My beautiful boy… created in love, born into hatred.Before Abram, I believed every terrifying lie I'd ever heard about the Jews—poisonous rumors whispered by neighbors, shouted from radios, repeated until they felt like truth. But then I met him. And everything changed.Our love defied logic.It defied fear.And it defied German law.Now, as our little boy giggles while blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, I cling to the fragile i...

As Hitler's murderous reign inches steadily towards a disastrous end, the intricate web of secrets woven by each character begins to unravel.Oskar, handsome but terrifying, is on the verge of madness.What torments him so?What dark secrets are buried deep within Kara's loving heart?Anka's affection for her husband Ludwig is all but gone. Will he turn to the ever-open arms of a secret life?And . . .What about Abram? Will he fin...

“I can't leave you, Mama. I can't go,” Lily sobbed. “Then don't say goodbye,” Chloe whispered, pressing the cherished family heirloom into her daughter's palm. ”Just say: until we meet again.”Paris, 1923. Lily Levin boards a train with her baby daughter Mimi and American husband, leaving behind her beloved mother Chloe for a new life across the ocean. Carrying her mother’s precious diamond pin and the Yiddish lullabies she sings to Mimi, Lily faces...

As the Nazi shadow of death falls across Europe, one man's wickedness looms out of the darkness.Mengele, the Angel of Death.When the Aizenberg family is forced into the crowded Warsaw ghetto, they must share a small apartment with a secular Jewish family. This living arrangement will be a test for young Shoshana Aizenberg as she enters adulthood.Meanwhile, fast-rising doctor Ernst saves a man's life on the Russian front. For his her...

Young artist Manfred Blau finds favor with propaganda chief Josef Goebbels and quickly rises through the ranks in the Nazi party. But when his father-in-law is caught hiding Jews, Manfred must pay an unthinkable price to prove his loyalty to the Führer.When the raging storm of Jewish persecution buffets Zofia from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka extermination camp, the sun seems to have set on her life. However, an unexpected assignment as a housekeeper for Manfred Blau's strick...

My beautiful boy . . . Created in love . . . born into hatred.There were so many terrifying stories about the Jews. People called them useless vermin, filthy, dangerous. Before I met Abram, I was afraid of them too. But I am about to tell you a very different story—a forbidden story.My love for Abram defied all reason . . . as well as German law.Tonight our son giggles with excitement as he blows out the candles on his birthday cake. But our safety ...

Hide Karl in plain sight. That was the idea. It was meant to be foolproof.Who would think of finding an Aryan-looking Jewish child in the household of a high-ranking Nazi officer? What could possibly go wrong?When four-year-old Karl, Kara's son, suddenly disappears, Kara's worst fear becomes her painful reality. Has someone seen through her cover?An increasingly frustrating search for the missing boy ensues. Kara is succored by Oskar, an SS officer ...

In New York, prohibition has ended, and Sam's world is turned upside down. The mob boss realizes he must expand his illegal interests if he is going to continue to live his lavish lifestyle. Some of the jobs Sam is offered go against his moral character. Transporting alcohol was one thing, but threatening lives is another.For the first time since that horrible incident in Medina, Alma is finally happy and has fallen in love with a kind and generous Italian doctor who already has a ...

Austria, 1929.Three young girls—Anna, Bernie, and Elica—seal a pact to be blood sisters for life, believing their bond unbreakable. But as they grow, harsh realities begin to surface. Anna belongs to a well-off Jewish family, while Bernie and Elica struggle in poverty, and the divide between their worlds widens.When the rising wave of Nazi propaganda reaches Austria, the hatred seeping into their communities threatens everything they once held sacred. Childh...

Hide Karl in plain sight.That was the plan. Foolproof. Simple.Who would ever think to search for an Aryan-looking Jewish child in the home of a high-ranking Nazi officer?What could possibly go wrong?Everything.When four-year-old Karl vanishes without a trace, Kara's greatest fear becomes her living nightmare. Someone has seen through her cover—or worse, someone close to her has betrayed her.Desperate and terrified, Kara begins ...

The Nazi oppression whips up a storm of terror, ripping apart the blood sisters Anna, Bernie, Elica, and Dagna.Desperate to be reunited with her husband, Daniel, Elica walks into the dreaded den of the ruthless Gestapo. She's ready to sacrifice anything for their love.Anna and her family find themselves at the mercy of Anna's heart-throb, Ulf. Ulf's obsession with Anna puts him in a quandary—between his loyalty to the Fuhrer and his burning desire for the f...

A Web of Secrets brings Roberta Kagan's riveting WW2 series Jews, The Third Reich, and a Web of Secrets to a powerful and emotionally charged conclusion.As Hitler's murderous empire begins to crumble, the fragile web of lies, vows, and hidden desires that has entangled each character starts to unravel—thread by dangerous thread.Oskar—handsome, volatile, and slipping into madness—teeters on the edge of becoming either Kara's salvation or her destruc...