The Lipstick Bureau by Michelle Gable

Inspired by the incredible true story of a little-known World War II propaganda unit, The Lipstick Bureau by Michelle Gable is a lively historical novel about espionage, deception, and the women who fought the war with words.

In 1944, Niki Novotná is recruited by the Office of Strategic Services and sent to Rome, where she joins a secret team tasked with creating propaganda designed to weaken enemy morale from within. Working alongside an unconventional group of artists, writers, forgers, and intelligence operatives, Niki helps craft fake newspapers, rumors, and carefully constructed lies—all intended to convince German soldiers that the war is already lost.

But Niki has another reason for being in Europe. With her family caught behind enemy lines in Czechoslovakia, the war is deeply personal, and her determination to find them threatens to collide with the dangerous work she has been assigned to do.

Clever, fascinating, and filled with wartime intrigue, The Lipstick Bureau explores a lesser-known side of World War II and the remarkable women whose creativity became a weapon against the Nazis.

Perfect for readers who love: WWII historical fiction, female spies, little-known true stories, unconventional wartime heroes, espionage, and strong women working behind the scenes of history.