43 dogs rescued from kill shelters

I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has purchased, read, and taken the time to review one of my books. All profits from my books go to help get dogs like Lizzy senior Pom mix, Fudge, Marlon, Benji, white Chi male, Ladybug, Seal, Foxy, Baby, Atlas, Gretel, Kobe, pregnant Ruthie, Miller, elderly Dora, King & Hudson (see photos below) out of kill shelters.  So far in 2020 43 dogs have been rescued. In 2019 409 dogs have been rescued. In 2018 670 dogs have been rescued. In 2017 we’ve helped free 904 dogs. In 2016, 250 dogs were freed. In 2015, 149 dogs were freed.

AND please for everyone who’s purchased a book could I humbly ask you to write a review when you’ve completed the read.  Amazon promotes and ranks books according to number of reviews in addition to sales. Every voice helps spread the word and that is an energy that can help a dog.

LINK TO PURCHASE ALL MY BOOKS and to see all reviews for all my books click on the books cover:

AMAZON U.S.

http://www.amazon.com/Paulette-Mahurin/e/B008MMDUGO/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1467744666&sr=8-1 

AMAZON U.K.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdt_bl_sr?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Paulette+Mahurin

And on all other Amazon sites around the world.

AMAZON RANKING

My books have been ranked in the top 100 best sellers on Amazon U.S. in their categories (historical fiction, teen and young adult, and literary fiction).  What an honor to be ranked #87  LITERARY FICTION BEST SELLER next to Paulo Coelho; incredible author of The Alchemist and The Pilgrimage.

Amazon Australia ranked my book NUMBER ONE in all it’s categories: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction & Teen and Young Adult and is #3 best seller in the entire kindle bookstore.

And in Amazon U.K. it just made it to#1 Best Seller List in Teen & Young Adult Category and #3 in Historical Fiction Category and #24 best seller in the kindle books store.

NEW RELEASE AMAZON RANKING #3 FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF ANGEL

RECENT REVIEWS FOR THE OLD GILD CLOCK

 

AMAZON U.S.

Susan

5.0 out of 5 stars***** The Resistance

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

Paulette Mahurin tells the life story of Willem Arondeus, a his painful childhood filled with isolation and the young friends who provide him with a sense of belonging. The author takes us into the inner sanctum as Willem suffers abuse by his alcoholic father, discovers his sexuality, embraces true friendship, and develops a passion for the underdog. He develops a name for his artistic talents, but is better known in the Netherlands for his participation in the resistance against Hitler when he invades. Willem realizes that he is one of the undesirables the Nazi’s have been sent to persecute. The first victims are innocent Jewish people, gypsies, homosexuals, and anyone deemed to be under Nazi suspicion. Willem’s friendships evolve into a group of individuals who risk their lives to initially provide safe harbor to those persecuted and later attempt to sabotage Nazi maneuvers. They fight against prejudice and bigotry, courageously sacrificing their own lives while attempting to save Hitler’s current victim. The author reminds us of this shameful time in world history and brings to light some of the courageous individuals who fought to stop the insanity.

LoveLit

5.0 out of 5 stars *****Brings a hero to life on the page

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2020

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

The Old Gilt Clock is some of Paulette Mahurin’s best work about the heroism and courage of Willem Arondéus during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. There are so many unsung heroes of this period and it was gratifying and also terrifying to read this account. Mahurin brings the character to life on the page, in depth and full of emotion, and sheds light on a little known group led by Arondéus who sacrificed his life on so many levels to save thousands of others.

 

 

 

AMAZON U.K.

Kindle Customer

5.0 out of 5 stars *****Classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2020

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

Although this is classed as fiction, the main protagonist in this story is based on true events. William Arondeus, born in 1894, was a Dutch artist, also a homosexual.
When the Nazis invaded his homeland in WWII, William and some close friends joined a union and schemed on how they could help the Jews who were being cruelly treated. They would meet in an upstairs room of a bar, run by Bet, and workout a plan. Unfortunately, their movements were being watched by a Jewish woman who passed on information to the Nazis.
This is a classical read. I found myself on more than one occasion, holding my breath.
Paulette Mahurin, thank you for this Eye-opener. Well worth the 5 stars + more if I could give them.

 

 

 

RECENT REVIEWS FOR THE DAY I SAW THE HUMMINGBIRD

READER’S FAVORITE SITE

 

Reviewed By Grant Leishman for Readers’ Favorite

The Day I Saw the Hummingbird by Paulette Mahurin follows the adventures and life of Oscar, a young black slave in the heartlands of Louisiana around the time of the Civil War. Oscar and his mother dream of freedom and a life of dignity and learning, but when Oscar’s mother is brutally beaten at the hands of a drunken and violent overseer, it is time for the then nine-year-old Oscar to leave and seek the famous “underground railway” to the North and to freedom. The book is written from the perspective of an elderly Oscar in 1910, looking back at those times and reflecting sadly that in many ways, certainly in the South, little had changed since he’d made the long journey. One could even extrapolate and say in 2020, some things still haven’t changed in the South of the United States. The boy’s journey from frightened child to resourceful, runaway slave is compelling and haunting.

In The Day I Saw the Hummingbird, author Paulette Mahurin captures beautifully the times and the attitudes of the South in those days. Her descriptions of the trials and tribulations faced by the young man and the angst and pain he suffers internally at the treatment of his people, just because their skin is a different color, are both moving and heartfelt. One couldn’t help but be drawn into Oscar’s world and feel the horrors faced by this little boy and the courage required to survive on that long and arduous journey. Some would argue that only the African-American can tell the “African-American story.” Whilst I can respect some of the sentiment behind those thoughts, I am glad that Mahurin and others do not subscribe to this theory. As writers, we must push the boundaries of our cultural and socio-economic experiences and embrace the pain and suffering of all humanity and point out injustice where we see it. It is what we do! And Mahurin does it superbly. Pain, suffering, injustice, love, friendship and the other myriad of human emotions do not belong to and are not confined or identifiable to a particular culture, but are shared across all of humanity and are what binds us together and makes us one race – the human race. Mahurin’s work is both easily readable and deeply moving. The author has a unique ability to portray the deepest of human emotions and pain in vivid and beautiful detail. I can highly recommend this read. It is a masterpiece in my opinion.

 

 

 

DOGS RESCUED FROM KILL SHELTERS

 

Senior dog Lizzy (named by rescue) has been rescued

Lizzy’s freedom photo

 

Fudge has been rescued

 

Fudge’s shelter info

Fudge’s freedom photo

Fudge cuddling new toy at home sweet home

 

Marlon’s been rescued

Marlon’s freedom photo

 

 

Benji has been rescued

Benji’s freedom photo

Elderly white chi male rescued

elderly white chi male with new sibling freedom photo

 

Ladybug has been rescued

 

Ladybug’s freedom photo

 

Seal has been rescued

Seal’s freedom photo

 

Foxy has been rescued

Foxy’s freedom photo

 

Baby has been rescued

Baby’s freedom photo

 

Atlas has been rescued

Atlas’ freedom photo

 

Gretel’s been rescued

 

Gretel’s freedom photo

 

Kobe has been rescued

 

Kobe’s freedom photo

 

Pregnant Ruthie has been rescued

Ruthie’s freedom photo

 

Miller has been rescued

Miller’s freedom photo

 

 

Elderly Dora has been rescued

Elderly Dora’s freedom photo

 

King has been rescued

King’s freedom photo

 

Hudson has been rescued

 

Hudson’s freedom photo