FREE BOOK: The Reincarnationist by M.J. Rose [Kindle]

[daffy4u]

The Reincarnationist

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Best known as an author of erotic thrillers, Rose (Lip Service) delves into religious myth and past-life discovery in her well-paced ninth novel. In present-day Rome, a terrorist bomb explosion triggers flashbacks of pre-Christian Italy in photographer Josh Ryder. Josh experiences the memories as Julius, a pagan priest defending the sacrosanct monuments of his gods and the life of his vestal virgin lover against the emperor-mandated onslaught of Christianity in A.D. 391. Six months later, Josh has teamed with the Phoenix Foundation, an institute specializing in past-life memories in children, to explore a newly excavated tomb that may contain pagan memory stones that incite past-life regressions and will, by proving the existence of reincarnation, challenge the church. The stakes rise after it becomes clear that dangerous outside forces also want the stones. In a series of memory lurches, the narratives of Josh and Julius slowly wind together to reveal a Da Vinci Code–esque tale of intrigue that's more believably plotted and better meets its ambitions than Dan Brown's ubiquitous book. (Sept.)
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From Booklist
After a bomb explosion nearly kills photojournalist Josh Ryder, he begins experiencing flashbacks—or, perhaps, memories—of events that seem to have happened to him 1,600 years earlier, in another life. Convinced these episodes aren't figments of his imagination, he enlists the aid of the Phoenix Foundation, a group that specializes in past-life research. Later, when he becomes involved in the unearthing of an ancient tomb—and experiences a connection with its long-buried resident—Josh realizes he has a chance to right a wrong that happened a millennium and a half ago, not to mention an opportunity to solve a series of modern-day murders. This is one of those books that succeeds in spite of itself: even though the writing is merely competent, the story itself is so appealing that you can't stop reading. Josh Ryder is a difficult character to pull off (among other things, he's a man in love with a woman who lived 1,600 years ago), and at times he comes off a little loopy. But for the most part he, like the novel itself, is surprisingly well grounded in the real world. Pitt, David

[daffy4u]

Posted in the wrong forum. Mods please move. Thanks.

[awesomevegan]

That sounds kind of interesting... Unfortunately I wont have a Kindle yet by the time the offer expires... oh well... There is plenty out there to read!

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by awesomevegan

That sounds kind of interesting... Unfortunately I wont have a Kindle yet by the time the offer expires... oh well... There is plenty out there to read!

You can still get the pdf version through a link on the author's website until Friday. Once your Kindle arrives, you can have Amazon convert for use on your Kindle or you can read it with Adobe Reader on your computer.

[awesomevegan]

Thanks lol but if I do get a Kindle I will not have it until Christmas (present from my parents... birthday and Christmas combined) I will probably ORDER it before then... but no amount of begging will mean I get to HAVE it before Dec 25th lol Oh how sad... didn't even know they existed a week ago, now I can't wait to have one!

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by awesomevegan

but no amount of begging will mean I get to HAVE it before Dec 25th lol Oh how sad... didn't even know they existed a week ago, now I can't wait to have one!

You could always buy it for yourself and not have to wait. Life is full of tradeoffs isn't it.

BOb

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by awesomevegan

Thanks lol but if I do get a Kindle I will not have it until Christmas (present from my parents... birthday and Christmas combined) I will probably ORDER it before then... but no amount of begging will mean I get to HAVE it before Dec 25th lol Oh how sad... didn't even know they existed a week ago, now I can't wait to have one!

It doesn't matter when you get your Kindle (if), you can convert the pdf anytime. If you go with another reader, you may be able to read it natively. If nothing else, as I said, you can still read it on your computer if you like.

I too, was very excited about the Kindle once I learned of it. I spent a week researching and comparing it to other readers before I ordered it. I ordered it on a Sunday and it arrived on a Wednesday and I was pins and needles the whole time. I still love it!

[RickyMaveety]

Thank you!! Downloading it to my Kindle tonight, and to Mrs. Moon's tomorrow.