The Code Breaker's Secret by Catherine Law
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLove and duty, codes and spies. .. Kent, 1939. Soon to marry her childhood sweetheart, Eliza thinks her life is set. But when war breaks out, everything changes and, while helping the soldiers returning from Dunkirk, she bumps into Lewis, an unforgettable stranger from her past... -
![The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough]()
The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn this great drama, Marius, the general who saved Rome from barbarian invasion and became consul an unprecedented six times, has fallen into decline. Sulla, his closest associate, has withdrawn himself from his commander's circle in preparation for his own bid for power... -
![Meant for the Marquess by Alexa Aston]()
Meant for the Marquess by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn army major compelled to leave the military. A lady forced to earn her living. Two souls finding a new way of life . . . and each other . . . along with love. A brutal attack leaves Major Devin Hunt missing two fingers. Unable to fire a gun, he sells his commission and takes refuge with a former fellow officer who has now become a duke... -
![The Custom House Murders by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
The Custom House Murders by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCaptain Lacey encounters an old army friend just returned from Antigua, who is being accused of smuggling and possibly murder. Lacey decides to help the man, whom he considers honorable, to clear his name. Meanwhile James Denis has given Lacey a task, to deliver a mysterious package to a man with an office near the Custom House on the bank of the Thames... -
![Heaven and Hell for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane]()
Heaven and Hell for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsALL NEW from the Tobacco Girls. BRISTOL 1943 and life for the Tobacco Girls isn’t getting any easier. .. Bridget Milligan has donned a uniform and joined the nursing services where she becomes intrigued with the miracles of modern medicine. She’s also torn between family loyalty, her new career and Lyndon O’Neill, the love of her life... -
![Miss Desirable by Grace Burrowes]()
Miss Desirable by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMiss Catherine Fairchild spent much of her life haring about the globe with her diplomat parents, though she grasped at a young age that as a legitimate by-blow, her social standing among Polite Society would be marginal at best... -
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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 · 13 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 Promise by Lesley Pearse]()
The Promise by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLondon 1914. Belle Reilly finally has the life she's dreamed of thanks to a devoted husband in Jimmy and the hat shop she's wanted to own since she was a child. But as the storm clouds of World War One begin to gather, Belle's already turbulent life is to change in ways she never imagined possible... -
![The Last Hours in Paris by Ruth Druart]()
The Last Hours in Paris by Ruth Druart
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom the author of While Paris Slept comes a story of great love, betrayal, and redemption, set in WWII and 1960s France and England. "Words are power. They can bring you down, lift you up, make your heart soar, make you fall in love. Or make you hate. " Paris 1944 . Elise Chevalier knows what it is to love . . . and to hate... -
![The Girl from Bologna by Siobhan Daiko]()
The Girl from Bologna by Siobhan Daiko
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratings1944. Bologna, Italy , and the streets are crawling with German soldiers. Nineteen-year-old Leila Venturi is shocked into joining the Resistance after her beloved best friend Rebecca, the daughter of a prominent Jewish businessman, is ruthlessly deported to a concentration camp. 1981. Exchange student Rhiannon Hughes arrives in Bologna and meets Leila, her landlady... -
![Murder in the Eternal City by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
Murder in the Eternal City by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen I agree to take my family to visit Grenville in his villa near Rome, I hardly imagine that I immediately will become embroiled in mystery and mayhem. James Denis has requested that I purchase an antique from a collector, one Conte de Luca... -
![New Recruits at Goodwill House by Fenella J. Miller]()
New Recruits at Goodwill House by Fenella J. Miller
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMay 1940. There 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... -
![Daughter of the Reich by Louise Fein]()
Daughter of the Reich by Louise Fein
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 31 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. She must choose between loyalty to her country or a love that could be her destruction…. 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... -
![Caesar's Women by Colleen McCullough]()
Caesar's Women by Colleen McCullough
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough re-creates an extraordinary epoch before the mighty Republic belonged to Julius Caesar—when Rome's noblewomen were his greatest conquest. His victories were legend—in battle and bedchamber alike. Love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum... -
![Colour My World: A Pride & Prejudice variation by Barry S Richman]()
Colour My World: A Pride & Prejudice variation by Barry S Richman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe sees people’s emotions in colour—except for the one man she is determined to dislike. After a fall from her horse, Elizabeth Bennet wakes to an altered world—one where her mind translates emotion into colour, painting those around her in vivid ‘aires’ born of breath, pulse, and movement. She reads truth in every shade, sees affection, envy, fear—until she meets Fitzwilliam Darcy... -
![Girls on the Line by Aimie K. Runyan]()
Girls on the Line by Aimie K. Runyan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom the celebrated author of Daughters of the Night Sky comes a stirring novel inspired by the courage, dedication, and love of the unsung heroines of the Great War. December 1917. As World War I rages in Europe, twenty-four-year-old Ruby Wagner, the jewel in a prominent Philadelphia family, prepares for her upcoming wedding to a society scion... -
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![The Lost Dressmaker of Paris by Suzanne Fortin]()
The Lost Dressmaker of Paris by Suzanne Fortin
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Darcie purchases several old suitcases at auction that had been abandoned in a railway station locker, she doesn't know what to expect. The first is disappointing but as she opens the second, she discovers rare and beautiful dresses for the 1940s, lovingly folded, and a notebook of designs to go with them. Written inside the cover is the name: Nathalie Leroux... -
![Welcome to Weaver Street by Chrissie Walsh]()
Welcome to Weaver Street by Chrissie Walsh
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you love Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn, you'll love Chrissie Walsh's WWI story of love, loss and triumph! Kitty and Tom Conlon arrive in Liverpool in July 1916 to claim the house Tom’s great-uncle has bequeathed him in his will. The move to England couldn’t have come at a better time. Dublin is in turmoil following the Easter Uprising and Kitty’s brother is now in prison... -
![Weaver Street at War by Chrissie Walsh]()
Weaver Street at War by Chrissie Walsh
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe BRAND NEW release from Chrissie Walsh. Praise for Chrissie Walsh. 'Full of joy, sorrow and a big pinch of fun. I loved it' Elizabeth Gill. 'A captivating story of family, relations and the complexities of life. With truly heart-tugging moments that make you shed a tear. The Child from the Ash Pits is everything a good read should be' Diane Allen... -
![Winter at Bletchley Park by Molly Green]()
Winter at Bletchley Park by Molly Green
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratings‘Draws you in from the start and doesn’t let you go until the end’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘Wonderfully written and oozing wartime spirit. Couldn’t ask for more! ’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. The second inspiring novel in the heartwarming and hopeful Bletchley Park Girls series from the queen of saga, Molly Green…. When Rosie Frost was jilted on her wedding day, she didn’t think life could get any worse... -
![The Lieutenant's Girl by Shari J. Ryan]()
The Lieutenant's Girl by Shari J. Ryan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPearl Harbor, 1941. War planes hurtle across the horizon, skimming the clouds. Gunpowder fills the air as the earth shatters. Everett’s hands cup my cheeks. “If I lose you, Elizabeth, please know that the time I’ve spent with you has been worth every second I’ve been alive. ”... -
![The Broken Vow by Luisa A. Jones]()
The Broken Vow by Luisa A. Jones
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMarriage was what Charlotte had been brought up to. After all, it provided a happy ending for all the heroines in the novels she sometimes read. So it would be for her… right? Born into luxury, Charlotte Fitznorton has always known a life filled with lavish parties and a line of suitors, all part of a future neatly laid out for her by her father, Sir Lucien... -
![The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham]()
The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter – often in code. July, 1940. Blitz-ridden London: Marnie Fern’s life is torn apart when her grandfather is killed in an air raid. But once she discovers that he’d been working undercover as a radio operative – or Pianist – for the Dutch resistance, Marnie knows she must complete his mission – no matter the cost…... -
![How the Earl Entices by Anna Harrington]()
How the Earl Entices by Anna Harrington
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHEN OLD DECEPTIONS LEAD TO NEW DESIRES. Ross Carlisle, Earl of Spalding, has dedicated his life to serving his country. When he discovers secrets that could endanger England, he’s forced into an impossible situation—commit treason and race to London to clear his name before the crown turns against him... -
![Wedding Bells on Victory Street: Gripping and heartbreaking World War 2 saga fiction (The Bryant Sisters) by Pam Howes]()
Wedding Bells on Victory Street: Gripping and heartbreaking World War 2 saga fiction (The Bryant Sisters) by Pam Howes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Amazon bestseller Pam Howes comes a heartbreaking World War Two novel about a young woman trying to make the best of history’s darkest hour. Is a happy ever after impossible? Liverpool, 1943. For Bella Rogers, life is looking up... -
![The Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames]()
The Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first in a series of nostalgic and heart-warming WWII saga novels about a community-run bookshop in a small Hertfordshire village, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest. Alice moves to the village of Churchwood with her retired father just as WWII breaks out... -
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![A Daughter's Choice by Cathy Sharp]()
A Daughter's Choice by Cathy Sharp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeartache and hardship in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street. Kathy Cole, is a determined young woman. She refuses to stay at home with her bitter, drunken father and is instead determined to do her bit for the men in the Great War by training to be a nurse... -
![Flawless Deception by D.M. Mortier]()
Flawless Deception by D.M. Mortier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA lifetime of friendship…. When my best friend of almost twenty years was involved in a car accident that wasn’t an accident at all, I dropped everything in my life thousands of miles away and came to his aid. Someone wanted him dead. The wreckage of his mangled custom-built Porsche and his equally broken body were testament to that... -
![Hard Times for the East End Library Girls by Patricia McBride]()
Hard Times for the East End Library Girls by Patricia McBride
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the war reaches London, they’ll band together… War strikes close to home for chief librarian Cordelia when her flat is bombed, and her beloved Robert is called up and sent abroad. Fortunately, her colleagues Mavis and Jane can help see her through hard times. The three friends find purpose in making the Silvertown library a friendly sanctuary for their deprived and devastated community... -
![Army Girls: Operation Winter Wedding: A BRAND NEW heartbreaking, emotional, Christmas wartime saga series from Fenella J Miller for 2024 by Fenella J Miller]()
Army Girls: Operation Winter Wedding: A BRAND NEW heartbreaking, emotional, Christmas wartime saga series from Fenella J Miller for 2024 by Fenella J Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPreorder the next instalment in the emotional wartime Army Girls series from Fenella J Miller. May 1942. Since joining the ATS all Clara Felgate has wanted to do is be a dispatch driver and serve with the brave boys abroad, doing her bit for King and country. But almost as soon as she arrives at Camberley Barracks, Clara seems to bring a string of bad luck with her... -
![Thicker Than Water by Michael Edwin Q.]()
Thicker Than Water by Michael Edwin Q.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen her aunt who raised her dies, sixteen-year-old Alana goes to live with her uncle on another plantation, the plantation her deceased parents lived on. After months of inquiries, she questions if they're really dead. She sets off to discover the past. .. her past. -
![Sin and the Soldier by Mary Lancaster]()
Sin and the Soldier by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA damaged soldier bound to a musician with a past. They have never spoken. But for two years, the haunted soldier has attended Natalie’s concerts at Maida Gardens, bringing her a little self-belief and a few harmless daydreams. Captain Lord Richard Gorse, wounded in body and soul, finds the beautiful harpist’s music is the only thing that soothes his troubled spirit...
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