The Berlin Girl’s Promise: A Historical Fiction Novel (The Berlin Girl Trilogy)

How far will she go to keep her promise to the man she loves? 1966, East Berlin. An entire city remains under siege, most of its inhabitants longing for freedom and willing to risk everything to escape to their loved ones beyond the Wall. But for Ella Kuhn, whose family awaits her in the West, there is no doubt where she must remain. Her beloved Stefan is serving a ten-year military sentence for a crime he committed to save her life, and she has made the faithful vow to wait in East Berlin for his return. The promise of a future together is enough to keep Ella going through the suffering and poverty under the vicious rule of the Deutsche Democratic Republic. But when Stefan’s letters suddenly stop coming and all communications with him cease with no explanation, Ella is left to agonize over his fate. Is Stefan still alive? Has he simply stopped loving her? Or is he out there somewhere, broken, hanging on to the knowledge that his love awaits him at home? And what does his silence mean for the promise she vowed never to break? From the bestselling author of The Polish Nurse and The Berlin Girl’s Choice, The Berlin Girl’s Promise continues the powerful and moving story of Ella’s courageous life in the shadow of the Berlin Wall. Previously published as Berlin Butterfly: Deception.