War Archives

4.5-STAR REVIEW: MISTS OVER THE CHANNEL ISLANDS by Sarah Sundin

Book Reviews Dayna Linton - 3 February 2026

Publication Date: February 3, 2026 Behind enemy lines, adversary and ally become impossible to distinguish. The German invasion of the British Channel Islands shatters Dr. Ivy Picot's peaceful world, forcing her to shoulder the...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: DAUGHTER OF GENOA by Kat Devereaux

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 9 December 2025

Publication Date: December 9, 2025 The author of Escape to Florence returns with a thrilling adventure set in the war-torn 1940s and inspired by true events, about a young woman who risks everything to help...

5-STAR REVIEW: SHARPE’S STORM by Bernard Cornwell

Historical Fiction Peggy K - 2 December 2025

Sharpe Series: Book 19 Publication Date: December 2, 2025 A gripping novel featuring the legendary Richard Sharpe from Bernard Cornwell, the internationally bestselling master of historical fiction widely recognized as “the most prolific and...

4-STAR REVIEW: WINTER WISHES FOR THE EAST END GIRLS by Jean Fullerton

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 21 November 2025

The East End Girls: Book 2 Publication Date: November 21, 2025 East London, 1942: With the war still raging, can the East End Girls help bring comfort and joy to their friends and neighbours...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE LAST SAFE PLACE by Marion Kummerow

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 12 November 2025

Publication Date: November 10, 2025 Inspired by the incredible true events of Operation Seven, where a handful of Jewish citizens escaped Berlin in 1942 by posing as German intelligence agents. A beautifully emotional...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: HER FORGOTTEN HOURS by Lily Graham

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 5 November 2025

Publication Date: November 5, 2025 The Germans shot down her plane. She couldn’t remember who she was. But she knew she had to save him… France 1944: Frankie opens her eyes and winces. The daylight...

3.5-STAR REVIEW: THE SEASIDE CAFE METROPOLIS by Antanas Sileika

Historical Fiction Sandy Saucier - 6 October 2025

Publication Date: September 27, 2025 Reluctant Canadian restaurateur Emmet Argentine is stuck in Khrushchev-era Vilnius, Lithuania, trapped under the tyranny of two equally formidable forces — the Soviet Union, and his staunchly socialist...

5-STAR REVIEW: COAL DREAMS by Annette Oppenlander

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 11 September 2025

Publication Date: July 21, 2025 An emotional insight into the fate of the more than twenty million forced laborers in Hitler’s Third Reich—an impossible love for a German woman and the endurance of...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: ONE OF THEM by Kitty Zeldis

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 8 September 2025

Publication Date: September 9, 2025 The beloved author of Not Our Kind and The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights returns with a story of secrets, friendship, and betrayal about two young women at Vassar in the years after World...

5-STAR REVIEW: MRS. ENDICOTT’S SPLENDID ADVENTURE by Rhys Bowen

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 8 September 2025

Publication Date: August 5, 2025 Blindsided by betrayal in pre-WWII England, a woman charts a daring new course in this captivating tale of resilience, friendship, and new love by the bestselling author of The...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: TO SAVE HER HUSBAND by Ellie Midwood

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 21 August 2025

Publication Date: August 21, 2025 “Max.” Aurelia went to her husband, and took his face in her hands. “You need to leave. You are the one in danger. I am not. I have my...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE SECRET ORPHANAGE by Barbara Josselsohn

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 15 August 2025

Publication Date: August 15, 2025 "Nobody outside the village knows the orphanage exists, Celina. We're hidden by the mountains and everyone is sworn to secrecy. Please don't give the soldiers a reason to...