Jean Wolf

Ursula's Promise is the fifth book in the Billy Love historical novel series. It continues with the saga of the Forsaken Children: Ursula, Wolfgang, Ruth and Renata. Their shared German heritage brings them back to 1960s West Berlin and Munich, where the lingering effects of a defeated Nazi Germany and the Cold War with communist China intersects. The four young adults crisscross the world from New York City to Lake Okoboji, Iowa and West Berlin. Why do they keep secrets? What promises are being made? Each of them has a destiny influenced by the past.

The connection of four women, exquisitely intertwined, and their commitment to each other, leads them on a journey of hope and healing for the forsaken children. In a time when the American government seemingly turns its back on the plight of young German children, the wolfpack takes action.Four orphans are central to the story. Renata and Ursula, sisters in Munich. Ruthie, found in an orphanage in the Bronx. And Wolfgang, a young boy living in Frankenstein Castle. What will be their fate and how can the women help them?

It is 1928 in Oklahoma, and Billy Love Wolf is on the cusp of womanhood. Cousin Katerina Wolf and Aunt Elisabetha Wolf Braun reside in Germany. These three women are the voices of the Wolf clan, their complex relationships exquisitely intertwined. The pre-war years reveal an America seemingly uninterested in what is happening during Hitler's rise to power-yet there are exceptions, with the three women working against the dark regime. What are their secrets?