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The Awakening
Ireland 1967.
So sheltered. Innocent.
Men waged war over the likes of her.
The kind of woman a man would blacken his soul for.
I should know.
I did.
He was worldly. Forbidden.
He burned brighter than the sun but lived in the shadows.
The kind of man who could tempt a woman to ruin.
Do I wait for the man of my dreams to come?
Or dance with the devil that haunts them now?
Before the secrets and lies, before the betrayal and loss, there was love.
Experience Declan and Eileen Drazen in a whole new light.
So sheltered. Innocent.
Men waged war over the likes of her.
The kind of woman a man would blacken his soul for.
I should know.
I did.
He was worldly. Forbidden.
He burned brighter than the sun but lived in the shadows.
The kind of man who could tempt a woman to ruin.
Do I wait for the man of my dreams to come?
Or dance with the devil that haunts them now?
Before the secrets and lies, before the betrayal and loss, there was love.
Experience Declan and Eileen Drazen in a whole new light.
116 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 25, 2018
About the author
Milana Raziel
3 books19 followersMilana Raziel is the exotic pen name for a not so exotic, peripatetic litigator who has had a life-long love hate relationship with words. Mostly love, but she hated the fact that adjectives and adverbs were frowned upon in her chosen profession. After years of making up stories in her head to pass the time in really boring depositions, she decided to get her adverb on and try committing them to paper.
We'll see how that works out.
We'll see how that works out.
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January 25, 2018
Yay! Another round of #DrazenWorld, and Milana Raziel has given us a fabulous take on young, innocent Eileen and Declan. You'll love how she depicted the start of this crazy family.
Milana Raizel’s latest contribution to C.D. Reiss’ Kindle Drazen World is a fantastic look at what led to the Drazen clan’s dysfunctionality.
In The Awakening: Eileen’s Story, Ms. Raizel treats her readers to a story of young mama Drazen. Eileen is sweet and innocent. Her upbringing in Boston was rather sheltered. When her swinging parents send her to live with her grandfather at his bucolic Irish farm, she gets a bit more freedom just as her teenage hormones are peaking!
While her grandfather is engaged in numerous, mysterious meetings, Eileen has the opportunity to explore the countryside and the company of a couple handsome, young men. Eileen’s naivety seems dated by today’s standards, however, it rings true for her era and generation. Her dreamy, romanticized journal entries bring back memories of long ago crushes. It is so easy to picture a young, trusting girl who believes herself to be more mature and worldly than she is.
Ms. Raizel’s depiction of Eileen and Declan’s beginning is both sweet and charming, but underneath the apparent innocence, a sense of foreboding is beginning to bubble like a pot on the stove. For fans of the Submission Series, the foreshadowing of things to come that impact these two young lovers and impact the destiny of their future family is riveting.
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Milana Raizel’s latest contribution to C.D. Reiss’ Kindle Drazen World is a fantastic look at what led to the Drazen clan’s dysfunctionality.
In The Awakening: Eileen’s Story, Ms. Raizel treats her readers to a story of young mama Drazen. Eileen is sweet and innocent. Her upbringing in Boston was rather sheltered. When her swinging parents send her to live with her grandfather at his bucolic Irish farm, she gets a bit more freedom just as her teenage hormones are peaking!
While her grandfather is engaged in numerous, mysterious meetings, Eileen has the opportunity to explore the countryside and the company of a couple handsome, young men. Eileen’s naivety seems dated by today’s standards, however, it rings true for her era and generation. Her dreamy, romanticized journal entries bring back memories of long ago crushes. It is so easy to picture a young, trusting girl who believes herself to be more mature and worldly than she is.
Ms. Raizel’s depiction of Eileen and Declan’s beginning is both sweet and charming, but underneath the apparent innocence, a sense of foreboding is beginning to bubble like a pot on the stove. For fans of the Submission Series, the foreshadowing of things to come that impact these two young lovers and impact the destiny of their future family is riveting.
For more reading recommendations, visit Book Junkie Reviews: https://abookjunkiereviews.wordpress.com.
February 28, 2018
As a huge fan of The Submission Series, It was quite entertaining to see Declan and Eileen Drazen in a whole new way. Their damaged relationship has always been a mystery to readers, and to see them as young innocent lovers forces you look at that them in a whole new light. Ms. Raziel displayed Eileen's family history and the magic of Ireland in the 1960's perfectly, by immersing the reader through her beautiful, descriptive words. I was seduced by this unique, sexy story from the beginning. The foreshadowing she delivered throughout the story, suggests there's plenty more to come, and I can't wait to see what's next for these two young lovers.
March 1, 2018
Great Declan Prequel...
This is the first Drazen world book that I've read. I hesitated to read any of these "fan-made" style follow up books because i was afraid that they would taint the world i loved so much. Where that may still happen at some point, it did not happen with this book. The book is a prequel to CD Reiss' books and beautifully shows us where or beloved Jonathan inherited his sexy charm and perhaps a bit of his dominance. His father, Declan, wooed his mother and literally charmed the pants off her. It was sexy, fun, and fit beautifully within the existing CD Reiss world. Loved it.
This is the first Drazen world book that I've read. I hesitated to read any of these "fan-made" style follow up books because i was afraid that they would taint the world i loved so much. Where that may still happen at some point, it did not happen with this book. The book is a prequel to CD Reiss' books and beautifully shows us where or beloved Jonathan inherited his sexy charm and perhaps a bit of his dominance. His father, Declan, wooed his mother and literally charmed the pants off her. It was sexy, fun, and fit beautifully within the existing CD Reiss world. Loved it.
February 17, 2018
This book wasn't as strong as the previous book I have read of Milana Raziel. The first half of the book seemed to focus on a different relationship coupling which threw me. There was minimal dialogue which made the text more of a challenge to read. The second half of the book had more dialogue and changed the relationship. It could have been great but was an ok read for me.
May 25, 2018
This story!!!
I can not tell you how much I wanted someone to write the Declan and Eileen story! Milana delivers! Brilliantly written and crafted with love from a true fan of the Drazen universe. I am anxiously awaiting the next installment.
I can not tell you how much I wanted someone to write the Declan and Eileen story! Milana delivers! Brilliantly written and crafted with love from a true fan of the Drazen universe. I am anxiously awaiting the next installment.
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