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Conquered
by Paula Quinene
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GENRE: Historical Romance
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BLURB:
Army soldier Johan Landers is bent on getting
himself killed on Guam during WWII, but falls in love with Jesi, a native girl,
and must fight to return to her.
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EXCERPT TWO:
“Drink,”
she said.
Johan
closed his eyes and took a sip. Then a gulp. Coolness spread through his
body. She’s nice. It was the most delicious thing he’d put on his tongue.
Refreshing. The girl held the cup for him until he finished.
“Thank
you.”
The
girl nodded.
She
set the cup aside and stepped away to pick up the coconut and machete again.
Keeping her left hand out of the way, the girl held the machete in her right
hand, centered it on the coconut, and hit the coconut in the middle. It split
in half. She brought the coconut to him. Using the skin that was between her
teeth, she scooped the coconut flesh and fed him.
Johan
savored the soft meat. It wasn’t as sweet as the stuff his granny used to
sprinkle on cake. But it was really good.
The
girl was about five feet and a couple inches, and it looked as if she could use
something to eat, though she wasn’t as thin as the other refugees he’d seen.
She wasn’t trembling anymore. When she finished, she set aside the spent coconut
and cardboard.
“Thank
you, Miss. My name is Johan. What’s your name?”
She
narrowed her eyes at him for a moment.
“Jesi,
my name is Jesi.”
Her
voice was pleasant. He was exhausted. What is it about her eyes? She
stood up, startling him, and walked deeper into the cave.
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REVIEW:
When
I think of WWII, Guam is definitely not my first thought. However, it truly did play a big role in WWII
and this is the perfect setting for this book. This book is a very interesting and
intriguing concept filled with love, romance, history, honor, and culture. The passion and love just leap off the page! You can definitely feel Johan and Jesi’s connection
and chemistry!
Johan
is suffering from the loss of his beloved.
He feels so guilty and distraught that he enlists in the US Army and is
sent to Guam during WWII. Johan is
reckless and constantly puts himself in possible life-ending situations.
Johan
meets Jesi, a local girl, when he is awaken by her screams as she is being tortured by three Japanese
soldiers. Johan immediately goes to save
Jesi and quickly defeats her captors.
Johan instantly becomes mesmerized by Jesi and their passion heats up for
some exploding love scenes. I'm not sure I'd say these scenes are erotic. Maybe somewhat blushing; but not anything close to the 50 Shades World.
I
liked the main characters, Johan and Jesi.
I could see their story unfold and their infatuation take over. This story felt very real and genuine. I also really liked that both characters,
Johan and Jesi, are strong, intelligent, competent characters that both bring
something to the table.
However,
the love story angle isn’t really anything new.
A couple from two different worlds falls in love even though they aren’t
supposed to. With their worlds pulling
them apart, can these two overcome all the obstacles or will they find love can’t
conquer it all. Regardless, this story
was still interesting and intriguing! I
would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in a historical
romance book that is filled with love, passion, chemistry, excitement, honor,
and culture.
**Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest
review.**
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AUTHOR BIO:
Paula Quinene was born and raised on Guam. She graduated
from the University of Oregon in 1997 with a bachelor’s of science in Exercise
& Movement Science, hoping to return to the island as an anatomy teacher. A
resident of North Carolina since 2000, Paula’s homesickness – or “mahalangness”
– has motivated Paula to write A Taste of Guam, Remember Guam, both
cookbooks, and her first novel, Conquered.
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Congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this opportunity to win.
ReplyDeleteAlly, thank you so much for your review, and for sharing my book with your readers!!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It's look a good read.
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