Paris in Shadows - A Boys' Love WWII Espionage Novel set in Nazi-occupied Paris (1943)

Paris, 1943. Under the shadow of occupation, bookseller René Vallois keeps more than banned stories behind the shelves of Le Chat Noir. His shop is a sanctuary, a meeting place, and a fragile cover for Resistance work that depends on caution, coded messages, and nerves that cannot afford to fail. Then a German officer walks into the shop, buys a book, and leaves behind a warning that could save lives or destroy René's entire network.
Major Erich Brandt has access to secrets no Resistance cell should possess, and private reasons for betraying the uniform he wears. His intelligence is too valuable to ignore, but every message draws René deeper into a maze of surveillance, sabotage, and divided loyalties. As their clandestine partnership grows more personal, both men must decide how much of themselves they can risk in a city where trust is a crime and desire can become evidence.
Paris in Shadows is a standalone MM WWII espionage romantic suspense novel about forbidden trust, moral compromise, and love forged under occupation.