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Kvinnene by Kristin Hannah
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 83 ratingsFrom 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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A Fire Sparkling by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 45 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 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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Two Dragons by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTwo DragonsDragons are said to guard treasure with their lives...Ceric, beset with madness from the trauma of the losses he has suffered, wanders the forests of Kilton. An urgent need to stave off the hunger of his folk calls his younger brother Edwin, Lord of Kilton, to the Kingdom of Mercia, and though he fulfils his mission, finds the greater prize he sought out of reach... -
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![Water Borne by Octavia Randolph]()
Water Borne by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWater Book Ten of The Circle of Ceridwen SagaIt is water Dwynwen lifted in her cup of silver. Water, too, the Lady Luned uses in her scrying bowl. And it is over water one must travel to resolve an old conflict.Set high upon its seaside cliff, the hall of Kilton is racked by inner turmoil. Ceric, on the margin of sanity, finds strength and even bliss returning to him... -
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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... -
![The Leviathan: The Blackchurch Guild: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Leviathan: The Blackchurch Guild: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWelcome to Book One in the exciting and diverse new series, The Blackchurch Guild: The Shadow Knights.Medieval England’s most elite training guild.The Blackchurch Guild is an elite knight training school. Men, and even women, are accepted into the program if they prove themselves worthy. Different from most training arenas in England, candidates don’t have to be from wealthy families... -
![The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin]()
The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 24 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... -
![My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie]()
My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 45 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... -
![For Me Fate Wove This by Octavia Randolph]()
For Me Fate Wove This by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn an Angle-land riven by contesting Danes…Hrald of Four Stones has fallen in love with Dagmar, the daughter of dead King Guthrum, who once ruled all Anglia. Dagmar is beautiful and poised; very much a King's daughter. Yet she owns nothing but the jewels about her neck – and the secrets she carries with her... -
![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 Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story by Mark Helprin]()
The Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story by Mark Helprin
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMark Helprin, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Winter’s Tale and A Soldier of the Great War , returns with a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love... -
![New Neighbors for Coronation Close by Lizzie Lane]()
New Neighbors for Coronation Close by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBristol 1936Jenny Crawford has resigned herself to a loveless marriage living hand to mouth with their two children. Like many others, husband Roy struggles to find work at the docks but a chance encounter turns his outlook and the family's fortunes around.Not only does he get regular work but they are also allocated a council house on Coronation Close on the outskirts of the city... -
![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... -
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![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 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... -
![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 · 20 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... -
![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 1941As 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... -
![The Girl from Guernica by Karen Robards]()
The Girl from Guernica by Karen Robards
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 27 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... -
![When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward]()
When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA story of loss, hope and redemption against the most impossible odds. 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia.Nora Crowell wants more than her sister’s life as a wife and mother. As WWI rages across the Atlantic, she becomes a lieutenant in the Canadian Army Nursing Corp. But trouble is looming and it won’t be long before the truth comes to light... -
![The Women of Arlington Hall by Jane Healey]()
The Women of Arlington Hall by Jane Healey
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA female codebreaker puts her future and her heart on the line in a stirring novel about love, loyalty, betrayal, and Cold War spy games by the bestselling author of The Secret Stealers.1947: Adventurous Radcliffe graduate Catherine “Cat” Killeen cancels her wedding and upends a future that no longer suits her... -
![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... -
![BattleWolfe: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque]()
BattleWolfe: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA super-star knight with a de Wolfe pedigree… and the Scottish rose who saves his life.In the turbulent lands of the English/Scottish border, their love wasn't meant to last.... but no one loves as strongly as a de Wolfe... -
![Dragonfly by Leila Meacham]()
Dragonfly by Leila Meacham
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Roses comes a gripping new novel about five young spies embedded among the highest Nazi ranks in occupied Paris At the height of World War II, a handful of idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the government, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country... -
![The Girl From the Island by Lorna Cook]()
The Girl From the Island by Lorna Cook
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 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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![The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman]()
The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFilled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, Sharon Penman’s The Land Beyond the Sea tells the epic tale of a clash of cultures that will resonate with readers today.1172. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as Outremer – the land beyond the sea.A young realm, Outremer was baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in 1099... -
![Light at Lavelle by Paullina Simons]()
Light at Lavelle by Paullina Simons
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Paullina Simons pulls on every heartstring, she's a master of epic love stories' COLLEEN HOOVERTORN BETWEEN WHAT THEY CANNOT HAVE AND WHAT THEY CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT.It is 1929. The world is about to change.Finn Evans is a successful Boston banker harboring a secret that threatens to unravel his carefully constructed idyllic life... -
![Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman]()
Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe long-awaited sequel to Sharon Kay Penman's acclaimed novel When Christ and His Saints Slept, Time and Chancerecounts the tempestuous marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II in a magnificent story of love, power, ambition-and betrayal. He was nineteen when they married, she eleven years his senior, newly divorced from the King of France... -
![Island in the East by Jenny Ashcroft]()
Island in the East by Jenny Ashcroft
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 23 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... -
![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 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... -
![Warrior and Protector by Peter Gibbons]()
Warrior and Protector by Peter Gibbons
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 20 ratings989 AD.Alfred the Great’s dream of a united England has been forged by his daughter Aethelfaed and grandson, King Aethelstan.The Vikings have been expelled from York following the death of Erik Bloodaxe, and for two generations there has been peace between Saxon and Dane... -
![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... -
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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... -
![Storm Clouds Rolling In by Virginia Gaffney, Ginny Dye]()
Storm Clouds Rolling In by Virginia Gaffney, Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsCarrie Cromwell comes of age as the dark clouds of the Civil War swallow the country. Born with a fiery spirit and a strong mind, she finds herself struggling between the common wisdom of the South and the truth she has discovered. The activities of the Underground Railroad and her close friendships with the Cromwell Plantation slaves create difficult choices... -
![Dark Days for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane]()
Dark Days for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 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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![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, 1939Soon 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... -
![Something Dangerous by Penny Vincenzi]()
Something Dangerous by Penny Vincenzi
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe dazzling Lytton twins, Adele and Venetia, are born into the great Lytton publishing empire. In 1928, on their eighteenth birthday, they are rich and admired, with a confidence verging on arrogance. But the spectre of Nazi Germany is growing... Gradually their privileged world darkens in unimaginable ways - but it is not just the twins whose lives have been irrevocably changed... -
![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... -
![The Time in Between by María Dueñas, Carlos Romão]()
The Time in Between by María Dueñas, Carlos Romão
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThe Time In Between is a word-of-mouth phenomenon that catapulted María Dueñas, a debut author, to the top of Spain's bestseller lists.This sweeping novel, which combines the storytelling power of The Shadow of the Wind with the irresistible romance of Casablanca, moves at an unstoppable pace. Suddenly left abandoned and penniless in Morocco by her lover, Sira Quiroga forges a new identity... -
![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 GirlsBRISTOL 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... -
![The Dark Spawn by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Dark Spawn by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe son of The Dark Lord joins forces with the Executioner Knights to bring you the Medieval Romance you’ve been waiting for. It’s a no-holds barred, dark and passionate romance where the rules don’t apply.Prepare to enter the Darkness...Coleby de Velt is the firstborn son of the notorious Dark Lord, Ajax de Velt... -
![Lion of Hearts by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Lion of Hearts by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a man has fallen for the wrong woman when the right woman comes along?Myles de Lohr is about to find out.Welcome to another epic Medieval Romance with the sons of Christopher de Lohr!As the humorless, sometimes taciturn middle de Lohr brother, Myles is all-knight, all-the-time... -
![Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams]()
Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe beloved author returns with a remarkable novel of both raw suspense and lyric beauty— the story of a lost pilot and a wartime photographer that will leave its mark on your soul... -
![WolfeBlade by Kathryn Le Veque]()
WolfeBlade by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAndreas de Wolfe is the second-eldest de Wolfe grandchild. Son of Troy, he has inherited his father’s comely looks, his aggression, and his talent with a sword. The man is born for battle. But he is picky when it comes to women, the reason he’s not yet married. Unfortunately, when he does fall for a woman, Andreas sets himself up for a hell of a situation... and it could cost him everything... -
![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... -
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![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... -
![Nunnery Brides: A Medieval Romance Collection by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Nunnery Brides: A Medieval Romance Collection by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNever judge a bride by her habit... Nothing speaks more strongly of romance than a woman resigned to facing a life a religious servitude suddenly finding herself with a suitor… and a soulmate. Medieval Historical Romance has never been more surprising, intense, or sexy. In this four-book collection, you’ll discover the good, the very bad, and the passionate of knights and their nunnery brides... -
![The Secret of the Grand Hôtel du Lac by Kathryn Gauci]()
The Secret of the Grand Hôtel du Lac by Kathryn Gauci
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 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... -
![The Four Swans by Winston Graham]()
The Four Swans by Winston Graham
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIn the sixth book in the legendary Poldark saga, Ross is faced with a new battlefield, one involving the women whose lives are intertwined in his own Cornwall, 1795 -1799: although Ross Poldark, now something of a war hero, seems secure in his hard-won prosperity, a new dilemma faces him in the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer for his wife Demelza... -
![The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay]()
The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNear the end of the Cold War, a CIA code breaker discovers a symbol she recognizes from her childhood, which launches her across the world to the heart of Berlin just before the wall comes tumbling down... -
![The Last Hours in Paris: A Novel by Ruth Druart]()
The Last Hours in Paris: A Novel 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...
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