The Amber Heart

In the darkest shadows of World War II, an impossible love sparks a desperate flight for freedom.Oberleutnant Friedrich Schäfer is a reluctant German officer, a man who finds solace in music and books, secretly horrified by the regime he serves. Janusz Kowalski, known as “Sokół,” is a captured Polish Resistance fighter, his spirit unbroken despite the brutality of the occupation. Their worlds collide at a remote supply depot in occupied Poland, where a series of stolen glances and moments of unexpected mercy ignites a passion that could get them both killed.As the iron fist of the SS tightens its grip, Friedrich and Janusz realize their only chance of survival is to escape together. Their journey is a harrowing odyssey across a war-torn continent—from the frozen forests of Poland where partisans wage a bloody war, to the smoldering ruins of Warsaw, and deep into the heart of enemy territory. Hunted by the relentless SS Hauptsturmführer Vogel and later by the suspicious Soviet NKVD, they must rely on their wits, their courage, and the fragile, fierce bond between them to survive.The Amber Heart is a sweeping, epic tale of forbidden love and breathtaking suspense. It is a story of the extraordinary power of the human heart to find light in the deepest darkness, to forge hope in the face of despair, and to risk everything for a chance at peace.