Reaping the Whirlwind is the eagerly awaited second novel in the Schultz family series, a prequel to the first in the series. Stalingrad 1943: Klaus Schultz's unit find themselves surrounded in the besieged city. Without ammunition and food for days, Klaus is finally taken prisoner by the Russians.Berlin 1943: Maria Schultz refuses to believe the Nazi propaganda. She makes contact within resistance circles to establish the truth. Maria, determined to assist people wronged by the regime, comes to the aid of orphaned Jewish girl, Hannah Hirsch.Can Maria keep Hannah out of the grasp of the Gestapo?As the Russians close in on Berlin, the situation becomes increasingly desperate. The Nazis are determined to sacrifice anything for what has become a lost cause.

Amidst the incessant bombing, Maria fights off the attentions of Gestapo agent, Reitsch, whilst struggling to keep her son, Ulrich out of the battle.Meanwhile, Klaus fights to survive the horrific conditions of the Arctic Gulag.Will he ever make it back to Maria?.