Set during WWII and inspired by an actual event, WICKWYTHE HALL is the deliciously engrossing story of a young French refugee, an American woman married into British society, and a West Point graduate and champagne vendeur with ties to Winston Churchill.

As the Germans sweep into France in 1940, Annelle LeMaire flees unprepared and alone. She’s desperate to reach her brothers, who are fighting with the French Foreign Legion, but instead is forced to flee by boat from Dunkerque. She’s lucky to get out. She lands in England, where she is taken in by Mabry Springs, an American married to British nobility who sees in Annelle reminders of her own lonely past.

Mabry is Lady of Wickwythe Hall, a country estate where Churchill occasionally seeks refuge. It’s out of London, hidden among the trees, and harder to bomb. During one of Churchill’s visits, Reid Carr arrives to bring Churchill his required champagne. Reid is a part of Mabry’s painful history, and his unexpected arrival sends her spiraling. Even so, the reunion is a welcome diversion from their uncertain times—until Mabry realizes that Reid also brings secrets with him, and suddenly she isn’t quite sure who he is.