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Against a background of fear and torture under a military dictatorship in Greece , Max and Nina Hammett struggle to preserve a marriage that has become fraught with jealousy and despair.
Dying Phoenix is set against a background of fear and torture, under a military dictatorship in Greece. Tumultous couple Max and Nina Hammett struggle to preserve a marriage that has become fraught with jealousy and despair. In April 1967, a totally unexpected military coup throws Greece into turmoil. People vanish amid terrified rumours of torture and murder. As these events unravel, so does Nina and Max's marriage. Nina doesn't trust Max, and leaves him in a jealous rage. But the truth of the matter is that Max was trying to help an abused woman escape her tormentor, not taking her to his bed as Nina imagines. Young, flighty Zoe's angst puts Max in terrible danger from a ruthless murderer. At the same time, he must also try to find Nina, who has disappeared into the shadowy depths of Athens. He knows that her wilful nature, along with her refusal to cater to the military, could get her killed. Hearing that she is in danger, he sets off on a journey across Greece to find her and to escape his own past. Dying Phoenix is a thrilling historical romance that covers an interesting, little-known period of modern Greek history, and lends an insight into ordinary Greek lives. The book will appeal to fans of literary fiction, sagas and romantic suspense - as well as fans of Loretta's earlier novels, The Crimson Bed, Middle Watch and The Long Shadow.
Dying Phoenix is set against a background of fear and torture, under a military dictatorship in Greece. Tumultous couple Max and Nina Hammett struggle to preserve a marriage that has become fraught with jealousy and despair. In April 1967, a totally unexpected military coup throws Greece into turmoil. People vanish amid terrified rumours of torture and murder. As these events unravel, so does Nina and Max's marriage. Nina doesn't trust Max, and leaves him in a jealous rage. But the truth of the matter is that Max was trying to help an abused woman escape her tormentor, not taking her to his bed as Nina imagines. Young, flighty Zoe's angst puts Max in terrible danger from a ruthless murderer. At the same time, he must also try to find Nina, who has disappeared into the shadowy depths of Athens. He knows that her wilful nature, along with her refusal to cater to the military, could get her killed. Hearing that she is in danger, he sets off on a journey across Greece to find her and to escape his own past. Dying Phoenix is a thrilling historical romance that covers an interesting, little-known period of modern Greek history, and lends an insight into ordinary Greek lives. The book will appeal to fans of literary fiction, sagas and romantic suspense - as well as fans of Loretta's earlier novels, The Crimson Bed, Middle Watch and The Long Shadow.
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328 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 28, 2013
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About the author
Loretta Proctor
6 books17 followersWriting and book reading are in the blood. My great grandad used to travel around Turkey carrying a trunk full of his beloved books and during WW2, my Dad wrote 40 page letters in French to my Mother from the desert! So he might well have got round to a novel or two if he had lived long enough.
I gave up writing for years but have now resurfaced in my later life and published two books, written six. My daughter who is in publishing helps edit the books so they're not just my vain outpourings. I simply want to share my tales with those few who care about it. It's good to have readers otherwise I would be like an actor with an empty auditorium.
My first novel The Long Shadow was wriiten in 2005 and published in the States long before Victoria Hislop turned her eye on Greece! Strangely I also wrote a story about Spinalonga, the leper island off Crete, in the 1980's but she beat me to it on that one as I never did get round to publishing it. Maybe some day. It's a totally different story to The Island. :-) Interesting how writers can approach a subject from quite different angles.
I gave up writing for years but have now resurfaced in my later life and published two books, written six. My daughter who is in publishing helps edit the books so they're not just my vain outpourings. I simply want to share my tales with those few who care about it. It's good to have readers otherwise I would be like an actor with an empty auditorium.
My first novel The Long Shadow was wriiten in 2005 and published in the States long before Victoria Hislop turned her eye on Greece! Strangely I also wrote a story about Spinalonga, the leper island off Crete, in the 1980's but she beat me to it on that one as I never did get round to publishing it. Maybe some day. It's a totally different story to The Island. :-) Interesting how writers can approach a subject from quite different angles.
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March 3, 2014
Sinister background to a story of love and hope.
For me, the most compelling aspect of this story is the palpable sense of danger in Greece, so well described by Loretta Procter in this follow-on from 'The Long Road'. Instead of Nazis, we have the rise of the Generals, behind which an undercurrent of opportunistic violence is taking place, with torture, killing and deprivation commonplace.
Ms Procter writes lyrically about Greece with a confidence born of a deep knowledge of the country and its society. Other reviewers have described the story in more detail, so all I will say is that it is an atmospheric, well-written story which not only informed me about a period of Greek history about which I knew little, but took me there to experience the danger first hand. I love the descriptions of the towns, cities and countryside, and the courage of the people going through such difficult times.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a classic story with love, danger, perseverance and courage durng a period of history which many of us will have lived through without knowing too much about it.
For me, the most compelling aspect of this story is the palpable sense of danger in Greece, so well described by Loretta Procter in this follow-on from 'The Long Road'. Instead of Nazis, we have the rise of the Generals, behind which an undercurrent of opportunistic violence is taking place, with torture, killing and deprivation commonplace.
Ms Procter writes lyrically about Greece with a confidence born of a deep knowledge of the country and its society. Other reviewers have described the story in more detail, so all I will say is that it is an atmospheric, well-written story which not only informed me about a period of Greek history about which I knew little, but took me there to experience the danger first hand. I love the descriptions of the towns, cities and countryside, and the courage of the people going through such difficult times.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a classic story with love, danger, perseverance and courage durng a period of history which many of us will have lived through without knowing too much about it.
June 13, 2014
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March 1, 2016An epic book in every way. I won it! and although the subject matter is one in which I am very interested, it is not the usual genre that I would read, but oh!! What a wonderful book it is!
It is the second in a sequence, but works perfectly well as a stand-alone, without tedious passages introducing the characters - they just filter in naturally in the story line.
The characters are 100 % believable and the dialogue flows.
The historical detail is meticulously researched and vividly portrayed.
In every way a truly wonderful book.
If I could give it ten stars I would!!!
It is the second in a sequence, but works perfectly well as a stand-alone, without tedious passages introducing the characters - they just filter in naturally in the story line.
The characters are 100 % believable and the dialogue flows.
The historical detail is meticulously researched and vividly portrayed.
In every way a truly wonderful book.
If I could give it ten stars I would!!!
December 22, 2025
3,5 stars rounded up. I’ve learnt a lot about Greece’s history in the 70ties but the story sometimes felt a bit slow and stretched.
October 15, 2015
Dying Phoenix, by Loretta Proctor, opened a window for me on a slice of modern history I knew almost nothing about - Greece, in the months surrounding the generals' coup of 1967. In recent months, Greece has once again been forefront in international news, and although the main issues today are economic rather than political, I came to understand something of the passion that fuels debate there.
There's a lot of background that needs to be conveyed to the reader, and this is done largely through dialogue. Many different points of view are portrayed here. Indeed, there is a whole spectrum from those who supported the right wing army position, right through to those who were implacably hostile to it. Although the opinions of the central characters are clear, the author presents the diverse range of opinions credibly and sympathetically.
I discovered before long that Dying Phoenix follows on from a previous book, The Long Shadow. Broadly speaking, this second story follows the fortunes of the generation living in the legacy of the first. I am sure that familiarity with that earlier book would give extra depth to some of the characters, especially the older ones. However, the two works are self-contained, and this one can be thoroughly enjoyed in its own right.
Dying Phoenix - appropriately enough given the mythological reference - holds out the possibility of future hope against the background of disappointment in the present. Indeed, a main theme of the book is how people face failure, both their own and that of others. Idealism is a powerful force, particularly amongst the young, and seeing one's ideals being crushed remorselessly by superior strength is a terrible thing. In among the violence and intolerance, however, there are signs of rebirth, as the fires of destruction exhaust themselves. Also, those with longer memories can see that this struggle is only the latest in a very long series of similar ones. There is a continual hope that this time it might be consummation rather than recapitulation - a worthy dream, but one that is not yet fulfilled.
Geography plays a key role in the story, ranging from English locations such as Brompton Cemetery and Kensington in London, via urban Greek settings in Athens and Thessaloniki, through to rural havens in the Macedonian mountains. Each place has its own character, and its own inhabitants, who blend self-interest and self-sacrifice in different measures.
Dying Phoenix presents these key events in the life of modern Greece through the eyes of quite ordinary people. You will not find here a historical analysis of the generals' actions or motives, but rather the personal perspectives of those caught up in the turbulence. Some are eager for direct involvement, while others are anxious to avoid it, fearful of the consequences for their family. It all makes you wonder how you would react if you had been there.
In short, I found this a fascinating account of a turbulent time for many individual Greeks as well as for Greece as a nation. The difficulties and pains of those days are not avoided, and this struggle brings the characters to life. If you like to immerse yourself in the details of a situation, as seen through the eyes of ordinary people, Dying Phoenix may well be for you.
There's a lot of background that needs to be conveyed to the reader, and this is done largely through dialogue. Many different points of view are portrayed here. Indeed, there is a whole spectrum from those who supported the right wing army position, right through to those who were implacably hostile to it. Although the opinions of the central characters are clear, the author presents the diverse range of opinions credibly and sympathetically.
I discovered before long that Dying Phoenix follows on from a previous book, The Long Shadow. Broadly speaking, this second story follows the fortunes of the generation living in the legacy of the first. I am sure that familiarity with that earlier book would give extra depth to some of the characters, especially the older ones. However, the two works are self-contained, and this one can be thoroughly enjoyed in its own right.
Dying Phoenix - appropriately enough given the mythological reference - holds out the possibility of future hope against the background of disappointment in the present. Indeed, a main theme of the book is how people face failure, both their own and that of others. Idealism is a powerful force, particularly amongst the young, and seeing one's ideals being crushed remorselessly by superior strength is a terrible thing. In among the violence and intolerance, however, there are signs of rebirth, as the fires of destruction exhaust themselves. Also, those with longer memories can see that this struggle is only the latest in a very long series of similar ones. There is a continual hope that this time it might be consummation rather than recapitulation - a worthy dream, but one that is not yet fulfilled.
Geography plays a key role in the story, ranging from English locations such as Brompton Cemetery and Kensington in London, via urban Greek settings in Athens and Thessaloniki, through to rural havens in the Macedonian mountains. Each place has its own character, and its own inhabitants, who blend self-interest and self-sacrifice in different measures.
Dying Phoenix presents these key events in the life of modern Greece through the eyes of quite ordinary people. You will not find here a historical analysis of the generals' actions or motives, but rather the personal perspectives of those caught up in the turbulence. Some are eager for direct involvement, while others are anxious to avoid it, fearful of the consequences for their family. It all makes you wonder how you would react if you had been there.
In short, I found this a fascinating account of a turbulent time for many individual Greeks as well as for Greece as a nation. The difficulties and pains of those days are not avoided, and this struggle brings the characters to life. If you like to immerse yourself in the details of a situation, as seen through the eyes of ordinary people, Dying Phoenix may well be for you.
November 30, 2013
I received an advanced reader's copy of this book for review purposes.
Dying Phoenix is its own story, but in its pages, the reader gets to know the child of Andrew Cassimatis and his young Greek lover, Anna, from Proctor’s book The Long Shadow. As I dearly loved The Long Shadow, I was thrilled to see Andrew again and to meet his tempestuous, mesmerizing, passionate daughter, Nina. Nina will capture your heart instantly.
Nina has grown up in England, though she was born in Greece: she's married to the deeply flawed yet somehow loveable Englishman, Max Hammitt, so she is a child of two worlds, just like her father. As she says, “My mother’s Greek warrior blood stirs in me.” It is, perhaps, this warrior blood that sends her over to Greece during a dangerous time of political uproar and upheaval.
When the book opens, Max and Nina are separated, due to casual infidelity on Max’s part. Needless to say, Nina is not the type of woman to easily forgive such a betrayal.
It just so happens that Max is in Greece at the same time as Nina, though they aren’t together. He gets caught up trying to rescue a young girl from her brutal pimp—an act of kindness that causes him much harm later in unforeseen ways, leaving me feeling very sorry for him.
Set in the tumultuous political events of the nineteen-sixties, Nina and Max are swept up in terrible circumstances. They are exposed to, and endure, much, as do many others.
Dying Phoenix is lyrical and immediate. It is both beautiful and ugly. It will seize you and place you into those ancient towns, the dusty streets, nightmarish prisons, the riots and their repercussions. The dialog is especially well done: natural and flowing, spiced with Greek phrases, it gives an enticing flavor of native conversation.
Max, Nina, and Andrew are wonderful characters, but there’s also an unforgettable supporting cast—finely-drawn, idealistic resistance fighters, older, jaded, yet surprisingly caring friends, innocents caught up in savage situations. Dying Phoenix alternates between beauty and brutality, never shying away from reality or falling into trite euphemism.
All these things left me feeling I was in the hands of a master author. I read Dying Phoenix with great enjoyment, and at times sadness, punctuated with shock. Though I’m an American reader, and a bit too young to know much about this period in Greek politics, I was utterly absorbed by the story, never lost or confused. A captivating follow up to The Long Shadow, Dying Phoenix is a masterful creation, deserving of high accolades.
Very highly recommended!
Dying Phoenix is its own story, but in its pages, the reader gets to know the child of Andrew Cassimatis and his young Greek lover, Anna, from Proctor’s book The Long Shadow. As I dearly loved The Long Shadow, I was thrilled to see Andrew again and to meet his tempestuous, mesmerizing, passionate daughter, Nina. Nina will capture your heart instantly.
Nina has grown up in England, though she was born in Greece: she's married to the deeply flawed yet somehow loveable Englishman, Max Hammitt, so she is a child of two worlds, just like her father. As she says, “My mother’s Greek warrior blood stirs in me.” It is, perhaps, this warrior blood that sends her over to Greece during a dangerous time of political uproar and upheaval.
When the book opens, Max and Nina are separated, due to casual infidelity on Max’s part. Needless to say, Nina is not the type of woman to easily forgive such a betrayal.
It just so happens that Max is in Greece at the same time as Nina, though they aren’t together. He gets caught up trying to rescue a young girl from her brutal pimp—an act of kindness that causes him much harm later in unforeseen ways, leaving me feeling very sorry for him.
Set in the tumultuous political events of the nineteen-sixties, Nina and Max are swept up in terrible circumstances. They are exposed to, and endure, much, as do many others.
Dying Phoenix is lyrical and immediate. It is both beautiful and ugly. It will seize you and place you into those ancient towns, the dusty streets, nightmarish prisons, the riots and their repercussions. The dialog is especially well done: natural and flowing, spiced with Greek phrases, it gives an enticing flavor of native conversation.
Max, Nina, and Andrew are wonderful characters, but there’s also an unforgettable supporting cast—finely-drawn, idealistic resistance fighters, older, jaded, yet surprisingly caring friends, innocents caught up in savage situations. Dying Phoenix alternates between beauty and brutality, never shying away from reality or falling into trite euphemism.
All these things left me feeling I was in the hands of a master author. I read Dying Phoenix with great enjoyment, and at times sadness, punctuated with shock. Though I’m an American reader, and a bit too young to know much about this period in Greek politics, I was utterly absorbed by the story, never lost or confused. A captivating follow up to The Long Shadow, Dying Phoenix is a masterful creation, deserving of high accolades.
Very highly recommended!
June 2, 2014
Dying Phoenix is the first book I've read by Loretta Proctor and is the sequel to The Long Shadow, but the book stands alone in its own right; I have found Loretta Proctor's writing so gripping that I have now bought The Long Shadow too.
The story is initially set in Greece, but it moves to England too and it is this contrast between the English and Greek cultures that lends the story a unique perspective, reflecting the author's Anglo-Greek heritage. Dying Phoenix is set in 1966/67, a time of political and constitutional unrest in Greece, culminating in the Military Coup in April 1967; a time in Greece's history that I have little knowledge of but was keen to learn more about.
The story follows Max Hammett, an Englishman and his estranged wife, Nina Cassimitis. Max attends The Trade Fair in Thessaloniki and I particularly like the contrast between Max's observation of Greece and the Greeks, and the colourful friends he visits, such as Dimitri and Basil. Dimitri proves to be a loyal friend to Max and one I warm to as the story progresses. Loretta Proctor is extremely skilled in developing not only the story-line with its intriguing twists and turns, but its characters too. There are few authors I have come across who can develop so many characters with such strong characterisation; the characters are key in giving the reader an insight into the myriad of views of Greeks at the time. Max's friend Basil holds very different opinions about the riots to Dimitri and then there is George Praxiteles, Nina's friend.
Nina is a journalist and an admirable, spirited, brave character who drives the story to greater heights. She goes to Athens to be in the thick of things and the reader is drawn to the heart of events in the early hours of 21st April 1967 amongst the tanks and armed soldiers. The darker side of human nature is also explored, such as crimes of murder, rape and torture. Max and Nina face many challenges as their love, loyalty and commitments are tested.
Dying Phoenix has many different layers for the reader to explore and it has left me eager to read more books by Loretta Proctor.
The story is initially set in Greece, but it moves to England too and it is this contrast between the English and Greek cultures that lends the story a unique perspective, reflecting the author's Anglo-Greek heritage. Dying Phoenix is set in 1966/67, a time of political and constitutional unrest in Greece, culminating in the Military Coup in April 1967; a time in Greece's history that I have little knowledge of but was keen to learn more about.
The story follows Max Hammett, an Englishman and his estranged wife, Nina Cassimitis. Max attends The Trade Fair in Thessaloniki and I particularly like the contrast between Max's observation of Greece and the Greeks, and the colourful friends he visits, such as Dimitri and Basil. Dimitri proves to be a loyal friend to Max and one I warm to as the story progresses. Loretta Proctor is extremely skilled in developing not only the story-line with its intriguing twists and turns, but its characters too. There are few authors I have come across who can develop so many characters with such strong characterisation; the characters are key in giving the reader an insight into the myriad of views of Greeks at the time. Max's friend Basil holds very different opinions about the riots to Dimitri and then there is George Praxiteles, Nina's friend.
Nina is a journalist and an admirable, spirited, brave character who drives the story to greater heights. She goes to Athens to be in the thick of things and the reader is drawn to the heart of events in the early hours of 21st April 1967 amongst the tanks and armed soldiers. The darker side of human nature is also explored, such as crimes of murder, rape and torture. Max and Nina face many challenges as their love, loyalty and commitments are tested.
Dying Phoenix has many different layers for the reader to explore and it has left me eager to read more books by Loretta Proctor.
September 16, 2014
Although written as fiction, the story wraps itself in Greek history
This is one of the best stories I have read in a long time. As a child, I loved the mythical tales of Greece, but as an adult did not realize that Greece has had a long history of wars with other countries like the Turks, the Bulgarians, the Nazis and then its own civil wars. This story concentrates on the years 1967 to 1974 when there was a military coup and anyone considered an enemy of the ruling regime was arrested, tortured and held in a prison in terrible conditions.
The young people of those times hated the existing king and his military because it was a dictatorship along lines of years gone by and they sought to install a democracy. The youth had the passion, the zeal and energy to resist this coup, but they lacked the ability and knowledge on how to push forward their ideas of democracy as they were one by one arrested by the military, tortured and often permanently disappeared.
The heroine of the story, Nina, is the daughter of an Englishman and a Greek woman, Anna. Where she is self-controlled with a rather a cool personality, Nina, knowing her mother had been a fighting patriot, caters to the passions of the Greeks and thus is not always mindful of her actions. She falls in love with an Englishman, Max, who learns about Greeks through her eyes and by visiting there. After a short time of marriage, Nina and Max separate, she remaining in England as a journalist and he going to live in Greece, which he loves.
Using Nina and Max as the crux of her story, the author, based on her own knowledge of the cultures of the English and Greeks, weaves a wonderful love story of these two along with many other characters who portray the difficult times of this particular civil war.
This book is a page turner, plus stirring the emotions of the reader as the author is able to write so that the reader lives within the story. I truly recommend it as a love story, history lesson and revelation of the Greek culture.
I received a complimentary copy of this e-book for an honest review.
This is one of the best stories I have read in a long time. As a child, I loved the mythical tales of Greece, but as an adult did not realize that Greece has had a long history of wars with other countries like the Turks, the Bulgarians, the Nazis and then its own civil wars. This story concentrates on the years 1967 to 1974 when there was a military coup and anyone considered an enemy of the ruling regime was arrested, tortured and held in a prison in terrible conditions.
The young people of those times hated the existing king and his military because it was a dictatorship along lines of years gone by and they sought to install a democracy. The youth had the passion, the zeal and energy to resist this coup, but they lacked the ability and knowledge on how to push forward their ideas of democracy as they were one by one arrested by the military, tortured and often permanently disappeared.
The heroine of the story, Nina, is the daughter of an Englishman and a Greek woman, Anna. Where she is self-controlled with a rather a cool personality, Nina, knowing her mother had been a fighting patriot, caters to the passions of the Greeks and thus is not always mindful of her actions. She falls in love with an Englishman, Max, who learns about Greeks through her eyes and by visiting there. After a short time of marriage, Nina and Max separate, she remaining in England as a journalist and he going to live in Greece, which he loves.
Using Nina and Max as the crux of her story, the author, based on her own knowledge of the cultures of the English and Greeks, weaves a wonderful love story of these two along with many other characters who portray the difficult times of this particular civil war.
This book is a page turner, plus stirring the emotions of the reader as the author is able to write so that the reader lives within the story. I truly recommend it as a love story, history lesson and revelation of the Greek culture.
I received a complimentary copy of this e-book for an honest review.
May 19, 2014
It’s 1967 and Greece is in turmoil. A group of right-wing army officers has seized power in a strategically planned coup d’etat. Overnight, any person suspected of left-leaning sympathies or lack of loyalty to the new regime is arrested or simply disappears. Many end up in the notorious torture centers, never to be heard from again.
Against this politically charged background, author Loretta Proctor has created a novel of romance and suspense on a very human scale. Max Hammitt, an Englishman, is at odds with Nina, his Anglo-Greek wife. The coup has occurred in conjunction with Nina’s misunderstanding of Max’s efforts to rescue a young woman from her vicious pimp. The headstrong Nina has taken off at the most dangerous of times, and Max must find her before she runs afoul of the military tyrants.
When I started Dying Phoenix, I’d just finished a biography of famed soprano Maria Callas, so Greece was on my mind. I appreciate Proctor’s skill in bringing that country to life, especially where her ordinary citizens are concerned. Her characters, even the unpleasant ones, are fully realized with understandable motivations. The writing is strong throughout, and the plot brings us several intriguing surprises. Overall, I enjoyed this book very much.
Against this politically charged background, author Loretta Proctor has created a novel of romance and suspense on a very human scale. Max Hammitt, an Englishman, is at odds with Nina, his Anglo-Greek wife. The coup has occurred in conjunction with Nina’s misunderstanding of Max’s efforts to rescue a young woman from her vicious pimp. The headstrong Nina has taken off at the most dangerous of times, and Max must find her before she runs afoul of the military tyrants.
When I started Dying Phoenix, I’d just finished a biography of famed soprano Maria Callas, so Greece was on my mind. I appreciate Proctor’s skill in bringing that country to life, especially where her ordinary citizens are concerned. Her characters, even the unpleasant ones, are fully realized with understandable motivations. The writing is strong throughout, and the plot brings us several intriguing surprises. Overall, I enjoyed this book very much.
September 25, 2014
Given To Me For An Honest Review
Dying Phoenix by Loretta Proctor is set in Greece in 1967. The main characters are Max and Nina. They have a very different kind of marriage. They both change throughout the story and never know what's next. There is a combination of love with love for spirit of greed between them. The characters are full of contradictions and falllibility. Loretta Proctor tells all sides of the stories. There is great turmoil in Greece during this time. Nina disappears and Max hearing that she is in danger goes off to find her. It starts out slow but by the end you are on the edge of your seat. It is a page turner and you will not put it down until you are done with it. I recommend it to everyone. I look forward to more from Loretta Proctor.
Dying Phoenix by Loretta Proctor is set in Greece in 1967. The main characters are Max and Nina. They have a very different kind of marriage. They both change throughout the story and never know what's next. There is a combination of love with love for spirit of greed between them. The characters are full of contradictions and falllibility. Loretta Proctor tells all sides of the stories. There is great turmoil in Greece during this time. Nina disappears and Max hearing that she is in danger goes off to find her. It starts out slow but by the end you are on the edge of your seat. It is a page turner and you will not put it down until you are done with it. I recommend it to everyone. I look forward to more from Loretta Proctor.
November 10, 2014
It took me quite a while to get my heart into this story. I struggled with the Greek words until I printed the words list and started reading the book with list next to me. This is a beautiful love story, well written against the back ground of a military coup. Once I found my “rhythm” I couldn"t put the book down. By the end of the book Nina and Max felt like family. Me. Proctor is passionate about her subject and it rubs of on the reader. I am dying to read the books before this one in the series and has already sent my wish list to “father Christmas” ho-ho-ho.
October 1, 2014
I was given this book for my honest review.I couldn't get into this book,thought it would be different
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