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Springtime of the Spirit in stores now…
Springtime of the Spirit by Maureen Lang By the fall of 1918, the Great War has ended and the world is at peace, but there is little to celebrate in Germany. After four years fighting for his homeland, Christophe Brecht returns only to find there is little left of what he once called home. So when family friends ask him to travel to Munich to bring back their runaway daughter, Christophe agrees. When he finally locates Annaliese Duray, he discovers she is far from the girl he once knew. Headstrong, idealistic, and beautiful, she is on the front lines of the city’s political scene, fighting to give women and working…
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Whisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang {Preview}
In Brussels at the height of WWI, a small, underground newspaper is the only thing offering the occupied city hope—and real news of the war. The paper may be a small whisper among the shouts of the German army, but Edward Kirkland will do anything to keep it in print. Meanwhile, Isa Lassone, a Belgian-American socialite whose parents whisked her to safety at the start of the war, sneaks back into the country to rescue those dearest to her: Edward and his mother. But Edward refuses to go, and soon Isa is drawn into his secret life printing the newspaper . . . And into his heart.
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Whisper on the Wind…
When the German Imperial Army invades Belgium, an underground newspaper surfaces to keep patriotism alive and bring real news to the occupied country. Edward Kirkland will do anything to keep it in print—even risk his life. Isa Lassone, a socialite whose family fled Europe at the first rumblings of war, now, two years later, returns to rescue Edward—the man she has loved since she was a child. When Edward refuses to leave, so does Isa, and soon she is drawn into his dangerous double life. As the Germans close in on the paper, Edward realizes he has put everyone at risk . . . including the beautiful, smart, yet obstinate…
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Whisper on the Wind in stores now!
Brand new from Tyndale House Publishers is Whisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang (The Great War, #2) [iframe http://books.google.com/books?id=CZ7lIdpO-XsC&lpg=PP1&dq=1414324367&pg=PP1&output=embed 700 800] In Brussels at the height of WWI, a small, underground newspaper is the only thing offering the occupied city hope—and real news of the war. The paper may be a small whisper among the shouts of the German army, but Edward Kirkland will do anything to keep it in print. Meanwhile, Isa Lassone, a Belgian-American socialite whose parents whisked her to safety at the start of the war, sneaks back into the country to rescue those dearest to her: Edward and his mother. But Edward refuses to go,…
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Review: Look to the East
Look to the East by Maureen Lang A village under siege. A love under fire. France, 1914 At the dawn of the First World War, the small village of Briecourt is isolated from the early battles while a century-old feud between the Toussaints and the de Colvilles still rages in the streets. But when the German army sweeps in to occupy the town, families on both sides of the feud are forced to work together to hide stragglers caught behind enemy lines. Juliette Toussaint may have been adopted from a faraway island, but she feels the scorn of the de Colvilles as much as anyone born a Toussaint. So when…
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FIRST Chapter: Look to the East
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book!You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today’s Wild Card author is: Maureen Lang and…
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Teaser Tuesday (Sept. 8)
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! My teaser: Charles had heard that before, but he’d come this far and wasn’t about to change his mind…
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FIRST: My Sister Dilly by Maureen Lang
It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book’s FIRST chapter! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today’s Wild Card author is: Maureen Lang and the book: My Sister Dilly Tyndale House Publishers (September 10, 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Maureen Lang has written three secular romance novels as well as Pieces of Silver, Remember Me, The Oak Leaves and On Sparrow Hill. She is…