Love. Honor. Redemption. Auguste never knew love, friendship or family until he found them with his brothers-in-arms when he joined the French Army during WWI. When his past catches up with him he’s forced to flee from his newfound family, taking refuge on a horse farm in the French countryside. While he fights to redeem himself, he finds the one thing his training didn’t prepare him for… the … him for… the one thing he never knew he wanted.
Her.
Isabelle is intrigued by the mysterious new hand on her family’s horse farm. Their chemistry is undeniable but something is holding him back.
Is it possible she can break down the barriers surrounding his heart? Can she ever forgive him for not revealing his dark secret that threatens to tear them apart?
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A man who has never known love, or the feeling of belonging spends his life in search of a place, and people to belong to. He enters the military thinking that will be his solace only to have it be come a worse nightmare. A chance encounter points him in the direction of a whole new life. One he wants with every fiber of his being, but can he endanger the lives of the people he has grown to care for?
I admit I am not usually a fan of historical style books, but this, this changed my opinion within the first few chapters! I found myself instantly drawn to Auguste’s character and feeling so badly for all that he was going through. He has an endearing quality to him, an earnestness that is instantly appealing. Isabelle is such a sassy breath of fresh character writing. She is not weak or dependent upon a man as most women of this time. The more I read, the more their chemistry leapt off the page. This book reads like a movie, I could easily envision the plot play out as I read.
I would recommend this book to any reader that enjoys a redeemable hero, a strong-willed heroine and a story that keeps you interested from start to finish. Even if you are not typically into historical stories- I would whole heartedly recommend this, as it will surprise you and pull you in!
What a book I know this is one of the best I have read this year and by a new author to me. A Civil War era story that once I started I was not putting it down. This is German Army Captain Auguste Leroux and Isabelle the Frenchwoman he comes to love story. I will be reading this again, a book I would say read it you will not be disappointed. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Set in the back drop of World War I. This is a historical romance that has your heart from the opening scene.
Klaus, who would later become Auguste, is pushed out of an orphanage at sixteen to face the world alone. He finds a home and a mentor in the German army. Smart, with the ability to master several languages he is trained as a lethal spy. After eight years he is sent to infiltrate the French army as a soldier.
Isabelle is a beautiful headstrong French woman who has lost her fiancée to the war. She must find the strength to go on in a society that views women as beautiful possessions. Auguste and Isabelle are bound together by fate and tragedy. A beautiful love story.
His last is dark and he never knew family until he joined up. They became his family until his last catches up with him. He runs and ends up in a farm where he catches the she or a female which surprises him. He tries to keep his secrets as it may destroy them. Can she get him to open up? Will his last ruin their future? Read to find out
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This was a new author to me and I am so glad that I read this book that took place in the Civil-war era! The storyline was so well written and the characters were so well developed that I was totally engaged in this story throughout the entire book! I look forward to reading more from this author!