War Archives

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...

4-STAR REVIEW: A BUNKER IN KYIV by John Lyons

Political Amy Wilson - 13 August 2025

Publication Date: September 9, 2025 A riveting account of courageous resistance from the bestselling author of Balcony Over Jerusalem On 24 February 2022, residents of Kyiv, Ukraine, woke to the sound of explosions and gunfire...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: MY GREAT-AUNT’S DIARY by Laura Sweeney

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 7 August 2025

Dovecote Cottages: Book 2 Publication Date: August 5, 2025 Emily’s heart soars as the stone cottage on the cliff comes into view – it is just as she remembered. As she pushes open the...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE TAPESTRY OF TIME By Kate Heartfield

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Amy Wilson - 6 August 2025

Publication Date: December 23, 2023 Love, heroism and the supernatural collide in the midst of war. 'Paranormal elements are expertly woven with real history to create a convincing and exciting tale' Guardian 'A darker take...