A great WWII historical. A tale of spies, intrigue and covert operations. I throughly enjoyed.

A secret courage

The book has a lot of history in it, the character wanted to read about a person called Grace Darling so I had to see if could find a book on her too. This is during World War II. Loved the characters of Emma and Will. She is from the U.S. and mourning the reported death of her brother. Will is a painter and uses that as a undercover for his job.

It must really take a lot of research time to write a book like this. Definitely admire the author for this.

I was given an opportunity to read an advanced copy of the book, enjoyed it very much and the book definitely kept me interested through out.

This Book… WOW! The intrigue and drama; can I just say that once this story starts you better hold on because it moves. This is a book where you will want minimal distractions, because you won’t be able to focus well on other tasks. You may even start looking at your co-workers wondering “hmmm… that behavior is odd, they may be a spy”. (hahaha) In all seriousness, this really is a great story, with lots of detail and fantastic characters.

I have to admit, I am not a fan of the cliff hanger at the end of this book. I need to have the next edition in my hands, right now!

If you enjoy stories set in the WWII time period, this is a can’t miss story!

A Secret Courage is a good spy story. It is a slow take off but once you get off the ground it moves on better. The spy game is hard but to have a romance, a real one, is down right unreal, that is what happens for Emma and Will. Will views Emma as a way to get to the intelligence community where the secrets are kept safe from espionage., which both of them are taught to keep their governments secrets. Will they trust GOD to trust each other to love one another? This book is full of lies, distrust, animosity, then trust, forgiveness, love, truth, and redemption. How can a book lose with all that?

A Secret Courage by Tricia Goyer tells the story of Emma Hanson, a British American woman working for the Allies during World War II. This novel paints an interesting, layered setting in Greater London. The details of Emma’s covert assignments were well researched and fascinating. I really wanted to like this book because I love reading books set in this time period. However, the plot moved quite slowly for the first part of the book and it was hard to keep reading. The characters were not as well developed as they could have been and I found the plot very predictable. A Secret Courage was a fun read, but I was very disappointed since I expected much more. I received a digital copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review.

*Loved learning about WWII Photo Investigators, but disappointed overall.*

When Tricia was a new author, I hungrily read her WWII 'The Liberator' series. I have read all of her other WWII era books as well; some I've liked more than others.

A Secret Courage focuses on Danesfield House, which was a British home commandeered by the Allies and used for intelligence purposes. Many WAAFs (Women's Auxiliary Air Force) were stationed there and worked as PIs (photo investigators). Our main character Emma spends hours looking at photographs of Germany, deciphering the information captured in black and white for the military.

I just love learning new facts from WWII. I never knew about PIs! I love photography and the message you can get across from capturing one powerful or poignant moment. I was fascinated then that the military used film for more than just historical record...but as a means to calculate bombing targets. I appreciate all of the research that Tricia did to share facts surrounding the work at Danesfield House, and this was my favorite part of the entire book.

Then there's Will. I wasn't sure about him for much of the book. I mean, I liked him...he seemed honest...but then, I wasn't sure. Tricia kept me guessing about him through much of the book. Spy stuff is great that way! :-)

The very first few pages were an odd and unrealistic beginning: it's the middle of an air raid, people are rushing to the shelters, planes are roaring overhead, bombs are actually falling...and two policemen are chasing Will because he stole a briefcase?! Really? I know we're talking fiction here, but highly unlikely. This set up my cynicism right away...and then the glaring grammatical and flow issues didn't help.

The publisher did not specify if I was reading an uncorrected proof, but boy, my Kindle copy was riddled with errors! Ends of sentences and paragraphs were missing, chronology seemed off, repeated scenes and sentences were rampant, totally wrong words were used...I certainly hope this has been rectified. A good edit will help the story dramatically.

The secrets are good...the characters have potential...it just didn't come together in a seamless way and that unfortunately led to dissatisfaction for me.

*I received a free e-copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given, and all thoughts are 100% mine.*

WWII historical book about the role women had in the roll.
An easy book to read with a few surprises toward the end.

It's easy to get caught up in the romanticized or the traditional war themes of WWII, but the topics covered in this book are not often found in stories about this era. I enjoyed that aspect of it most of all. The characters were, for the most part, believable. There were a few far-fetched moments, but you have to keep the story moving. It was the ending that I disliked the most. Given that this is the first book in a new (presumable) trilogy, I'm hoping to see more of Will and Emma's story play out in the next couple of books. I also hope we get to dig deeper into some of the secondary characters....especially the mystery surrounding one of the men.

I enjoyed this historical novel. Even though the time period was World War II, it was a different setting than I had read before. It was interesting to read about this part of the war that I didn't know about. Mrs. Goyer did great research. It was an pleasurable read. Very reccommended.

A Secret Courage by Tricia Goyer is an unique and original take on another aspect of World War II. The research Goyer must have done to discover the background at the Danesfield House intrigued me, allowing me to admire this generation even more. Filled with charisma, charm, and clarity, Goyer graphed a story with brave characters who were willing to sacrifice everything, including love to help London survive another onslaught from the Germans. While the romance between Will and Emma paced the majority of the story, the espionage and mystery trickled in the background. Goyer created enough void spaces to wet my appetite for what Will's mission was without giving anything truly away. Goyer carried me through a story filled with mystery, but the ending was anti-climatic. I wanted more. In general, I took a journey through another area of history, proving once again what a great generation this was, but the romance took most of the focus of the story, leaving the mystery as an less than expected moment in time.

I received a complimentary copy of A Secret Courage by Tricia Goyer from Harvest House Publishers, and the opinions stated are all my own.

This is a fabulous read for anyone interested in WWII from a British-American point of view. Add in a little romance, a touch of feminism, and some espionage, and this story has something for all inspy readers!

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A SECRET COURAGE, THE 1st in the London Chronicles series by Tracie Peterson. Powerful story in which Tracie has given us in depth look at
W W II from a woman, a WAC, working to stop Hitler. We meet Emma an American working with the English as a photographic interpreter. Using a stethoscope and pouring over them at night, looking for anything to stop the war. Her brother Samuel lost to this war, and it was her way of avenging his death. By finding the German secrets and passing them on. The simple luxury of tea with a lump of sugar. Wherever she looked ruins, and broken dreams of homes and lives gone. Her dreams of home, and having love , seemed so distant. So many woman now without, for too many men gone. She meets a special man , he wants to tell her his true identity and the work with M 15 but when can he. He gives her a Sand dollar, the hope in her eyes What it means to her, and the man that gave it to her. Tracie has done a lot of research and has crafted a unique and haunting story that will stay with one. The plot flowed, the characters were rich in detail. Given ARC by Net Galley for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.