Author: Normandie Fischer
Narrators: Brandon Potter
Length: 11 hours 28 minutes
Series: Two From Isaac's House, Book 1
Publisher: Spoke Media
Released: Aug. 17, 2016
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Inheritance? Check. Solo trip before getting married? Check. Dangerous hot guy she shouldn't get involved with in a thousand years? Oh, honey, that's a check.From author Normandie Fischer comes a new romantic suspense that takes the listener from the hills of Italy to the Jordanian desert and from there to an Israel on the brink of war with Hamas.
Rina Lynne has never traveled far from Morehead City, North Carolina. So when she inherits her father's secret stash, she's ready to kick up her heels and go adventuring before she settles down to marry her long-time fiancé. First stop, Italy.
Enter Tony (aka Anton), an engineering geek conned into helping his Israeli cousins as a sort-of spy. From the moment he meets Rina, he's distracted, which is not a good idea when there's already been murder and theft. And from the moment Rina meets Tony, she's fascinated, which is also not a good idea. He's an Arab-American, and she's half-Jewish. And engaged. And then there are all those bodies dropping around them, each linked to the gathering storm in the Middle East.
Normandie Fischer studied sculpture in Italy before receiving a BA, summa cum laude with special honors in English. Her books, which have garnered numerous awards, include her Carolina Coast stories: Becalmed, Heavy Weather, Twilight Christmas, and Sailing out of Darkness. From Fire into Fire and Two from Isaac’s House—a Romantic Times Top Pick—form the beginning of her Isaac’s House series. A lifelong sailor, Normandie and her husband spent a number of years on board their 50-foot ketch, Sea Venture, in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, sailing home to North Carolina in 2011 to take care of her mother. They have four children, two grandchildren, and an Aussiedoodle named Rhion.
Brandon Potter's voice has been heard in cartoons, video games, and in national advertising campaigns. Stage credits include his sketch comedy group, Unsuspectingly Sponsored By…, which recently opened for Bob Odenkirk's Birthday Boys at San Francisco Sketch Fest; New Horizons… a workshop at the Ensemble Studio Theater in NYC; and Julius Caesar with the Trinity Shakespeare Festival in Ft. Worth. He is the newest member of the Brierley Resident Acting company at Dallas Theater Center where he appeared in King Lear and Christmas Carol.
I was really surprised with Two for Isaac’s House! It was a
fun, fast-paced book that kept me fully engulfed into the world! This was my
first book by Normandie Fischer, I haven’t researched this author so I’m unsure
of how many books this author has written previously or if this is a debut… but
holy beans man! The description is amazing. Seriously some of the BEST visual
words I have ever listened to. Fischer makes it so you feel like you are in the
story, completely immersed.
I think my favorite part of this book was how real it
seemed. I mean, the Middle Eastern issues and terrorist plot was really
timely. The real world issues made it so
relatable. It also made it seem so much more suspenseful. The romance added in
with it brought it up another layer. It was really fun to have a setting start
in a North Carolina town to travel all across the country… Fischer takes us to
Italy, Jordan, Paris, and Israel. The descriptions and imagery was fantastic.
My only problem with the book was it was a lot going on. I kind of wish we
dropped a problem or two. Sorry, I know I’m vague here but no spoilers here!
This is also the first book I’ve listened to by Brandon
Potter. I thought Potter was a great narrator. His accents and the inflections
made this narration. The narrator takes
a bit to get into it but once Potter gets into his stride, he knocks it out of
the park. Give it a chance. The story and narration is so good!
I received this audiobook as part of my
participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my
opinion of it.
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