“Could you kill a Nazi, Miss Lake? Or, in the moment of killing, would you remember his mother’s grief—and let yourself be killed instead?”
It is the most extraordinary of job interviews, for the most extraordinary of jobs. In the final year of WWII, Sibyl, an English nurse, volunteers to help free Alsace—the beloved province of her childhood—from Nazi control. Her mission: to train and lead a band of resistance fighters, men commanded by Jacques, once her closest friend and now a hardened leader of the underground.
But nothing has prepared Sibyl for Major Wolfgang von Haagen, the German officer in charge of Colmar. Believing her to be a cobbler’s assistant, von Haagen begins to care for her—and to confide in her. London quickly sees an opportunity, ordering Sibyl to nurture his affections and turn them into weapons. Reluctantly, she becomes the bait in a treacherous honeytrap, caught between loyalty to her cause and the stirrings of her conscience. For von Haagen is no ruthless brute; and his love is true.
As Hitler demands Colmar be held at any cost, Sibyl must choose between deception and truth, love and betrayal, duty and survival. One little misstep could doom not only her mission—but the fate of an entire province.
Dear Readers,
Welcome to my giveaway of Soldier's Girl! I'm very excited, because although I've published sixteen novels with an established publisher, this is my first attempt at self-publishing — and this is a book I feel particularly close to, as I know the setting well. I spent many happy summers in the Alsace, and love this beautiful region.
However, I needed to make several changes (ie, improvements) in the manuscript (as an author. I am always trying to improve!) but publishers don't like changes, so I decided to go it alone. So this is a better book than the original, which is titled The Soldier's Girl.
PRAISE FOR THE SOLDIER’S GIRL
“The Soldier’s Girl is a gripping and heart wrenching read that I couldn’t tear myself away from… A moving and at times touching read that will stay with me for some time.”
“This book brought tears to my eyes and every chapter was a new twist to the story… I could not stop reading this book and I know everyone is sure to love it.”