A sweeping wartime romance where resistance isn't just against the enemy-it's against falling in love when love could be fatal.
In March 1944, Nazi-occupied France is a maze of secrets, survival, and systematic oppression. Claire Dubois has spent four years keeping her head down, operating telegraph equipment while Germans control her beloved city of Reims. But when she receives a mysterious coded message in the cathedral crypt, everything changes.
Recruited by the legendary resistance fighter called "Le Mécanicien," Claire discovers she's capable of far more than routing telephone calls. Soon she's: ¿ Rappelling into German ammunition depots ¿ Sabotaging enemy electrical systems
¿ Living under the false identity of "Sylvie Moreau" ¿ Playing deadly cat-and-mouse games with the Gestapo
But the most dangerous mission is falling for her enigmatic partner.
Étienne is everything Claire never knew she wanted-brilliant, fearless, and utterly devoted to the cause. When he looks at her, she doesn't see the ordinary telegraph operator she's always been. She sees someone brave enough to change the course of the war. Someone worth fighting for.
The problem? In the resistance, trust can kill you. And love makes you vulnerable in ways that bullets can't touch.
As Operation Thunderstorm-the German plan to systematically destroy French resistance networks-closes in around them, Claire and Étienne face impossible choices: ¿ Abort their most crucial mission to keep each other safe ¿ Trust completely despite knowing that betrayal means death ¿ Build a future worth surviving for, even if survival seems impossible
From the underground champagne caves of Épernay to the hidden chambers beneath Reims Cathedral, from forged papers to real wedding vows, this is the story of two people who discover that love itself can be the most powerful form of resistance.
Featuring: ¿ Enemies-to-lovers tension that evolves into unshakeable partnership ¿ Dual POV revealing both Claire's transformation and Étienne's hidden vulnerabilities
¿ Found family dynamics within the resistance cell ¿ High-stakes wartime missions that test both courage and trust ¿ Authentic historical detail of French resistance operations ¿ Multi-generational epilogue showing love's lasting impact
Some love stories are born from peace. Others are forged in fire. This is the latter.
