Jewels in the Light #1
THE JEWEL OF BERLIN
Surrender?
But when was surrender not defeat?
Former socialite Eva von Lindner has been left behind in Berlin with no friends, no family, and no purpose. Awakened by noises, she uncovers the forgotten German Resistance at work in her own home. Thrust into the underworld of secret codes, fake names, and deadly secrets, Eva strives for perfection while learning from the ever-grumpy Dr. Brynner, and the family she finds there. But even the tiniest flaw could mean defeat, and no one wants to be the one who brings everything crashing down. When faced with impossible odds, Eva must answer a call with terrible consequences to save the people dearest to her heart.
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Meanwhile, Sigmund fights a darkness of his own. Haunted by past deaths and present failures, Dr. Brynner wants nothing more than to escape Nazi Germany and forget. But then a girl startlingly similar to someone he lost years ago shows up at his practice, and he’s forced to seek closure on a battle he’d thought long ended.
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For fans of the classic tales of The Sound of Music, Pride & Prejudice, and Anastasia comes a new story for the YA audience about bravery, identity, worth, and surrender.
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Genre: Historical Fiction
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Audience: YA
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Publication date: November 15th, 2025
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Paperback ISBN: 979-8-3495-0747-2
Coming Soon:
Jewels in the Light Book 2
All light dies eventually… or does it?
Resistance member Eva von Lindner and her family are living in a fearful nightmare after escaping The Snake. Stuck in middle-of-nowhere Rudental with no place to hide Jews and little they can do to help the resistance, she decides to focus her attention of figuring out what happened to her, only to realize the truth could mean the difference between eternal separation and reconciliation with Sigmund. But then their old foe appears in Rudental, and the family must flee again with new names and backstories all the way north to Kiel. In the midst, Eva discovers that little Sabi’s old locket and the mysterious con-man Isak might be the keys to finally finding out what happened to her.
Meanwhile, Sigmund Brynner fights to find his place and help the resistance, despite being told to lay low. With little hope that Eva will ever recall the truth about their past, he turns to the north for a new directive even as he faces the challenge of portraying the perfect Nazi to keep his family safe. With a letter with an offer to help to resistance he can’t refuse and the realization that Denmark might be the safe haven he’s been dreaming of for Eva and the children, he makes the hardest decision of his life; to break ties with everyone he loves in order to keep them safe. But the clock is counting down on the found family as Hitler’s troops close in on the free countries of Europe, and unbeknownst to them, Eva’s memories may mean the difference between life and death as a mysterious foe stalks them from the background.
A wonderful story for fans of The Hiding Place, Rapunzel, and Anastasia, book 2 of the Jewels in the Light series carries on the daring story of Eva and Sigmund as they search for the truth in the midst of war.
