Churchill’s Secret Messenger

A riveting story of World War II and the courage of one young woman as she is drafted into Churchill’s overseas spy network,aiding the French Resistance behind enemy lines and working to liberate Nazi-occupied Paris… London1941: In a cramped bunker in Winston Churchill’s Cabinet War Roomsunderneath Westminster’s Treasury buildingcivilian women huddle at deskstyping up confidential documents and reports. Since her parents were killed in a bombing raidRose Teasdale has spent more hours than usual in Room 60working double shiftsgrowing accustomed to the burnt scent of the Prime Minister’s cigars permeating the stale air. Winning the war is the only thing that mattersand she will gladly do her part. And when Rose’s fluency in French comes to the attention of Churchill himselfit brings a rare yet dangerous opportunity. Rose is recruited for the Special Operations Executivea secret British organization that conducts espionage in Nazi-occupied Europe. After weeks of grueling trainingRose parachutes into France with a new codename: Dragonfly. Posing as a cosmetics saleswoman in Parisshe ferries messages to and from the Resistanceknowing that the slightest misstep means capture or death. Soon Rose is assigned to a new mission with Lazare Arona French Resistance fighter who has watched his beloved Paris become a shell of itselfwith desolate streets and buildings draped in Swastikas. Since his parents were sent to a German work campLazare has dedicated himself to the cause with the same fervor as Rose. Yet Rose’s very loyalty brings risks as she undertakes a high-stakes prison raidand discovers how much she may have to sacrifice to justify Churchill’s faith in her . . . \