Scent of Triumph

Scent of Triumph by Jan Moran is a historical romance set during World War II.  It starts in September of 1939.  Danielle Bretancourt von Hoffman (a perfumer with the “nose”) and her husband, Max (whose company makes crystal including perfume bottles) are heading back home to Poland on the Newell-Grey Explorer.  During the voyage Germany invades Poland and England declares war on Germany.  Danielle and Max are worried about his mother, Sofia and their son, Nicky who were in Poland.  Sofia was supposed to take Nicky and head for Paris, but Danielle has no way of knowing if they escaped Poland. 

On their voyage to New York they had met Jonathan (Jon) Newell-Grey, heir to the Newell-Grey shipping fortune.  Jon and Danielle were attracted to each other, but since Danielle is married (and pregnant) they become friends.  Jon is also on the return voyage with them to England.  Once England declares war on Germany, their ship is attacked by a German submarine.

Scent of Triumph will take us from London to Paris to Los Angeles during World War II.  Danielle will never stop looking for her son, Nicky while taking care of her family and struggling to survive.  Scent of Triumph is the story of Danielle and what she will do to find her son and take care of her family.

I give Scent of Triumph 4.25 out of 5 stars.  Scent of Triumph contains beautiful descriptions of the perfumes that Danielle creates as well as the clothing.  I loved the ending of this book.  If you like historical books (especially the World War II era) and romance, you will enjoy Scent of Triumph.  I have just given you a brief synopsis of the book.  There is a lot of action in this book (the war, romance, a stalker, lost child, perfumes, clothes, etc.). 

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley (and the publisher) in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you for visiting and reading my review.  I am currently reading Secrets of Sloane House by Shelley Gray.  Have a wonderful evening and Happy Reading!

Kris