Showing posts with label Nicole M. Miller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nicole M. Miller. Show all posts
About the Book
Author: Nicole M. Miller
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: Revell
Release Date: July 2024
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.
Major 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
This was a great debut novel by Nicole M. Miller. I love historical fiction because every time I read them I learn some new aspect about history. This one is all about WWII in Poland but dealing with the famous Arabian horses of Janow Podlaski. We meet Adia who is an American tied to the heart of Poland through her parents. She is a trainer for these amazing horses. She is determined and a bit stubborn on the way she wants to protect these horses from the Germans and Russians. She is also the caregiver of a young boy who truly steals the storyline at times with his shenanigans.
We meet British Intelligence officer Bret Conway right away in the book and he is disguised as a news reporter. he meets Adia and immediately is captured by her. When the Germans start invading he promises to protect her and the horses no matter what. He truly risks everything to do this. Adia on the other hand starts seeing a new side to Bret and wants to help him in his "mission".
The way their relationship blooms throughout out all the circumstances that they go through was done perfectly. You turn the pages as you await what truly is going to happen to them and will they see each other once more. Needless to say there are many gripping moments and heart aching moments as there are when war is involved.
Overall I really enjoyed this novel and I would recommend it if you enjoy horses and historical fiction based on WWII.
I received a copy of this book for review. I was not required to post a positive review. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
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