Everything is at stake when the price of freedom is a resister's life Ten bestselling historical fiction authors have come together to provide a glimpse at the invisible side of WW2 - the Resistance. Inspired by the brave actions of men, women, and adolescents who fought against the occupying Axis powers around the world, these riveting stories will make you hold your breath and hope for the best in the darkest of times, when everything is at stake and where the price of freedom is a fighter's life. The darkest hour is just before the dawn, and the heroes and heroines will fight with all they've got to see the light of freedom shine over their liberated countries again. In Occupied France, an Irish journalist goes missing, and his daughter sets on a dangerous mission to uncover the truth. Charles Mercier, a French boy armed only with a piece of chalk and some stolen paint, sets out to make his father proud and restore the glory of France. Zoe is just as young as Charles when she joins the Greek Liberation Army in a clandestine operation that sets in motion an explosive confrontation between the occupying forces and the Greek Resistance. Sabine Mahler never imagined going against the sinister Gestapo, until they made her an offer she couldn't refuse. With her husband in their hands, his life depends on her willingness to cooperate. "The Man with the Iron Heart", Gestapo chief Reinhard Heydrich turns into the Hangman of Prague, until the Czech resistance decides it's enough. But his assassination will mean heroic death in the name of freedom. A young Jewish woman questions the meaning of her life until she visits her aging grandmother who survived the Holocaust. The heart-wrenching truths of her participation in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising will bring many dark secrets to light. In one night, Yuan Wen-Ying can take down the Japanese commander who slaughtered masses in Nanking. Can she set the plan in motion if she has to destroy the unrequited love of the only one remaining by her side? Find ten riveting stories of bravery and sacrifice, of love and hatred, of revenge and forgiveness in this WWII anthology. Featuring stories from Roberta Kagan, Jean Grainger, Marion Kummerow, Ellie Midwood, Alexa Kang, Mary D. Brooks, Deborah Swift, Kathryn Gauci, John R. McKay, Ryan Armstrong ***All proceeds go the Washington Holocaust Museum ***
Authors
I am a novelist living in the Lake District in England. I write historical fiction but read widely - contemporary and classic fiction. I choose my books carefully, so I don't read many duds. If I do, they are not reviewed here, as a gesture of respect to other writers. I blog at my website www.deborahswift.com
Ryan Armstrong is a USA Today Bestselling author of science fiction and historical fiction. He is the author of three currently published novels and a novella. His most recent novel is science fiction, "Oleander: Memories Are Deleted in Space." Ryan holds a B.A. in history and English from the University of Oklahoma. He lives in the Fort Worth, Texas area with his wife and two boys. Publisher: www.lmvintagepublishers.com
I’m an American writer of Jewish and Romany decent. I write Historical Fiction and Historical Romance, most of which is set during the holocaust. Although I never discount the horrors of the time period, the main focus of my work is on ordinary people who prove to be strong heroic characters in unfathomable circumstances. Facebook Author page: http://www.facebook.com/Rkagan4 Facebook Book Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/14942... Instagram: RobertaKaganAuthor
Marion Kummerow was born and raised in Germany, before she set out to "discover the world" and lived in various countries. In 1999 she returned to Germany and settled down in Munich where she's now living with her family. After dipping her toes with non-fiction books, she finally tackled the project dear to her heart. UNRELENTING is the story about her grandparents, who belonged to the German resistance and fought against the Nazi regime. It's a book about resilience, love and the courage to stand up and do the right thing.
Ellie Midwood is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning historical fiction author, whose works have been translated into 14 languages. She owes her interest in the history of the Second World War to her grandfather, Junior Sergeant in the 2nd Guards Tank Army of the First Belorussian Front, who began telling her about his experiences on the frontline when she was a young girl. Growing up, her interest in history only deepened and transformed from reading about the war to writing about it. After obtaining her BA in Linguistics, Ellie decided to make writing her full-time career and began working on her first full-length historical novel, "The Girl from Berlin." Ellie is continuously enriching her library with new research material and feeds her passion for WWII and Holocaust history by collecting rare memorabilia and documents. In her free time, Ellie is a health-obsessed yoga enthusiast, neat freak, adventurer, Nazi Germany history expert, polyglot, philosopher, a proud Jew, and a doggie mama. Ellie lives in New York with her fiancé and their two dogs. Readers' Favorite - winner in the Historical fiction category (2016) - "The Girl from Berlin: Standartenführer's Wife" (first place) Readers' Favorite - winner in the Historical fiction category (2016) - "The Austrian" (honorable mention) New Apple - 2016 Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing - "The Austrian" (official selection) Readers' Favorite - winner in the Historical fiction category (2017) - "Emilia" Readers' Favorite - winner in the Historical fiction category (2018) - "A Motherland's Daughter, A Fatherland's Son"
Jean Grainger was born in Cork, Ireland. She has been a tour guide of her beloved home country, a teacher, a university lecturer and a playwright. She began writing fiction at the suggestion of her clients on tours, many of whom were sure all the stories she told them would make for a great book. Her first book, The Tour, has become a Number 1 bestseller on Amazon. It tells the story of a disparate group of American visitors to Ireland, who, along with their Irish tour guide have a life changing experience in the magical Emerald Isle. Her second book, So Much Owed, is a family saga set during the Second World War. The story centres on the Buckley family of West Cork and how their lives are pulled in different directions as they become embroiled in the war. It is a sweeping family saga of intrigue and romance against the background of occupied Europe. In her third novel, Shadow of a Century, she tells a tale of a battered old flag found in New York in 2016, a century after it was used during the Easter Rising, when Ireland made her final bid for freedom from Great Britain. This tells the story of a journalist who uncovers a story, one with much more to it than a flag. Her fourth novel, due out in Spring 2016, Under Heaven’s Shining Stars, is set in the 1970s in Cork, Ireland and is a novel about friendship. Three boys, Liam, Patrick and Hugo, though from very different backgrounds are united in a deep but often times challenging friendship. As their lives progress, only by staying strong, can they prevail. Or fail. Her novella, Letters of Freedom, tells the story of Carmel, stuck in a pointless marriage, when a figure from her past emerges and changes everything with a ‘like’ on Facebook. This quick read will touch your heart. She lives in Cork with her husband and her two youngest children. The older two come home occasionally with laundry and to raid the fridge.
John lives in Wigan with his wife Dawn and has two daughters, Jessica and Sophie. After the success of the anthology 'The Darkest Hour - Tales of WW2 Resistance', John is now a USA Today Bestselling author. He has released six novels and his seventh will be available very shortly.
