The War Orphan's Courage

Jenna Ness

Mar 2026 · Orphans of St Agnes Book 3 · Bolinda · Narrated by Katie Beudert

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Paris, 1944. Stepping under the dim glow of the streetlamp, Jewish orphan Josette tightens her coat and adjusts her leather satchel. The German soldiers who patrol the streets see neat plaits and shined shoes, but she is no schoolgirl. For months, she has been slipping unnoticed past the enemy, carrying important messages for the Resistance inside hollowed-out textbooks. The man she loves, Paul, is waiting for her, desperate for the secret documents she's carrying. Brave and devoted, he leads their Resistance group. But everything changes when Josette hears terrible news. Paul's beloved little sister, Suzanne, has been captured by the Nazis and accused of treason. Fear gripping her, Josette knows that if she and Paul can find a way into the prison by morning, they might be able to save her – but it may cost them everything. Can Josette and Paul rescue Suzanne before it's too late? Or will they have to sacrifice everything to force their enemies to set her free?

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Jenna Ness has sold more than four million copies of romance novels in 20 different languages and is a USA Today bestselling author under her pseudonym Jennie Lucas. However she always wanted to try her hand at epic historical fiction. Mid 2025 finally saw the release of her first work of historical fiction: The Home for War Orphans, the first in her World War II trilogy Orphans of St Agnes. Book 2 in the trilogy, The Last Orphan, is to be published in late 2025, while Book 3, The War Orphan's Courage, is to be published in 2026. A soon-to-be empty nester, Ness now lives in Idaho with her husband and two dogs, and often still has her nose in a book, dreaming of faraway lands.

Katie Beudert is an American actor, based in the UK and is an experienced audiobook narrator and voice over artist, with a background in stage and screen. A lover of books, you can hear her narrate everything from mystery to romance, thriller to non-fiction. Audiobooks include Play Nice by Rachel Harrison and To the Wild Horizon by Imogen Martin.

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