She entered Nazi-occupied France in the summer of 1943, seeking only a worthy death in the service of a noble cause. She did not expect that her quest for death would, in the end, teach her how to live.

Violet Shadows was chosen as the winner of the novella category for the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. It can be enjoyed as a stand-alone, or as a companion novel to 2012's Ashford.