We Shall Not Shatter by Elaine Stock Publication Date: May 15, 2022 Amsterdam Publishers Genre: Jewish Historical Fiction Synopsis: An unforgettable story of friendship, family and hope as two courageous young women face one of history’s most horrific tragedies. Brzeziny, Poland, 1939 Zofia’s comfortable-lifestyle overturns when her husband, Jabez, who monitors Nazi activity, has gone missing. Rather than fleeing the country with her young son, as she had promised Jabez who is fearing retaliation, she decides to stay. She cannot possibly leave her friend, Aanya. Since their childhood they have amazed fellow Brzeziners that it does not matter that Aanya is Jewish and deaf, and that Zofia is Catholic and hearing. Now, more than ever with war looming, Zofia will do whatever is necessary to protect her family and Aanya. As both love and war approach their Polish town, Zofia and Aanya must make choices that will change the meaning of family, home, and their precious friendsh
Champagne Widows by Rebecca Rosenberg Paperback Publication Date: February 25, 2022 Lion Heart Publishing Genre: Historical Fiction Synopsis: Triple-gold-medal-winning author Rebecca Rosenberg serves up a triumphant tale of talent and ambition, love and loss, betrayal and redemption, and accepting yourself and others for who they are. Champagne, France, 1800 Twenty-year-old Barbe-Nicole has inherited Le Nez (an uncanny sense of smell that makes her picky, persnickety, and particularly perceptive) from her great-grandfather, a renowned champagne maker. Her parents, however, see Le Nez as a curse and try to marry her off to an unsuspecting suitor. But Barbe-Nicole is determined to use Le Nez to make great champagne. When she learns her childhood sweetheart, François Clicquot, wants to start a winery, she rejects her parents' suitors and marries François despite his mental illness. The Widow Known as Veuve Clicquot Soon, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot must cope