On this Sunday episode, V chats with Veronica Leigh about her book "The Keeper of Lost Daughters: A WWII Historical Fiction Novel"

The moment Lidia laid eyes on the abandoned baby on her doorstep, she knew she would risk everything to protect her forever.

1941, Krakow. Lidia Sobieska hears a knock on the door and is shocked to find a baby in a basket on her doorstep. Attached to the basket is a letter from the baby's mother, begging to save her daughter Suzanne from the Nazis. Always wanting children of her own but unable to conceive, Lidia knows there is only one right thing to do. She names the baby Sophie and vows to do everything she can to love and protect her.

As living conditions in Krakow worsen and food rations dwindle, Sophie becomes Lidia's light. Witnessing the inhumane conditions of the nearby ghetto, Lidia is determined to do what she can to save more lives. With help from the local priest, she adopts Eva Diamant, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl in need of a safe home. As the girls form a new family, Lidia will go to extreme lengths to conceal her daughters' real identities and get them through the war.

1946. It's been years since Lidia had to fear for her girls, until a sudden knock on the door threatens to change their lives forever. On her doorstep stands a man who calls himself Adam Altman, claiming to be Sophie's biological father. His story is full of horror and bravery, and he has gone through hell to retrieve his daughter. But Lidia did not risk everything for a stranger to tear apart her family. She will not give up her daughter without a fight.

On this special Thursday episode, V chats with Alina Rubin about her novels set in the "Regency era" period of England history.

"A Woman on the Knife's Edge: Hearts and Sails Book 4 - Woman Ahead of Her Time in a Historical Adventure."

"First, do no harm."

After Jamie Flowers rejects her love, surgeon Ella Parker leaves the ship heartbroken. With the help of her sharp-tongued friend Matilda, she finds solace in healing and treats Lillian, a young wife trapped in illness and a cruel marriage. When Lillian is confined to a mental asylum, Ella finds herself reunited with her brilliant teacher Dr. Miller and offered the position she has always dreamed of.

At first glance, the asylum seems a haven, but beneath the polished halls lies a darker reality. As Ella learns the cost of progress, she must discern who is truly insane before she—and the patients she’s sworn to protect—fall prey to the “accidents” that plague the asylum.

Meanwhile, Jamie lives under the shadow of a death sentence. Told by Dr. Miller he will not survive past twenty, he left his home to spare his family from grief and wishes to save Ella from the same burden.

Can Ella uncover the truth about the asylum’s dangers and about Jamie before it’s too late?

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Karen Odden about her book "An Artful Dodge".

Victorian London comes to vivid life in this riveting heist novel about an all-female thieving gang and one young woman’s heroic plan to escape a life of crime, from the USA Today bestselling author of Down a Dark River.

She’s stolen gems, purses, and hearts—but can she steal her life back from the ring of thieves that’s claimed it?

London, 1879: Twenty-year-old Kit Jimeson has fingers so nimble she can nick a necklace off a lady in a crowded theater without raising alarm. Kit and her dodge partner, Mary, are the highest earners in the notorious all-women thieving ring in South London’s Elephant and Castle district.

Kit, whose mother had been a thief before her, dreams of a different life, one where she’s not constantly on the lookout for constables and plainclothes detectives, and where a mistake or pure bad luck won’t land her in the hangman’s noose. She has been saving her earnings so her younger sister, a maid for a wealthy Mayfair family, might have a shot at respectability.

Kit is very close to leaving the life entirely when the legendary former thief Maggie O’Connell brings her plans to a halt. Beautiful, charismatic Maggie has returned to reclaim leadership of the ring after twenty years in a brutal Australian penal colony. But Maggie desires more than mere wealth or power: She longs for revenge against those who sent her away. Kit, with her quick mind and dangerously clever hands, is Maggie’s best weapon. If Kit wants to walk away with her life, she must carry out a heist that will demand every skill she possesses.

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Jane Loeb Rubin about "A Gilded City Series"

The fourth book

"Mayhem in the Mountains: A Gilded City Series"

The Isaacson family returns in this fourth riveting Gilded City novel.

1924, Catskills, NY. Prohibition fuels bootleggers and whiskey stills. The Ku Klux Klan storms north, targeting immigrants. And the Isaacson family whose story begins in 1866 New York City with their immigration to America, now stands their ground in the mountains of New York.

When villains threaten their land, their livelihoods, and their safety, the Isaacsons must fight for everything they’ve built. A gripping historical saga of family, resilience, and the American dream under fire.

On this Sunday episode, V chats with Christine Fallert Kessides about her novel "Magda, Standing"

In 1916, the world is at war, even if America has not yet joined the effort. But for Magda, the growing hostility her German immigrant family faces hits close to home. Despite her domestic obligations, Magda persists with her education, determined to find an independent role for herself. Faced with the mounting crises of the war and the Spanish flu, Magda seeks the knowledge and strength to try to protect those she loves most.

Standing up to a war and pandemic, traditions and expectations, Magda embarks on a journey of self-discovery and resilience that leads her back to embracing her family and caring for a wider community.

On this Sunday episode V chats with Alison Stuart (A. M. Stuart) about her various novels.

"Singapore Sapphire (Harriet Gordon Mysteries Book 1)"

Early twentieth-century Singapore is a place where a person can disappear, and Harriet Gordon hopes to make a new life for herself there, leaving her tragic memories behind her--but murder gets in the way.

Singapore, 1910--Desperate for a fresh start, Harriet Gordon finds herself living with her brother, a reverend and headmaster of a school for boys, in Singapore at the height of colonial rule. Hoping to gain some financial independence, she advertises her services as a personal secretary. It is unfortunate that she should discover her first client, Sir Oswald Newbold--explorer, mine magnate and president of the exclusive Explorers and Geographers Club--dead with a knife in his throat.

When Inspector Robert Curran is put on the case, he realizes that he has an unusual witness in Harriet. Harriet's keen eye for detail and strong sense of duty interests him, as does her distrust of the police and her traumatic past, which she is at pains to keep secret from the gossips of Singapore society.

When another body is dragged from the canal, Harriet feels compelled to help with the case. She and Curran are soon drawn into a murderous web of treachery and deceit and find themselves face-to-face with a ruthless cabal that has no qualms about killing again to protect its secrets.

Special series of interviews featuring attendees of the Shetland Noir Festival. This episode V chats with Vaseem Khan.

Special series of interviews featuring attendees of the Shetland Noir Festival. This episode V chats with Carola Christensen & Yvonne Wustel.