Ruins & Reading

Today, I'm delighted to welcome author  Wayne Turmel to Ruins & Reading. I'm sharing my review for The Deserter – a thrilling, fast-paced desert adventure. It's well worth checking out, especially if you enjoy riveting stories! The Deserter is currently on blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club. Find other fascinating tour stops HERE !   The Deserter A Tale of the Foreign Legion by Wayne Turmel Review: The Deserter is a novel that draws you straight into the action. In the backstreets of Marseille, one early dawn, we meet Gil, a former English soldier from the South African campaigns. He is saying a final goodbye to a good friend, then promptly enlists in the famous Foreign Legion. Keen to leave his checkered past behind, and to escape from the clutches of some gangsters he upset, Gil signs up and gives in to his fate.   He soon finds himself in the barracks, surrounded by a ragtag group of volunteers from all over Europe. While he wants to be left alone, he...