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Christobel

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Reads 272
Votes 6
Parts 17
Time 3h 32m

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Chris is a male nurse who's perhaps a bit too compassionate for his own good, living and working in Germany in 2015. One day he faces a huge moral decision. The choice he makes has  unintended, dramatic consequences that threaten to be his downfall.
    
    His namesake and great-great-grandmother Christobel was also a nurse, a comforting angel of care to soldiers during the dreadful cataclysmic times of 1915, and Chris finds himself in a dangerous situation that's similar to his ancestor's in some ways.
    
    Their stories are told in parallel (Christobel's through her journal) in this heart-rending but also heart-warming and inspiring novel.All Rights Reserved

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Hope among the ruins (EN) ✅ by ievyte

The action takes place during the Second World War. Elizabeth is a recent medical school graduate from Boston who hopes to find her dream job, find a man she loves, have children and live a peaceful life. But her dreams are shattered the moment she receives an order from the United States government to go to Tunisia and join medical workers from around the world, nursing soldiers. Still, the young woman can't complain too much, because in part her dream job still became a reality, even if it was in unusual and extremely dangerous circumstances for her. But everything changes the moment she meets a gallant soldier in the enemy camp, who tries in every possible way and for unknown reasons to save her life and bring her back to her native home. Betrayal of one's own will cost a soldier very much. Maybe even his own life. How will Elizabeth cope with the idea that she will never see her lover again? Will she endure the feeling of loss? Or maybe she won't care about all this at all and she will live her dream life in peace?

The Nurse by CamoJane

With war raging all around, some battles can't be won... ♠ The year was 1916, Elosie Keller was dwelling in a secluded Belgian cottage where she remained hidden away from the world until the day he fell from the sky... Drawn to the carnage of a fallen plane, she finds more than rubble when she notices that the pilot is still alive. She knows without medical treatment that the man is fated to die. Acting in a haste, she pulls the man from his destined coffin in hopes to help him live. Eloise soon finds herself tending a German patient in her hidden home and realizes he isn't the monster the world made him out to be; instead, she begins to see much more than an officer, but a man with a heart just trying to survive a war. When she is finally discovered by the Germans, she is called upon to become a field nurse for the men on the western front--only to fall into a whirlwind of unfortunate events that she must learn how to survive. Follow Eloise as she takes on the battle of being a wartime nurse in a man's world, fighting the one enemy that could never be conquered-love... *This is a work of fiction. Any names, dates, or events are completely coincidental. Thanks for reading. (unedited)

After Dunkirk [Discontinued] by HarrESgirl

I survived the war, but I'm afraid I've entered another one just by making it home. *** Warning: Strong Language, Mature Themes and War Violence throughout. ©2017 copyright HarrESgirl, all rights reserved.

Always With You by hips_of_steel

In 1921, Gilbert Beilschmidt, a veteran of the Great War, finds himself struggling to care for his younger brother Ludwig in the post war crash. With family savings gone and no chance in the job market, he and many others are struggling to make it through. Luckily, the city of Berlin can offer a new source of income to those desperate to put food on the table. Americans. And when the choice is death or dignity, dignity is the first to die. A historical Hetalia fiction. Main pairing is PruAme with background FemNedFemCan, USUK, and Franada. BE WARNED CONTENT IS VERY MATURE READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

Oaths of Blood and Wine by KellyRoseWriter

"Funny, a little word like hope, when good men died young and bloody." *** Nazi-Occupied France is a country divided. World War II rages on, but the French must sit idly by as the Germans take their food, their homes, and their freedom. Trust is a rare occurrence; espionage and lies are tearing Europe apart. And American soldier Percy Caldwell is dropped right in the middle of it. Armed with minimal French, a fake German ID, and a motley crew, Percy must find and protect a famed Nazi-killer, who just happens to be France's greatest hope at liberation. ~ Astride Laurent is a ballerina-turned-vigilante with a fire in her eyes and revenge in her bones. She's captured and interrogated by the Gestapo, but there's a soft spot among the cold, cruel Germans- a soldier named Matthias Heidenreich. Percy, Astride, and Matthias must race against a fascist nation hellbent on killing them all in order to win a war. Between hidden Jews, French traitors, and a borderline sadistic SS major, it's not going to be easy. Inspired by novels like Code Name Verity and The Nightingale, Oaths of Blood and Wine is an action-packed story rich with conflict and secrecy.

Posted As Missing by ZonderZorg

Early in World War One, a young Canadian soldier is wounded and trapped behind German lines. He uses quick thinking and ingenuity to evade capture, then deeper into enemy territory, he meets a young woman who recently lost her father and brothers to the war. She takes him home to meet her mother, hoping he can help them escape back to their family roots in Switzerland. As they flee over the mountains, love blossoms and stirs old traumas. He's torn between following his heart and honouring his sworn duty.

Endless Grief |Book 2| ❤(Countryhumans) ❤ by HappySoup156

If you haven't read Book 1, Stuck in HISTORY. I highly recemend you do so you know the story, and if you already finish the frist book, I welcome you to the second one. Everything is different now, the world is full of sadness. Nothing was the same as last time Courtney came there, ww2 had started not so long ago and history has repeate itself. This time instead of facing the world alone, Courtney have her bestfriend Erick to accompanied her through tough times. I wonder who she will meet again. 😈

Lavender & Letters: A Reimagined 1917 Story by MichelleEddington6

What would happen if there was a nurse who cared for William during the Somme? If there was someone else on the mission, would anything be different? Would more people survive The Great War? Would love outlast?

The Cuckoo's Cage by RebeccaBala

'Ernst's gaze seemed to draw closer. "Does that shock you?" he asked. "I'm not sure anything shocks me anymore," she said. "That's good to hear," he said, settling back in his seat. Anna felt uneasy. She wrapped her arms around herself, trying to resemble some form of protection. Yet, she knew full well how futile it was.' Desolate and alone, Anna finds that, yet again, her loved ones are just beyond her grasp. Determined to do everything in her power to reunite with them, Anna makes the decision to align herself to the one person who has control over life and death in the camp; the Commandant. She now lives every day in the threat of his affection, trying her best to stay one step ahead of him at all times. Yet how long until he tires of her games? And with Germany on the precipice of loss, can anyone outside the camp's reach intervene and save her? That is... if they are even willing to any more. Book Two in the Cuckoo Series #1 in Jewish-Holocaust #1 in WW2 #1 in ConcentrationCamp #1 in Jews Trigger warning for graphic violence, graphic sexual content, mature language and adult themes.

Daughter of England by cradle_life

Caroline Winther has everything a girl in Victorian England can wish for. A kind, caring family, plenty of money, a respected name, and a loving fiancee. Her life takes a drastic change, however, with the start of the Crimean war. Carol finds her plans to join Florence Nightingale's team of nurses roadblocked by her loved ones. A military hospital is no place for a girl of Carol's status and position in society. But Carol's family underestimate her, and when threatened she breaks with them and sets sail for Turkey, hardly prepared for what is to greet her when the ship docks. Does Carol have what it takes to cope with the hardships and prejudice she must face as a female military nurse? And will she be able to regain the respect and love of her family? Daughter of England is a story of courage and love set against a historical background. Through the eyes of fictional characters you can meet one of history's greatest heroines and embark on a journey with the early pioneers of nursing as we know it today.

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Hope among the ruins (EN) ✅ cover

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After Dunkirk [Discontinued] cover

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Hope among the ruins (EN) ✅

The action takes place during the Second World War. Elizabeth is a recent medical school graduate from Boston who hopes to find her dream job, find a man she loves, have children and live a peaceful life. But her dreams are shattered the moment she receives an order from the United States government to go to Tunisia and join medical workers from around the world, nursing soldiers. Still, the young woman can't complain too much, because in part her dream job still became a reality, even if it was in unusual and extremely dangerous circumstances for her. But everything changes the moment she meets a gallant soldier in the enemy camp, who tries in every possible way and for unknown reasons to save her life and bring her back to her native home. Betrayal of one's own will cost a soldier very much. Maybe even his own life. How will Elizabeth cope with the idea that she will never see her lover again? Will she endure the feeling of loss? Or maybe she won't care about all this at all and she will live her dream life in peace?