About the Book
Book: The Socialite
Author: J’nell Ciesielski
Genre: Historical Romance
Release Date: April 14, 2020
Glamour, treachery, and espionage collide when an 
English socialite rushes to save her sister from the Nazis.
As the daughter of Sir Alfred Whitford, Kat has a certain set of responsibilities. But chasing her wayward sister, Ellie, to Nazi-occupied Paris was never supposed to be one of them. Now accustomed to the luxurious lifestyle that her Nazi boyfriend provides, Ellie has no intention of going back to the shackled life their parents dictate for them—but Kat will stop at nothing to bring her sister home.
Arrested for simply trying to defend himself against a drunken bully, Barrett Anderson is given the option of going to jail or serving out his sentence by training Resistance fighters in Paris. A bar owner serves as the perfect disguise to entertain Nazis at night while training fighters right below their jackboots during the day. Being assigned to watch over two English debutantes is the last thing he needs, but a payout from their father is too tempting to resist. Can Barrett and Kat trust each other long enough to survive, or will their hearts prove more traitorous than the dangers waiting around the corner?
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My Review
This is the second book I have read by J’nell, and I loved it! There are so many novels set during World War II. I have many favorites from that genre. Each is so different and moving. The author has found her niche with her unique plots and characters. The Socialite focuses on the rescue of a beloved daughter and sister from the evil clutches of a Nazi madman. Just writing the word Nazi vibrates with potential drama and action. Two spoiled rich entitled sisters meet their match against the tyranny of Hitler.
I usually do not include quotes from the novel, but this one is full of phrases that capture the true essence of the novel. “Never in a hundred years would she have dreamed of life plopping her here in a beautiful city thrown under a merciless shadow with a trained saboteur as her bodyguard.” Wow! I know you want to read it now.
“The aristocracy pride themselves too much on what is not spoken… I’m finding what’s left unsaid is most often what we regret.” The lines of societal class are wavy or non-existence during this war. It does not matter who the characters’ fathers are. It is war.
Enjoy this novel set in Paris, 1941.
About the Author
With a passion for heart-stopping adventure and 
sweeping love stories, J’nell Ciesielski weaves fresh takes into romances of times gone by. When not creating dashing heroes and daring heroines, she can be found dreaming of Scotland, indulging in chocolate of any kind, or watching old black and white movies. Winner of the Romance Through the Ages Award and the Maggie Award, she is a Florida native who now lives in Virginia with her husband, daughter, and lazy beagle. Learn more at www.jnellciesielski.com.
More from J’Nell
I blame Pinterest. Too many hours are spent chasing rabbit holes of glorious pictures of fashion from eras gone by, Highlanders in kilts, WWI ambulances, and fairytale castles. One day I was browsing something super important (or possibly escaping from the actual work I was supposed to be doing, er, we’ll never know) and stumbled across a black and white picture of six beautiful girls. Who are these lovely ladies? I wondered. A quick search brought up the Mitford sisters. Six gorgeous daughters born into an aristocratic English family, each girl with a different passion: Diana the fascist, Jessica the communist, Unity the Hitler lover, Nancy the novelist, Deborah the duchess, and Pamela the poultry connoisseur. Whoa. You know dinner time around their family table was interesting. How could such different personalities belong in the same family? What would you do if your sister got moon-eyed over Hitler??
Bam. An idea was born.
In the beginning, my little rebel Ellie was going to be a full-fledged Nazi ideology lover, but she quickly informed me that it wasn’t so much the Nazis or their crazy ideas she loved, but one man in particular. One twisted Nazi who had fallen completely under her spell, and she under his. The ideas of love can often be more difficult to break as Kat finds out when she tries to rescue her naïve sister. Luckily, she has a hunky Sottish bartender to help her while providing a few romantic intentions of his own. With everyone hiding past hurts and true identities, how will they ever hope to find the love they each long for when war rages under the bright lights of Paris? Guess you’ll have to read to find out 😉
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Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, J’nell is giving away the grand prize of a book and a book sleeve!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/fa09/the-socialite-celebration-tour-giveaway
Please leave your comments here. Enjoy!
So looking forward to reading this one! Thanks for sharing about it.
i love WWII era historical fiction, this sounds good.
This sounds like a thrilling novel!!!! I would really enjoy reading it!
Thank you for such a wonderful review of Socialite! As a personal side note, I really appreciated your line about finding my unique niche. It’s encouraging to keep writing the type of stories that inspire me 🙂
OH I love books like this. This book sounds like a real good read and would love to read and review Paperback/Hardback/Print format of this book.
I am so grateful for meeting and finding new authors like you through giveaways like this because I’m introduced to the author and their books. I also find most of my favorite authors this way. I look forward to learning more about you and your work.
Hope I win because I really want to read this book.
Thanks for writing encouraging books.
Loved this. So different and engrossing.
I enjoy reading historical romances are set in the WWII era, so this sounds like an intriguing story! Thanks for the review!