Fantasy Romance
Date Published: November 24, 2012_by BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
(Book 2 is set to release on May 3rd, at the end of the tour)
Isabel
Kendra prides herself on being a strong independent woman. She doesn’t
fawn over men, doesn’t swoon and would rather take care of things
herself than ask for help. She has no use for heroes. So when a dark
stranger tells her of a kidnapped child who needs her help she
approaches the situation in her usual practical manner. Of course, with
coming across her long lost father and gods and sorceresses who are
constantly trying to kill her, Isabel soon realizes she’s out of her
element. Enter the dashing Prince Alaric for whom rescuing the damsel
in distress is second nature, only this time the damsel doesn’t want to
be rescued!
Together
the two must thwart the evil forces that threaten their lives and their
worlds while struggling against their own blistering attraction for
each other. Can Isabel balance her aversion to the prince’s habit of
coming to her rescue with the realization that sometimes it is all right
to accept help from a man? Can Alaric handle himself around a woman
capable of rescuing herself and learn to be simply the man who loves
her?
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Noemi Betancourt has been a lifelong fan of Fantasy, ever since her father introduced her to the works
of Tolkien, Baum, and C.S. Lewis as a child. An avid reader, she has since developed her writing style
over the years, and after becoming enamored with the Romance genre, Noemi began to blend a guilty
pleasure with an old love. Her first novelette, Heroes and Hearts, is the first of many books and stories in
which she interlaces the Fantasy and Romance genres.
Noemi lives in a seaside bungalow on Florida’s Sun Coast, indulging in her other passions: cooking, caring
for her gallant husband (a disabled vet from the British Isles), and the three fur-babies who rescued
them.
Contact Info :
BookRix Profile Page: http://www.bookrix.com/-noemibetancourt
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Top
10 Favorite Books/Series and Why
(in
no particular order)
The
Elenium by David Eddings
This
was one of the first series I’ve read by David Eddings and my first
series not written by Tolkien, Lewis, or Baum and I simply adored it.
The world was intricate enough to satisfy my need to be embraced by
the story I was reading. Sparhawk was rugged and tough and got the
job done while his devotion to his queen warmed my adolescent heart.
Their adventures continue in The Tamuli series and the only reason I
don’t give The Tamuli its own number is because I honestly believe
one series should not be read without the other.
My
Life in France by Julia Child
One
of my greatest passions in life is cooking. I’m a major foodie and
the movie Julie
and Julia,
which I loved, made me run out and by this book. I have to say it was
WAY more interesting than the movie and I would have preferred they
based the entire movie on it with much less Julie, if any. Julia
Child was a fantastic, strong willed woman whose desire for more in
life made her into the culinary and cultural icon we know and love
today. This book chronicles her time before, during and after the
creation of her famous cookbooks including the start of her show on
PBS. I think every foodie and chef should own this book!
Wicked
by Gregory Maguire
I
used to joke with my husband and friends that I never trusted the
overly happy old chick in pink flying around in the bubble and this
book confirms my suspicions! It gives an alternate account of the
famous Oz stories from the perspective of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch
of the West, her upbringing, life and loves, and eventual murder.
Wicked
is the first of four books, which personally I didn’t like as much
but if you’re an Oz enthusiast like me you should probably give the
whole series a read.
The
Bride Bed by Linda Needham
This
was the book that convinced me to continue reading romance novels.
The characters were compelling and no more clueless than was
necessary to move the plot along. The love scenes were fantastic and
the book itself was a nice light read.
Starring
Sally J. Freedman As Herself by Judy Blume
I
adore Judy Blume! I grew up on Are
You There God, It’s Me Margaret?,
Forever,
and Wifey
but honestly I think Sally is my favorite character and book. It
showcases a young Jewish girl who moves from NJ to Florida after WWII
and talks about racism, love, marriage, illness and death. Oh yeah,
and Sally’s convinced her next door neighbor is Hitler and spends
most of the book fantasizing about how she calls him out, tricks him
and kills him. It’s a fantastic book I can read again and again!
Oliver
Twist by Charles Dickens
This
story has resonated with me my entire life. I have seen every
rendition in movies, on stage and TV, and it was one of the first
books I ever owned as a kid. I’m always in awe of the horrendous
living conditions people dealt with in Victorian times and appalled
by the cold and heartless ways in which orphans and the poor were
seen and handled. Oliver is so surrounded by corruption and greed
that nothing short of a miracle could possibly rescue him from it.
The book also portrayed, in my mind, a perfect example of domestic
violence with Nancy taking Bill’s physical, mental and emotional
abuse because she loves him until, well I won’t give away the
ending for anyone who may not know the story.
A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
As
you can probably tell I have a soft spot for historical fiction. This
book chronicles an Irish family living in turn of the century
Brooklyn. Dad’s an alcoholic and a dreamer who can’t hold down a
job, mom is the bitter and burned out breadwinner of the family and
Francie and her brother grow up learning how to stay tough and on
their feet even when it seems the whole world is trying to knock them
down.
Phantoms
by Dean Koontz
If
you saw the movie, forget everything you saw because the book is just
light-years better! Remember the episode of Friends
when Joey kept putting his books in the freezer when they got too
scary? Yeah, that was me reading this SUPER CREEPY BOOK!
Robopocalypse
by Daniel Wilson
This
was another super scary book that lived in the freezer for a while.
In fact, I took it out of the library and returned it twice before
finishing it because I just didn’t want it in my house! Without
giving too much away, this book basically plays on the fear of what
would happen to the human race if/when robots and machines got too
smart and then got angry! EEP! I’m getting goose bumps just
thinking about this book. I understand Steven Spielberg is about to
turn it into a movie so make sure you read it before the movie comes
out.
Gone
with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
As
much as I adore the movie, the book is just so much better! There are
things in this book that the movie ignores completely and has
inspired me to do some research for a book I hope to write someday
based on Scarlett’s mother.
I
was inspired to write Fantasy ever since I was 7 years old when,
having read every book in the house and exhausted my school library,
I was handed copies of The
Hobbit
and The
Lord of the Rings
series by my dad. I was instantly hooked and CS Lewis’ Chronicles
of Narnia
and L. Frank Baum’s Oz books quickly followed. Of course anyone who
has read these sagas don’t need to be told of their incredible
level of awesome which is the only reason they didn’t make this
list. They are in a class all by themselves!
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