BOOK TWO: 

KATARINA'S DARK JOURNEY:

Then Came The Fires ...

1918: Southern Ukraine: Katarina and Anna flee the fires set by the Red Army after the Battle of Kyiv. Anna's pregnancy creates serious complications. Trapped between the Red Army on the eastern side of the Dnieper and the black flags of the Anarchist Army on the west, the sisters find themselves in a no-win scenario. Katarina struggles to understand her pacifist Mennonite faith. When life is imploding, why doesn’t God intervene?

1952/3: Munich, Germany. Peter continues to search for answers in Katarina’s Diaries. His nightmares from WW2 resurface and he falls into a depression. His pregnant wife, Heidi, panics and Reinhart tries to help.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING About Book One: 

 THE SERIES: RUSSIAN MENNONITE CHRONICLES

A war-time series set in southern Ukraine during the Russian revolution and WW1. The tragic journey of Katarina and Anna will tug at your heartstrings and introduce you to a history that you never knew existed.

In 1918 the World War was ending, but the Russian Civil War had just begun. The peace-loving German Mennonite colonies never expected that their quiet, traditional communities would soon be turned into a violent war zone.

Inspired by true stories.

BOOK ONE (prequel): 

KATARINA'S DARK SHADOW:

First Came the Horses ...

1952: The German government says Katarina died in Ukraine during WW2. Her son, Peter isn't convinced. Do her old diaries from the Russian revolution hold clues to her disappearance?  

1915-1917: Katarina wants to become a school teacher and travel the world. But the Great War and political upheavals in Russia are squeezing Ukraine. Everything Katarina and her family have ever known is about to change. Will Katarina stay and risk the future in Ukraine, or will she flee with the other peace-loving, German Mennonites? Her choice determines her destiny.

For the readers of The Girl with the Silver Star and Tears of Amber, the series Russian Mennonite Chronicles portrays the gut-wrenching story of two sisters and their extraordinary sacrifices to find safety during the darkest days of Ukraine’s history.

Inspired by true stories of the author’s ancestors.

Happy reading!

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