TopShelf Magazine Holiday Edition, 2016 | Page 7

Full Page Ad Award Winners ISBN: 978-0984111343 ISBN: 978-1534659636 Germany, after World War I.  Ernst Werner Techow, son of a magistrate, a child of privilege, joins the violent right-wing response to Germany's defeat. He participates in the murder of Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau, the highest-ranking Jew in the Weimar Republic. While on trial for his life, Ernst receives an unfathomable offer of forgiveness that jolts his surety in the fascist cause and sets him on a complex and harrowing journey of redemption.  Pepper Taylor took it on the chin in love and life more times than she cared to count. She has finally found the man of her dreams in Gabriel Seigal, but when he's diagnosed with a crippling illness, their future comes apart at the seams. As if that isn't enough, the prospect of an unexpected child give their world another spin in the cosmic blender. Can Pepper navigate the overwhelming paths through grief, loss, and unexpected motherhood? Each month, the editors of TopShelf Magazine nominate up to six books from our current Premium Spotlights to be considered for our coveted Editor’s Choice Award. A panel of judges (typically consisting of our CEO & Publisher, Keith A. Katsikas Jr., the EVP, Rebecca Katsikas, and our Assistant Publisher, Alexis M.K. Johnson), carefully deliberate over the nominees and ultimately award the winning book the title of TopShelf Editor’s Choice. www.TopShelfMagazine.net