SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For Marine Alexander Reinherz, Shanghai holds many special memories. Not only does he survive the 1937 Battle of Shanghai, it is there that he meets his true love, Milla, a White Russian girl. Then Alex receives a battlefield commission on Guadalcanal and leaves her behind. Will they ever be reunited or will Shanghai Shadows forever haunt Alex? Find out as author Joy Hart weaves a poignant tale of true love, survival, and family.
Alex Reinherz enjoys his job as a marine. While he is assigned in Shanghai, China, he takes time to take in its culture, learning about the Chinese way of life and mastering their language. He isn't looking for an emotional attachment, but that's before he meets Ludmilla, an intriguing Russian girl whom he believes is his soulmate. His time with her is filled with precious moments, but when he gets called away on another mission, he has to leave her, pregnant and alone. Circumstances keep them apart and they eventually lose contact with each other, but Alex never forgets, and he tries desperately to find his Shanghai love, Milla and their daughter, Alexandra. Will they ever find their way back to each other? Follow their love affair in a story that will never fail to tug at your heartstrings. Find out if their Shanghai Shadows will finally be laid to rest...
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About the Author
A published freelance writer since 1989, the author has three non-fiction (Schiffer Publishing) books to her credit: Wonderful Raggedy Anns, The Bear Made Me Buy It (Advertising Bears), and Bears With An Attitude. Ten years of magazine articles, six years of newspaper and magazine columns, plus a cookbook, and six genealogies are under her byline.
Awards include placing 3rd (out of 13,000 entries) in the magazine article category of Writer's Digest Annual Contest; in the top ten in magazine article writing at the Pacific Northwest Writer's Conference; and winning fourth place in the San Diego Union-Tribune's Romantic Scene Contest.
Shanghai Shadows * by Joy Hart
Publication Date: July 28, 2008
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