Vroege RecensentenMarina Koulouri

A passionate historical romance full of suspense, guilty secrets and dilemmas, set in the captivating scene of WW2 Paris.

For 20-year-old Winter Pale, choices were never an option. Living in Paris, a British woman so far away from home, her only happiness is her childhood memories. When the city falls under Nazi occupation comes a time of struggle for survival; a time when love starts to bloom.

Winter’s heart is torn between two men, a French Resistance fighter and an SS major, both of which are definitely books not to be judged by their covers. They are mortal enemies, and Winter knows that if she chooses one side over the next, the consequences may be dire.

As her expectations are subverted, Winter realizes that she has to choose more than the man; it is her own path in life that she must decide on. She has lived all her life in a vicious circle of fault and guilt. Will she find the strength for the ultimate act of free will that will help her regain her self-esteem and confidence? What will the cost be for her emancipation?

If you’re a fan of Suite Francaise and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, you’ll keep on turning the pages in this moving wartime romantic adventure.

Occupied Paris, 1943. Forced to abandon her home and family, Winter Pale, a bright but timid British woman, finds herself trapped in the seedy Cabaret scene, surviving on her single tradable commodity: her body. Two men offer a glimmer of hope and escape; the sultry, dangerous French Resistance Fighter René Martin and the stoic, regimented SS Major Friedrich von Stielen.

René provides passion, romance and excitement, but his quest to involve Winter in the Resistance movement is too much to ask. Major von Stielen offers stability and comfort, yet Winter cannot resist returning to her mysterious French lover time and again.

As the vicious circle of fault and guilt tightens, Winter is faced with a critical choice. Knowing that, in war, every decision could be the wrong one, will she learn to trust herself and her judgment? And how can she be sure that her final choice is right?

A tale of conflict, despair and hope in an electric World War 2 Parisian set. A story of redemption and the empowering might of love.