Love, Not War: A Charity Anthology for Ukraine Publication date: May 24th 2022 Genres: Adult, Romance LOVE, NOT WAR — A charity Anthology for the Ukraine Crisis Fund 17 authors have come together to write 16 different romance stories of all sub-genres and tropes. LOVE, NOT WAR releases 05.24.22 All proceeds will go to benefit affected communities in Ukraine, with a focus on the most vulnerable, including children, who need access to food, medical services, and psychosocial support. It also supports humanitarian assistance in impacted communities in Ukraine and surrounding regions where Ukrainian refugees have fled. PARTICIPATING AUTHORS: A.R. HALL CASSIA BRIAR DEE GARCIA EMERY LEEANN & ELIZABETH ST. JOHN HAZEL GRACE JEN STEVENS JENSEN REED KATHERINE MOORE M. JAMESON M.R. LEAHY N.M. BLACK SARA A. MOSIER SAVANNAH SLOAN SUKI WILLIAMS SUMMER O’TOOLE YOLANDA OLSON Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo Hosted by:

The Memory Keeper of Kyiv Erin Litteken Publication date: May 16th 2022 Genres: Literary Fiction Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo . “A powerfully moving debut . . . Ukraine’s tragic history painfully echoes its current crisis, and on every page the Ukrainian spirit shines out, unbowed, unbent and unbroken. This is a compelling, timely read.” Kate Quinn, author of The Rose Code In the 1930s, Stalin’s activists marched through the Soviet Union, espousing the greatness of collective farming. It was the first step in creating a man-made famine that, in Ukraine, stole almost 4 million lives. Inspired by the history the world forgot, and the Russian government denies, Erin Litteken reimagines their story. In 1929, Katya is 16 years old, surrounded by family and in love with the boy next door. When Stalin’s activists arrive in her village, it’s just a few, a little pressure to join the collective. But soon neighbors disappear, those who ...

Review: Fireman's Fake Fiancee - Book #26 A Man Knows What He Wants Series - Flora Ferrari - August 2017 Looking for a quick insta-love read? A Fireman's Fake Fiancee introduces us to Isaac, who is up for a promotion as chief for the fire station and is running against someone who would be useless for the job. The thing is though that the current chief and his boss is a real family man. Enter Julia, she is here from Ukraine and owes Isaac a favor after he saved and rescued her from trafficking. She agrees to be his fake fiancee for the night and help him win his promotion. While doing the rounds at the firehouse, Julia meets a newspaper columnist who writes the Dear Abby columns and is now one of the town's most prominent and favorite gossip columnists. Isaac is a bit wary of the situation, but Julia starts talking to her in their native language and learns more about the journalist's background and in a way, finds that night, a solution to her problem...

  Review - 1986 - Morgan Parker - June 2016 As I am not one normally for historical fiction and disaster books , I found this one quite a difficult read as also being set in Ukraine I found it hard to read as the book was quite slow-paced . As I began to read the book though, early on I didn't realise what the basis of the book would be about as it was more of a romance brewing between a group of friends - a love triangle of sorts as we meet Allana who escaped from America to move to Ukraine and marry her husband Vasy who is an engineer working for one of the major Nuclear Power Plants. During a house party, we meet Alex who is also from the States and is one of Vasy's closest friends at work. Allana and Alex have this kind of forbidden love glare going on and there is some kind of chemistry bubbling up between them but Allana is loyal to Vasy.  It wasn't till I got to about the middle and eventually the end of the book that I discovered that 1986 was actu...