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I was thrilled to receive this 5 star review from Writers' Digest Magazine:
"In Elusive Dawn, author Gabriele Wills shows talent that is anything but elusive. Her skillfully crafted scenes populated by well drawn characters will pull readers into the story and not let go until the very last page. Although this is the second book in the series, it also works as a stand-alone. I appreciate some ... read more »
"In Elusive Dawn, author Gabriele Wills shows talent that is anything but elusive. Her skillfully crafted scenes populated by well drawn characters will pull readers into the story and not let go until the very last page. Although this is the second book in the series, it also works as a stand-alone. I appreciate some ... read more »
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The Summer Before the Storm  4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings
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ELUSIVE DAWN 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
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A Place to Call Home 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Moon Hall  3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Summer Before The Storm (Literature & Fiction)
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Book 1 of The Muskoka Novels: The Summer Before The Storm begins in 1914 in the beautiful lake district of Muskoka. It’s the Age of Elegance in the summer playground of the affluent and powerful. But their charmed lives begin to unravel with the onset of the Great War, in which many are destined to become part of the “lost generation”.
This richly textured tale takes the reader on an unforgettable journey from romantic moonlight cruises to the horrific sinking of the Lusitania, genteel Muskoka to wartime Britain, regattas on the water to combat in the skies over France, extravagant mansions to deadly trenches – from innocence to nationhood.
Elusive Dawn (Literature & Fiction)
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Book 2 in the Muskoka Novels series: Set in Canada, the U.S., France, and Britain, Elusive Dawn continues to follow the lives, loves, and fortunes of the privileged Wyndham family and their friends. While some revel in the last resplendent days of the season at their Muskoka cottage, others continue to be drawn inexorably into the “Great War”, going from a world of misty sunrises across a tranquil lake to deadly moonlight bombing raids, festering trenches, and visceral terror.
Living in the shadows of fear and danger awakens the urgency to grasp life, to live more immediately, more passionately amid the enormity of unprecedented death. Those who survive this cataclysmic time are forever changed, like Canada itself.
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