Crossing Paths - Nina Purtee

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Résumé :
Literary Titan Silver Award Winner. Ramone Sanchez, rising star in the age-old Spanish tradition of bullfighting passed down for generations, has found his life once filled with glamour and fame thrust into the crossroads of despair. Recently engaged to Annie Harrison, the Western beauty from Beyond the Sea: Annie's Journey into the Extraordinary, Ramone has become an unwilling victim in a politically-fraught drama, witnessing the unthinkable and reluctantly realizing his lack of power outside the ring. His brother, Antonio, once the carefree, dimpled Casanova with women at his feet, is now wheel-chair bound from an injury in the bullring and pitifully doubts both his manhood and his path forward. In this sequel, it is Annie's family who takes Ramone and Antonio under their wing, along with their mother, Marguerite, to set sail on the Porto Banus and take refuge on the idyllic island of Mallorca off the coast of Spain. A spiritual wedding is planned, bringing friends and family together as the island works its magical healing to create a bond between them that reshapes each of their own destinies. Will Ramone and Antonio find the comfort they so desperately need to answer the questions simmering beneath the surface, or will they find even more than they hoped for?...

Biographie:
Nina Purtee is a worldwide traveler, philosopher, and adventure romance novelist. Growing up in Atlanta, Nina's father ignited her travel obsession with lavish family trips to exotic locations. Some of those experiences have found their way into her writing. Island-hopping with her family through the Greek Islands on a 95-foot sailboat, the Eleni, gave Nina the inspiration for Don Marco's vessel, the Porto Banus. While on safari in East Africa, she met a woman artist with her companion, a sculptor, living in tents immersed in their artwork. They inspired the characters of Annie's friend, Sarah, and the sculptor, Sam. Nina draws from her travels to embrace multicultural characters and couples seemingly from different worlds and allow them to compromise, co-exist, accept each other's traditions, and even find love.The sudden death of a colleague left Nina desolate and became the catalyst for Annie's journey to seek balance, understanding, and resolution. Beyond the Sea: Annie's Journey into the Extraordinary is the first in her series. Crossing Paths: The Road to Destiny, the sequel, continues Annie's journey as the cast of characters surrounding Annie on her next challenging chapter widens and matures. Her newest novel, Finding Sarah: A Phoenix to behold, explores the fascinating life of one of Annie's close friends that she made on her journey.Tammy Ruggles with Reader Views describes Purtee as a natural storyteller, with the ability to transport readers into realms of imagination and possibility. Nina now lives in Florida surrounded by family and friends when she is not traveling the globe seeking new experiences to write about....

Sommaire:
Annie's destiny awaits. Smooth sailing or turbulent seas? After a life-changing journey in book one, Annie's course is apparently set and she is ready to open the next chapter of her destiny with Ramone. However, amidst the politically fraught British turnover of Hong Kong to Beijing, politics and suspense intervene, causing lives to be changed and plans to unravel. The island of Mallorca off the coast of Spain offers the perfect refuge from the conflict. In the midst of the King's Cup Regatta and the Night of the Pilgrims Pilgrimage, a wedding is planned high in the mountains overlooking the sea. Annie's extraordinary journey has produced the man of her dreams and the happy couple welcomes family and friends from their different worlds to celebrate their union. Once gathered, one has to ask...is it fate that all these personalities have convened on this island at this moment in time? This combustion of characters has found themselves swept into Annie's journey and perhaps found destiny of their own with far-reaching choices set before them. The end of one journey is sometimes the start of a new beginning!...