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yellowdogintexas

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12. This week: two books one in each Kindle
Sun May 1, 2022, 02:13 PM
May 2022

In my Kindle Fire: Spies of the Midnight Sun

SPIES OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN is the true story of legendary British safecracker and spy Eddie Chapman, the British Double Cross Spy System, and Norwegian female Resistance operatives Dagmar Lahlum and Annemarie Breien. Known as Agent Zigzag, the most remarkable double agent of WWII, the fearless and roguishly handsome Chapman fell in love with and spied alongside the stunning 20-year-old model Dagmar Lahlum in Occupied Norway. Based upon recently released historical records from British and Norwegian archives, this WWII adventure and romance tale illuminates for the first time the intimate relationship between the two spy-lovers as well as the wartime exploits of Lahlum, Breien, and the Norwegian Resistance to liberate Norway and combat the Gestapo's bloodhound investigator, Siegfried Fehmer. The contributions of Dagmar Lahlum and Annemarie Breien to the Allied war effort are many and incontrovertible--and yet history has never properly recognized these courageous Resistance women for their achievements. Until now. This book is their story and the story of the colorful Eddie Chapman in their efforts to defeat the Nazis.

It is starting off a bit slow, partly due to the author taking a lot of time with the characters and the history of the Norwegian Resistance.

In my other Kindle (the small one that fits in my purse)
The Scoop Book 1 of The Godmothers series by Fern Michaels (seven books in the series)

first off, I believe Ms Michaels has a great fondness for uber wealthy divas. She certainly seems to enjoy writing their stories.

First in the beloved series about four Southern ladies of a certain age: “A perfect book to take with you and sit and laugh at the beach. It’s just fun.”—Louisville Courier-Journal

The debut of a wonderful new series, The Scoop is #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels's introduction to The Godmothers, four unforgettable women who are about to get a whole new lease on life. . .

Teresa "Toots" Amelia Loudenberry has crammed a great deal of living--not to mention eight much-loved husbands--into her varied and rewarding life. Once again single, Toots is ready to taste life again, and fate has just handed her the perfect opportunity. . .

The owner of the gossip rag where Toots's daughter works is about to lose the paper to his gambling debts. Eager to keep her daughter employed among the movers and shakers of Hollywood, Toots calls on her three trusted friends--Sophie, Mavis, and Ida--to help pull some strings. Together, they hatch a plan that proves you should never underestimate Southern ladies of a certain age, and that each day can be a gift, if you're willing to claim it. . .

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"Hollywood Scandals," Gemma Halliday SheltieLover May 2022 #1
She's quite a success hermetic May 2022 #2
Wow! SheltieLover May 2022 #10
Florida by Lauren Groff.... bahboo May 2022 #3
I've heard of her hermetic May 2022 #5
"Strangers I Know" bif May 2022 #4
'Entertaining' is good. hermetic May 2022 #6
Chaim Potok mizogan May 2022 #7
My mother LOVED those books and that author! yellowdogintexas May 2022 #8
Me, too! That "The Gift Of Asher Lev" sounds amazing hermetic May 2022 #11
That's wonderful! hermetic May 2022 #9
Loved those books! bif May 2022 #18
This week: two books one in each Kindle yellowdogintexas May 2022 #12
I am reading murielm99 May 2022 #13
I agree hermetic May 2022 #15
"Pegasus Descending" James Lee Burke TexLaProgressive May 2022 #14
Sounds like a winner hermetic May 2022 #16
Finished "Kingdom of Bones" by James Rollins Number9Dream May 2022 #17
Scary stuff hermetic May 2022 #19
"From Devon with Death" by Stephanie Austin The King of Prussia May 2022 #20
Oh lucky you!! hermetic May 2022 #21
OK so now I'm jealous The King of Prussia May 2022 #22
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