Conquered
by
Paula Quinene
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GENRE:
Erotic Historical Romance
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BLURB:
Conquered
is a passionate love story, as much about its main characters, Guam
native Jesi Taimanglo and American GI Johan Landers, as it is about
author Paula Quinene’s passion for Guam itself. As her characters
try to find a place for themselves amid the war, Jesi’s relatives,
and the Chamorro traditions, Quinene charts a path through a seldom
told story: Guam’s place in WWII. An original idea written with an
original voice that invites readers in to the exotic world of the
Pacific, complete with coconut trees, banana doughnuts, dolphins
swimming in the ocean, and moonlight on Pago Bay, Conquered also
recounts the brutal horrors of the Japanese occupation on Guam, a US
territory largely forgotten back in the States. In addition to
learning about a singular and little-known culture that has played a
part in the world wars of the Pacific, readers will undoubtedly crave
the recipe for banana doughnuts.
—Stacey Donovan, Writer, Editor, and Author of Dive
—Stacey Donovan, Writer, Editor, and Author of Dive
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Excerpt:
Somewhere
in chapter 1
Staff
Sergeant Johan Landers left his tent and walked toward the railing on
the port side of the ship. With his back against the rail, he looked
left. The bow was blocked by a chimney and the quarterdeck. He looked
right. The gun turrets didn’t completely obstruct his view of the
stern. It never failed to amaze Johan that these ships were much
longer than a football field. Some ships were built twice as long.
Soldiers and equipment were packed so close together on the deck
Johan felt as if he were training in the deserts of Arizona. He
turned to look out at the ocean.
Johan
pressed his hips into the metal. Mount Sasalaguan is at the center of
southern Guam. Johan checked the time; it was 0140. The glass and
frame of the Bunn Special sparkled when it caught one of the lights
on the ship. The silver-cased watch was the only keepsake he had from
his old life. It was a gift from his grandfather who had worked the
railroads that ran through the Catskill Mountains. It was a pocket
watch, Pops had said. Johan cleaned the glass with his thumb, and a
smile touched one corner of his mouth….
He
crossed his arms on his chest and filled his lungs with air. Soon,
even sleep would be tinged with thoughts of battle, a welcomed
retreat from the nightmares he’d had since losing Lily. Johan
shouldn’t have bothered with his mother and father that day. If I
had left on time. The ache in his heart threatened to consume him.
They should’ve just let me die.
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
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.
Paula’s home on the web is www.paulaq.com.
Website:
http://www.paulaq.com/index.html
Book’s
blog: http://guamromancenovel.blogspot.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pquinene
Instagram:
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