The Bell and the Blade - Paullina Simons

\nLove is at the heart of the Resistance in this pulse-pounding World War II thriller from the bestselling author of The Bronze Horseman saga.\n \nIn Nazi-occupied Belgium, an ordinary merchant ship docks at Antwerp. Hidden deep in its hold lies a mysterious cargo--something the Germans must never find. \n \nTo stop it from falling into enemy hands, the U.S. Army dispatches a covert unit drawn from the survivors of D-Day, a hardened team of specialists sent to parachute behind enemy lines and secure the shipment before it's too late. The soldiers are prepared for anything . . . except what they find: their only allies on the ground are a partisan cell made up entirely of women.\n \nThrown together in the crucible of war, this unlikely band of brothers--defiant, reckless, brave--must put aside their differences to stop the desperate Nazis from a diabolical plan that could deliver the Germans their ultimate victory.\n \nLeading the partisans is Charlie, a steely Belgian fighter who meets her match in Fletcher, a brilliant American lieutenant determined to see the mission through--no matter the cost. Alongside them is the lethal and charismatic Rafael, made defenseless by the dazzling and complicated Louise. With help from a Congolese colonial officer and a ten-year-old Jewish boy--both marked for death--they are all that stands between a world turning to peace and a world reduced to ashes . . .\n \nPraise for the Bronze Horseman trilogy\n \nExtraordinary. --Teresa Medeiros, New York Times-bestselling author\n \n[A] love story . . . both tender and fierce. --Publishers Weekly\n \nRecalls Dr. Zhivago. --People \n \nThis has everything a romance glutton could wish for: a bold, talented, and dashing hero, a heart-stopping love affair. --Daily Mail\n