The A Rose for the Resistance Celebration Tour

 

             About the Book

   

Book: A Rose for the Resistance

Author: Angela K. Couch

Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance/Christian

Release date: April, 2022

A French Woman and German Soldier Create a Truce

Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this new series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII.

With her father in a German POW camp and her home in Ste Mere Eglise, France, under Nazi occupation, Rosalie Barrieau will do anything to keep her younger brother safe. . .even from his desire to join the French resistance. Until she falls into the debt of a German solder—one who delivers a wounded British pilot to her door. Though not sure what to make of her German ally, Rosalie is thrust deep into the heart of the local underground. As tensions build toward the allied invasion of Normandy, she must decide how much she is willing to risk for freedom.

 Review:🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

Though this is the 5th book of the Heroines of WWII by Author Angela K Couch,it is the first I've had the privilege of reading but it definitely won't be the last. Thanks to Celebration Tours giving me an opportunity to be apart of this tour,The Publisher and Netgalley for copy and intruding me to this author and series! My son and I share a special appreciation for this time period, both of us after reading Anne Frank in school and learning a little bit of what happened during the War that caused us to be consumed with intrigue of both sides that suffered tragedies, hardships and loss as well of how it all came to be,why the War happened,how the people became so overtaken by such a devious man, why the Jews were targeted,how people risked their lives to help hide people or be part of the Resistance,what fueled the German/Russian conflict on the other side of the War that helped weekend Nazi forces,and how borders were drawn that caused families to be separated for decades and how it led to the Cold War and finally the fall of the Berlin Wall,but unfortunately in my kids' time in school they skipped the The Berlin Wall,which I had a middle school bestie's mother who was separated from sisters and possibly other family members from this which always struck in my mind and led to my intrigue about it and I was a witness to its fall on live tv and felt the joy with the people there,so I taught my children about it and my son and I saw a YouTube video that showed the attempts of those to cross it and the technology before its time that made it essentially impossible to cross over the ground, some succeeded crossing underground and we got to see a piece of the Wall at Ft Leonardwood where he went to basic training.He did learn about a set of twins who survived the horrors done through experiments and had we not ended up sick on the day the Twin Sister still living visited their school, I was prepared to beg the Principle to join the assembly, all caused a shared want of knowledge of those secret heroes and heroines, survivors and those forced into service and those who jumped into service for freedom. This story shows such knowledge through storytelling skills of the author to bring to life a story of people trying to survive the war,do the right thing for others,stand for justice and freedom,deal with hardships and occupation leading up to the day Normandy was stormed upon which became a monumental turning point in the War. Through syory this you'll see faith,adventure, twists,and even romance blossom. I highly recommend this book!

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About the Author

To keep from freezing in the great white north, Angela K Couch cuddles under quilts with her laptop. Winning short story contests, being a semi-finalist in ACFW’s Genesis Contest, and a finalist in the 2016 International Digital Awards also helped warm her up. As a passionate believer in Christ, her faith permeates the stories she tells. Her martial arts training, experience with horses, and appreciation for good romance sneak in as well. When not writing, she stays fit (and toasty warm) by chasing after four munchkins.

 

More from Angela

The story of A Rose for the Resistance has been in the making for a while. Rosalie and Franz came to life for me in the first novel I started writing as a teenager… (not even going to mention how long ago that was). Though much of that early work will never see the light of day, I am glad I can finally share them with you.

 

Every November 11th since I was a child, I would sit with my dad and watch WWII documentaries and movies like A Bridge too Far, or The Longest Day which featured Sainte-Mère-Église during the D-day landings. So many of those stories beg to be remembered and I tried to include as much as I could in this novel, even in passing. Stories such as John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment who dropped into the warzone of Sainte-Mère-Église that night and his chute caught on the spire of the church. He hung limply for hours, pretending to be dead, before the Germans took him prisoner. John later escaped and rejoined his division. Or, Henry Langrehr who landed five miles from his drop zone, crashing through a greenhouse on the way down. He was unharmed from the fall, but was later wounded and captured. He lived into his nineties to tell the tale.

 

Many of the events and deeds of The Resistance in the novel are also pulled from history. The French citizen’s willingness to risk their lives to transport weapons and information, and to staunchly resist the brutal German occupation. It is estimated that approximately 90,000 men women – and children – were killed, tortured, or deported by the Germans for their efforts.

Though many of the characters in this story are fictional, there are so many men and women who truly did live through the horrors of the War in Europe, and more importantly risked or sacrificed their all for the freedom and lives of others.

I pray we never forget.

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Angela is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/1d3bb/a-rose-for-the-resistance-celebration-tour-giveaway