The Highland Raven

A Gripping Scottish Family Saga from World War 2

A World War II historical fiction novel inspired by real female SOE agents, this story follows a Scottish woman drawn from loss into espionage, resistance training, and covert missions in Nazi-occupied France. Written for readers of Kristin Hannah, Kate Quinn, and Pam Jenoff who love emotionally layered spy fiction with resilient heroines and authentic wartime detail.

Scotland, 1940. Once a Highland socialite, Sable Montgomery now lives in the shadows of what was taken from her and what she was forced to abandon. Offered refuge at a Swiss finishing school, she meets other young women whose lives will soon intersect with resistance and war. Bonds form. Loyalties shift. Yet Sable never expects her own path to lead into danger.

Back in London, a chance encounter with the secretive Anna draws her into the world of espionage. Under the watchful guidance of Scottish SOE trainer William “Wild Bill” Mitchell, Sable is reshaped into an operative capable of slipping behind enemy lines. Her mission sends her into occupied France, where survival depends on silence, nerve, and precision.

One presence from her past refuses to remain buried. Joachim von Henkell, a brutal Gestapo officer, resurfaces as the war nears its end, turning Sable’s fight into a reckoning both personal and perilous. Through every mission, one quiet hope sustains her: the chance to find the child she was forced to leave behind.

A standalone novel within The Resistance Girl Series, The Highland Raven blends women’s historical fiction, wartime espionage, second-chance redemption, and emotional resilience set against Scotland, Switzerland, London, and occupied France. Ideal for readers drawn to female spy narratives inspired by real resistance women and the hidden costs of survival.