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Love Is Never Past Tense... Box Set - Book 1-3

Janna Yeshanova (Goodreads Author)

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How could he possibly know that she, a complete stranger, would inexplicably affect his life and be with him forever, whether she was at his side or not?

This epic story traces two lives across decades and continents.

Drawn together in Russia on a romantic Black Sea beach, Serge and Janna fell headlong in love and rushed into marriage. Their divorce, months later, led to ye How could he possibly know that she, a complete stranger, would inexplicably affect his life and be with him forever, whether she was at his side or not?

This epic story traces two lives across decades and continents.

Drawn together in Russia on a romantic Black Sea beach, Serge and Janna fell headlong in love and rushed into marriage. Their divorce, months later, led to years of "if only..." Pressured apart by family and fate, they repeatedly crossed paths, never quite reconnecting, never quite letting go. Changes in the world and their careers caused them to surrender to external influences.

There could hardly have been a worse time for them to be in the Soviet Union. With the country on the verge of collapse, their secure lives turned into a desperate struggle for survival. Serge faced economic turmoil and personal demons within the country. For Janna, social pressure and sectarian violence led to escape in America, separating them in both time and distance…

Long time later distant memories of passionate love spawn emails reviving intimate romantic connection to remind them—and us—that Love Is Never Past Tense...

This is why, when you regretfully turn the last page, you understand: if you do not love and you are not loved, life is not real – it’s missing that which makes your soul hurt and fly, cry and laugh, your heart sing or bleed profusely. Those who love will understand it. Those who don’t will envy our heroes and will want to fall hopelessly in love.

Janna Yeshanova brings forth her personal account of courage in the face of impossible odds, her indomitable spirit, and a heart of gold that held onto a lost love for decades.

Experience this poignant tale of a love that spans decades and continents, as this amazing couple travels the world, escaping one peril after another in their desire to forge a new future together.

*These stories are unconventional women’s fiction, told in the uniquely Russian voice of Janna Yeshanova. Though she was forced to flee her beloved homeland, leaving a piece of her heart behind, she will always and forever be Russian.*
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Jul 15, 2014 Dianne rated it it was amazing

Romance that Survives Time & Distance!

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Jul 30, 2014 Jay rated it it was amazing

An Amazing Finish to a Remrkable Story

In her Love Is Never Past Temse Box Set, Janna Yeshanova has collected all three of her ebooks into one download. For readers seeking romntic adventue, I highly recommen this collection. Taken together, it and answers a question many novels leave hanging ... and then what?

This is not a fairy tale happily ever after ending. The first book, Love Is Never Past Tense, sets up the story and deals with the separation that makes the book a true second chance roman ...more

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Shelves: baby-boomer-lit, cold-war-romance, contemporary-romance, international-drama, international-romance, romance-saga, romantic-saga, russian-romance, saga, short-stories

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About Janna Yeshanova

Janna Yeshanova

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Janna...

Every one of her classmates was enchanted with her name, her beauty and her grace. We looked up to her. We lived on the same street in a sunny Soviet Republic - postwar children with wonderful, hard working parents. Her mother, decorated with medals from WWII, to us was legendary. Her mother and father were attorneys...protectors.

But suddenly, among sunlight, a dark cloud snuck into her l Janna...

Every one of her classmates was enchanted with her name, her beauty and her grace. We looked up to her. We lived on the same street in a sunny Soviet Republic - postwar children with wonderful, hard working parents. Her mother, decorated with medals from WWII, to us was legendary. Her mother and father were attorneys...protectors.

But suddenly, among sunlight, a dark cloud snuck into her life. Both parents lost their jobs. Protectors were moved out of the way, and those from the inside started to undermine the country. And they succeeded! Oh, how they succeeded in their task!

Janna successfully finished high school. She participated in archeological expeditions and traveled a lot. Her University was not just an academic entity, a philological department. Her University was life!

Janna got married and her Allochka, her daughter, her sunshine was born. Her classmates were already starting to leave their native nest, their homeland, but Janna taught Russian language and Literature in a Kishinev college and shone with all the light of her soul. She loved beauty, the sea, and Odessa - a special city.

Before leaving for America, she quickly said her farewells, wished everyone happiness, and left.

The USSR fell apart. War began in Moldova. And her father, the protector, has been gone for a long time. He left forever....died unexpectedly. And Janna, with a child and a sick mother, became a refugee. In a distant America, she finished a Master's Degree and began teaching in a University.

Now she lives in Ohio. Everything else is in the book because it extends Janna's light, forever, for all readers...

Nina Kachurenko, teacher, NY, NY (Janna's classmate)
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Janna Yeshanova, M.A., M.Ed., founder and principal of Life-Spark LLC, is a dynamic and powerful life coach and trainer. Janna leverages her passion and engaging style to help others overcome adversity, achieve their goals, and spark the possibilities of their lives.

Originally from the Soviet Union, Janna began her career as an editor of scientific and technical information in her native Moldova, one of the Republics in the Soviet Union. Later, she taught college level Russian language and literature in Kishniev.

Janna escaped to the United States when persecution became violent during the crumbling of the Soviet state. She left behind house, social status, citizenship, and every friend she had to seek a new life in America. Arriving in the United States with her mother and daughter in tow, $126 in her pocket and knowing not a soul, she earned a Masters Degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Wright State University, and became a US citizen. She taught at Antioch University and participated in the Dayton International Peace Conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Today, she continues to pursue her passions of teaching, training, life and executive coaching and public speaking. Janna's experiences rebuilding her own life have helped her serve as a living model of the power of persistence to individual and organizational clients. ...more