Conquered
BY
Paula Quinene
GENRE: Erotic Historical Romance
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 9
Johan stood beside her, and could feel her arm against him.
The slight grazing of her skin assaulted his senses. Christ Landers, they’re
praying and you’re thinking of that. She did the sign of the cross again, and
the prayer ended.
“Come, Johan, you and your men eat first,” Mrs. T said,
appearing out of nowhere.
“We can wait, Ma’am.”
“No, you’re our guests. Jesi and Peter, show them what we
have.”
Jesi led Johan, more like pulled him first, to the table.
Peter helped the other soldiers.
“It’s not fancy,” Jesi said as she handed him an old bowl
and spoon. “We’re blessed we didn’t lose our house.”
“It smells delicious, and reminds me of you.” Johan smiled,
remembering the coconut oil.
“You know what rice is right?”
“Yup.”
“I hope you like seafood.”
“Sure do.” A grin spread across his lips. “My favorite is
brown trout because my Pops used to take me fly-fishing in the Catskills, and
we caught a lot of that kind of fish.”
“You’re a fisherman?”
Johan watched as she ladled fish, shrimp, and white broth
into his bowl.
“I wouldn’t go that far. I was mediocre on my best days.
Pops was great at it. We’d come home with tons of fish.”
They moved down the table.
“Sounds like you miss him.”
“I do. He passed awhile ago.”
“I miss both my grandpas.”
In an instant, he saw the joy dissipate from her face. Don’t
make her cry.
“What is that?” Jeez, I might have to eat it. “If I eat
whatever that is,” he nodded toward the bowl of beans and something, “will it
bring that pretty smile of yours back? I didn’t mean to make you sad.”
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AUTHOR BIO & 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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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Paula will be awarding a $10 Amazon or
B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thank you for hosting
ReplyDeleteHi Tawania! Thank you for sharing my book. Have you ever even heard of Guam before? :-)
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds interesting, thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Deb, Conquered was a lot of fun to write and research....it took me 10 years! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
DeleteHi Deb, Conquered was a lot of fun to write and research....it took me 10 years! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
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