
This week I’m celebrating the release of my 13th novel, Codes of Courage!
Codes of Courage picks up the story of Karl Lang from the WWII portion of Heirs of Falcon Point and follows him and several other characters through the war. It includes code breaking, naval action above and below the waves, and a heart-wrenching love story.
Codes of Courage is available in print, audio, and ebook formats.
Here’s what Codes of Courage is about:
1940: Austrian refugee Karl Lang has lost everything―his country, his home, and his family. All that is left to him is a burning ambition to see the Nazis defeated. Desperate for work and a way to help the war effort, he finds the one place that will take a refugee like him: a supply steamer traversing a deadly path past enemy U-boats.
Since their first meeting, Millie Stevens has felt an undeniable connection to Karl. As the war rages, she shares his determination to oppose the Nazis and finds work at the British codebreaking center at Bletchley Park. There she uses all her intellect and determination to break German codes and read U-boat transmissions―or risk losing the man she loves.
Rolf Denhart will do anything to defend the Fatherland, including long patrols in a cramped U-boat. But rumors from Germany leave him uneasy, forcing a choice between loyalty to his homeland, the safety of his family, and his peace of conscience.
In the midst of war, three lives are woven together to create an epic tapestry of love and loss, joy and pain, sacrifice and courage.
Codes of Courage is available for purchase at many bookstores and online at these stores:
Most libraries will also accept patron purchase requests, so you can ask your library to get a copy in your preferred format.
Curious about how all the Falcon Point books fit together? To sum up, four authors got together to write this book. Traci and Sian are writing a spin-off contemporary romantic suspense series. I’m writing a spin-off historical series. This graphic helps explain how the books fit together.

You don’t have to read Heirs of Falcon Point to understand and enjoy Codes of Courage, but if you’d like to catch up with the Lang family from the beginning, you can grab a kindle copy of Heirs of Falcon Point for only 99 cents.

Bundles will start shipping this week, so you can get Codes of Courage at release and From an Unknown Sender a month early! The bundle is $50.
The package includes:
- A paperback copy of Codes of Courage by A. L. Sowards
- A paperback copy of From an Unknown Sender by Traci Hunter Abramson and Sian Ann Bessey
- Bookmarks
- Passport Notebook
- Passport city stickers
- Globe Quote Sticker
- HOFP Sticker
- 5×7 Printed Vintage Suitcase with signatures
- Totebag with Heirs of Falcon Point Logo
- Plus a couple other fun surprises

I’m so excited to be part of a giveaway featuring award-winning and best-selling authors of Christian Fiction. We’re giving away a $100 gift card, a gift basket, and a total of 15 books.
First prize is a $100 Amazon gift card and books.
Second prize is a gift basket along with books.
Third prize is books.
Books include:
- Just the Nicest Person by Christy Barritt
- Under Fire by Lynn H. Blackburn
- The Love Script by Tori Shiloh
- The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright
- Skye Fall by Paige Edwards
- Delayed Justice by Cara Putman
- The Lies We Believe by Lisa Harris
- Mountain Abduction Rescue by Darlene L. Turner
- A Beautiful Disguise by Roseanna M. White
- Fly Home to Me by Chalon Linton
- In Love’s Time by Kate Breslin
- The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky
- Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham
- Stay by Tara Taffera
- Codes of Courage by A. L. Sowards
The giveaway goes through October 16th and is for U.S. mailing addresses only.