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Set in post-World War I America, England, and from Israel to the Khamis Mushayt Desert, Sand for Dreams tells the tale of Nathaniel Caine Garnette. Accepting his own fate, he journeys both toward and away from the God he abandoned as a boy, while searching for forgiveness and love. It is 1921, just a few years after America signed the peace treaties ending the world war. The time has come for the U.S. Strategic Officer's four-year service in the sands of Israel to also end. Dogged by several sects who demand the head of the desert bandit "Caine Ali Hakira," Caine doffs his disguise for that of a European to await the steamship home. An expert liar, he talks his way into the memory of a lovely English traveler by sheer suggestion, and she is too polite to admit that she cannot recall him. When the ship's horn peals, Caine is able to board safely, thanks to her diversion, but he cannot forget their brief encounter. In Washington, he learns that his friend, the British consul, has been murdered, his child kidnapped from his side, and taken with several other foreigners from the streets of Jerusalem. Caine resolves to return to Israel, this time as a civilian, to locate the stolen child. History comes to life in the thrilling novel Sand for Dreams. About the Author: V.S. Carnes was inspired in her youth by Lawrence of Arabia. She lives in rural Tennessee, where "everyone knows everyone and their granny." She has written her next book series, The Waldemar Chronicles. Publisher's Web site: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/SandForDreams.html… (plus d'informations)
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For Nick, who decided--wisely, as it turns out--not to be a secret agent, after all. "Neglect not the gift that is in thee." -1Tim. 4:14
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"She was an extension of his dreams. A sprinkling of magic dust, of unfeasible wishes, on his stable existence. The one thing-the one bright, marvelous thing-he wanted more than the world, but didn't deserve. However much he was tortured for her sake, however much blood he had spilled to protect her, the bruises to his body and the thrashings to his sanity, it would never be enough to make a wretch like him worthy of such a miracle." — V.S. Carnes (Sand for Dreams)
"Caine was a murderer. A liar. A cad. A skulker in shadows and a heartless wretch. What sort of woman or God would love someone like him?" — V.S. Carnes (Sand for Dreams)
"They were literally inches from being buried alive in this place, millions of miles from home or any sort of civilization, where they would never be found or mourned... and Caine continued to smile. Sweet heavens, he was completely out of his mind!" — V.S. Carnes (Sand for Dreams)
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Set in post-World War I America, England, and from Israel to the Khamis Mushayt Desert, Sand for Dreams tells the tale of Nathaniel Caine Garnette. Accepting his own fate, he journeys both toward and away from the God he abandoned as a boy, while searching for forgiveness and love. It is 1921, just a few years after America signed the peace treaties ending the world war. The time has come for the U.S. Strategic Officer's four-year service in the sands of Israel to also end. Dogged by several sects who demand the head of the desert bandit "Caine Ali Hakira," Caine doffs his disguise for that of a European to await the steamship home. An expert liar, he talks his way into the memory of a lovely English traveler by sheer suggestion, and she is too polite to admit that she cannot recall him. When the ship's horn peals, Caine is able to board safely, thanks to her diversion, but he cannot forget their brief encounter. In Washington, he learns that his friend, the British consul, has been murdered, his child kidnapped from his side, and taken with several other foreigners from the streets of Jerusalem. Caine resolves to return to Israel, this time as a civilian, to locate the stolen child. History comes to life in the thrilling novel Sand for Dreams. About the Author: V.S. Carnes was inspired in her youth by Lawrence of Arabia. She lives in rural Tennessee, where "everyone knows everyone and their granny." She has written her next book series, The Waldemar Chronicles. Publisher's Web site: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/SandForDreams.html
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