Hearts of Amber: A university love story reveals a wartime secret

From the author of the Wren and the Swordfish Pilot comes a contemporary tale that digs deep into wartime secrets

The Present: Sparks fly when a Cambridge lecturer falls for his best friend’s beautiful daughter - a relationship that could jeopardize his whole academic career. Karl Lawton, born in England to a German mother and a British father, knows all about embarrassing family secrets – or so he thinks. Until he meets Laura, whose home life is so troubled that she cannot find the courage to tell even the smallest white lie. Karl is up for a promotion to full professor, and when his dazzling rival arrives from the United States, he knows he’s got a fight on his hands. He cannot afford any distractions, yet he can’t stop thinking about the girl with amber hair. She invades his thoughts and fills his dreams. Could it be that fate has provided 'the Prof' with his perfect match?

The A secret link between the past and the present is laid bare. Against all the odds, a young woman in the 1960s struggles to train as an aviation engineer, and in another time and place, desperate men work in a top secret location in Nazi Germany on the “last gasp” that may just win – or cost them – the war. But if the truth comes to light about what went on, who will be harmed and who will be healed?

A cast of wonderful characters will sweep you into another world as this heartfelt story unfolds. Romantic, witty and ultimately triumphant - Hearts of Amber will stay with you long after the last page is turned.