From USA Today bestselling author A.W. Hartoin comes a series perfect for the fans of Kristen Hannah’s The Nightingale, Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls, and Kit Sergeant’s The Spark of Resistance: Women Spies in WWII.On the eve of WWII, a honeymoon turns treacherous.For Stella Bled Lawrence being wealthy and stylish in 1938 is exactly what it’s cracked up to be. She’s blissfully unaware of the … unaware of the rising tensions in Europe even as she travels to Vienna on the eve of the Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass. Stella and her husband, Nicky, witness the night’s atrocities first hand. Even as they watch the horror, they never imagine it will touch them personally, a pair of wealthy Americans on their honeymoon but touch them it does. In the chaotic aftermath, Stella finds passion and purpose in the form of a package with a Paris address. She promises to deliver it, not knowing what it contains or who wants it. Soon Stella must decide who and what she’s willing to sacrifice to keep a secret that has been quietly guarded for five hundred years.
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I loved this book! The historical details set around Hitler’s Germany were great, the characters are really interesting and I am anxious to find out what happens next. Full of action and a great story– I will definitely be reading the rest of the series!
The story is enlightening to readers interested in WWII, mystery, and blossoming love. The writer does an amazing job building a story around the real life events launching the second world war. It enables readers to see the events leading to the War in a whole new light.
I enjoyed this book as well as the follow up book by the same author. I found it tragic in the sense that the story touches upon events in history but the main character is oblivious to what was going on in the world. Tragic, in that so many people ignored what was happening even though the information was right in front of them. They just chose not believe. Having not lived during this era, I guess the rich, spoiled population could turn a blind eye. Its stories such as this that will remind
Excellent historical fiction….true sense of the Nazi impact before the official start of WWII.
another facet of war and spies and ordinary people caught in the throes of war
it is rare that I don’t finish a book I’ve started, but this was one of them. None of it was believable.
A page-turner–well worth the read!
Great read on a difficult topic from the war.
This book is terrible. Don’t waste your time with it.
Not usually what I read but the download was free and got to reading and couldn’t stop.
Makes you want to read more of the series
This book entertains while exposing a tragic part of history. It came alive and I felt like I was there. I cried, I laughed, I rejoiced!
I loved it. The action was nonstop from beginning to end. Highly recommend
Really enjoyed the characters and the storyline.Will definitely read more books by this author.
My heart started racing about one chapter in and it didn’t stop until the last page! Every time you thought you knew what would happen, something changed! We met wonderful characters along the way and I can’t wait to read the next installment!
I liked it . I was informed about how bad it was in those times
What a great time period and what surprises were in store from this heroine, that I clearly did not anticipate or expect at the beginning of the story. Instead, I was pulled into early WWII in Austria, Germany and France from a perspective that I never imagined. What a character is this heroine!! What a scary time period she is in, and she is brave! I had a hard time putting this book down and look forward to more.
I loved this book. Just bought the second book in the Stella Bled stories. This book was very very good for me. I feel sure the second one will be just as good because of the reviews I read. Anyway, loved Stella and felt I knew her. Didn’t care much for Nicky at first – he seemed standoffish, and kind of rude and I found myself wondering if he even really loved Stella. Complete turn around by the end of the book. Great characters (all the characters) great story. Can’t wait to read Strangers in Venice!!!
What an exciting story, so much packed on every page. Great characters too, I just ordered the sequel, can’t wait to jump in and see where the adventure takes me
Loved it!