Code Name Helene - Ariel Lawhon

 In 1936, Nany Wake is a young- free-spirited journalist living in Paris when she falls in love with the wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca.  No sooner does Henri sweep Nancy off her feet and convince her to become Mrs. Fiocca than the Germans invade France and Nancy must take another name: a code name.

Told in interweaving timelines organized around the four names Nancy used during the war, Code Name Helene reveals Nancy's covert transformation into one of the most powerful leaders of the French Resistance, known for her ferocious wit, her signature red lipstick, and her bravery in battle - particularly when she kills a Nazi with her bare hands.  But with power comes notoriety, and no matter how careful Nancy is to protect her identity, the closer France gets to liberation, the more exposed she - and the people she loves - will become.

Code Name Helene is a spellbinding and moving story of enduring love, remarkable sacrifice, and unfaltering resolve that chronicles the true exploits of a woman who deserves to be a household name.