Wednesday, January 4, 2012

FREE -- The Lady and the Locksmith (Victorian Romance) by Cody Young [Kindle Edition]

She’s a prisoner in her father’s house.
He’s a locksmith, and he could set her free.
But if he does, he’ll pay the price, and when her father finds out, so will she.

A sensual romantic adventure
about a pair of young lovers who were never meant to meet
and their struggle for love and liberty.



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FREE -- In Too Deep (America's Bravest) by Kathryn Shay [Kindle Edition]

Kathryn Shay spent five years riding fire trucks with a large city fire department, eating in their firehouses and interviewing hundreds of America’s Bravest. Read the novellas that resulted from her intense relationship with firefighters!



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FREE -- Holding Out For a Hero by Stacey Joy Netzel [Kindle Edition]

Kelsie Newman meets the man of her dreams at the beginning of a really, really bad day, so excuse her for not recognizing him. Good thing she's a smart girl and a quick learner. When he rescues her from her Good Samaritan act gone bad later that same day, she doesn't make the same mistake twice.



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FREE -- Sweet Tea & Jesus Shoes by Deborah Smith, Donna Ball, Gin Ellis, Nancy Knight, Debra Dixon, Sandra Chastain [Kindle Edition]

Six award winning authors have created a poignant, humorous collection of nostalgic tales. Here life's
lessons are handed down--liberally sprinkled with hilarity--from eccentric relatives, outrageous pets and unrepentant neighbors, and served up with a generous dollop of that most valued of all Southern commodities: good old fashioned storytelling. From Mississippi to Georgia, from Florida to Tennessee, these daughters of the South will take you on a lush tour of the times and the places they know best, each voice as refreshing and inviting as a glass of cold sweet tea on a hot afternoon.



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FREE -- Evergreen A Christmas Tale by Richard Taylor [Kindle Edition]

A dying grandfather tells the story of the first Christmas tree to a family wrenched by strife.


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FREE -- Starfire Angels (Starfire Angels: Dark Angel Chronicles Book 1) [Kindle Edition]

They've been coming here for thousands of years, using Earth as a sanctuary to escape threats from their own kind. Mankind knows them as angels, and one of them left a child upon her death to be raised as a human.

Raea is now a high school senior and her life as a human is about to end. The crystal shard she bears is not a pretty pendant; it's a collective of powerful entities who chose her as their Keeper, a protector of one of the four shards that power a machine capable of destroying whole worlds. Those who desire the Starfire's power have sent an agent to find her, but she's too busy evading a nosy reporter ready to exploit her secret and dating a hot new foreign student to notice. Nevermind learning what she really is.

Only one person on Earth can help her, the last person she ever expected. But he's not from Earth. Life as a human would be so much easier.



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FREE -- My Boyfriend's Back by Chrissy Olinger [Kindle Edition]

"I bring you tidings of... DAMMIT!"

With those few words, Jack Lynch's world would change forever. The nerdy guy from Hammond High has returned for his twentieth reunion. He's rich, successful, and ready to re-claim the girl who got away: Rori McLeary.

There's just one small problem... Jack is also dead. But with the help of an angel in training, his mom, and the rockin' body of his former arch-nemesis, Jack is still going to get the girl.

He has three days to convince Rori to love him. He's got the body he never had, the brains he always had, and Norman the geek angel on his side.

What could possibly go wrong?

*NOTE: This is a short, sweet romance of 15,826 words.



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FREE -- Shades of Honor (Grayson Brothers) [Kindle Edition]

Prepare to fall in love with The Grayson Brothers in Shades of Honor, the first novel in a four-book series by award-winning author Wendy Lindstrom.

Haunted by a gruesome war and his own dark secrets, Former Union Soldier Radford Grayson returns home, seeking a loving reunion with his brothers and a place where he and his young daughter can make a home. Desperate for peace, Radford is ambushed by his unexpected and forbidden love for Evelyn—his brother's fiancĂ©e.


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FREE -- OOPS! I'M THE PAPARAZZI (Romance, Humour & Mischief) by De-ann Black [Kindle Edition]

An Irish ex-boyfriend, a
New York newspaper editor,
a movie star, and a Hollywood agent -
the men in Phred’s life cause her nothing but trouble.
So the last thing she needs is to become one of the paparazzi.

When Dublin newspaper journalist, Phred, is dumped by her Irish boyfriend, Finbar, she runs off to New York to make a fresh start. She ends up working as a journalist for a newspaper in Manhattan.

Set in a snowy November in New York, Phred’s world is filled with romance, humour and excitement involving her attractive newspaper editor, Royce, gorgeous movie star, Bradley Goldsilver, and handsome Hollywood agent, Vaughn.

Royce sends Phred out one night to a New York movie premier. Phred is a journalist, not a photographer, but Royce wants her to go.

Her assignment is to glean a candid shot of movie star, Bradley Goldsilver, at his latest movie premier. No mean feat. Especially as every other big burly paparazzo with their eye on the money is vying for the same.

Phred, a reluctant paparazzo, does something outrageously out of character to get the photograph she needs - and ends up in the headlines herself.

Phred gives a whole new perspective to the world of the paparazzi.



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FREE -- Hot Property by Lacey Diamond [Kindle Edition]

Betsy Alexander rides a Harley to blow off steam after stressful work days peddling real estate in a soft market. She desperately needs a motorcycle ride after her first encounter with the arrogant hunk Skylar Blakewood. Then to find out the real estate developer snatched up the land she'd planned for her dream house and a hillside of Christmas trees, knocks her off her sturdy footing, literally.



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FREE -- The Ghost Hunter, a Paranormal Romance (The Hunter Series) by Lori Brighton [Kindle Edition]

When Ashley Hunter inherits the Inn where her father mysteriously vanished years ago, she jumps at the chance to finally uncover the truth about his disappearance. But soon after taking ownership of the decrepit building, Ashley realizes she’s in for far more than she bargained. Not only has she inherited answers to many sought-after questions, she’s also inherited spirits, demons and even fallen angels! Then Cristian arrives, a gorgeous man who insists he merely needs a room to rent. She believes him, until one by one her ghosts start disappearing...

As a fallen angel destined for a life of servitude, Cristian Lucius is relegated to protecting earth from unwanted spirits. But he can’t accomplish this daunting task alone. He requires assistance from the very woman who frustrates him as much as she intrigues him. Cristian is determined to ignore his intense attraction for Ashley, and focus on his mission. If they don’t work together, they won’t have a chance in hell of defeating the demon threatening their lives. The problem is getting Ashley to trust him. No easy task, considering Cristian is the very man responsible for her father’s disappearance.



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FREE -- What She Doesn't Know (Romantic Suspense) by Tina Wainscott, Jaime Rush [Kindle Edition]

A psychologist with intimacy issues. A man with dark secrets. And murder amid the madness of New Orleans Mardi Gras, where no one is what they seem, and evil is only a whisper away.

Tina has unforgettable female protagonists and action-packed, almost haunting plotlines. – Janet Evanovich New York Times bestselling author

Rita Brooks has her life in control, with a satisfying job and an Internet relationship with a man a safe distance away. But before she can meet Brian LaPorte in person, Rita is nearly killed in a horrific accident. She emerges from a coma remembering a cryptic message given to her by another soul. When Brian’s brother, Christopher, shows up, demanding to know what part she played in his suicide attempt, she’s sure that soul was Brian. To make sense of his urgent message, she must go to New Orleans.

Christopher is the shadow to Brian’s light, everything that intimidates … and draws her. Unfortunately, she needs his help, because Brian had shadows, too, and someone is trying to kill her to keep those shadows secret. Amidst the chaotic revelry of Mardi Gras, she is plunged into a bizarre masquerade where masks conceal dark secrets, deep longings … and murderous intent.

Note: This book was published as The King of Nothing. Originally published by St. Martin’s Press, 2004.



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FREE -- The Passionate Italian by Diana Fraser [Kindle Edition]

Passion wasn’t high on Rose’s agenda growing up in poverty: survival was, independence was, but not the crazy, elemental passion that she’d found with Giovanni Visconti. But, after a year together, the passion had twisted into jealousy and control and Rose had disappeared—seemingly unable to deal with her husband’s passionate nature.

But, two years later, Giovanni tracks Rose down. He’s discovered something that makes him realize that there was more to Rose’s departure than he’d first thought, and he’s determined to control his jealous passions in order to prove to his wife that she can trust him. But Rose is keeping secrets from him—secrets with the potential to destroy more than just their relationship...



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FREE -- Heart's Desire (Eastman Family and Friends) by Monica Jackson [Kindle Edition]

While dying from cancer, Kara Smith's mother tells her that her father isn't dead, but living the good life as Congressman Sidney Eastman. He'd refused to marry her because of her lower class background, and darker skin. With revenge in mind, Kara, a thirty year-old virgin poses as a high-class prostitute at a Washington cocktail-party and seduces the hero, Brent Stevens, into taking her back to his room. The next day Kara shows up with papers from Brent's briefcase that would indict the congressman in a banking scandal. She blackmails Brent into giving her a job as the congressman's legislative assistant. While settling into her new life, Kara meets her father, her stepbrother and sister, and stepmother. She also meets up with Taylor - her psychic next-door neighbor, who becomes her best friend. Jenny Eastman, the heroine's stepsister and Brent's ex-fiancĂ©e, refuses to accept the hero doesn't love her. Kara feels sorry for Jenny and realizes her stepsister is an alcoholic. Just as Brent and Kara's relationship heats up, Jenny is involved in an auto-accident and the information Kara had on the congressman is leaked to the public. A tangled web unfolds, threatening to destroy them all.Heart's Desire is an Arabesque Romance - a line developed around multi-cultural heroes and heroines. I found the plot intriguing; Monica Jackson put so many twists and turns into the book that it was definitely not boring. I did find it hard to believe that a strictly brought up, thirty year-old virgin would pose as a prostitute, however, or that in one year's time she could learn everything it took to be a legislative assistant. And I felt the characters had too much baggage to be likable - I never sensed they could ever lead normal lives. I do believe, however, Monica Jackson is an author to watch. She has a humorous touch to her writing and certainly can spin a story. And despite the fact that this tale had flaws, I'm looking forward to her next book which features Taylor, the psychic next door neighbor, and a private investigator who solve a series of murders together! Monica Jackson spins a dark tale of political intrigue that will keep you locked into the pages until the very end. Phoebe Imel -- Copyright © 050198 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved



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FREE -- Bah, Humbug! (A Romantic Comedy Christmas Novella) by Heather Horrocks [Kindle Edition]

PG-RATED FUN

BAH, HUMBUG! (A Romantic Comedy Christmas Novella)

Lexi Anderson is an up-and-coming, Martha Stewart-type TV hostess whose two kids love the Jared Strong adventure novels, which happen to be written by their new neighbor, Kyle Miller.

For the first time in his writing career, Kyle has writer’s block--until he sees the snowman on his lawn and realizes it’s the perfect solution to his plot problem. He digs in and discovers two things: one, his villain’s weapon will fit inside a snowman's body, and two, this particular snowman was supposed to be the backdrop for Lexi’s next show.

From this improbable beginning comes friendship, but can there be a happy ending for a woman who is afraid to get close again and a man who has shadows from his childhood?

Families join together and hearts are healed as this couple goes walking in a winter wonderland.

It's a novella of about 100 pages. The paperback version will be available soon.



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FREE -- To Love Anew (Sydney Cove Series #1) [Kindle Edition]

Hannah Talbot has no one. Forced to leave the only home she's ever known, she works for a cruel employer who brutally takes the one thing she has left--her dignity. When she is banished from London, she is certain God has turned his back on her.

John Bradshaw was a successful businessman whose untamed spirit sometimes wanted more. When he is betrayed by those closest to him, he loses everything--his wife, his business, even his freedom. John's and Hannah's paths are about to cross. Aboard a ghastly, nineteenth-century prison ship from London to Australia, John and Hannah must keep hope alive and trust God's unconditional love.




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FREE -- Intimate Strangers (Prequel to Fallen Angel) by Laura Taylor [Kindle Edition]

School teacher and advocate of abused children Hannah Cassidy invades a private retreat in the N. Nevada wilderness. Ignoring posted No Trespassing signs and the property's angry owner, she dismisses his threats and demands that he reveal her missing brother's location.

Nicholas Benteen, ex-mercenary and former CIA covert operative, assumes she is yet another adversary intent on exacting lethal revenge for his past deeds.

He will fight to the death to protect the sanctuary he has created for himself and those from his past he has vowed to safeguard. Even as Hannah penetrates Nicholas’s isolation and melts the ice that encases his weary heart, she is seduced by the sensual, battle scarred veteran and the dark secrets of his past.


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FREE -- The Dead Man (Jack Davis Thrillers) by Joel Goldman [Kindle Edition]

When FBI Agent Jack Davis investigates a mass murder, a leak of crucial information and his imploding personal life throw him into the ultimate danger zone – where truth lies at the heart of betrayal.

Think John Grisham meets James Patterson and you’ve got Joel Goldman in The Dead Man!

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FREE -- Hollywood Sinners (The Tinseltown Trilogy) by Peter Joseph Swanson [Kindle Edition]

Karin Panotchitch, raised on a sheep farm and married off to a drunken loser, finds her way to 1939 Hollywood at the tender age of sixteen. Along the way to stardom, she meets up with Ramon Classic, who with his many brothers is ready for a hostile takeover of MGM, Mama Gravy, the colorful and opinionated proprietor of the run-down Gold Rush brothel, and Sister Agatha, the mysterious nun who seems to turn up every time Karin rides the trolley.

Hollywood history, flying bullets, and big dreams make for a lively story about what happens when a sheep farmer's daughter tries to make her dreams come true.

Book One of the Tinseltown Trilogy.


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FREE -- Ryan's Return by Barbara Freethy [Kindle Edition]

From # 1 NYT Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes an emotional and romantic contemporary novel about love, family and a little bit of magic. Customers who like books by Debbie Macomber, Nora Roberts, and Robyn Carr might enjoy this story.

A HEART IS CALLED HOME...

Famous photojournalist Ryan Hunter has come back to a family torn apart by mistrust and resentment -- to the father who disowned him, to the brother who betrayed him, to the little boy who shares his features. Ryan, the charismatic "bad boy" son, has returned -- stirring up past conflicts like a whirlwind...and throwing Kara Delaney's fragile, passionate heart into turmoil.

...AND LOVE IS WAITING.

Kara has struggled back from a disastrous marriage to build a new life for herself and her little girl -- a peaceful existence now jeopardized by vicious, small town politics, by her daughter's fanciful ghost stories...and by Ryan's return. Now nature's impending fury threatens to expose long-buried secrets. And Kara must join with the enigmatic, misunderstood Ryan -- to discover the truth that will save their families.... and to explore a dangerous, irresistible love as mighty and enduring as the onrushing river.



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FREE -- The Witness by Dee Henderson [Kindle Edition]

Police Chief Luke Granger's witness to a murder, Amy Griffin, has been on the run for years. Her family thinks she was murdered eight years ago, but Amy chose to accept a life in the shadows in order to protect her sisters' lives. Now unveiled secrets about their father have thrust the sisters into the public spotlight. The man who wants Amy dead now sees her sisters as the way to locate her. Luke and two of his homicide detectives are determined to stand in the way. They are each falling in love with a different sister, and it's become a personal mission to keep them safe. But chances are that at least one of them will fail, and facing the future will take a faith deeper than any of them currently knows.


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FREE -- Whispers from the Ashes by Patricia Hester [Kindle Edition]

Pennsylvania coal country, 1955.
A community struggling with economic collapse, religious differences, and an encroaching underground mine fire.
A mysterious entry in a dead man’s diary.
A father with a troubled past.
A daughter's innocent curiosity.
A house filled with secrets.
A debut coming-of-age story that will tug at your heart-strings.



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FREE -- Heir To The Everlasting by Janice Daugharty [Kindle Edition]

The Pulitzer-nominated author of EARL IN THE YELLOW SHIRT turns her acclaimed talents to an epic story of three generations of Southern women at Big Eddy, the home place they love. HEIR TO THE EVERLASTING begins at the turn of the last century with the beautiful, determined Pinkie Alexander, strong-willed matron of the Alexander clan. Come Hell or the high water of the south Georgia river which gave Big Eddy its name, Pinkie will ensure the survival of her family on their beloved land--a place where the family cemetery guards the spirit of the past, and where secrets, as well as the dearly departed, are buried. Follow the lives, loves, mysteries, deadly feuds and steely courage of the Alexander women through a full century of joys and sorrows. HEIR TO THE EVERLASTING showcases the culture, language and daily travails of their time and place with vivid storytelling skills and Janice Daugharty's love for "the working words."



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FREE -- Paradise Valley (The Daughters of Caleb Bender) by Dale Cramer [Kindle Edition]

n Amish settlement in Ohio has run afoul of a law requiring their children to attend public school. Caleb Bender and his neighbors are arrested for neglect, with the state ordering the children be placed in an institution. Among them are Caleb's teenage daughter, Rachel, and the boy she has her eye on, Jake Weaver. Romance blooms between the two when Rachel helps Jake escape the children's home. Searching for a place to relocate his family where no such laws apply, Caleb learns there's inexpensive land for sale in Mexico, a place called Paradise Valley. Despite rumors of instability in the wake of the Mexican revolution, the Amish community decides this is their answer. And since it was Caleb's idea, he and his family will be the pioneers. They will send for the others once he's established a foothold and assessed the situation.Caleb's daughters are thrown into turmoil. Rachel doesn't want to leave Jake. Her sister, Emma, who has been courting Levi Mullet, fears her dreams of marriage will be dashed. Miriam has never had a beau and is acutely aware there will be no prospects in Mexico.Once there, they meet Domingo, a young man and guide who takes a liking to Miriam, something her father would never approve. While Paradise Valley is everything they'd hoped it would be, it isn't long before the bandits start giving them trouble, threatening to upset the fledgling Amish settlement, even putting their lives in danger. Thankfully no one has been harmed so far, anyway.



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FREE -- Jenna's Cowboy: A Novel (The Callahans of Texas) by Sharon Gillenwater [Kindle Edition]

Jenna Callahan has a young son and rewarding work on her father's ranch. She's content. But she never expected to see Nate Langley back in town--the first guy she noticed, the one her father sent away all those years ago. And she never thought the attraction they felt would be as strong as ever.

Jenna's cowboy has some healing of his own to do, though, after two tours of duty in the armed forces. With the help of good friends, strong faith, and a loving family, he hopes to put the horrors of the past behind him--and become the man Jenna deserves.

With an emphasis on simple acts of love, Jenna's Cowboy gives romance readers what they want most: a love story with a Texas touch.



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FREE -- Learn Me Good by John Pearson [Kindle Edition]

Jack Woodson was a thermal design engineer for four years until he was laid off from his job. Now, as a teacher, he faces new challenges. Conference calls have been replaced with parent conferences. Product testing has given way to standardized testing. Instead of business cards, Jack now passes out report cards. The only thing that hasn't changed noticeably is the maturity level of the people surrounding him all day. Learn Me Good is a hilarious first-person account, inspired by real life experiences. Through a series of emails to Fred Bommerson, his buddy who still works at Heat Pumps Unlimited, Jack chronicles a year-in-the-life of a brand new teacher. With subject lines such as "Irritable Vowel Syndrome," "In math class, no one can hear you scream," and "I love the smell of Lysol in the morning," Jack writes each email with a dash of sarcasm and plenty of irreverent wit.



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FREE -- When the Heart Falls by Kimberly Lewis [Kindle Edition]

When Misty Prescott moved back home to her parent’s ranch after catching her husband cheating on her, she couldn’t have possibly known that she’d fall for not one, but two cowboys at the same time. Nor could she have known that getting involved with both men would bring unwelcome excitement, turning her already messed up world completely upside down. As Misty’s relationship with Vance Kinney begins, she can’t help but develop an intense attraction to her best friend’s older brother, Dylan McCoy. But just as Misty makes her choice, she indirectly becomes the target of one horrific event after another. Now, Misty must fight the very obstacles that threaten to tear her apart from the man she loves, and survive the danger lurking around every corner that threatens their very lives.



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FREE -- Near to the Heart of God by Robert J. Morgan [Kindle Edition]

The great hymns of the faith are not only meaningful songs we love to sing--they teach us about God and ourselves. They are miniature Bible studies that lead us effortlessly toward worship, testimony, exhortation, prayer, and praise. They clear our minds, soothe our nerves, verbalize our worship, summarize our faith, and sing our great Redeemer's praise.
In Near to the Heart of God, bestselling author Robert J. Morgan has gathered 366 hymns, including favorites such as "Amazing Grace" and "Rock of Ages," as well as classic, lesser-known gems such as "In the Garden" and "Teach Me to Pray." Each devotional contains an opening story about the hymn or its writer, the lyrics to the hymn, and a closing Scripture. An index of hymn titles and first lines is included so you can find your favorites easily.



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FREE -- The 30-Minute Wine Expert: Amaze Your Friends With Your Wine Expertise by Michael Sullivan [Kindle Edition]

This book is designed to put you on the fast track to educating you on the core fundamentals of wine, while sparing your precious time.

It wastes no time with the non-essential and dives right into the "meat" - what you need to know to sample wine, discuss various wines with your friends, and how to enhance your enjoyment of wine and food by properly pairing them.

In "The 30-Minute Wine Expert" You'll learn:

* Reds, Whites, and Other Varieties - what you need to know so you can easily talk about the types of wines like a sommelier (your friends will be jealous)

* The secret to reading wine labels and understanding the important information

* How to properly pair wine and food to maximally enhance both the tastes of food and wine

* The subtle differences between Sparkling Wine and Champagne that few can identify (You'll chuckle at the method for determining the distinction yourself)

* How different wine glasses influence the character of wine - knowing the correct wine glasses can greatly enhance wine taste

* Why you should care about storing your wine properly and humidity considerations

* Tips, tricks and proper technique for wine tasting

*Cheese, sweets as well as other wine tasting treats that go wonderfully with particular types of wines

* What aging a bottle of wine means and what really happens as it ages

* How to select the right type of wine for a meal making you look like a wine expert

* Common wine tasting terminology that will allow you to speak the same language as Pro Wine Taster's

27 pages



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FREE -- The Secret Holocaust Diaries by Nonna Bannister [Kindle Edition]

Russian refugee Bannister (1927–2004) rarely spoke about her brutal experiences under the regimes of Stalin and Hitler, not even to the American she married after the war. In this memoir, she reveals how a privileged childhood in the 1920s and '30s gave way to horror and loss in the 1940s. Although the sound quality of this production is poor (lots of rustling papers), Rebecca Gallagher does reasonably well with the multiple languages and wisely avoids attempting to replicate European accents. What is irritating, however, is the constant interruption in the form of unnecessary editor's notes, which make the narrative choppy and disjointed. More helpful is the seventh disc, which contains an interview with Bannister's husband and son, a precious audio reminiscence from Nonna herself, recorded in 1993, and abundant PDF materials, including maps, photographs and genealogical data. A Tyndale hardcover. (June)
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