Bøger af Shari J. Ryan

AUSCHWITZ 1944 ”Du må ikke forlade mig,” hvisker jeg, min hånd ryster, mens jeg rækker ud efter hendes kind. ”Det må du ikke. Vi er i dette liv sammen, altid, kun dig og mig.”Født med få minutters mellemrum har de enæggede tvillinger Arina og Nora aldrig været væk fra hinanden – før nu ...Kvægvognen er mørk, bortset fra lyset, der filtrerer gennem de tildækkede vinduer. Vi er for mange til at tælle, mast op mod hinanden. Luften er indelukket og bærer lugten af vores rædsel – ingen af os ved, hvad der venter os, når toget standser. Jeg klamrer mig til mors hånd, og Nora griber fars. Efter hvad der føles som en evighed, stopper toget. Vi vælter ud af vognen, solen blænder os efter at have været fængslet i mørke så længe. Der er mennesker overalt, soldater, der adskiller børn fra deres forældre, mænd fra deres koner. Vi står i en slags kø, og en mand i mørkegrøn SS-uniform går forbi og kigger på alle, han passerer. ”Tvillinger, tvillinger,” råber han. Mit hjerte synker. ”Lige her,” siger mor med tøven i stemmen. ”Mine døtre er tvillinger.” Mine øjne bliver store, og Nora skælver. Far beder mor tie stille, men det er for sent. Nazisten får øje på os. ”Tvillinger,” siger han igen og holder en pause for at inspicere Nora og mig. ”Ja, det er I rigtignok, ikke? I to kommer med mig.”

"My baby! You stole my baby!" Lara Smith is hysterical, her red lipstick smeared. A teddy lies abandoned in the empty crib. But I wasn't hired to look after a baby. I didn't even know this nursery existed... Lara's husband calls the police and screams: "The nanny has taken our little girl." I'm frozen in shock. This is impossible. I was only meant to be looking after the Smiths' nine-year-old twins... I'm certain that earlier this evening when they left for their fancy event-Lara in high heels and a floor-length gown, Corbin in a tux-they never mentioned a baby. And they definitely didn't show me this nursery room, up in the eaves of their sprawling, beachfront mansion. But their angelic blonde twins are now blinking at me in matching horror, and my heart pounds painfully as handcuffs snap shut around my wrists. As I'm pushed towards the waiting police car, I look back one last time and meet Lara's eyes. Am I imagining the cold calculation in them? I try to swallow my panic. Why was I really hired for this job? And then an even more chilling thought races through my mind. Do Lara and Corbin know who I really am? Because if they do, my life is in terrible danger... An absolutely gripping psychological thriller that will get your heart racing like crazy. Prepare yourself for jaw-dropping, mind-blowing twists! Perfect for fans of addictive page-turners like The Housemaid, The Family Across the Street and The Family Upstairs. What readers are saying about The Perfect Nanny: "OMG!!!!! Mind Blown!!!!! Shocked!!!!!... Fantastic... Wow, this whole entire book was filled with so many twists and turns... Left me totally speechless. In fact, I am still speechless... Will stay with me for a very long time. It really got into my head and I can't get it out..." Blue Moon Blogger, ¿¿¿¿¿ "5 JAW-DROPPING STARS... I will be talking about it for a long time!!!... Will pull you in from the first page and have you up until 2 AM... The twists are JAWDROPPING. I am shook. JUST READ IT!!!!" Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "WOW!! All I can say is wow!! This book was everything I love!!! Crazy twist... Left me speechless! Highly recommend!" NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "One word for this - YES!!!!!!!!... Unputdownable... I read this in one sitting and was hooked the entire time... Twists and turns that I did not see coming... At one point I started thinking, what else could possibly happen here - and then BAM!... Excellent!!" Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "Wow!!!!!! This book had me shook!!!!!! Excellent... I could not put it down." NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿

I pull back the blanket to take another peek at my beautiful baby boy. My heart flatlines. He isn't there. "Where is he?" I cry, my whole body trembling. But my husband just shakes his head. "Darling... we don't have a baby." What is he talking about? Stumbling to my feet, I look frantically at the highchair, the playmat in the corner, the sofa. I need to find my little boy. Limbs like ice, I rush toward the stairs, shouting my son's name. But my husband grabs my arms and gently reminds me there is no baby here. I can't listen. I don't understand how our child isn't in our home. I don't know who could have taken him. I just know I have to find him. Climbing the stairs two at a time, my hand is already stretching toward the nursery door, but my husband overtakes, blocking my way. He forces me to face him. I think I can hear the baby mobile over the crib. I can practically smell the newborn smell. But my husband sighs and shakes his head. He says it again, firmly this time, as a tear tracks down my cheek: "We don't have a baby." I blink rapidly, my breathing ragged. I think he expects me to agree. But I know that my son is real. I can feel his weight in my arms. And I will stop at nothing to get him back...An absolutely gripping psychological thriller that will have your heart racing. Prepare yourself for jaw-dropping, mind-blowing twists! Perfect for fans of addictive page-turners like The Housemaid, The Family Across the Street and The Family Upstairs. What readers are saying about The Homemaker: "UNREAL, sooooooo good!... What a plot, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED this novel... I'm sad I'm done reading it." Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "What did I just read??!! I'm speechless... So flipping good... Grasps you from the first page until the last word. The twists and turns make this one book you won't be able to put down. Be prepared to dive in and not come up for air until you hit the end!" Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "This story was sooo good... Boy oh boy the writer had twists up her sleeve I did not see coming... Left me sitting with my mouth wide open... I am a big fan. 5 stars." B For Book Review, ¿¿¿¿¿

Tyskland, 1940:Da Matildas barndomskæreste Hans er i fare, tøver hun ikke med at gemme ham på loftet i sine forældres hus. Hun skjuler ham for sine forældre og soldaterne nedenunder og smugler mad til ham. Matilda og Hans taler kun hviskende sammen, og kun om natten, når alle sover. Men hvor længe kan de blive ved uden at blive opdaget? Amerika, 2018:Grace åbner en sennepsgul konvolut, og hendes verden går i opløsning. Hun har arvet en boghandel i den lille by Dachau fra den bedstemor, hun ikke anede eksisterede. Graces mor, der blev adopteret som spæd, brugte sit liv på at lede efter sine biologiske forældre – og døde uden nogensinde at finde dem eller blot vide, hvad der var blevet af dem under krigen.Grace besøger sin arv – en boghandel på en brostensbelagt gade fyldt med glemte minder. Hun finkæmmer håndskrevne breve og falmede fotografier og afdækker historien om en ung kvinde, der viede sit liv til at returnere Dachaufangernes minder til deres familier. En kvinde, hvis ene sande kærlighed var låst inde bag Dachaus pigtråd – en kvinde, der aldrig opgav håbet ...

"Pearl Harbor, 1941. War planes hurtle across the horizon, skimming the clouds. Gunpowder fills the air as the earth shatters. Everett's hands cup my cheeks. If I lose you, Elizabeth, please know that the time I've spent with you has been worth every second I've been alive. On the fateful day that sirens rend the air and warplanes fly over the harbor, Elizabeth and Everett had sneaked away to whisper sweet nothings to each other. As bombs rain down, they cling to each other, the ground shaking and smoke suffocating them. Miraculously, they survive--but their world is ripped apart. The beautiful island, where the turquoise ocean once lapped the golden sand, is destroyed. Over a sweltering summer, the couple had fallen madly in love. Elizabeth was in awe of Everett's sacrifices for the Air Force, and Everett adored strong-willed Elizabeth, a Jewish girl who defied her father's wishes for a sheltered life by training to be a nurse. But tragedy changes everything. Although they are hopelessly devoted to one another, they vow to serve their country. Elizabeth joins the Army Nurse Corps in Europe and Everett flies across the world chasing down the enemy. With a tearful goodbye, they promise to write. When Everett's letters stop arriving, heartbroken Elizabeth fears the worst. Will she ever see the love of her life again? And what chance does she have of surviving Europe, where Hitler's tyrannical rule places her in grave danger?"--Provided by publisher.