Paris has never been hotter for one wartime romance between two undercover operatives, until both their lives are at risk. In the final two years of the war in Europe, French Résistance fighter Jacques Berlangier and his determined, American OSS partner Claire Skiffington struggle to survive a series of hazardous assignments in support of Allied operations. In the war’s immediate aftermath, in love and together in Paris, they return to his family’s apple farm business in the Breton countryside. There, residual and unforeseen trouble rivals the dangers they thought were well past. Revenge, murderous alliances, and heroic efforts from unexpected sources propel the action. Praise for In the Orchards of Our Mothers “. . . a highly engaging immersion into the stove-hot WWII theater in northern France, featuring a strong heroine and a cast of characters whose true nature one cannot always trust. The multi-layered story combines suspense, espionage, and romance in a tense drama reminiscent of Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale.” —Mike Krentz, award-winning author of the Dr. Zack Winston and Mahoney & Squire series “. . . a freshness to historical fiction that the genre seems to forget from time to time: intimacy. In the Orchards of Our Mothers isn’t another one of your well-worn World War II novels. McMaster goes deeper into his characters than do most novelists, putting them into often terrifying situations. Powerful writing. Better, a sequel is said to be on the way.” —John Jeter, author of The Plunder Room (St. Martin’s Press) “Finely crafted with an artisan’s touch, there is an unseen history beneath the lives of those trying to survive. Precisely researched, McMaster adroitly drops the reader behind the lines of clandestine operations. The grim destruction of Europe is brought to life with beautiful imagery and reconnoitered characters—every bit as interesting as those of Ken Follett’s Eye of the Needle and The Key to Rebecca. This is a fine novel no one should pass up.” —William Walsh, author of Lakewood (TouchPoint Press)