![]() ![]() She went on to teach high school Economics, American Government and Latin in between coaching award-winning cheerleading teams. Two years later, armed with a degree in Economics and Religion, she explored various career opportunities, including stints at a Florida theme park, a modeling agency, and a cosmetic conglomerate. Hooked from page one, she spent hours consuming one book after another while working on the best (and last!) tan of her life. It wasn’t until the summer between her sophomore and junior years at Florida State University that she read her first romance novel. To entertain herself during those countless hours of “laying-out”, she read many of the classics. Surfing didn’t work for her, but that didn’t keep her from watching others tackle the waves. Renee Ryan grew up in a small Florida beach town. ![]() But Elsa’s growing fame as Hitler’s favorite opera singer, coupled with her secret Jewish ancestry, make her both a weapon and a target-until her future, too, hangs in the balance.įrom the glamorous stages of Covent Garden and Salzburg to the horrors of Bergen-Belsen, two ordinary women swept up by the tide of war discover an extraordinary friendship-and the courage to save countless lives. Though the war’s outbreak threatens Elsa and Hattie’s network, their efforts attract the covert attention of the British government, offering more opportunities to thwart the Germans. Using their friendship as a cover, they form a secret society with a daring to rescue as many Jews as possible from Nazi persecution. Yet she and Hattie Featherstone forge an instant connection-and strike a dangerous alliance. From the author of The Widows of Champagne, and inspired by true events, comes a gripping and heartwrenching story of two very different women united to bring light to the darkest days of World War II.Īt first glance, Austrian opera singer Elsa Mayer-Braun has little in common with the young English typist she encounters on tour. ![]()
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