by Ciji Ware
First published 2021
Constance "Viv" Vivier-Clarke drives ambulances in Paris when the Nazis arrive. The privileged American flees over the Pyrenees to Spain, then reaches London seeking a role in the war effort. Marcel Delonge, working under General de Gaulle, recommends Viv to British Intelligence based on her daredevil skiing skills. They recruit the failed Olympic hopeful as a secret agent who carries messages and weapons to French Resistance fighters in the Alps. Jean-Paul Morand, a physician hiding downed pilots and Jewish orphans in his mountain clinic, needs someone to guide them safely into Switzerland. Viv takes the assignment but breaks protocol by falling in love with a fellow spy. Someone betrays her Mountaineer intelligence network as Allied invasion rumors spread. The former socialite must complete one final crucial mission while discovering who sold out her operation and whether she can survive alongside the man she loves.
Genres: 20th-century, adventure, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Paris, Pyrenees, Spain, London, Alps, Switzerland
Period: World War II
482 pages · Paperback · Oliver-Heber Books
Content warnings: violence