A novel of courage, cars and love.<\/p>\n
We are true to history: A Bugatti race car driver became a hero of the French Resistance. When German occupiers \u2013 in 1942 \u2013 seize his factory to build weapons, Ettore Bugatti, a lofty artisan\/engineer, wants only to preserve his empire to again make the most beautiful cars the world has ever seen. Driver Alexander Graves, racer and patriot, is thrown into conflict with his revered \u201cPatron.\u201d Can Alexander destroy explosive torpedoes bound for U-Boat ports to sink Allied ships without leveling the factory? Can he save Claire, who no man says \u2018no\u2019 to, from her reckless plan to help liberate a stricken nation? With a mechanics ingenuity and with matchless skill behind a Bugatti\u2019s wood-rimmed steering wheel, Alexander starts the race of his life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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