World War Ii Romance

1922. When the Turkish Army occupies Smyrna, Zoë Haggitiris escapes with her family, only to lose everything. Alone in a sea of desperate strangers, her life is touched, for a moment, by a young English boy, Tom Collyer, also lost, before the compassion of a stranger leads her into a new life. Years later when war breaks out, Tom finds himself in Greece, and in the chaos of the British retreat, fate will lead him back to Zoë. But he will discover that the war will not end so easily for either of them.

1948: Change has come to every corner of the globe - and Rosie Stanton, returning home to Northern Queensland after serving the war effort in Brisbane, plans to rescue her family’s foundering sugarcane farm with her unstoppable can-do spirit. Coming up against her father’s old-world views, a farm worker undermining her success, and constant reminders of Rosie’s brothers lost in the war, Rosie realizes she wants more from life and love - but at what cost? Italian immigrant Tomas Conti arrives at a neighboring farm, and sparks fly as Rosie draws close to this enigmatic newcomer.

'I still have that recurring fear of something happening to me before I see you again, and before I can tell you myself just how much and how often I've realised during the last few months that I love you completely and to the exclusion of all others. Remember that, because if there wasn't you, my darling Mary, the world would seem very empty and meaningless.' Mary was only 21 when she met and fell in love with the privately educated 19-year-old David in 1938.

In the midst of World War II, Ireland has declared herself neutral. Troops found on Irish soil must be reported and interned, no matter which side they are fighting for. When midwife Nan O'Neil finds a wounded young Canadian pilot at her door, she knows she's taking a huge risk by letting him in. Not only is she a widow living alone, but if caught harboring a combatant, she'll face imprisonment.

On a bombing mission over Germany, David Turner's thoughts are with Sally Barnes in Liverpool. Deaf since childhood, Sally is young and vulnerable and David wishes he could be with her to protect her from the horros of war. But to Sally, David is just the boy from down the road. It is Lee, the young carefree American airman, who has won her heart.

De rust van een schitterend Frans eiland wordt ruw verstoord door het geweld van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Ella voelt haar einde naderen en kijkt terug op een leven dat veel vreugde, verdriet en ingrijpende keuzes heeft gekend. Ze vraagt haar kleindochter Kendra of die haar levensverhaal wil opschrijven. In 1938 verandert het leven van de zeventienjarige Ella volledig als ze een zomer lang verblijft op het prachtige Franse eiland Île de Ré. Daar ontmoet ze de charismatische, creatieve Christophe en ze worden onafscheidelijk.

Champagne, 1940. Inès en Michel genieten van hun wittebroodsweken in hun kasteel Maison Chauveau, als de Duitsers Frankrijk binnenvallen. Michel gebruikt zonder aarzelen zijn invloedrijke positie als hoofd van een beroemd champagnehuis om het verzet te helpen. Naarmate de bezetting voortduurt nemen ook de geruchten over het lot van de Joden toe en de Joodse Céline, een van Michels ondergeschikten, neemt een drastische beslissing om haar toekomst veilig te stellen.

Corre el año 1943 y el ejército japonés, que controla la ciudad de Shanghai en su totalidad, establece el único gueto judío del mundo que no está en manos de los nazis. Leon y Norah Blumenthal, un matrimonio de judíos llegados a Shanghai en 1939, cuando la ciudad era puerto franco y aún conservaba intacta toda su fascinación, son recluidos en esta "área determinada para apátridas". Sin embargo, no todo está perdido, puesto que cuentan con la ayuda del cónsul de España en Shanghai, el doctor Martín Niboli. Éste tiene que enfrentarse al coronel Fukuda, el jefe de la policía secreta japonesa. Para ello cuenta con Nube Perfumada, una antigua esclava sexual del ejército japonés, quien se convertirá en la clave de esta emotiva y apasionante novela.

Segunda Guerra Mundial. El ejército nazi ha establecido una casa de reposo para en la isla canaria de Fuerteventura. Allí recalan los oficiales de los submarinos después de los combates, y allí será donde los servicios secretos británicos envíen a la agente judía Erika Simon, infiltrada en un grupo de prostitutas. Su misión: recabar información sobre dichos submarinos. Lo único que Erika no puede prever de esta empresa es la irrupción del arma más temible: el amor.

Amparados por la oscuridad de la noche, una campesina checa y un soldado británico huyen de los nazis que los persiguen. Su amor es imposible, pero lucharán contra el destino para estar juntos. Izabela conoció a Bill cuando este llegó a trabajar a la granja de su padre como prisionero de guerra de los alemanes. Con el paso de los días, lo que inició como atracción se convierte en un amor tan fuerte que deciden casarse en secreto y huir; sin embargo, la fortuna no los acompaña por mucho tiempo y terminan en las manos del enemigo.

Lissabon, 1941: Endlich gelingt es Peggy Guggenheim und ihrer neuen Liebe, dem Maler Max Ernst, in die USA auszureisen. Doch kaum angekommen, wird Max als Enemy Alien verhaftet, und Peggy fürchtet, dass ihr Geliebter nach Deutschland zurückgeschickt werden könnte. Zugleich setzt sie alles daran, ihren großen Traum zu verwirklichen: ein eigenes Museum, in dem sie ihre Sammlung der europäischen Moderne ausstellen will. Doch die Widerstände, gegen die Peggy zu kämpfen hat, sind groß, und ihre Liebe zu Max droht daran zu scheitern.

In una Francia occupata dai nazisti, Hortensia, bella e viziata, vive insoddisfatta il suo matrimonio con Daniel Mayer, noto esperto d'arte, dal carattere cinico e ambizioso. Quando il dramma che sconvolge l'Europa li costringe alla fuga, durante il viaggio conosce il giovane Jean Louis, un collaboratore di Daniel, e tra loro nasce un breve amore che annulla la ragione e sospende il tempo, fin quasi a far loro dimenticare la guerra in corso.

After failing to help evacuee siblings whom she witnesses being separated, May wishes she’d had the confidence to speak up. When Jess suggests a pantomime to boost morale on the station, May is desperate to help - but is held back by her own insecurities. With her low self-esteem also affecting her relationship with Squadron Leader Peter Travis, May is fed up with being her own worst enemy and decides to take charge of her destiny. But the past she ran from, plus a crisis with one of the evacuees, throw May into the midst of a drama that will test all of her newfound confidence.

Lou Channer wants a life outside of North Devon, somewhere she's never left. She yearns to contribute to the war effort and takes a job as a clerk in the Royal Canadian Naval Yard in Plymouth, lodging with other girls from the depot who take her under their wing. When Lou catches the eye of local wheeler-dealer Harry, who dazzles her with nights about town, she finally feels like one of the girls. And when Lieutenant Douglas Ross asks her out, Lou can't decide who to give her heart to. But during war, tragedy is always just around the corner....

Spring 1944. As the Allied forces push on towards longed-for victory, Lily Collins yearns to join up and do her bit. But where does her duty lie? Her best friend, Gladys, faces having her first baby alone, with her new husband back with the navy. And their friend, Beryl, is run off her feet building her bridal-hire business amid the bomb damage. So while wedding bells are ringing for others at Marlows Department Store, where Lily works, will they be heard for Lily herself - or does fate have another twist in store?

Andra världskriget slut och Brunos personliga nederlag är ett faktum. Vännerna är borta och ingen vill längre kännas vid honom för hans tidigare sympatier för nationalsocialisterna och Hitler. Romanen utspelar sig under två dygn då Bruno tänker tillbaka på livet med Clary, hans livs kärlek som han gång på gång svek. Den här allra sista gången ska han inte göra det. Hennes och sin egen ära ska han prisa. Även om det så är det sista han gör.

The world is on fire in 1944, but safe within the confines of small Windsor, California, nineteen-year-old nurse Adina Robbins works alongside her father, Dr. Henry Robbins — a complex and fearful man who says little about his past. Adina yearns both for her father's approval and affection, and for more than the doldrums of her smalltown life.

Narvik, 1940. After Laila awakens to the sight of warships in the fjord, it isn't long before she turns resistor to the brutal Nazi regime. She is horrified when local girls begin affairs with enemy soldiers, yet against her own principles, she finds herself falling in love with German soldier, Josef. Josef is not like the others. He becomes involved in helping her and the locals with resistance activities, risking his life on more than one occasion.

Uncovering a diabolical Nazi plot, Marge Emerson is secretly reassigned to a medical post in France. There she meets a conscientious objector and finds his outspoken belief in God a challenge to her own fragile faith. When David shares his desire to return to Europe after the war and build an orphanage for Germany's homeless children, Marge is drawn to this selfless, compassionate man.

The West Tech Terrorist is a mystery romance novel that provides a taste of the home front during World War II America. It is the fall of 1941 at Cleveland's West Technical High School, one of the largest and most unique high schools in America. The United States is on the brink of World War II. Victor Blazek, the sports editor of the West Tech school newspaper, and his girlfriend, Doris, try to foil a sinister plot by Nazi sympathizers inside the school. But their attempt as amateur sleuths puts both their lives in danger.