World War Ii Romance

Carrie's life is turned upside down when the London Chest Hospital is bombed in the Blitz and it threatens to tear her from the slowly flowering love she has found in Michael's arms. After this horrific incident, her bravery is brought to the attention of the authorities. They contact her with a proposal, which drags her into the center of the conflict in Europe and out of the security of her home and family.

Thunder in the Sun is the fourth in the continuing Llewellyn family saga. Carrie, in her new role as district nurse, finds that she has far more to deal with than patients recovering from minor ailments. She takes charge of organizing a troop of evacuated children escaping the Blitz in London and finding them safe houses in which to stay. Some are lucky, but some are not, and Carrie’s life is flooded with incidents of cruelty, rape, and heart-wrenching drama.

Rejected, frustrated, and no longer confident about God's plan for his life, John Sweet takes a year-long assignment in Atlanta, Georgia. The city is bustling with preparations for the Cotton States and International Exposition to be held in the autumn of 1895. Sarah Fuller is also new to the city but is trying desperately to make a home for her lonely father and motherless little sister. When a special assignment for the Exposition puts John and Sarah in close contact, they discover that while their pasts are completely different, their future dreams are much the same.

Summer 1939 - When war breaks out, Sylvie is marooned with her cousin Nell's family in the Chiltern hills and cannot return to her Normandy home. During the early days of rationing, blackouts, and the threat of bombers in the skies, Sylvie and Nell have to grow up quickly. Yet as the war rages around them, it's the competition and jealousy between the two that dominates their lives. When the girls fall in love with the same man, their relationship is truly tested. But the war pulls them all apart and changes the course of their lives – until their secrets are revealed.

21-year-old Alix is studying in Paris, far away from Sasha, her Serbian father and Leonora, her English mother, as World War Two breaks out. Finding hope even in troubled times, romance sparks with fellow student Raoul; but she soon learns young love can be tumultuous. So, when Steve, a handsome American pilot with Serbian ancestors, enters her life, she can't ignore her feelings toward him. And making a decision will be even harder as both men leave for war.

1940: Austrian refugee Karl Lang has lost everything—his country, his home, and his family. All that is left to him is a burning ambition to see the Nazis defeated. Desperate for work and a way to help the war effort, he finds the one place that will take a refugee like him: a supply steamer traversing a deadly path past enemy U-boats.

Als Jersey im Sommer 1940 von den Deutschen besetzt wird, hat der Krieg das Leben der Schwestern Robinson bereits eingeholt. Nachdem Jenny ihren Traum von einem Studium in Cambridge auf Eis legen muss, schließt sie sich mit ihrem Freund Pip dem Widerstand auf der Insel an. Und auch Alice begibt sich in große Gefahr, als sie den jungen deutschen Arzt Stefan kennenlernt und sich immer mehr zu ihm hingezogen fühlt. Als das Schicksal sie entzweit, müssen beide Schwestern ungeahnte Opfer bringen, um zu überleben.

After their dreams of starting a family are crushed, Philippa and her husband Marco need a fresh start. Focusing on repairing the crumbling walls and leaking roof of the Cotswolds house they impulsively bought seems easier work than repairing their relationship. When Philippa finds a hidden memorial hidden deep in the garden, the discovery only pushes them further apart. But as Philippa determines to uncover the truth behind the memorial, could the secrets it reveals be the key to finally putting their heartbreak to rest?

Die junge Berlinerin Nelly verschlägt es in den Wirren des Zweiten Weltkriegs in einen holländischen Küstenort. Dort soll sie die Pflichten des alten Leuchtturmwärters übernehmen, der in einer stürmischen Nacht verschwand. Keine leichte Aufgabe für ein Großstadtkind wie Nelly, die keine Ahnung von den Gezeiten oder Schiffsverkehr hat. Von den Dorfbewohnern erfährt sie keine Unterstützung, diese begegnen der jungen Deutschen mit Feindseligkeit. Als Nelly einen abgestürzten britischen Piloten im Turm versteckt und sich in ihn verliebt, gerät sie zwischen die Fronten des Widerstands und einer brutalen Besatzungsmacht.

Essex 1941. Unhappy with life at home with her privileged family, Hannah Austen-Bagshaw runs away to join the Land Girls Army, carrying with her a dark and terrible secret. Life on the farm is tough, but when Hannah meets handsome working-class flight lieutenant Jack, they form an immediate friendship. But unbeknownst to Jack, Hannah is sheltering a young German pilot who has crash landed in a nearby field. Torn between her duty and her humanity, Hannah knows she risks being arrested as a traitor, but she cannot see the young pilot suffer.

While her husband and daughter work at the Cadbury's Bournville factory, Ann Gilby has her hands full at home with her youngest, Martin, and other daughter Sheila, newly returned home with baby Elaine. With Sheila's husband away doing his bit in the RAF, Ann knows she should be grateful to have all her children safe under one roof. But she can't help but fear for their uncertain future as bombs fall ever closer to her Birmingham home.

Summer 1935. Best friends Kate Shelton, Ella Tetley and Daphne St. Maur are on the cusp of a new life, having graduated with classics degrees. Kate is desperate to start work on an archaeological dig straightaway, and she is thrilled to be given a position at the famous Knossos palace site in Crete. However, she doesn't bargain for working with gruff site director Lewis Sinclair - nor for her own complex feelings towards him. In Yorkshire, Ella's family expect her to marry Sam, her steady friend who is training to be a doctor....

In the last innocent days of pre-World War II Honolulu, two people meet almost by chance: Keo, a gifted jazz trumpeter native to the islands, and Sunny, a fiercely independent beauty of Hawaiian and Korean heritage. As their love grows, youth and ambition propel them into a world that is spiraling into madness. From New Orleans to Paris to Shanghai, through the horrors of Pearl Harbor, Nazi occupation in Europe, Japanese prison camps, and beyond to Hawaii's struggle toward statehood, this beautiful and haunting novel paints a mesmerizing portrait of a people and their history.

When Dr. Nadia Harris inherits a London property from an unknown benefactor, her academic research skills take on a forensic precision. She uncovers the tragic details of the real-life love affair between Tassos and Princess Azzah: a love that spanned the decades and had its roots in a war-torn Europe and a Middle East that, though clinging onto tradition, was battling against a painful, imposed identity crisis. Her research provides Tassos Charalampis with a life-changing revelation, while he—now an old man—becomes increasingly eager to share his epic love story with her.

Stratford-upon-Avon, 1940. Rosalind Arden, born into one of the oldest families in England, has grown up running wild through the walled gardens and secret passages of historic Arden House, known to have once been frequented by Shakespeare himself. But centuries of squandered wealth have left the family destitute, and Papa Arden plans to replenish the coffers by securing hasty marriages to the highest bidder for Rosalind and her sisters. Passionate and headstrong, Rosalind is quickly running out of ways to avoid this fate.

Das Leuchten über der Heide. 1943: In den Wirren des Krieges wächst die Bäuerin Alma über sich hinaus. Als ihr Bruder Franz eingezogen wird, führt sie den Hof allein weiter - unterstützt von dem französischen Kriegsgefangenen Robert. Trotz aller Widerstände verlieben sich die beiden ineinander. Alma wird schwanger und damit im Dorf noch mehr zur Außenseiterin. Als der Krieg vorbei ist, kehrt Robert nach Frankreich zurück. Alma führt ihren Hof auch allein durch die Nachkriegszeit - bis ihr Bruder heimkehrt und sie wieder in den Hintergrund drängt. Doch damit will sie sich nicht mehr abfinden.

France, 1944: The clever and dashing Phineas Fulham is deeply involved in the resistance movement. Entrenched in the Black Market, he determines dealers and buyers sympathetic to working against the growing spread of Nazi hatred. While in Paris, fate reintroduces him to a beautiful opera singer from his past, Marlena Sartin. Their romance blossoms as the occupied city becomes more tightly held by the vise grip of Germany.

Elsa Schiaparelli - die große Gegenspielerin Coco Chanels. Tief verletzt, weil ihr Mann sie mit Isadora Duncan betrogen hat, verlässt Elsa Schiaparelli New York. Nie wieder will sie von einem Mann abhängig sein. In Paris ob ihres Esprits und ihrer Kreativität gefeiert, gilt sie schon bald als originellste Couturière ihrer Zeit - und die Frau, die in der Mode bislang den Ton angegeben hat, wird zu ihrer größten Rivalin: Coco Chanel. Doch dann muss Elsa nicht nur um das Leben ihrer kleinen Tochter kämpfen, sie muss auch entscheiden, ob sie der Liebe noch eine Chance geben will.

Medrivende episk fortælling om den godmodige Anne Kyllingstads kamp med kærligheden. Anne driver sammen med sin mor et lille pensionat i Narvik, da krigen bryder ud. Hun forelsker sig i den dansk-tyske soldat Christian, som gør hende gravid. Men de bliver adskilt mod krigens afslutning, da Christian havner i russisk krigsfangenskab. Fortvivlet over at have mistet sin udkårne, og i den tro, at Christian er død, rykker Anne teltpælene op og drager med sin lille søn til Danmark i håb om at starte på en frisk.

Drie vriendinnen uit Parijs staan voor onmogelijke keuzes. Parijs, 1940. Terwijl de stad bezet wordt door de nazi's proberen drie jonge naaisters zo normaal mogelijk door te gaan met hun leven. Mireille raakt betrokken bij het verzet, Claire heeft zich laten verleiden door een Duitse officier en Vivienne heeft geheimen die ze aan geen van beiden kan onthullen. Als hun activiteiten aan het licht dreigen te komen, worden ze geconfronteerd met onmogelijke keuzes.