Madame Rebelle by Amber Leigh Williams
Genre: Historical Romance
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Any top 10s lists; day in the life of the author or a character; 5 things we didn’t know about a character; a music playlist for the book.
To celebrate the release of Madame Rebelle, here’s 10 things you need to know about the heroine of the story, Madame Rebelle, aka Edmee Guillion…
Edmee is a young war widow trying to navigate the German occupation of France in 1943.
She’s living under the protection of her uncle Julien at her ancestral home, Maison Boutet. Underneath the estate, there are secret limestone caves where she is secretly hiding refugees of war.
Is she a rebel, smuggler, spy, or all of the above? Time will tell how far Edmee is willing to go to save as many people as possible from the German Army.
Her underground work depends on her ability not to call attention to herself. However, as a tall, leggy redhead with a distinctive birthmark on her face, this will prove impossible.
There is danger and saboteurs around every corner so when Edmee is faced with an enigmatic stranger in a bloody German uniform who claims he is working for the same side she is, she’s hesitant to put her trust in him.
The secrets, lies and misdeeds she must embark on in order to keep her underground mission under wraps weigh heavily on her soul.
She falls for a man she definitely shouldn’t.
Edmee fights against the notion that not everyone can be saved.
Along the way, she learns the art of spycraft and changes her appearance.
She puts her life in the hands of someone who will betray her.
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Rebel. Smuggler. Spy.
Champagne, France 1943
Meet Madame Rebelle. Edmee Guillon is a smuggler. She hides people from the German troops surrounding her ancestral home. When a dying man in a German uniform seeks refuge at Maison Boutet, Edmee struggles to believe his claims that he is French. Her life, the maison and the people she loves are already at stake. Can she take the chance that this mysterious spy is who he says he is? And which side of this war is he really on?
Christian Vovk has been betrayed by someone inside his resistance organization. He knows asking the striking young war widow to hide him will put her in certain danger. However, Christian can help Edmee save as many refugees as she can. Falling in love with her will hinder his duty to the operation that brought him to her doorstep in the first place. When love and duty become inevitably tangled, will Christian sacrifice one for the other?
Excerpt:
“You’ll need to look as normal as possible.”
“What do I know of normal?” Edmée asked. “I’m tall. I have bright red hair. And I have this.” She waved at the mark on her chin.
The birthmark was unfortunate. Not because it was unpleasant to look at. It made an already interesting face fascinating to look at. It was unfortunate because it would be easy to remember. She was memorable. Christian wondered how long after they parted in Franche-Comté he would think about Edmée Guillon. “Do you think this is something you can do?” he asked.
She crossed to the table. Linking her hands on its surface, she gathered herself. “The hardest part will be convincing my uncle to let me go.”
“Use the same story we practiced,” he advised. “Practice it again. Your first pass at it can be with your uncle as your audience. You’ll gain confidence if he buys it.”
Her eyes circled his features. “You’ve trained other people to do this before.”
She was skilled at reading people. Reading him. He wasn’t an open book. But she saw him. He tried not to think about the growing admiration behind his regard for her. Leaning toward her in the halo of light from the lantern between them, he said, “You’re going to do fine, Edmée.”
“I hope so.”
About the Author
Amber Leigh Williams writes pulse-pounding romantic suspense, historical fiction, and contemporary romance. When she’s not writing, she enjoys traveling and being outdoors with her family and dogs. She is fluent in sarcasm and is known to hoard books like the book dragon she is. An advocate for literacy, she is an ardent supporter of libraries and the constitutional right to read.
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