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The Words We Whisper by Mary Ellen Taylor
18 ratingsAs a hospice nurse, Zara Mitchell has already seen more death than most people will experience in a lifetime. So when her older sister asks her to help care for their ailing grandmother, Zara agrees—despite strained family relationships.Though pale and tired, Nonna has lost none of her sharp mind... -
![Boy Underground by Catherine Ryan Hyde]()
Boy Underground by Catherine Ryan Hyde
16 ratingsDuring WWII, a teenage boy finds his voice, the courage of his convictions, and friends for life in an emotional and uplifting novel by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author.1941. Steven Katz is the son of prosperous landowners in rural California. Although his parents don’t approve, he’s found true friends in Nick, Suki, and Ollie, sons of field workers... -
![A Ration Book Wedding by Jean Fullerton]()
A Ration Book Wedding by Jean Fullerton
12 ratingsIt's February 1942 and the American's have finally joined Britain and its allies. Meanwhile, twenty-three-year-old Francesca Fabrino, like thousands of other women, is doing her bit for the war effort in a factory in East London... -
![Prague Counterpoint by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Prague Counterpoint by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
18 ratingsIn Vienna Prelude, Elisa Lindheim risked her life helping others escape pre-World War II Austria. The climactic ending finds her safely in Czechoslovakia, but not for long. A million other lives are endangered, and she cannot still their silent cry for help...Categorized as:
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![Eve's Daughters by Lynn Austin]()
Eve's Daughters by Lynn Austin
18 ratingsYearning for love and dignity, four generations of women must come to grips with the choices they've made--and those their mothers made before them. But breaking the cycle that has ensnared them over the decades will prove more difficult than they had ever imagined....Eighty-year-old Emma Bauer has carefully guarded a dark secret for more than fifty years... -
![The Star and the Shamrock by Jean Grainger]()
The Star and the Shamrock by Jean Grainger
24 ratingsAriella Bannon has no choice: she must put her precious children, Liesl and Erich, on that train or allow them to become prey for the Nazis. Berlin 1939... -
![The Girl From the Island by Lorna Cook]()
The Girl From the Island by Lorna Cook
14 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... -
![The Secrets We Left Behind by Soraya M. Lane]()
The Secrets We Left Behind by Soraya M. Lane
17 ratingsOccupied France, 1940. When the staff at a field hospital draw straws to find out who will join the evacuation from Dunkirk, Nurse Cate is left behind. But when the Nazis arrive to claim prisoners of war, she takes her chance and flees into the night, taking one patient with her.Fifty miles away, the surrendering soldiers of the Royal Norfolk Regiment are shot dead by the advancing Germans...Categorized as:
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![Warsaw Requiem by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Warsaw Requiem by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
16 ratingsHaving overrun Czechoslovakia, the iron baton of Hitler's Third Reich is poised to orchestrate a requiem for Warsaw. Foreshadowing an international nightmare the world will never forget, millions are imperiled, destined to be caught and crushed in the Führer's grasp...Categorized as:
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![Danzig Passage by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Danzig Passage by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
18 ratingsThe net of Hitler's Third Reich begins to close around the Jews in prewar Europe, and millions are trapped in his sinister web. Kristal Nacht, the Night of Broken Glass, shatters the last illusions for thousands who hoped to escape the Nazi terror.As the synagogues of Berlin burn and Jewish homes are plundered, two families face the grim reality of life in New Germany...Categorized as:
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![Under a Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane]()
Under a Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane
18 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 Sky Above Us by Sarah Sundin]()
The Sky Above Us by Sarah Sundin
12 ratingsNumbed by grief and harboring shameful secrets, Lt. Adler Paxton ships to England with the US 357th Fighter Group in 1943. Determined to become an ace pilot, Adler battles the German Luftwaffe in treacherous dogfights in the skies over France as the Allies struggle for control of the air before the D-day invasion...Categorized as:
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![Long Way Home by Lynn Austin]()
Long Way Home by Lynn Austin
14 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... -
![The Sea Before Us by Sarah Sundin]()
The Sea Before Us by Sarah Sundin
14 ratingsIn 1944, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton arrives in London to prepare for the Allied invasion of France. He works closely with Dorothy Fairfax, a "Wren" in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Dorothy pieces together reconnaissance photographs with thousands of holiday snapshots of France--including those of her own family's summer home--in order to create accurate maps of Normandy...Categorized as:
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![Luz En Sion by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Luz En Sion by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
16 ratingsBook 4 in The Zion Chronicles series. Set in April 1948 on the eve of the British evacuation of Palestine... -
![The Key to Zion by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
The Key to Zion by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
16 ratingsThe fifth book in THE ZION CHRONICLES, The Key to Zion opens with the British in the final stages of their military evacuation from Palestine. Haj Amin Husseini and the Arab Palestinians have been impatiently awaiting this day, but their power has gradually eroded... -
![El Regreso a Sion: Cronicas III = Return to Zion-Zion Ch 03 by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
El Regreso a Sion: Cronicas III = Return to Zion-Zion Ch 03 by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
16 ratingsThe first two books in THE ZION CHRONICLES, The Gates of Zion and its sequel, A Daughter of Zion, graphically portrayed the courage and hope of the Jewish people streaming into Israel after the Holocaust. The drama of history and the heart-stopping life-and-death struggle of a nation are captured by bestselling author Bodie Thoene in the lives of the people who live on these pages...Categorized as:
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![Hija de Sion by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Hija de Sion by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
16 ratingsSecond in The Zion Chronicles, this is the story of Rachel, a returning Jewess whose secret past is uncovered. Met with disdain and left in despair, Rachel's story is full of fast-paced action... -
![The Watchmaker of Dachau by Carly Schabowski]()
The Watchmaker of Dachau by Carly Schabowski
16 ratingsSnow falls and a woman prepares for a funeral she has long expected, yet hoped would never come. As she pats her hair and straightens her skirt, she tells herself this isn’t the first time she’s lost someone. Lifting a delicate, battered wristwatch from a little box on her dresser, she presses it to her cheek. Suddenly, she’s lost in memory…January 1945, Dachau, Germany... -
![When the World Goes Quiet by Gian Sardar]()
When the World Goes Quiet by Gian Sardar
16 ratingsIn the final days of World War I, an aspiring artist’s courageous journey is just beginning in a powerful novel about love, danger, and survival by the author of Take What You Can Carry.It’s 1918 in German-occupied Bruges, Belgium. With luck, Evelien will make it to the end of the war and be given what she was a prized painting in exchange for safeguarding her employer’s possessions... -
![Jerusalem Interlude by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Jerusalem Interlude by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
18 ratingsFor Jews in prewar Europe, the terrifying truth is uncovered: Truly they have no place to go. Escape or perish, but escape to where? As Central Europe is taken over by the Nazis under celebrated headlines of Peace in Our Times, hundreds of thousands pay the price for Hitler's international deception.In Jerusalem Interlude, Leah and Shimon Feldstein finally reach the Promised Land...Categorized as:
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![Munich Signature by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Munich Signature by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
18 ratingsIn Prague Counterpoint, Elisa Murphy and Leah Feldstein risked everything to stand against the tide of Nazi terrorism and to buy a chance at life for two small boys. When Elisa is at last reunited with Murphy, the danger is past for the small Charles...Categorized as:
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![The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron]()
The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron
10 ratingsBestselling author Kristy Cambron concludes the Lost Castle novels with this sweeping tale of art and secrets long buried in England. It was supposed to be a one-week job: survey an art find, collect a hefty fee, and use that to settle historian Kiera Foley’s life back into balance... -
![The Lost Valley by Jennifer Scoullar]()
The Lost Valley by Jennifer Scoullar
10 ratingsTasmania, 1929: Ten-year-old-twins, Tom and Harry Abbott, are orphaned by a tragedy that shocks Hobart society... -
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![The Girls of Victory Street: An absolutely heartbreaking World War 2 family saga by Pam Howes]()
The Girls of Victory Street: An absolutely heartbreaking World War 2 family saga by Pam Howes
12 ratingsFrom Amazon bestseller Pam Howes comes an emotional World War Two saga about three young women whose bravery and friendship will see them through the darkest times.Liverpool, 1939. Bella Rogers thought her life was just starting; she can’t wait to get married to her childhood sweetheart, Bobby. But when war is declared and Bobby is called up, his letters stop, leaving Bella heartbroken and alone... -
![Tabitha by Vikki Kestell]()
Tabitha by Vikki Kestell
12 ratingsTabitha : Girls from the Mountain | Book 1 Available November 2, 2015. From the author of the groundbreaking series, A Prairie Heritage , comes the compelling story of fiery-haired, fiery-tempered Tabitha Hale. Rescued from a life of depravity, Tabitha gives her heart to God and her life to nursing... -
![The Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell]()
The Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell
12 ratings' A real insight into how it was for these women in a Sunderland major ship building yard ... The foundation book of a series. Which I shall be reading as each one is written. Loved it. ' - 5 star real reader review Sunderland, 1940, and the women go to the shipyards to do their bit for the war effort... -
![The Dollmaker's Daughters by Dilly Court]()
The Dollmaker's Daughters by Dilly Court
12 ratingsTwo sisters, tragically divided by love, jealousy and ambition ... For Ruby and Rosetta Capretti life in the slums of the East End holds little promise. Although very similar in looks they dream of very different futures... -
![The Girls of Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke]()
The Girls of Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke
14 ratingsLove, marriage, birth, death and betrayal make up life in Mulberry Lane, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Cathy Sharp. Maureen Jackson is a prisoner of her father's blackmail. Three years ago, she'd been hoping to marry Rory, the man of her dreams. However after her mother's death Maureen was left to care and work for the overbearing father who claimed he couldn't manage without her... -
![The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris]()
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
14 ratingsThis edition is edited and updated for younger readers (12 and older), and also contains extra materials, including classroom discussion points, additional photos, maps and documents and other educational resources. I tattooed a number on her arm. She tattooed her name on my heart. In 1942, Lale Sokolov arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau... -
![London Refrain by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
London Refrain by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
14 ratingsEngland teeters on the brink of war. It’s no longer a question of if. It’s a matter of when. In the dark fall of 1939, the hopes of the Polish people fade as Nazi bombers strafe the beloved city of Warsaw. Politicians debate while hundreds stand in lines at the British Embassy, desperate to flee the country before Hitler’s ground forces arrive... -
![Rumors of War by Dean Hughes]()
Rumors of War by Dean Hughes
24 ratingsThe elders could see nothing but smoke until they turned the corner onto the street where the fire was. And then, both of them stopped. "The synagogue!" Elder Thomas said. It had never occurred to him that anyone - even the Nazis - would do such a thing.Elder Thomas got his camera out...Categorized as:
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![The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester]()
The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester
24 ratingsHow much will a young Parisian seamstress sacrifice to make her mark in the male-dominated world of 1940s New York fashion? From the bestselling author of A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald and Her Mother's Secret. 1940 . Parisian seamstress Estella Bissette is forced to flee France as the Germans advance... -
![The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor]()
The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor
24 ratingsA heart-breaking, heart-warming historical novel of love and survival inspired by real resistance workers during World War II Austria, and the mysterious love letter that connects generations of Jewish families. For readers of The Nightingale, Lilac Girls, and Sarah's Key.Austria, 1938.Kristoff is a young apprentice to a master Jewish stamp engraver... -
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![My Dearest Dietrich: A Novel of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Lost Love by Amanda Barratt]()
My Dearest Dietrich: A Novel of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Lost Love by Amanda Barratt
6 ratingsA staggering love illuminating the dark corners of a Nazi prison Renowned German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is famous for his resistance to the Nazi regime and for his allegiance to God over government. But what few realize is that the last years of his life also held a love story that rivals any romance novel. Maria von Wedemeyer knows the realities of war... -
![Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson]()
Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson
16 ratingsWhat happened to Brigitte Berthold? That question has haunted Daniel Knight since he was thirteen, when he and eleven-year-old Brigitte escaped the Gestapo agents who arrested both their parents. They survived a harrowing journey from Germany to England, only to be separated upon their arrival...Categorized as:
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![As Long As I Have You by Dean Hughes]()
As Long As I Have You by Dean Hughes
18 ratingsThe war is over, and the Thomas family is slowly coming back together at home in Salt Lake City. But that doesn't mean all is well in Zion.In As Long As I Have You, the final volume of the Children of the Promise series, author Dean Hughes presents a moving picture of what life was like for an ordinary LDS family at the end of World War II...Categorized as:
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![Children of the Promise, Vol. 3: Far From Home by Dean Hughes]()
Children of the Promise, Vol. 3: Far From Home by Dean Hughes
18 ratings"All right. Let's go." Alex saw the terror in Howie's eyes as he took off before Alex could. Howie ran hard, angling back and forth only a little, mostly just getting as far away as fast as he could. Alex was a faster runner, and he could make a few more zings and zags in his path and still keep up. For a time it all seemed unnecessary...Categorized as:
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![The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances by Andy Andrews]()
The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances by Andy Andrews
18 ratings"With the skill of a virtuoso, Andy Andrews continues his string of successful writing performances in his latest entertaining masterpiece. The plot, characters, and storyline combine to summon the reader into an unforgettable experience." Robert Silvers Executive Publisher, "The Saturday Evening Post" "At the Maui Writers Conference, we have had the best . . -
![The White Rose Resists: A Novel of the German Students Who Defied Hitler by Amanda Barratt]()
The White Rose Resists: A Novel of the German Students Who Defied Hitler by Amanda Barratt
8 ratingsInspired by the incredible true story of a group of ordinary men and women who dared to stand against evil The ideal of a new Germany swept up Sophie Scholl in a maelstrom of patriotic fervor--that is, until she realized the truth behind Hitler's machinations for the fatherland... -
![Love Comes Home by Ann H. Gabhart]()
Love Comes Home by Ann H. Gabhart
10 ratingsWorld War II is finally over and the people of Rosey Corner are busy welcoming the boys home. The Merritt sisters in particular are looking toward the future. Kate is eager to start a family and live out her dream of happily ever after with Jay. Evangeline wants a beautiful house and encourages Mike to pastor a big-town church... -
![Whispers From Yesterday by Robin Lee Hatcher]()
Whispers From Yesterday by Robin Lee Hatcher
10 ratingsFollowing her father's death and her own attempted suicide, pampered socialite Karen Butler reluctantly seeks refuge at the home of Sophia Taylor, the grandmother she has never known. Determined to escape Sophia's broken-down ranch as soon as she can, Karen resists connecting with its inhabitants - especially Dusty Stoddard, the driven director of the Golden T's summer camp for at-risk youth... -
![From Dust and Ashes: A Story of Liberation by Tricia Goyer]()
From Dust and Ashes: A Story of Liberation by Tricia Goyer
12 ratingsIt is 1945, and a group of American soldiers liberate a Nazi concentration camp. Helene is the abandoned wife of an SS guard who has fled to avoid arrest. Overcome by guilt, she begins to help meet the needs of survivors. Throughout the process, she finds her own liberation--from spiritual bondage, sin, and guilt... -
![Daughters of War by Lizzie Page]()
Daughters of War by Lizzie Page
12 ratingsAn emotional tale of wartime love and sacrifice, inspired by an incredible true story… As a teenager in Chicago, May always dreamed of travelling the world. So when she meets handsome George Turner, she jumps at the chance to return to London as his wife. Ten years later, May is wondering if she’s made a terrible mistake. It’s 1914 and war has been declared in Europe... -
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![A Memory Between Us by Sarah Sundin]()
A Memory Between Us by Sarah Sundin
16 ratingsMajor Jack Novak has never failed to meet a challenge--until he meets army nurse Lieutenant Ruth Doherty. When Jack lands in the army hospital after a plane crash, he makes winning Ruth's heart a top priority mission. But he has his work cut out for him...Categorized as:
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![The Unfinished Gift by Dan Walsh]()
The Unfinished Gift by Dan Walsh
16 ratingsDan Walsh is the senior pastor of Sovereign Grace Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, a church he helped found 23 years ago. Walsh lives with his family in the Daytona Beach area. This is his first novel.Can a gift from the past mend a broken heart?Ian Collins is an old man without his son. Patrick Collins is a young boy without his father. On his Christmas list are only three items... -
![A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin]()
A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin
18 ratingsWill a chance meeting in a time of war change her life forever?Never pretty enough to please her gorgeous mother, Allie will do anything to gain her approval - even marry a man she doesn't love. While Allie has nearly resigned herself to that fate, Lt. Walter Novak - fearless in the cockpit but hopeless with women - takes his last furlough at home in California before being shipped overseas... -
![The ThornBearer by Pepper D. Basham]()
The ThornBearer by Pepper D. Basham
6 ratingsAshley Dougall has a terminal disease and forgiveness is the only cure. Ashley Dougall’s father stole her innocence, her selfish fiancé stole her heart, and unforgiveness is slowly stealing her life. Drawn by the desire to help others, she tries to escape haunting memories and enlists her services as a nurse in war-torn Europe... -
![A Wing and a Prayer by Julie Lessman]()
A Wing and a Prayer by Julie Lessman
6 ratingsShe’s dead-set on giving everything to the war overseas…Even if it means losing everything in a war of the heart.A street orphan abused and abandoned by an alcoholic father at age five, Gabriella (Gabe) O’Connor has never let a man stand in her way yet...Categorized as:
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![Winter at Bletchley Park by Molly Green]()
Winter at Bletchley Park by Molly Green
6 ratingsThe second inspiring novel in the heartwarming and hopeful Bletchley Park Girls series from historical fiction queen, Molly Green...When Rosie Frost was jilted on her wedding day, she didn't think life could get any worse. But six years later in the throes of the Second World War, she is unceremoniously dismissed from her job after they discover her illegitimate child...
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