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today to host David Pereda and his new book, “Freaking Fast”! For other stops on his Goddess Fish
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Freaking Fast
by David Pereda
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GENRE: Futuristic YA Action/Adventure
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BLURB:
The
city is Asheville, North Carolina, and the year is 2066. As renowned
mathematician Alexandra Martin travels in her self-driving car to assassinate
the love of her life, she reminisces about how they met and fell in love fifty
years earlier in middle school when she was a thirteen year old poor math whiz
and he a wealthy teenager. Alex recounts her struggles to be admitted to the
best private school in the county, her happy teenage years running track, and
her close relationship with three handsome and charming boys: Xavier, the
intellectual; Andrew, the golden boy; and Vitali, the suave foreigner. One by
one, she visits the three boys of her youth, now successful professionals in
their sixties, one of whom is her intended victim.
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EXCERPT ONE:
Year 2066
8:30am. Asheville, North Carolina
Today
I’m going to kill the love of my life.
This
deliberate act should not to be misinterpreted for what the sensationalistic
media will surely call a crime of passion, because it isn’t. There’s nothing
passionate in what I am about to do. My action is premeditated, has been
planned for a long time, and will be executed for the benefit of our city, our
country, and our crumbling world – as well as for my own peace of mind.
I
know people say things they don’t mean all the time, especially when they are
stressed out, upset, or angry. People lie either to hurt others or to protect
themselves or simply because they like to lie. I swear that every word written
here is the truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God. May He also
forgive me for this murder I’m about to commit.
I
have chosen this date for a reason. Today is my birthday, and the anniversary
of our first kiss, fifty years ago. I turn sixty-three years old today. Five
decades ago, I would have been considered an old woman at this age, gray-haired
and wrinkled, and possibly
overweight.
But that was then. Nowadays, thanks to the medical advances of the past fifty
years, of which I have partaken freely – they’re there, right, so why not make
use of them? I’m in the prime of my life. I look and feel not a day over thirty
and have the sculpted
body,
the vigor, and the mental acumen of a highly intelligent woman in her twenties.
When
I was a teenager, there was this beautiful model named Cindy Crawford, who in
her sixties looked like she was in her late thirties and was an example to
women all over the world. She was to me. But the world has evolved, and that
was then, and this is now.
Were
Cindy Crawford alive today she would look like my older sister or maybe my
young-looking mother, even though we would both be about the same age.
But
I digress. I have, perhaps, too much on my mind. Images of the past keep
streaming through my head. I think of the love of my life, him, and wonder what
could have been but wasn’t; what was and shouldn’t have been.
I
feel like crying as I see my life play out, in black-and-white like an old
movie, on the screen of my mind.
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AUTHOR BIO:
David Pereda is
the award-winning author of nine novels, including Havana Blues and However
Long the Night, as well as the Havana Series of thrillers featuring the dashing
Doctor Raymond Peters and the beautiful but deadly Cuban assassin Marcela. He
has traveled to more than thirty countries and speaks four languages. Before
devoting his time solely to writing and teaching, David had a successful
international consulting career with global giant Booz Allen Hamilton, where he
worked with the governments of Mexico, Venezuela, Peru and Qatar, among others.
A
member of MENSA, David earned his MBA from Pepperdine University in California.
He earned bachelor degrees in English literature and mathematics at the
University of South Florida in Tampa.
He
lives in artistic Asheville, North Carolina, with his youngest daughter Sophia,
where he teaches mathematics and English at the Asheville-Buncombe Community
College. He loves sports and is an accomplished competitor in track and
show-jumping equestrian events.
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a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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I enjoyed getting to know your book and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lisa.
DeleteThank you for hosting me on your blog today. I will be checking in and out during the next couple days to answer any questions you or your readers may have about the book, writing, or my life.
ReplyDeleteIf any of you lives in fabulous Asheville, I invite you to the Mars Hill Baptist Church at 6:30 PM tomorrow for a life reading of Freaking Fast to the local chapter of the "Daughters of the American Revolution."
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed finding out more about your book. I hope that it is a success. Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bernie. So far, it has received only 5-star reviews, and it's in the running for an award.
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DeleteThank you, Victoria.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the release. Who is your favorite literary character? Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't answer you before, Bernie. My favorite literary character is Jake Barnes from The Sun Also Rises, which is my favorite book and its author my favorite writer. That Lost Generation traipsing through Europe, kind of lost and yet creating great works of literature and art, fascinates me.
DeleteSounds like a great read!
ReplyDeleteI believe it is a great and fun read, and so do a few other people, Danielle. Thank you for following the tour.
ReplyDeleteAlly, thank you again for inviting me to your blog.
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