Aimie K. Runyan

Tempesta se po brzké smrti matky cítí ve své americké rodině opomíjená a ztrácí se ve vzpomínkách. Když dospěje, odjíždí do Provence a zakoupí zchátralé sídlo v Sainte-Colombe, malém městě, kde její matka vyrostla. Sbližování s místními obyvateli není snadné, zvláště starosta se k ní chová nenávistně a považuje ji za čarodějnici. Tempesta ale nerezignuje, získá si několik přátel a posléze objeví i tajemství své matky, které jí spolu se snahou Sainte-Colombe pozvednout pomůže prolomit ledy. Poprvé v životě poznává hodnotu společenství, přátelství a sílu vzájemné důvěry. V matčině rodném městečku nachází lásku i domov a zjišťuje, že v přírodě i v každodenním životě je kouzlo a nečekaná krása.

Unraveling the tangled roots of her family takes her places she never expected.Veronica Stratton, a specialty food broker with a business on the cusp of brilliant success that would change the trajectory of her life, visits her parents in idyllic Estes Park for Christmas. She''s fresh from a breakup with her longtime boyfriend, so she''s eager to reconnect with her beloved family in the mountains and forget about her troubles for a few days. But with the holiday comes a DNA test from her younger sister that confirms her secret suspicions: she''s adopted. Having the truth out in the open leaves her feeling unmoored in ways she didn''t anticipate.With so much of her life in upheaval, Veronica is looking for an escape. Inspired by her best friend, she plans to go to Europe to see four of the places listed on her DNA ancestry report. She treks to County Mayo in Ireland; the Dordogne region of France; the countryside of Lombardy in Italy, and Copenhagen, Denmark. She hopes to learn about where her family lived while also making connections for her rapidly expanding business, but she finds that each stop brings her visions of her ancestors that raise more questions than they answer. And among those pressing questions is how charming Irish castle keeper Niall Callahan will fit into her visions for the future.

From acclaimed authors Aimie K. Runyan, J''nell Ciesielski, and Rachel McMillan comes an evocative, three-part novel about a thread of connection during World War I--a single scarf that links three extraordinary women, each battling societal expectations, enduring the devastations of war, and striving for personal growth amidst the chaos. The Liberty Scarf is a testament to the resilience of women and the enduring power of hope and unity in the harshest of times.In the midst of a seemingly endless war, a scarf connects three women in the cold winter of 1917 . . .London: As an ambitious scarf maker, Iris Braxton spends her days surrounded by color and luxury not often seen during the dark days of war that were promised to be over by Christmas. That promise has come and gone for three years with still no end in sight, and her days continue in a monotony of rations and threads while she spins a dream of becoming Liberty''s first female pattern designer. She hasn''t the time or interest in rakish soldiers, but the temporarily-on-leave Captain Rex Conrad is persistent--and before long his charm wins her over. But war is cruel, and, all too soon, Conrad leaves once more for the Front, but not before vowing to meet again in Strasbourg, France, the most magical of Christmas cities. Iris begins stitching small messages into each of the scarves she makes in hopes that one will find a way into Rex''s hands to let him know she''s thinking of him. And when she receives word that he''s wounded in Strasbourg, she rushes to his side. Along the way, she passes a woman wearing one of her scarves . . .Maine: Geneviève Tremblay, a French-Canadian immigrant, is a telephone operator living in Lewiston, Maine. Her beau is a member of a prominent family who has helped to Americanize her in a community often unfriendly to Canadians. As part of this effort, she enlists in the US Army Signal Corps to serve as a bi-lingual operator. Along the way, she meets a French officer who makes her question whether losing her identity is too heavy a price for acceptance.Belgium: Clara Janssens, a Flemish Nurse, and Roman Allaire, an Alsatian violinist, connect in a Brussels palace-turned-hospital far beyond their routine provincial and countryside lives--and the expectations in those towns. Their love of music creates a spark between them, but the destruction of battle and the transient nature of their relationship threatens the bond they have built. Still, the appearance of a kind stranger and the unexpected gift of a treasured scarf bind them long beyond their stolen moments and offer them a future brighter than they could have even hoped.The Liberty Scarf is more than a piece of fabric--it''s a symbol of hope, resilience, and unity in the face of war, binding these three women together in an indelible bond. Experience their stories of love, sacrifice, and survival in this captivating novel from Aimie K. Runyan, J''nell Ciesielski, and Rachel McMillan.

Osudy tří mladých žen v Německu za druhé světové války. Hanna a Klara jsou Němky, spoutané příkazy, které jsou po nástupu Hitlera k moci zaváděny v celém Německu. Očekává se, že budou především vzornými manželkami a matkami bez vlastního názoru, což se mají naučit v prestižní škole pro německé nevěsty. Ještě hůře je na tom však poloviční Židovka Tilde, navíc těhotná, které jde o život. Osudy dívek se protnou ve chvíli, kdy navzdory nebezpečí pomáhají Tilde při porodu… Poutavá kniha o snaze uchovat si vlastní důstojnost a svobodu uprostřed kruté a nebezpečné doby.

Napínavý román se odehrává ve dvou zemích a časových rovinách, které se vzájemně prolínají – v nacistickém Německu za války a v současné Kalifornii. Zachycuje osudy Maxe, Metty a její sestry Johanny. Novomanžele Johannu a Haralda brzy rozdělí válka. Harald musí narukovat do wehrmachtu, i když nenávidí nacisty, Johanna je pilotka, pracuje v německém leteckém průmyslu, a ačkoliv je loajální, musí prchnout z Německa, neboť se Harald zapletl do atentátu na Hitlera. Její sestra Metta se provdá za vysokého důstojníka SS, pracuje však v odboji, seznámí se s americkým vojákem Maxem a zamilují se do sebe. Metta otěhotní, ale válka milence rozdělí. Po letech začíná hledat Max jako již starý nemocný muž s pomocí své dcery Beth stopy po Mette a také po svém dítěti. Podaří se Beth vypátrat Mettino a otcovo dítě? Setkají se znovu Metta a Max? A jaké byly osudy Johanny?