Only the Brave

by Danielle Steel

First published 2024

Nineteen-year-old Sophia Alexander watches her world transform as Hitler rises to power in 1930s Berlin. The doctor's daughter joins a resistance group smuggling Jewish families to safety, driven by her belief that she must protect others. When war breaks out, Sophia enters a convent and continues her fight against the Nazi regime from within the Church. Her defiance leads to arrest and imprisonment at Ravensbrück concentration camp. Sophia plans a desperate escape to the border, but her mission becomes complicated when she discovers a wounded American airman. She nurses him back to health, and their growing connection forces her to question her religious calling. Torn between love and faith, Sophia must choose between the man who has captured her heart and the path she has always believed God intended for her. Her survival depends on finding the courage to follow her true destiny.

Genres: romance, christian-fiction, historical-fiction, war

Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

Setting: Berlin, Ravensbrück

Period: 1930s, World War II

272 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press

Content warnings: violence, war

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