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.

"Melanie Rose delivers, once again...and writes prose as if playing classical music." -Katherine Owen, Author of Seeing Julia, Not To Us, and When I See You