Aimie K. Runyan writes to celebrate history's unsung heroines. Her work is driven by a desire to bring to light forgotten female figures and their often-overlooked stories. With a deep interest in the past, she focuses on revealing the impact and significance of these women. Through her writing, she offers readers compelling and illuminating perspectives on historical events.
Set against the backdrop of 19th-century Paris, the narrative follows Claire Eiffel, the gifted daughter of architect Gustave Eiffel. After her mother's death, Claire takes on the role of caregiver and becomes her father's confidante, learning the intricacies of architecture. Her relationship with Gustave's protégé, Adolphe Salles, evolves from resentment to love, leading to their marriage. As they navigate the challenges of the 1889 World's Fair and Gustave's imprisonment due to a failed project, Claire's determination to protect her family's legacy and the iconic Eiffel Tower unfolds.
Bestselling author Aimie Runyan makes her contemporary women’s fiction debut
with this charming escape into the lavender fields of Southern France and a
young woman who discovers her family’s secrets and the hope for her own
future.
Leedswick Castle has housed the Alnwick family in the English countryside for
generations, despite a family curse determined to destroy their legacy and
erase them from history.
In 1939 Germany, Hanna Rombauer is sent to a "bride school" where she becomes increasingly disturbed by lessons of hatred, prejudice, and misogyny, and when she discovers a pregnant Jewish woman hiding near the school, she proposes a risky plan that would free them both
A woman unlocks the mystery of her father's wartime past in a moving novel about secrets, sacrifice, and the power of love by the bestselling author of Daughters of the Night Sky. Beth Cohen wants to make the most of the months she has left with her elderly father, Max. His only request of his daughter is to go through the long-forgotten box of memorabilia from his days as a medic on the western front. Then, among his wartime souvenirs, Beth finds a photograph of her father with an adoring and beautiful stranger--a photograph worth a thousand questions. It was 1944 when Max was drawn into the underground resistance by the fearless German wife of a Nazi officer. Together, she and Max were willing to risk everything for what they believed was right. Ahead of them lay a dangerous romance, a dream of escape, and a destiny over which neither had control. But Max isn't alone in his haunting remembrances of war. In a nearby private care home is a fragile German-born woman with her own past to share. Only when the two women meet does Beth realize how much more to her father there is to know, all the ways in which his heart still breaks, and the closure he needs to heal it.
A novel--inspired by the most celebrated regiment in the Red Army--about a woman's sacrifice, courage, and love in a time of war. Russia, 1941. Katya Ivanova is a young pilot in a far-flung military academy in the Ural Mountains. From childhood, she's dreamed of taking to the skies to escape her bleak mountain life. With the Nazis on the march across Europe, she is called on to use her wings to serve her country in its darkest hour. Not even the entreaties of her new husband--a sensitive artist who fears for her safety--can dissuade her from doing her part as a proud daughter of Russia. After years of arduous training, Katya is assigned to the 588th Night Bomber Regiment--one of the only Soviet air units composed entirely of women. The Germans quickly learn to fear nocturnal raids by the daring fliers they call "Night Witches." But the brutal campaign will exact a bitter toll on Katya and her sisters-in-arms. When the smoke of war clears, nothing will ever be the same--and one of Russia's most decorated military heroines will face the most agonizing choice of all.
The book is praised for its engaging and engrossing narrative, highlighting its debut status and the strong impression it leaves on readers. With a captivating storyline and well-developed characters, it promises to draw readers into a unique and intriguing world. The endorsement from a bestselling author adds credibility, suggesting that the book offers a fresh and compelling experience in its genre.
