American horse trainer Adia Kensington is living her dream of working at the famous Janów Podlaski stables in Poland, where they breed the best Arabian horses in the world. But her plans to bring the priceless stallion Lubor to the US are derailed when the German army storms into her adopted country in 1939. Little does she know this is just the beginning of six long years of occupation that will threaten her beloved horses at every turn.
Bret Conway is at Janów Podlaski under the guise of a news reporter, but his true mission is intelligence gathering for the British. That and keeping Adia safe, which is harder and harder to do as she insists they must evacuate 250 horses to save them from being stolen, sold, or eaten by the invading forces. What follows will test their physical, mental, and emotional strength, as well as their faith in God, humankind, and each other.
Drawn from true events of World War II, this epic story of escape, capture, resistance, and love from debut novelist Nicole M. Miller will thunder into your heart like a herd of beautiful horses across a raging river.
My thoughts: I enjoyed learning more about the history of Janow Podlaski stables and the incredible efforts of ordinary people to try and save the beautiful horses from Nazi invasion. The cast of characters is colorful and fun to get to know as they set out on a journey a harrowing journey. This book is one of those historical works of fiction that will have to reaching for history books to find out more about the setting! I look forward to seeing what the author writes next!
I received this book from Revell. This is my honest review.
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