Once A Warrior

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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: Fran Baker has become one of my all time favorite authors. Her Once A Warrior had me on my toes, crying, cheering and longing for more. I savored every word and can see the settings and characters as vividly as though they were part of my own world. The longing for lost love, the adrenaline rush of lives in peril, the horrors of war and the acceptance of a child left behind but not forgotten, touched me profoundly

Diversity is such a wonderful and refreshing quality to witness in a writer. While we writers are often labeled � genre wise � Fran Baker stands out like a beacon in the literary arena. Her crisp, often funny delivery, intelligence, insight to the human heart and soul make her a winner in my book.

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Summary: Fran Baker Does It Again!!!
Review: Fran Baker has become one of my all time favorite authors. Her Once A Warrior had me on my toes, crying, cheering and longing for more. I savored every word and can see the settings and characters as vividly as though they were part of my own world. The longing for lost love, the adrenaline rush of lives in peril, the horrors of war and the acceptance of a child left behind but not forgotten, touched me profoundly

Diversity is such a wonderful and refreshing quality to witness in a writer. While we writers are often labeled ' genre wise ' Fran Baker stands out like a beacon in the literary arena. Her crisp, often funny delivery, intelligence, insight to the human heart and soul make her a winner in my book.

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Summary: I couldn't put it down !!!
Review: Fran Baker has expanded her writing style from "pure romance", to include the history of a family that begins in World War Two, and follows them through the Viet Nam war until present times. This book begins with the character Mike Scanlon as he sets off to France to fight on Omaha Beach. He meets the love of his life; a frail but brave girl in the French Resistance. The book has wonderfully descriptive scenes of France in the war torn years of Hitler's invasion. The book then leads us to the Viet Nam war, a war that saw so much controversy in the USA. and that tore many famlies apart. We meet Mike's daughter and follow her in her Quest to find out what happened to her husband. Ms. Baker makes us care deeply about the characters; they could be people you know. Set back, curl up by the fire, and let Fran take you on a journey filled with excitement, love, and the pathos of true life, in times of war. This book will keep you thinking long after you have finished the last chapter.

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Summary: Find this book today. Buy it. Period.
Review: Fran Baker's novel may have been written a few years ago, but do yourself a favor order this book. It will move you--if it moved me -- and it did -- then it will move you, too.

What more can you ask from a reading experience? (that's a rhetorical question, by the way).

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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: Ms. Baker's attention to detail in depicting war and its effect on people's lives is unforgettable. I was immediately swept away by the characters and their stories--and couldn't put the book down until I'd turned the last page. A great read!