It’s Time!
For Another Cover Reveal!!
Okay, so…this cover’s actually already out there, LOL. There was a bit of an issue nailing down the rights for the model image (it all turned out nicely!) that put everything behind a bit, and Tyndale had to then rush to get the final version submitted everywhere. But that’s okay. We’re going to pretend this is a reveal as usual, on the assumption that you weren’t haunting Amazon just waiting for it to show up, LOL. And it’s SUCH a great cover!!
This is, of course, for this year’s Christmas novella, set in Lyon, France of 1943. It’s inspired by a true story, which makes it extra fun. But for now, let’s get to know my fictional version.
You’re going to love the undaunted
Madeleine Perrin
Madeleine is a history teacher. She’s a courier for the Resistance. And she is going to make you laugh when she just says things that most people wouldn’t dare to say. And this woman isn’t about to let the Nazis take any more from her–they already killed her father in a raid-gone-wrong, and she hasn’t seen her best friend, Daniel, since. But when Daniel shows up injured, days before Christmas, ready to make things right…well.
Nothing is going to steal her chance of happily-ever-after.
A Resistance agent with a secret…
Daniel Raymond
Daniel Raymond’s very existance in France is illegal, given that his mother is Jewish. But he’s been hiding in plain sight, careful to avoid the old neighborhood where people would recognize him and know that his mother was Jewish. He’s still working…and very much involved in Lyon’s flourishin Resistance. Which is how he came by an injury that’s gotten infected and needs attention. That’s what draws him back to the Perrin door a few days before Christmas. He doesn’t intend to see Madeleine while he’s there–there’s no way she could have forgiven him for the raid the took her father’s life, the raid surely looking for him.
But then, Mado has never done the expected thing.
An evocative setting
Lyon, 1943
Lyon was a hotbed of Resistance activity in large part because of its unique history and architecture. A silk city in centuries past, it has a fascinating system of interior corridors, walkways, and hidden staircases designed to help people transport bolts of silk from one part of the city to another without having to go out on dirty streets. Called traboules, these warrens are well known by natives but impossible for foreigners to navigate…which made them the PERFECT paths for Resistance agents. And of course, they play a key role in my story!
A festive
World War II Romance
With themes of Advent and Christmas and the Light coming into a world of darkness, The Christmas Courier will light a spark of hope and have you cheering for these indomitable heroes.
Ready? Here it is!
The cover of The Christmas Courier!
What do you think??
I absolutely love it! First, it’s got a small nativity, and the creche plays a vital thematic role in the story. Second, Madeleine is wearing a green sweater. Which I know they did solely because it was festive, but guys. She has hazel eyes, and she wears a green sweater in the book that Daniel always called her “magic” sweater because it makes her eyes look green. So when they showed me this, my first thought was, “She’s wearing her magic sweater!” LOL
I also ADORE this font! It’s so classic but also festive! And the hint of Lyon out the window?? Perfection. I also love the little bit of glitter they put over it.
The Official Description
1943. Lyon, France. After bidding her students farewell for the holidays, Madeleine Perrin is looking forward to a quiet, simple Christmas at home with her mother. With the war raging on and rations tight, she knows it will be up to her to make the day festive and find special ways to remember the papa she lost and honor his love for Christmas. But first, Madeleine must smuggle secret messages hidden in her students’ essays to the Resistance network. She never expects the person waiting to receive them is her childhood best friend, the man who broke her heart.
Daniel Raymond has thrown himself into his work as courier for the Resistance, carefully concealing his Jewish ancestry that, if discovered by the Nazis, could put his life at risk. Haunted by regret about the day Madeleine professed her love and he turned her away, Daniel longs to make things right. When he sees her again, he dares to hope for reconciliation―and realizes the love he once denied has only grown deeper.
As Christmas nears and Daniel recovers from a wound sustained in a courier run, forgiveness and romance soon blossom between Daniel and Madeleine and the two begin planning a future together. But when a mission goes wrong and Daniel is captured by the Gestapo, Madeleine must turn to her Resistance allies―and a centuries-old law―to attempt a dangerous rescue before it’s too late.
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. Having successfully launched two homeschool grads, she now spends her time writing fiction, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years, as well as a fantasy series and contemporary mysteries and romances. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.