September brings cooler weather and more chances to cuddle up on the couch and read. Some amazing new books are coming out to make those chilly days easier to get through...these are some of the books I'm looking forward to.
Author: Laura Morelli
Pages: 384
Publication Date: Sep. 21, 2021
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
The story has dual timelines in typical historical fiction fashion - France, 1929, and Florence, 1479. During World War II, great works of art are moved from location to location to keep them out of Nazi hands while in Florence a house servant for Lisa Gherardini finds she must hide a secret that includes her mistress and artist Leonardo da Vinci.
Author: Lucy Adlington
Pages: 304
Publication Date: Sep. 14, 2021
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp housed many women, out of those thousands of women, twenty-five are chosen to make beautiful dresses for the wives of their Nazi captors. Thanks to interviews and other sources, the author can piece together their story and the strength it took to survive.
Author: Gill Paul
Pages: 384
Publication Date: Sep. 7, 2021
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Lady Evelyn Herbert led an eventful life. She lived a life of luxury in Highclere Castle and decided she wanted more than her title could offer. She decides to follow her father's steps and goes to Egypt to become an archaeologist. She becomes one of the first people to step foot inside King Tut's tomb. Shortly after this remarkable moment, she is besieged by one traumatic event after another. Years later, while researching the events of that day, secrets uncovered could disturb the peace Evelyn has finally found.
Author: Stephanie Garber
Pages: 416
Publication Date: Sep. 28, 2021
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Stephanie Garber writes amazing fantasy and this one seems to be no different. Evangeline Fox is raised in her father's shop where she learned of myths and legends. Evangeline is heartbroken to learn that the love of her life is set to marry someone else and takes matters into her own hands. She reaches out to the Prince of Hearts and promises to give him whatever he wants in return for her loved one. This agreement may cost her more than she knows.
Author: Ronald H. Balson
Pages: 352
Publication Date: Sep. 7, 2021
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
A popular restauranteur, Ole Henryks, is set to receive an award for his heroics in Denmark but Britta Stein does not believe he is deserving of the award. She begins spray painting his home with insults such as "traitor" and "war criminal". He takes her to court for defamation. During the course of this trial, the truth is uncovered about Henryks and Britta's war experience.
Author: Stephanie Marie Thornton
Pages: 416
Publication Date: Sep. 14, 2021
Publisher: Berkley Books
After the assassination of President Kennedy and the death of her mother, Catherine Gray discovers a family mystery and goes looking for answers. To find these answers, Catherine ends up going to Elizabeth Berkley for information. In seeking answers she discovers that Elizabeth has her own secrets to talk about as a double agent for the USA and Russia during WWI and the Cold War.
These are books bring published in September that I was lucky enough to receive galleys of:
Author: Ellen Feldman
Pages: 352
Publication Date: Sep. 7, 2021
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
This story shares the experience of rebuilding Germany after World War II. The main character is a young Jewish woman who was born in Germany and was able to escape. She returns to a country she does not recognize and must reconcile the atrocities that happened there with the life she led.
Author: Kate Moretti
Pages: 316
Publication Date: Sep. 21, 2021
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
When Willa, a college friend shows up at her house out of the blue seeking refuge from an abusive husband, Penelope is more than willing to take her in. The longer she stays the more Penelope notices going wrong. Determined to find out what Willa is hiding, Penelope finds herself in a fight for her life.
Author: Mandy Robotham
Pages: 416
Publication Date: Sep. 7, 2021
Publisher: Avon
Twin sisters are separated by the sudden building of the Berlin Wall. Thanks to a hole in the wall, the sisters can visit until it is discovered by those wanting to pass messages to the other side. The Stasi, the German police, begin to take notice of the sisters and soon discover what is happening. Jutta is taken captive by the Stasi and questioned until she escapes.