Bøker av Hannah Byron

"Wow! This turned out to be one of the best WW2 books that I've read. Both male and female readers will definitely enjoy reading The Highland Raven." -Amazon ReviewerScotland, January 1940From troubled society girl to diehard SOE agent.Staying strong and picking up your life, when you're brought to ruin before even turning twenty, seems an impossible pursuit.Sable Montgomery sees only one way out. Pretend nothing happened, though the scars are deep, literally engraved on her body.In a desperate dash for a new start, she accepts a marriage proposal from childhood friend Freddie, but their plans are thwarted. Instead, Sable ends up at a finishing school in Switzerland. High time to party and bully the less popular girls. Until a skiing accident and World War 2 handcuff Sable's society life and all the fun stops.On her return to London, a meeting with secret agent recruiter Anna Adams sets the drifting Sable on a new course and to a new love. William "wild Bill" Mitchell - the Scotsman who trains the SOE agents - wins her heart. And though it's love at first sight, the past won't leave Sable alone.When she's forced to face her biggest enemy, Gestapo leader Joachim Von Henkell, her heart is ripped open all over again. But Sable never surrenders.With her tough exterior and survival instinct, she ultimately becomes one of Churchill's best secret agents. Even Anna can be proud of her. But when the war is over, Sable has but one wish. To find the girl she was forced to leave behind.Inspired by the true stories of female SOE agents in France, The Highland Raven is a young woman's spellbinding story of heartbreak and revenge, in which her fight against the Nazis proves to be both a blessing and a curse. An engaging and evocative novel reminiscent of The Rose Code and The War Pianist.

In the depths of wartime, love emerges as an unyielding force. Prepare for an unforgettable journey through heartbreak and courage in this gripping WW2 tale. Drawing inspiration from captivating classics like The Lost Girls of Paris and The Nightingale, this book will ensnare you from the very first page.Amsterdam, 1939Dance is the poetry of her soul; dance is her sanctuary.In the ruthless world of professional dance, Edda Van der Valk, a blue-blooded prima ballerina, sacrifices everything for her passion. But her dreams crumble under the weight of a relentless Russian rival. Seeking solace, she flees to a Swiss finishing school.Amidst Germany's tightening grip on her homeland, Edda is confronted by her parents courting Hitler's Fascism. A glimmer of hope emerges when she meets Asher Hoffmann, a fellow dancer whose Jewish family sought safety in Holland. Together, they dance to forget their sorrows, only to be engulfed by betrayal and deportation.Driven by determination, Edda joins the Dutch Resistance, defying insurmountable odds to protect Jewish families. But framed by treacherous members of the Dutch NSB, she faces arrest and is sent to Camp Westerbork-a haunting purgatory before the harrowing journey to the concentration camps. Amidst despair, she loses Ash's cherished butterfly brooch, the symbol of their love.In this gripping historical fiction, Edda's resilience unravels as she battles against the darkness of World War II, portraying the unbreakable spirit of those who risked everything for love and freedom.The Crystal Butterfly unveils the heart-breaking journey of a dreamlike, artistic spirit, who crashes down hard only to find her true wings when all hope is lost.

"I have loved every minute reading this series. The Norwegian Assassin captivated my mind and heart. So little is told about the struggles of Norway during WW2. And combined with Esther's search for the family, it gave a heart wrenching insight into what it was like to be a Jewish survivor of the Nazi reign of terror."-Amazon ReviewerHer family's gone. Her fiancé taken from her. Esther Weiss sees only one way to fight back.Vienna, 1938Esther Weiss has her whole life planned out. She is to be married to her wonderful fiancé Carl Bernstein, and their future together looks as bright and beautiful as the Austrian landscape. But when Hitler annexes her home country, everything changes. The wedding is postponed indefinitely, and the Weiss family's life is uprooted.When the treatment of Austrian Jews becomes unbearable, the family flees north. Their hope for safety in Oslo is short-lived when Hitler also invades Norway, and the Quisling puppet regime is put into place.Esther returns home one day to discover her entire family has been deported. Gone. Without a trace.Something inside Esther breaks; the soft-hearted, gentle girl transforms into a vengeful warrior. She joins the Norwegian Resistance movement and uses her blond hair and light eyes to procure a false passport; enough to grant her freedom - the freedom to kill.No German or Norwegian fascist is safe when Esther is nearby. Destroying those who took her family gives Esther a license to live, but it also hardens her heart and no one, not even Tore Ringdal-her protector in the Resistance-can break through the walls she has built around herself. Now all she has loved is gone, and only hate remains, will the Norwegian Assassin find a way to open her heart again?The Norwegian Assassin is spellbinding story of love, loss, and courage in Norway's darkest of times. Esther's tale will stay with you long after you finished reading. An unputdownable WW2 novel for fans of The Alice Network, The Nightingale and The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

An absolutely gripping, emotional, World War 2 historical novel England, 1939Would you settle for a marriage of convenience even if your intended is your best friend?Restless and independent, Lili Hamilton dreams of becoming a radical journalist. To avoid the scandal of her broken engagement to Scotsman Iain Brodie, her traditional parents send her to finishing school in Switzerland. On the way to her exile, she meets the dashing Leo Oppenheim, leader of the British Communist party, and a whole new world opens up for Lili.As the rhetoric of Hitler booms across the Continent and World War II erupts, Lili flees to Leo in London, embracing communist ideals and free love. But causes need money to thrive, and Leo has set his sights on a daring raid of the biggest diamond center in war-torn Europe: Antwerp.Lili infiltrates the Jewish community in Belgium and befriends both the Goldmunz family and Gestapo leader Ulrich Lemberg. Despite the horrors of war, despite witnessing the murder of a comrade, she becomes the diamond courier between Antwerp and London.With terrible consequences...The Diamond Courier is a young woman's fight to liberate herself from her privileged upbringing, for which she pays the highest price. Will love conquer over politics?

Paris, 1939The most sought-after woman in the French Resistance.War is coming, but Océane Bell is focused on her studies. She enrolls at Sorbonne Medical School in Paris and begins working at a local hospital, and keeps out of politics.That is until she meets Jean-Jacques Riveau. He is a passionate and talented artist. But when the Nazis take Paris, Jean-Jacques abandons his art to join the Resistance movement.Océane tries to stay out of it, but when Jean-Jacques is arrested by the Gestapo, she has to do something. Dieter Von Stein, the cruel, enigmatic head of the Paris Gestapo, is in need of a personal physician. Océane sees her opportunity and takes it, figuring she'll be able to use her new position to find out where her lover is being kept and rescue him.Her new boss, however, has other plans...for Jean-Jacques and for Océane. A dangerous game ensues, and there can only be one winner.Can Océane outsmart Dieter Von Stein? Or will the game be up for both her and her lover?

"In Picardy's Fields is one of this best WWI novels I've ever read. I especially like the emerging role of women in the military and in the medical field. Great characters, great settings, and great story."-Amazon ReviewerFrance, 1918Two women. A doctor and a spy. And the deadly Great War that never seems to end.Agnès Agnès de Saint-Aubin, a Parisian baroness and Sorbonne-educated doctor, is the first female surgeon deployed on the frontlines. Together with the attractive but married American doctor Alan Bell, Agnès saves as many soldiers' lives as possible in a war hospital at Château de Dragoncourt in Picardy.When the Château is captured by the Germans, Agnès' secret puts her staff and patients at risk, and the war for her turns personal. With her life on the line, will Alan be able to keep her safe?MadeleineAs a brave young woman determined to make a difference, Madeleine de Dragoncourt escapes her Swiss finishing school to join her siblings at Château de Dragoncourt.When she discovers her home is overrun by the German army, she disguises herself as a man and sets out to save her family and friends from captivity. But can one young girl outwit a powerful enemy?Agnès de Saint-Aubin and Madeleine de Dragoncourt will stop at nothing to save their loved ones and protect their people. As strong women they defy their traditional role and fight side-by-side with their male counterparts. In Picardy's Fields is the WW1 prequel to the gripping and heartbreaking WWII novels in The Resistance Girls Series. The stories of the daughters of the WW1 mothers. Book 2 and onwards tell their tales of love, loss, and liberty. But above all, the courage it took to stand up to the Nazis and hold on to hope in that second deadly War. A captivating historical fiction series set in 20th Century Europe.