Step into the world of ReBorn, Book Two in the Mignon Samuels Trilogy, where Mignon is pulled into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery, family history, and buried truth. Five years after discovering the worn journal of the women who came before her, she is finally ready to add her own voice-until the pages force her to confront a past more brutal than she ever imagined.
As Mignon follows the trail of her ancestry, she is carried back to Nazi Germany, where love-and existence itself-were marked for erasure. There she uncovers the harrowing history of a boy branded a "Rhineland bastard," the hateful term the regime used to target mixed-race children for persecution and sterilization. Though not her blood relative, this survivor's path eventually crosses oceans and decades, and he becomes a father figure and business partner to her beloved Uncle Eddie-and the man who once loved her Aunt Sofia.
Over time, that same boy-shaped by terror, survival, and rage-becomes the shadowy figure her family will come to know only as "The German." His presence reshapes the family, rippling outward through every generation. Charismatic, wounded, and bound to a past he never fully escaped, his secrets and choices entwine with Mignon's family in ways she is only beginning to understand.
As long-hidden crimes and betrayals come to light, Mignon and her kin are forced to face both the horrors inflicted on those they love and the danger that still lives among them. In the collision of past and present, Mignon must decide whether she will be defined by trauma and secrecy-or become the woman who names the truth, claims her identity, and breaks the chain. ReBorn is a riveting saga of survival, faith, and the unshakable bonds between generations determined to live free.
Nea Anna Simone is an award-winning author acclaimed for her powerful works of literary fiction and thought-provoking nonfiction. Nationally recognized and embraced by readers worldwide, her books have been translated and sold in more than twenty countries. Borders Bookstore hailed her as "An Original Voice of Fiction" following the release of her debut novel, Reaching Back, praised for its intelligence, emotional depth, and unflinching exploration of dark and heartbreaking themes. She expanded this universe with ReBorn, a sweeping four-generation family saga that went on to become a New York Times bestseller, and concluded the trilogy with The Substance of Things, a gripping and suspenseful finale that kept readers on edge. Simone also writes to inspire and equip readers in their personal and creative journeys. Her works include the inspirational journal Finding Y.E.S.: Your Essential Self and her latest book, NOW PLAYING: From Script to Screen - Web3 Film Funding Playbook, Vol. 1, a visionary guide for creators navigating the future of storytelling, ownership, and film financing.
