Geminknot - Francis, Alexander

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Résumé :
They were raised as siblings. But their hearts never believed it. On the brink of World War II, a hidden act at birth sets two lives on an irreversible path. Mary and Mike grow up as brother and sister-bound by loyalty, shaped by hardship, and drawn together by a connection neither can explain... nor deny. What they don't know is the truth: a family secret buried since the day they were born. As danger closes in, Mike is forced into the brutal world of organized crime to protect Mary from a fate worse than death. At just seventeen, one violent act changes everything-propelling him from the grip of the mob into the chaos of war. Across the battlefields of Europe, fighting alongside Allied forces and the French Resistance, Mike risks his life again and again, driven by one unwavering purpose: survive, and return to her. Meanwhile, Mary writes letters he never receives-each one a piece of the truth that could set them both free. Years later, in a quiet moment beneath the ancient stones of Rome, those lost words finally reach him... revealing a past that shatters everything he believed-and opens the door to a love that was never meant to be forbidden. Spanning war, distance, and nearly a lifetime, Geminknot is a sweeping historical romance of forbidden love, wartime separation, and destiny fulfilled-a powerful story of two souls bound not by blood, but by something far stronger. Because some love stories aren't written by chance...they're written by fate...

Biographie:
Alexander Francis is the author of thirteen novels spanning psychological suspense, spy thrillers, literary fiction, time travel, and romance. Each book is written in a distinct voice, yet all are shaped by the same belief: fiction should make readers feel something they did not expect to feel.Driven by a lifelong love of learning, Alexander immerses himself in research whenever a novel leads him into unfamiliar territory, exploring the people, professions, histories, and worlds that shape his stories.Two of his novels, Beware the Exit and Memory Gap, began as dreams. He woke, wrote down what remained, and built full novels from those fragments, creating stories with the logic and texture of a waking dream-strange, emotionally real, and internally complete.His Mick Grundy trilogy-Spy Hunt, The Russian Connection, and Elapid-follows one unforgettable protagonist through three standalone spy thrillers. Readers have compared Mick Grundy to Jason Bourne and Denzel Washington's character in The Equalizer.Alexander's work has been described as impossible to categorize. One reader compared him to Stravinsky: too original for existing categories to contain. His books are available in ebook, paperback, large print, and audiobook formats and are distributed internationally.His greatest thrill remains hearing from a reader who enjoyed one of his books....

Sommaire:
They were raised as siblings. But their hearts never believed it. On the brink of World War II, a hidden act at birth sets two lives on an irreversible path. Mary and Mike grow up as brother and sister-bound by loyalty, shaped by hardship, and drawn together by a connection neither can explain... nor deny. What they don't know is the truth: a family secret buried since the day they were born. As danger closes in, Mike is forced into the brutal world of organized crime to protect Mary from a fate worse than death. At just seventeen, one violent act changes everything-propelling him from the grip of the mob into the chaos of war. Across the battlefields of Europe, fighting alongside Allied forces and the French Resistance, Mike risks his life again and again, driven by one unwavering purpose: survive, and return to her. Meanwhile, Mary writes letters he never receives-each one a piece of the truth that could set them both free. Years later, in a quiet moment beneath the ancient stones of Rome, those lost words finally reach him... revealing a past that shatters everything he believed-and opens the door to a love that was never meant to be forbidden. Spanning war, distance, and nearly a lifetime, Geminknot is a sweeping historical romance of forbidden love, wartime separation, and destiny fulfilled-a powerful story of two souls bound not by blood, but by something far stronger. Because some love stories aren't written by chance...they're written by fate...