8 must-read romance books like The German Wife by Debbie Rix

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The German Wife

By: Debbie Rix

4.36

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany, 1939: Annaliese is a doctor’s wife, living in an elegant grey stone house with ivy creepin…

If you liked the romance plot in The German Wife by Debbie Rix , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. The Hidden Village

By: Imogen Matthews

4.20

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Wartime Holland. Who can you trust? Deep in the Veluwe woods lies a secret that frustrates the Germ… read more

Similar categories in Imogen Matthews's The Hidden Village book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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2. The Angel of Vienna

By: Kate Hewitt

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Nazi-occupied Vienna, 1940: An absolutely heartbreaking story—based on devastating real events—abou… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hewitt's The Angel of Vienna book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Woman Outside The Walls

By: Suzanne Goldring

4.14

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

I always knew it would come out one day. They are finding everyone who has stayed hidden. They woul… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Goldring's The Woman Outside The Walls book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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4. The Girl with the Diary (Last Words #1)

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.53

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

“What if you never come back?” I asked. “I will find you, Amelia. I promise I will find you.” “Wh… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Girl with the Diary (Last Words #1) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
"I love you are my Last Words, and they will always belong to you."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Girl with the Diary (Last Words #1)

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5. The Secret in the Attic

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.53

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany, 1939: The roof is the only place no one can hear us. All the lights in the village blur in… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Secret in the Attic book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
"The dust and debris of this world already outnumbers the population, but to understand that an insignificant particle of matter has more freedom than so many humans—it’s incomprehensible."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Secret in the Attic

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6. The German Wife

By: Debbie Rix

4.36

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany, 1939: Annaliese is a doctor’s wife, living in an elegant grey stone house with ivy creepin… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Rix's The German Wife book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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7. The Flame Within Her (German Wives #2)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

“I love you more than life itself. But you’re not safe. If you weren’t married to me, you wouldn’t … read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's The Flame Within Her (German Wives #2) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Paris Network

By: Siobhan Curham

4.55

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1940: He pressed the tattered book into her hands. ‘You must go to the café and ask at the c… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Curham's The Paris Network book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. The Doctor's Daughter

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.33

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1941: It was her father’s job to save the lives of the SS. But she chose to risk everyth… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Doctor's Daughter book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
"How is beauty ever to be seen through a tarnished lens?"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"No one warned me there would eventually be a last tick."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"It’s easier to dream of a future where we are not in a war."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"Nothing is what it was, and this town is no longer a part of who we are."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

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10. The Secret Keeper

By: Siobhan Curham

4.32

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1942. As she twirls in the arms of handsome dancer Santiago Lozano, surrounded by aristocrat… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Curham's The Secret Keeper book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. Hidden in the Shadows (Wartime Holland, #2)

By: Imogen Matthews

4.23

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

The hidden village was meant to keep them safe, but the Nazis have found it… There’s no time to los… read more

Similar categories in Imogen Matthews's Hidden in the Shadows (Wartime Holland, #2) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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12. The Nurse Behind the Gates

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.40

Format: 376 pages, ebook

Dachau, 1942. Emilie has been told she’s here to nurse evil men. But the first patient she sees in … read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
"The empty seats belong to the other Jewish kids who were in my class. I’m the only one left."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

"If you had a secret - one that could destroy your life if shared, what would you do to protect it?"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

"There’s no clearer definition of war than the sight of barbed wired fences surrounding dark fields muddied by the sky’s tears."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

"You’re right to fight for everything you believe in, and I’ll do “the same, but only until it is too dangerous. I won’t risk our lives for a fight we won’t win."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

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13. The Prison Child (Last Words #2)

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.44

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

How will we get by the guards? It seems impossible. Yet we will be dead by the end of the week if w… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Prison Child (Last Words #2) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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14. The White Rose Network

By: Ellie Midwood

4.20

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

1943, Germany: “I won’t be able to live if anything happens to you,” she whispered into his ear as … read more

Similar categories in Ellie Midwood's The White Rose Network book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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15. The Girl from the Resistance (The Dutch Girls #1)

By: Imogen Matthews

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1941, Nazi-occupied Holland . Trudi can hear the muffled sobs of two heartbroken little girls as th… read more

Similar categories in Imogen Matthews's The Girl from the Resistance (The Dutch Girls #1) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Boy in the Attic (Wartime Holland, #3)

By: Imogen Matthews

4.31

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Anna opened the letter with trembling hands. ‘My darling, if you’re reading this, I haven’t managed… read more

Similar categories in Imogen Matthews's The Boy in the Attic (Wartime Holland, #3) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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17. The First Spark of Fire (German Wives #1)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.32

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany, 1938. ‘No,’ she cries out as she falls to the floor, fear clutching desperately at her che… read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's The First Spark of Fire (German Wives #1) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Wife Who Risked Everything

By: Ellie Midwood

4.26

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1943: “Where’s your husband?” the SS man demanded. “There’s no one home,” Margot said befo… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Midwood's The Wife Who Risked Everything book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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19. The Secret Photograph

By: Siobhan Curham

4.61

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

Nazi-occupied Paris, 1942. Clarisse clutches her camera as hundreds of police swarm the streets. Th… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Curham's The Secret Photograph book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. The Pilot's Girl (Hanni Winter, #2)

By: Catherine Hokin

4.39

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Smile, nod, and don’t breathe a word of what happens here. Or I’ll put you on the next train to Au… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hokin's The Pilot's Girl (Hanni Winter, #2) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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21. The Glovemaker's Daughter

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.42

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1943. German soldiers drag me out onto the cobbled street and push me towards the waiting tr… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Glovemaker's Daughter book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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22. The Girl in the Shadows (Margarete's Journey, #3)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.45

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

1943, Germany: Two years ago, fate gave a beautiful young Jewish woman named Margarete Rosenbaum th… read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's The Girl in the Shadows (Margarete's Journey, #3) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. The Maid's Secret

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.44

Format: 388 pages, Paperback

Czechoslovakia, 1942: “Please don’t take him,” I plead to the Nazis. “I love you, Mila,” Ben says,… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Maid's Secret book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"We’re living within a fog—one that will lift and expose the truth."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

"Ben is everything that is wrong with my world, and I know well enough to walk away from temptation.
"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

"He reaches out, touching his fingertips to my shoulder, but I pull away as if I’m a fire that will burn him."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

"I want the freedom to explore the world, sleep beneath the stars, eat from the land, and take pride of every feat I endure."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

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24. The Soldier's Letters (Last Words #3)

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.47

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

“Survive for as long as you can, fight until you can’t fight any longer, and if this war ever ends,… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Soldier's Letters (Last Words #3) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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25. The Children's Dream (Auschwitz Twins #1)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.13

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes Dreams Come True... And so do nightmares. When Naomi's daughter, Perle, starts to hav… read more

Similar categories in Roberta Kagan's The Children's Dream (Auschwitz Twins #1) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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26. The Berlin Wife's Resistance (German Wives #3)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.48

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The soldier looks her dead in the eye, his weapon raised. “You must leave now,” he warns. But this … read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's The Berlin Wife's Resistance (German Wives #3) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. The Commandant's Daughter (Hanni Winter, #1)

By: Catherine Hokin

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

1933, Berlin. Ten-year-old Hanni Foss stands by her father’s side watching the torchlit procession … read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hokin's The Commandant's Daughter (Hanni Winter, #1) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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28. Searching for My Daughter

By: Liz Trenow

4.51

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

The queue is long, but that barely matters. She is used to waiting. For the midnight knock at the d… read more

Similar categories in Liz Trenow's Searching for My Daughter book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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29. The Girl Across the Wire Fence

By: Imogen Matthews

4.31

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

1944, Amersfoort Concentration Camp, Holland. Based on a true story, the unforgettable tale of two … read more

Similar categories in Imogen Matthews's The Girl Across the Wire Fence book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Norwegian Assassin (Resistance Girl, #4) by Hannah Byron

30. The Norwegian Assassin (Resistance Girl, #4)

By: Hannah Byron

4.68

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Esther Weiss, a close friend of Lili and Océane from their days at a Swiss finishing school be… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Byron's The Norwegian Assassin (Resistance Girl, #4) book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Between Moons: A gripping WW2 historical novel by Claire Anders

31. Between Moons: A gripping WW2 historical novel

By: Claire Anders

4.34

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

In the dark days of war, who can you trust?When journalist Marlene Villeret parachutes into Nazi-oc… read more

Similar categories in Claire Anders's Between Moons: A gripping WW2 historical novel book and Debbie Rix's The German Wife

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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