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Dragonfly is a thrilling spy novel with a tender heart, a plot full of surprising twists, and a rich tapestry of historical detail. Caught up in the complexities of sympathetic characters whose divided loyalties force them to make dangerous choices, I couldn't stop turning the pages. -- Kim van Alkemade, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan #8 and Bachelor Girl I was immediately taken by the powerful and poetic storytelling of Leila Meacham. Dragonfly is a meticulously researched novel filled with unforgettable characters during the darkest time in history. Simply unstoppable! -- Armando Lucas Correa, New York Times bestselling author of The German Girl Leila Meacham is a gift to readers everywhere. With scope and daring, she creates worlds in her fiction that keep us turning pages long into the night. Sumptuous, full bodied and emotional, Dragonfly soars. -- Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of Tony's Wife Meacham ratchets the suspense ever tighter, while providing fascinating backstory on the intrepid five [American spies] as well as delivering a detail-rich portrait of Paris during the Occupation. -- Booklist Complex, epic, and rich in historical detail-an uplifting story of finding friendship behind enemy lines. -- Kirkus Gripping...In this fast-paced and enjoyable WWII espionage tale, Meacham takes readers to 1942 Nazi-occupied Paris to follow five American spies as they attempt to gather information to assist Allied and French Resistance forces.... Meacham's nail-biting tale will please fans looking for an intricate story of spycraft and deception. -- Publishers Weekly PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS LEILA MEACHAM NOVELS The finest historical fiction not only entertains but teaches readers something about an era not their own, and this novel offers a stellar crash course in Texas history...The novel has it all: a wide cast of characters, pitch-perfect period detail, romance, plenty of drama, and skeletons in the closet (literally). Saga fans will be swooning. --Booklist (starred review) (Praise for Titans) It's been almost 30 years since the heyday of giant epics...but Meacham's debut might bring them back. Readers who like an old-fashioned saga will devour this sprawling novel of passion and revenge. --Library Journal (praise for Roses) As large, romantic, and American a tale as Texas itself. --Booklist (praise for Roses) Roses heralded as the new Gone with the Wind. --USA Today (Praise for Roses)

Dragonfly is one of those books you cannot put down...A masterpiece of story-telling with greatly written characters during one of the world's worst times with five brave Americans who put country over their own lives. -- Red Carpet Crash Thrilling. -- B&N Reads, July's Best New Fiction Meacham's impeccable pacing and razor-wire tension evoke the daily drama of life under a Reich whose French reign might have lasted little more than four years but felt like the thousand years that it threatened to endure. -- Bookpage Gripping...In this fast-paced and enjoyable WWII espionage tale, Meacham takes readers to 1942 Nazi-occupied Paris to follow five American spies as they attempt to gather information to assist Allied and French Resistance forces.... Meacham's nail-biting tale will please fans looking for an intricate story of spycraft and deception. -- Publishers Weekly Dragonfly is a thrilling spy novel with a tender heart, a plot full of surprising twists, and a rich tapestry of historical detail. Caught up in the complexities of sympathetic characters whose divided loyalties force them to make dangerous choices, I couldn't stop turning the pages. -- Kim van Alkemade, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan #8 and Bachelor Girl I was immediately taken by the powerful and poetic storytelling of Leila Meacham. Dragonfly is a meticulously researched novel filled with unforgettable characters during the darkest time in history. Simply unstoppable! -- Armando Lucas Correa, New York Times bestselling author of The German Girl Leila Meacham is a gift to readers everywhere. With scope and daring, she creates worlds in her fiction that keep us turning pages long into the night. Sumptuous, full bodied and emotional, Dragonfly soars. -- Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of Tony's Wife Meacham ratchets the suspense ever tighter, while providing fascinating backstory on the intrepid five [American spies] as well as delivering a detail-rich portrait of Paris during the Occupation. -- Booklist Complex, epic, and rich in historical detail-an uplifting story of finding friendship behind enemy lines. -- Kirkus PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS LEILA MEACHAM NOVELS The finest historical fiction not only entertains but teaches readers something about an era not their own, and this novel offers a stellar crash course in Texas history...The novel has it all: a wide cast of characters, pitch-perfect period detail, romance, plenty of drama, and skeletons in the closet (literally). Saga fans will be swooning. --Booklist (starred review) (Praise for Titans) It's been almost 30 years since the heyday of giant epics...but Meacham's debut might bring them back. Readers who like an old-fashioned saga will devour this sprawling novel of passion and revenge. --Library Journal (praise for Roses) As large, romantic, and American a tale as Texas itself. --Booklist (praise for Roses) Roses heralded as the new Gone with the Wind. --USA Today (Praise for Roses)

It's been almost 30 years since the heyday of giant epics...but Meacham's debut might bring them back. Readers who like an old-fashioned saga will devour this sprawling novel of passion and revenge. --Library Journal (praise for Roses) As large, romantic, and American a tale as Texas itself. --Booklist (praise for Roses) Roses heralded as the new Gone with the Wind. --USA Today (Praise for Roses) PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS LEILA MEACHAM NOVELS The finest historical fiction not only entertains but teaches readers something about an era not their own, and this novel offers a stellar crash course in Texas history...The novel has it all: a wide cast of characters, pitch-perfect period detail, romance, plenty of drama, and skeletons in the closet (literally). Saga fans will be swooning. --Booklist (starred review) (Praise for Titans)

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Leila Meacham was a writer and former teacher who lived in San Antonio, Texas. She was the author of the bestselling novels Roses, Tumbleweeds, Somerset, and Titans. For more information, please visit LeilaMeacham.com.

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