Hello fellow readers and happy Black Friday, one of the most (in my humble opinion) wonderful days of the year. It’s a day where you can shop amazing deals, make a dent in your Christmas shopping, and pick up one (or more) presents for yourself.

And I have the perfect gift.

Today, four of my books are available for $0.99 on Amazon. So if you aren’t sure what to get someone for Christmas this year, give them the gift of historical fiction. Below are the four books you can pickup on Kindle for either that special someone or for yourself.

Behind the Darkened Glass 

Summary: Germany, 1933. As Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party take control of the country, a young German woman returns to the country of her birth. Fleeing into the arms of her aunt, Charlotte Brookfield pays no attention to the events surrounding her as she tries to recover from a devastating discovery.

Hans von Peterson is an officer in the country’s brutal SS. While courting the admiration of his superior and fighting off rivalries, Hans is sent to Berlin to accomplish a seemingly impossible task. That task has Hans crossing paths with Charlotte.

Despite the odds, the two begin a love affair just as the Nazis begin to tighten their grip on the country leading to a bloody climax that will change everything.

https://mybook.to/BehindtheDarkenedGlass

Leningrad: The People’s War

Summary: Leningrad, 1941. As Europe crumbles under the German war machine, the people of the Soviet Union watch. There are whispers of war but not loud enough for the civilians of Leningrad to notice. Instead, they keep their heads down and try to avoid the ever-watching eyes of their own oppressive government.

University student Tatiana Ivankova tries to look ahead to the future after a family tragedy that characterizes life under the brutal regime. But, when the rumors that have been circulating the country become a terrifying reality, Tatiana realizes that the greatest fear may not be the enemy but what her fellow citizens are prepared to do to each other to survive.

As his men plow through the Russian countryside, Heinrich Nottebohm is told to follow orders and ask no questions, even if such commands go against his own principles. His superiors hold over him a past event that continues to destroy him with every day that passes. But, when given the opportunity to take an act of defiance, Heinrich will jump at the chance, ignoring what the end results could be. Leningrad: The People’s War tells the harrowing beginning of a war that forever changed the landscape of a city, told through the eyes of both sides in a tale of courage, love, and sacrifice.

Winner of Book of the Year 2021 for Historical Fiction Modern by The Coffee Pot Book Club.

https://mybook.to/LeningradWar

The Midnight Call

Summary: April 1912.

Helen Harrington has aspirations of being a schoolteacher, a dream shattered by the untimely death of her mother, an event that she blames herself for. To support her younger siblings, Helen abandons her fantasy and appeals to her mother’s former employer, White Star Line, for their help in securing work. Begrudgingly, White Star appoints her to a new stewardess position on the line’s newest ship, the RMS Titanic. Filled with insecurities and regret, Helen does not look forward to the voyage and the responsibilities that come with it until she crosses paths with a fellow crew member.

Having risen steadily up the company ladder, John Phillips is pleased to find himself appointed as the Titanic’s senior wireless operator. Phillips expects an uneventful voyage, but when he meets a young stewardess, he begins to question everything he had thought was right. As Titanic steams towards disaster, Phillips finds himself in an impossible situation. But when given a chance to escape it, will he take it or give his life for others?

Blending fiction and historical fact, The Midnight Call tells the story of one of the Titanic’s most critical tales of bravery, courage, and sacrifice.

https://mybook.to/MidnightCall

Infiltration

Summary: East Berlin, 1986.

Lina Prochnow has dreams. To be the best ice skater she can be. To qualify for the Olympics. To win the Gold Medal and escape the Soviet occupied zone of the German Democratic Republic.

Ernst Jung has no such fantasies. A career Stasi officer for fifteen years, every arrest and interrogation is just another tick on a list of responsibilities he has been forced to memorize. His role is simple; to root out every opposition and keep citizens of the GDR safe, whether they want it or not.

Lina’s dreams and Ernst’s responsibilities collide when they are brought together by the actions of a group called the Brotherhood. To Lina, the organization members are liberators she desperately wants to join. For Ernst, they are a terrorist organization threatening the very foundation of the GDR and need to be routed out.

When Georg Bauer, Lina’s boyfriend, is discovered as the ringleader and executed on Ernst’s orders, Lina vows to avenge his death, even if it means risking her own. Her plan is a risky one, to infiltrate the Stasi by becoming the secretary to the man who ordered his death. Lina believes she has the upper hand, but that would be foolish. Ernst is known for getting his way, and he views Lina’s appointment as his opportunity to infiltrate the Brotherhood, which he believes Lina is part of.

Despite their polarizing ideas, Lina and Ernst have the same goals; to infiltrate the others’ group and come out on top. Told against the backdrop of the crumbling Iron Curtain, Infiltration blends historical fact and fiction in this dangerous game of cat and mouse between a GDR citizen desperate to survive and the Stasi officer who represents one of the most terrifying police organizations.

https://mybook.to/InfiltrationHeil