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Shaken to the Core Kindle Edition

by Jae (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 545 ratings
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In this lesbian historical romance two young women of different social classes try to survive the Great Earthquake and Fires in San Francisco in 1906.

Kate Winthrop, the only child of a wealthy shipping magnate, has the course of her life charted for her by her parents. She’s expected to marry well and produce a successor to the Winthrop empire. But Kate has a very different path in mind. Her true passion lies with photography—and with women.

Alone in the city after losing her brother, Sicilian immigrant Giuliana Russo starts working for the Winthrops as a maid. Despite their different social status, Kate and Giuliana become friends, much to the dismay of Kate’s parents.

As the connection between the two women grows, a devastating earthquake hits San Francisco and ignites fires that sweep through the city for three days and nights.

Will the disaster shatter their tentative feelings for each other, or will they find the courage to save each other’s lives—and their hearts?

Join Kate and Giuliana on a journey of danger and discovery in the action-packed historical romance Shaken to the Core, set against the backdrop of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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Samantha Cook is a bookaholic obsessed with novels about strong, sexy, smart women. Audiobook narrating was as natural a choice as breathing. When not recording in her LA studio, she can be found wandering the museums of Paris, imagining herself as a Degas dancer, Chateaubriand's Atala, Canova's Psyche, David's Josephine, or Venus (preferably with arms intact).



Jae is the author of sixteen award-winning lesbian romance novels. She lives in the sunniest city of Germany, near the French and Swiss borders. The writing bug bit her at the age of eleven. She used to work as a psychologist but gave up her day job in 2013 to become a full-time writer and a part-time editor. As far as she's concerned, it's the best job in the world. When she's not writing, she is an avid reader of lesbian books, indulges her ice cream and office supply addictions, and watches way too many crime shows.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GEWY5XA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ylva Publishing (June 15, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 15, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1224 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 453 pages
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Jae is the author of twenty-four award-winning sapphic romances. She lives in the sunniest city of Germany, near the French and Swiss borders. The writing bug bit her at the age of eleven.

She used to work as a psychologist but gave up her day job in 2013 to become a full-time writer and a part-time editor. As far as she’s concerned, it’s the best job in the world.

When she’s not writing, she is an avid reader of sapphic books, indulges her ice cream and stationery addictions, and watches way too many crime shows.

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Judith Rodda
5.0 out of 5 stars Top notch historical novel.
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2023
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I am beginning to see that most everything written by Jae is going to be excellent and this is no exception. I love historical novels especially when they are written well, and this is one of the very best.
The research into the 1906 earthquakes and fires that leveled San Francisco is flawless. Jae absolutely nails it. She skillfully uses vivid language to transport you to 1906 where you can almost see the piles of charred buildings in total ruin, you can smell the fire and feel the heat.
The characters have such depth and nuance that you can't help but love them. I especially loved how they were so innocent that they could not even identify their love and attraction for each other. Eventually they do figure it out. An amazing book with amazing characters. What a journey into the past.
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Tylis
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Historical Fiction
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017
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One of best; if not the best historical fiction novels that I have ever read. The story takes place at one of the worst disasters in American history. Giuliana Russo is a Sicilian immigrant who came to America with her brother in order to make money to send back to their family. When she lost her brother to illness, Giuliana was forced to find work even though she couldn't read or write. With the help of a paperboy, she finds work with wealthy Winthorp family where she meets their daughter, Kate. Kate Winthrop always believed that there was more to her life than tea parties and marriage. Her goal; her dream was to become a photographer for the San Francisco Call. But being a woman, it was just a dream, but one she would never give up. Giuliana and Kate became friends in spite of there difference in station. But that friendship, with the help of a jealous maid, had eventually cost Giuliana her job. When the earthquake hit, Kate ran to the aid of her friend. What made this story so good was the slow romance between Giuliana and Kate amongst the devastation of the city. Being born and raised on the east coast, the closet I came to an earthquake was in the movies. Jae storytelling put me there with victims and survivors where I could almost feel the heat of the flames that consumed San Francisco. I love the supporting cast, Kate's parents as well as the lady's maid, Biddy offered a nice contrast to the main characters and of course, Dr. Lucy Hamilton Sharp. The story had a nice, easy pace and was told from both, Giuliana and Kate's point of view. There's so much more I can say about this book, but I'll just say BUY IT! READ IT! ENJOY IT!
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Lov2laf
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid, historical romance...
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2017
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This is a solid, historical read that transports us in time to San Francisco in 1906. Jae successfully brings the devastation of the 1906 earthquake to life while delivering a sweet love story between Kate, a well to do society girl, and Guiliana, a poor Sicilian immigrant.

As her trademark, Jae doesn't skimp on the development of the relationship between our two leads. We get plenty of back story and engagement between them to get a strong sense of who the characters are and why they are drawn to each other. As a bonus, we also get to meet the electric character Dr. Lucy Hamilton Sharpe, the granddaughter of Nora and Luke Hamilton from Backwards to Oregon.

The research behind the history is felt and, even having familiarity with the San Francisco area and the historical earthquake myself, Jae really hit home just how horrific the event was for the people of the time.

I think what kept the book from being stellar for me was a certain amount of super-hero affect the characters had once the earthquake hits. They endure a lot, one thing after another, but somehow aren't flattened by the experience. I'm stiff and nearly crippled after a physically exerting day in real life so these two continually plowing forward even with injuries pulled me out a bit...that's just me, though.

The balance of a disaster and burgeoning love story is slightly awkward to meld together but it's successful enough to believe. The characters take a long time for mutual recognition and acknowledgement of what they mean to each other but that made sense to me due to the time period. I appreciated Jae's approach.

Overall, a very good read especially if you want some historical meat with your story.
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Heather Patterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Left me wanting more...
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018
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This is the 3rd book in a row that I read from Jae. Needless to say, I became addicted to these characters and stories and needed to know more. It all started with "Damage Control" where one of the main characters wrote the screenplay entitled "Shaken to the Core", which then lead me to "Just Physical". And that followed a minor character from the previous book that left me wanting to know more about her, and that was about her making the movie "Shaken to the Core" and that lead me to the actual story.
They were all great stories. Well written and fun, relatable characters. And obviously, every book left me wanting more and "Shaken to the Core" was no exception. I'd now like to know more about Dr. Lucy. (I know there's a story about her aunts but I'd like one where she's the main character). :-)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023
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Amazing writer from this author. Capturing multitude of emotions and qualities that created the perfect scenario of humanity during a time of surmountable difficulty.
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Robin Kenna
5.0 out of 5 stars For the second time this week I am reading a new genre of book and loving it!
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2022
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Thank you Jae for bringing this story to life with your lovely writing style, great characters developed so wonderfully and the setting you brought to life so very clearly. Honestly, I had no clue what to expect, and you just blew me away. Every book of yours that I have read has been a magical experience. I look forward to my next one!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amei
Reviewed in Brazil on February 24, 2023
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O enredo do livro é muito bom e te deixa prezo nele do começo ao fim.
Amei as personagens, principalmente a Dr charpe, espero que tenha uma continuação com a história dela!
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Christine
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2023
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I'm not fond of historical romance. But this is the exception two women of different backgrounds find each other during the San Francisco earthquake
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Mari Stark
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding master piece
Reviewed in Mexico on June 2, 2018
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This is an impressive great book, the accuracy on the facts and the details are simply perfect, the author did an extraordinary job with this story, the characters are very strong, lovable and enthralling, and it is great to see growing characters, I highly recommend this book, will keep you reading without putting it down for a second.
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shirlock
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in Australia on February 4, 2023
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A slow-burn lesbian romance interwoven with an historical event. This is my favourite genre and I loved every minute of Kate and Giuliana’s story. Great main characters and Lucy was a bonus.
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Nell
5.0 out of 5 stars A First Class Historical Novel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2016
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Another fine creation from Jae and Ylva Publishing. Jae really did her research and wrote a truly engaging story set during a time and location that must have been absolutely horrendous to experience.

San Francisco during the massive earthquake of 1906 was a bold location to set this love story between two brave female characters - Kate and Giuliana. Society did not tolerate friendships between the classes in those days and Jae got the disdain and abundant snobbery just right. Kate is struggling to bridge the gap between the classes by appeasing her upper-class parents whilst at the same time trying hard not to treat Giuliana as a lower-class citizen, but as an equal. At the same time Kate is trying to establish herself as an independent press photographer much to her parents horror as ladies of a certain class DO NOT WORK.

The earthquake temporarily levels the playing field between the classes, which was very satisfying to read. As the story progresses the quake scenes and the out of control devastating fires in the city are so vividly written that you can easily imagine the sights, smells and terror the people faced. Rising about it all is the love story. Kate and Giuliana's uncertain shy feelings about each other begin to blossom and its really endearing how they eventually come to realise that they both feel the same about each other and begin to act on it.

Kate and Giuliana are the type of people you would love to meet and be within your circle of friends.

There was another character in the book that would be a fantastic off-shoot story. Dr Lucy Sharpe is a female physician in a male dominated world when medicine was just taking off. This could/would be a mouth-watering tale in the making.

Buy Shake to the Core. Its worth it!
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