In the relentless turmoil of the Civil War, Union spy Hattie Logan engineers a daring escape from the infamous Libby Prison. Fueled by an unyielding determination for retribution, she embarks on a quest to hunt down Luke Blackstone, the double agent who betrayed her and her first true love. Her relentless pursuit of justice leads her to the heart of Tennessee, where she forms an unlikely alliance with the spirited and unpredictable Pauline Carlton, once an actress, now a fellow spy. Together, Hattie and Pauline enlist the aid of a resourceful Nashville prostitute, unraveling a perilous web ...

In the treacherous and uncertain era of war, a haunting secret propels Union spy Hattie Logan deeper into her clandestine work. As her feelings for Lieutenant John Elliott become increasingly entangled, she embarks on a resolute journey to prove her worth on her own terms. Teamed up with former Confederate spy Mollie Pitman, Hattie challenges the authority of the men in charge, persistently cautioning against placing trust in Mollie. But as Hattie dares to peel back the layers of a perilous conspiracy aimed at hijacking a ferry and raiding a Lake Erie island prison, her own loyalties are ...

Spies, secrets, and sacrifice… The American Revolution has begun, but the deadliest threats may lurk in the shadows. For Phoebe Tredwell, the fight for independence is about to become deeply personal as she uncovers a sinister conspiracy that reaches from the shores of Long Island to the heart of General Washington's army. Aided by a network of brilliant and daring women, Phoebe must use her wit, charm, and courage to navigate a treacherous labyrinth of Loyalist spies, British agents, and a mysterious counterfeit ring. But as she races against time to prevent a devastating plot, she ...

In a sleepy German village, Allina Strauss’s life seems idyllic: she works at her uncle’s bookshop, makes strudel with her aunt, and spends weekends with her friends and fiancé. But it's 1939, Adolf Hitler is Chancellor, and Allina’s family hides a terrifying secret—her birth mother was Jewish, making her a Mischling. One fateful night after losing everyone she loves, Allina is forced into service as a nurse at a state-run baby factory called Hochland Home. There, she becomes both witness and participant to the horrors of Heinrich Himmler’s ruthless eugenics program.

Colette Marceau has been stealing jewels for nearly as long as she can remember, following the centuries-old code of honor instilled in her by her mother, Annabel: take only from the cruel and unkind, and give to those in need. Never was their family tradition more important than seven decades earlier, during the Second World War, when Annabel and Colette worked side by side in Paris to fund the French Resistance. But one night in 1942, it all went wrong.

China, December 1941. Having left an unhappy life in England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China, Elspeth Kent is now anxious to return home to help the war effort. But as she prepares to leave China, a terrible twist of fate determines a different path for Elspeth, and those in her charge. Ten-year-old Nancy Plummer has always felt safe at Chefoo School, protected by her British status.

When Leah’s daughter, Nyla, unexpectedly appears at her cabin in the Appalachian Mountains, it’s a dream come true. For five years, Leah hasn’t seen or heard from her daughter—ever since Nyla stormed out of the house, determined to go live with her idealized father.

Robinswood, Co. Waterford, 1939. The once grand house is home to two very different families. Despite delusions of grandeur, Lord and Lady Kenefick and their adult children live a life of decayed opulence as the money needed to keep such a large house and grounds ever dwindles. Meanwhile, the Murphy family, Dermot, Isabella and their three almost grown-up girls, live and work on the estate and do their best to keep everything running smoothly.

At birth, Violet and Rose Flowers were identical, save for a tiny bluish-purple mark gracing Violet’s slender neck. By nineteen, their temperaments distinguish them, as different as the flowers their mother named them for—Violet, wild and outgoing, and Rose, solitary and reserved. Still, they are each other’s world. Then, on a sweltering, terrible August night in 1928, an explosion rocks Lamb’s Dance Hall in Possum Flats, Missouri, engulfing it in flames, leaving one twin among the dozens dead, and her sister’s life forever changed.

A powerful memoir by one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her childhood growing up during the Holocaust and surviving a string of near-death experiences in a Jewish ghetto, a Nazi labor camp, and Auschwitz.