Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing,  August 27, 2024

Format: ebook

Pages: 349

Rating: 5/5 stars

Summary (From Goodreads):

Berlin 1961: When Uli Neumann proposes to Lise Bauer, she has every reason to accept. He offers her love, respect, and a life beyond the strict bounds of the East German society in which she was raised — which she longs to leave more than anything. But only two short days after their engagement, Lise and Uli are torn violently apart when barbed wire is rolled across Berlin, splitting the city into two hostile halves: capitalist West Berlin, an island of western influence isolated far beyond the iron curtain; and the socialist East, a country determined to control its citizens by any means necessary.

Soon, Uli and his friends in West Berlin hatch a plan to get Lise and her unborn child out of East Germany, but as distance and suspicion bleed into their lives and as weeks turn to months, how long can true love survive in the divided city?

My Review:

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: Cold War History, romance-separated love.
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Uli and Lise are in love and want to get married. When the Berlin Wall is constructed, they are separated, Uli in West Germany and Lise in East Germany. Uli is determined to get Lise out of East Germany, and the book follows his plan to get her out.
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This book had a chokehold on me and I couldn’t stop reading. I was rooting for Uli and Lise and was heartbroken when they were separated, as well as all of their experiences. Overall, a gripping story and I really enjoyed it!