WHAT REVEIWERS SAY
This is the second book that I have read by the author (and it is also Book #2 in Romance Round The World Series) ; the first one being Saved in Sri Lanka(which is incidentally Book # 1 in the same series).
While I had liked Saved in Sri Lanka - I liked this one a LOT more. Though I must say that even in Saved in Sri Lanka - I had enjoyed the love story; I just needed more of it.
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A GLIMPSE
“Better?”
Emily suppressed a squeak. Speak of the devil… Alejandro stood so close their arms touched, towering about over her and also staring up at the sky while breathing in deeply. His scent and heat and nearness flooded and floored her. She swallowed and answered with a wobbly “yes”. “Next time I make you labor like a slave-driver, please let me know,” he said. “You must be regretting you accepted the job.” “No, I don’t.” The words were out before she could stop herself, and she realized their truth. All complications and the nagging voice in her brain aside, she did not regret her decision. Alejandro turned and peered closely at her. The illumination from the street lamps nearby made his chiseled features stand out, his prominent cheek bones and strong jaw looking as hard as if cut out of marble. Oh yes, he was a statue of a man. One of those Greek gods, a modern-day Adonis, but from Spain rather than Greece. Dammit, there she went again! He was still staring at her. Was he trying to figure out whether she had merely given the appropriate reply or really meant it? Not ready to face any deep discussions, Emily hitched the strap of her bag higher up her shoulder. Alejandro’s gaze followed the movement, and an odd look crossed his face. With a half-smile, he said softly, “You’re still doing that.” “What?” His smile intensified. He reached out and slowly traced a long finger across the strap of her bag until it rested lightly on the back of her hand. She realized only then that her fingers had been clenching and unclenching around the leather strap, tugging and twisting. “I remember how you used to adjust your bag and worry the strap every time you were nervous those days,” he said in the same soft voice laced with an emotion she couldn’t place. His finger was still on her hand, a feather-light touch that had her frozen. His gaze traveled back to her face, and she drowned in it. Somewhere deep inside, the lines crisscrossing her broken heart cracked upon, slowly but surely. Why? Why did he have to drag up memories like a child worrying a dried scab and making a half-healed wound bleed again?
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Monday, March 28, 2016
BOOK BLITZ: SEDUCED IN SPAIN BY DEVIKA FERNANDO
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Tornado Giveaway 2: Book No. 2 : FORBIDDEN Books 1, 2 & 3 by Mike Wells and Devika Fernando
Name of the Book : FORBIDDEN Books 1, 2 & 3
Author: Mike Wells & Devika Fernando
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The Story :
When Lady Eleanor Sotheby unexpectedly enters the life of Jayne Clark, a 23-year old waitress from Wichita, Kansas, Jayne’s world is turned upside down. Not only is she welcomed into a family that she never knew, but she is thrust headlong into the highest strata of European society. Nothing is too grand in the fairy tale lives of the uber-rich–the spectacular seaside villas, the sleek, chauffeured limousines, the outrageously expensive designer clothes. When Jayne plays her part and learns to fit into this new world, she meets Robert Astor, the man of her dreams. But her feelings for Robert are forbidden. Jayne’s heady new life begins to unravel into a dark web of deceit, domination and greed…and she ultimately finds herself confronting an evil that truly has no limits.
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About The Authors
Mike Wells
About Mike Wells in his own words: I’m American bestselling author of the Lust, Money & Murder series and over 20 other thriller and suspense books. I also have taught in the Creative Writing program at Oxford. I’m known for my super fast-paced, ‘unputdownable’ novels.
Devika Fernando
Almost as soon as Devika Fernando could write, she imagined stories and poems. After finishing her education in Germany and returning to her roots in Sri Lanka, she got a chance to turn her passion into her profession. Having lived in Germany and in Sri Lanka with her husband has made her experience the best (and the worst) of two totally different worlds – something that influences her writing. Her trademark are sweet, yet deeply emotional romance stories where the characters actually fall in love instead of merely falling in lust. She draws inspiration from everyone and everything in life. Besides being a romance novel author, she works as a self-employed German web content writer, as a translator, and as a faithful servant to all the cats, dogs, fish and birds in her home. What she loves most about being an author is the chance to create new worlds and send her protagonists on a journey full of ups and downs that will leave them changed. When she’s not writing, she’s reading or thinking about writing.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015
Review of Saved in Srilanka by Devika Fernando
Some people are destined to meet.
It sure feels that way when Sri Lankan tour guide Sepalika meets Daniel. The mysterious tourist from Ireland steals his way into her heart and makes her question everything her life is built upon. Instant attraction turns to love – but does he feel the same? And what about the secret she’s hiding from him?
Follow the two on their quest for a happy ending amid the beauty and wonders of the tropical island paradise of Sri Lanka.
My Review
Saved in SriLanka is a tale of two characters Sepalika and Daniel, who were rescued from their pitfalls, and finally united with each other for a happily ever after.
This drama unfolds from the city Colombo where the tourists meet their guide, and continue through the many exotic sites of Srilanka such as the Pinnawala Village, the Kandy City, the ancient palace Sigiriya, a city of light: Nuwara Eliya, the Yala Forest, Galle city, a coastal town Ambalangoda, Bentota, and Anuradhapura.
Sepalika is a tour guide working for a tourist company that begins their tours from Colombo; has high aspirations, and has been able to fulfill most of them. Coming from a middle class family, she could find ways and means to go abroad for education, and just when she had started earning, she was called back to her hometown Colombo to help her mom nurse her ailing dad. That spoke volumes about her personality. Being grounded in spite of having an international degree, and being there for her parents when in need.
This young lady bartered herself just to be able to give the best medical treatment to her dad, which eventually landed her in a soup of emotions when she met a guy of her preference, modality, and liking.
Daniel, an Irish tourist, fell for his guide's looks, knowledge, and intelligence. Romance sparkled between the two like-minded people, but there were instances when Sepalika would hesitate to take it further. More so the promise of being faithful to her fiancee who was more of an on-paper deal! Daniel was devastated and heartbroken and preferred to stay clear of her after that.
That's when she weighed her preferences, priorities and peeped in her pocket to try to find a solution.
The thought of working round the clock to pay up was the only solution, but she stuck to her guns. Gradually gathered the guts to confront her fiancee, Mahesh, who was using her as an arm candy cause of her beauty and intelligence.
This story is about Daniel, who got his love back after having the strength to confront her and Sepalika, who had the guts to face the ugly and fathom what lay ahead, and still dared to dream. It is a story of survival of these two lovers who fell, but after giving a good fight, they got saved in Srilanka amidst the beautiful, picturesque landscape.
The Author Devika did an excellent job of putting two pieces together. Touring a country can always induce romance, and she managed to bring out strong elements of the two characters that were compatible and wanted a life together. Her exquisite and expository language could give a feel to the reader of what the landscape was about, and not only fall in love with the characters; Daniel and Sepalika but also get a feel of the particular city they were touring while lending an ear to its history. However, sometimes, I felt the tourism was taking over the story thus making it sway from it's plot.
I would recommend this book to any reader fond of romance and has a craze for traveling.
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The author gave me this book in exchange for an honest review!
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Spotlight and Review of 'Playing With Fire' by Devika Fernando
Playing With Fire
by
Devika Fernando
The Blurb
If you’re playing with fire, prepare to get burned – or to fall in love.
Sparks fly when Felicia and Joshua meet. Discovering her inner fire and unleashing unimaginable powers makes her realize that all her life, she has been hiding her true self. When buildings burn and people are in danger, the tempting game of playing with fire becomes serious. Will their love and desperate struggle for control save her life, or will the fire magic turn itself against its mistress?
My Review
The book opens with a bang. This bang symbolizes sparks flying, window panes bursting, and loud noises of structures falling. Felicia was slowly approaching this ball of fire to test her guts, when suddenly she gets a push, and her plan gets busted when another main character of the novel, Joshua enters the scene.
Story after that is an attraction between these two while battling the fury within themselves. This energy within them is opposite to each other, and maybe that is making the appeal even more intense. Felicia has a ferocity for fire; there is a furnace within her that is burning and could blame it on her childhood. While Joshua is calm and poise like the water.
These two elements (water/fire) make thy novel.
Although, I would have loved to know the past of Felicia that made her so fiery. That would have helped me as a reader to understand and position her better.
The Author has woven their interactions, chemistry, supernatural powers that they fight within to surface their emotions and sensitiveness that allows them to portray the kind of personalities they are assigned is played well. The words are crisp while giving visions to the reader as she goes page by page as if she is right there experiencing it first hand.
I would recommend this book to any reader who believes in paranormal forces; this is one of a kind!
Sparks fly when Felicia and Joshua meet. Discovering her inner fire and unleashing unimaginable powers makes her realize that all her life, she has been hiding her true self. When buildings burn and people are in danger, the tempting game of playing with fire becomes serious. Will their love and desperate struggle for control save her life, or will the fire magic turn itself against its mistress?
My Review
The book opens with a bang. This bang symbolizes sparks flying, window panes bursting, and loud noises of structures falling. Felicia was slowly approaching this ball of fire to test her guts, when suddenly she gets a push, and her plan gets busted when another main character of the novel, Joshua enters the scene.
Story after that is an attraction between these two while battling the fury within themselves. This energy within them is opposite to each other, and maybe that is making the appeal even more intense. Felicia has a ferocity for fire; there is a furnace within her that is burning and could blame it on her childhood. While Joshua is calm and poise like the water.
These two elements (water/fire) make thy novel.
Although, I would have loved to know the past of Felicia that made her so fiery. That would have helped me as a reader to understand and position her better.
The Author has woven their interactions, chemistry, supernatural powers that they fight within to surface their emotions and sensitiveness that allows them to portray the kind of personalities they are assigned is played well. The words are crisp while giving visions to the reader as she goes page by page as if she is right there experiencing it first hand.
I would recommend this book to any reader who believes in paranormal forces; this is one of a kind!
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Meet the Author
Almost as soon as Devika Fernando could write, she imagined stories and poems. After finishing her education in Germany and returning to her roots in Sri Lanka, she got a chance to turn her passion into her profession. Having lived in Germany and in Sri Lanka with her husband has made her experience the best (and the worst) of two totally different worlds – something that influences her writing. Her trademark are sweet, yet deeply emotional romance stories where the characters actually fall in love instead of merely falling in lust. She draws inspiration from everyone and everything in life. Besides being a romance novel author, she works as a self-employed German web content writer, as a translator, and as a faithful servant to all the cats, dogs, fish and birds in her home. What she loves most about being an author is the chance to create new worlds and send her protagonists on a journey full of ups and downs that will leave them changed. When she’s not writing, she’s reading or thinking about writing.
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