This is a different World War II perpective. People fled deep into the Soviet Union and into the Central Asian Republics of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan to avoid the terror of the invading German Army.The book codifies historical facts and testimonies of many Jews and other refugees who managed to survive the war. Included are six original testimonies of children.

New York Times–Bestselling Author: A summertime writing project in an isolated mansion leads to passion and terror . . . "A consummate storyteller." —Mary Higgins ClarkAn English Gothic mansion transported stone by stone to the isolated Pennsylvania hills, Grayhaven Manor calls to Anne and Kevin. Here is the ideal summer retreat—a perfect location from which to write the book they have long planned together.But there are distractions in the halls and...

An American woman inherits a Cornish coastal mansion shrouded in mystery in this suspenseful gothic romance classic by a New York Times bestseller.The last of an ancient Cornish clan, Carla Tregellas has inherited her historic ancestral home: a massive mansion looming high up on the jagged cliffs of Cornwall. From the moment Carla takes possession of the grand manor she feels right at home, warmly welcomed by everyone— except the strange and secret...

In this contemporary gothic novel by a New York Times bestseller, siblings renovating an old mansion discover it is home to dark secrets.Andrea Torgesen is certain that hard work is exactly what her younger brother Jim needs to help him recover from the trauma of a serious car accident—and turning a decrepit old mansion into a beautiful country inn seems to be the perfect project. But unearthly voices and eerie visions haunt Jim from almost the first instan...

An orphaned woman searches for the truth about her past before she's robbed of a future in this classic gothic mystery by a New York Times bestseller.Haskell Maloney was cruelly orphaned when she was just a baby. Now, twenty-two years later, she receives confirmation of the bitter truth she always suspected: the fallen war hero whose name she shares was not her father. Her quest for answers—and a personal history—brings Haskell to the famed Orienta...

A young woman uncovers dark secrets when she returns to her ancestral home in this suspenseful gothic romance by a New York Times bestseller.There are terrible secrets from generations past buried at Maidenwood. Medical student Julie Newcomb has returned to her family's decaying plantation—the site of so many painful childhood memories—to tend to her tyrannical grandmother, felled by a stroke. The fire of malevolence still burns in the cruel, despotic matri...

From the New York Times-bestselling author, a novel of a daring woman, a seductive English garden, and rumors of witchcraft . . .For years, Heather Tradescant had dreamed of the journey she and her father would take to England—a pilgrimage to the great gardens of history. Now that her father is dead, Heather is determined to fulfill his dreams. Unfortunately, her request to see the fabled seventeenth-century garden of Troytan House is denied by the wealthy ...

New York Times–Bestselling Author: "Sprightly gothic-romance-suspense . . . an especially dandy final twist." — Kirkus ReviewsMegan O'Neill sees it hanging in the sky above the towers of Grayhaven Manor—a beautiful yet sinister black rainbow, a warning to the estate's new governess to stay away. She is tempted to pick up her sodden, clinging skirts and flee into the rainy night. Yet the warmth and kindness of the Mandeville family, owners of the lo...

New York Times–Bestselling Author: In Victorian England, a bride arrives at her husband's magnificent estate—but hope soon turns to horror . . .Lucy Cartwright placed her life and future into the hands of the dashing Baron Clare, despite the rumors of his dark, unsavory past. Trusting his kind words and gentle manner, she agreed to be his wife and followed the enigmatic lord to Greygallows, his sprawling country estate. But mystery, deception, betrayal, and...

An English orphan's psychic ability launches her into a shadowy world of intrigue and danger in this gothic romance by a New York Times bestseller.A penniless yet strikingly beautiful orphan, Marianne Ransom's indomitable spirit enables her to survive a cruel life on the backstreets of Victorian London. But it is her gift of second sight that carries her into the world of money and privilege—a power brought on by a strange twist of fate. In the opulent home...