As Dawn Breaks

October 15, 2021
When the munitions factory where Rose Graham works explodes while she's away, Rose knows that disappearing under the ruse of her presumed death is her only chance at escaping her cruel uncle and abusive fianc�. But her new identity throws her unknowingly into a plot to sabotage the war effort, one that Captain Alex Baird is determined to uncover. When Rose begins boarding with Alex's family, he is as charmed as they are by their new tenant but never imagines that his assignment's primary suspect could be the woman with whom he may well be falling in love. Breslin's latest, following Far Side of the Sea (2019), is set in England and Scotland during WWI and exposes the dangerous and financially lucrative munitions industry. Breslin uses an exhilarating plotline and tender romance amid the tension of espionage to craft a gripping tale rife with double agents, corrupt foreign arms dealers, and secret missions. Ultimately, this is a story of forgiveness and family, and readers will revel once again in Breslin's superb chronicling of women's vital contributions to the war effort.

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November 8, 2021
In Breslin’s latest suspenseful historical (after High as the Heavens), she reintroduces RAF Capt. Alex Baird. Returning home to Gretna, Scotland, in 1918 during WWI, under the guise of a medical discharge, Alex is on a secret mission to gather intelligence on the terrorist who is blowing up munitions factories in England and Scotland. After her parents’ deaths, Rosalind Graham and her younger brothers went to live with a cruel uncle. Now of marriageable age, Rose has become a pawn in a high-stakes financial arrangement between her uncle and Julien Dexter, the son of a cash-poor earl. When the Chilwell munitions factory explodes, Rose discovers the world believes she died and her best friend Tilly Lockhart survived, when, in fact, the reverse is true. In an effort to rescue her brothers, Rose assumes Tilly’s identity and becomes a supervisor at the Gretna munitions factory. Alex and Rose’s first encounter is anything but romantic; in a “wrong hotel room” scenario, he’s greeting by a startled Rose swinging a golf club. Unbeknownst to Rose, Tilly harbored dangerous secrets—when Alex links “Tilly” to the saboteur, he fears his affection for her will cloud his professional judgment. Breslin keeps the tension up without too many twists. The stakes could not be higher—in both love and war—in this espionage tale drenched in intrigue. Agent: Linda Glaz, Hartline Literary Agency.