This is the story of 2 sisters in France during WW2. One sister is sent by their father from England to bring the other sister home from Paris, where she is involved with a Nazi officer, who's wining and dining her with hopes that she will use her family's influence to get more support in England for Germany. The sister sent does not know, however, that her father also hired a Resistance operator to help her save her sister. Read the story...

Oh my goodness, why can I not give this book more than five stars? Holy. Moly. I pretty much adored everything about it—the beautiful writing, the witty dialogue, the romance (😍😍😍), the way I was instantly plunged into the time period and setting...I could NOT stop reading. The plot moved along perfectly—lots of action, but also moments when things slowed down enough for us to get a deeper glimpse of Kat and Barrett's hearts and minds, backstories and fears. I truly loved everything about this book and now I'm ready to gobble up anything and everything else by J'nell Ciesielski!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Wow this book was really intense and it made me love it even more. This book had drama, action and betrayal in every page that you read. I have never been more engaged in a book as The Socialite. Kat and Ellie are daughters of Sir Alfred Whitford and that comes with responsibilities. Kat looks up to it and sticks to it, while Ellie is a rebel and wants to be free. While finding her sister, Kat discovers that Ellie is now the girlfriend for a Nazi soldier that has given her the life of luxury and protection. While in searching, Kat meets Barrett Anderson who was arrested and now to protect himself, forced to train future Nazi soldiers and remain in disguise as a bar owner. They encounter one another from Sir Whitford and pays Barrett a fortune to protect them. Kat and Barrett to grow some affection for one another but their encounter could break the war in a new turn that will not end well for the both of them. This long kept secret could be their undoing. I almost stopped breathing when I got close to the end and I was so overcome with excitement that I can't wait to share this title with our library community.

We will consider adding this title to our Historical Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.