June 2020 New Releases

We talk about new WWII fiction releases in May and June 2020.
Lynn Austin's new book is If I Were You. From bestselling and eight-time Christy Award–winning author Lynn Austin comes a remarkable novel of sisterhood and self-discovery set against the backdrop of WWII. Eve and Audrey come from different backgrounds, but their jobs as ambulance drivers during the London Blitz. They both suffer deep losses, and in 1950, they are both in America. When Audrey discovers that Eve has been impersonating her for four years, the must confront their pasts. This sweeping story transports readers to one of the most challenging eras of history to explore the deep, abiding power of faith and friendship to overcome more than we ever thought possible. Buy the book here. You can also read Lynn's interview here.

Amanda Barratt's new book is The White Rose Resists. This is based on the true stories of Sophie Scholl and Annalise Brandt and their roles in this German resistance group that publishes and distributes pamphlets speaking against the Nazi regime, all at great cost to themselves. You can buy the book here.

Murray Pura and Patrick E. Craig have stepped into the WWII genre with the first of their books in the Island series. Far on the Ringing Plains is book one and follows three friends, all men who were taught never to fight but who joined the Marines because they had to do something for the cause of freedom. The battle of Guadalcanal changes all of them. The book is available here.

Linda Shenton Matchett has two new releases, The Mechanic and the MD and The Widow and the War Correspondent. In The Mechanic and the MD, Doris was a gangly teenager who would rather work on car engines than pursue feminine pastimes. She joins the Red Cross Motor Corps and confronts her past when Ron, the most popular boy in high school, shows up at the base in England. He bares his own scars. The book is for sale here.

In The Widow and the War Correspondent, Cora is a war widow who works for the United Press in England as a cub reporter. Van, the senior reporter, isn't happy about being paired with Cora, because war is no place for a woman. Is he ever going to let her cover D-Day? You can pick up the book here. 

Lastly is Patty Smith Hall's book, Hearts in Hiding. Edie is an engineer who harbors a secret. She's the German daughter of a Nazi devotee. Beau has been in a Nazi POW camp. When he discovers a letter of Edie's in German, he wonders if she's truly the woman he's falling in love with or if she's a spy. Buy the book here.