What they couldn’t know sitting in that back room while the city moved around them in ignorance was that the mourning would bring one final…

The summer of 1944, France erupted to the ringing of church bells. The tricolor flag flew brightly on balconies and squares were packed with people…
She gave the smallest nod of acknowledgement, then turned her face even further toward the wall, closing the conversation. The planter seemed satisfied and returned…
It was a choice that had to be made again and again, even when choosing meant stepping into the unknown with nothing but hope to…

Spring of 1,945. Across Germany, the night sky glowed with towering columns of fire. The Third Reich collapsed under the roaring thunder of artillery and…
The possibility that someone would demand written proof that Mr. Johnson owned his servant. Forging such documents would have been nearly impossible and extraordinarily dangerous.…
Is this really necessary? A man pushed through the small crowd, middle-aged, well-dressed, with the bearing of professional authority. He looked at Ellen with concern…
Ellen and William sat in silence, neither daring to speak while the driver could hear, but their eyes met, and in that look passed a…

Spring 1,945. Europe was dying. The Third Reich, the massive machine that had once spread fear across an entire continent, was now nothing but ashes…
” William nodded, not meeting her eyes. “He’s sick, going north for treatment. ” “Must be serious,” she said. “Most don’t take their people on…

