Carmen Falcone | Traveling Through Books: Yes, Please!
Ladies and gentlemen, we are ready for takeoffβ¦
Even though we donβt actually read this line every time we read a romance novel,
itβs safe to say that a lot of times we hear that in the back of our minds. Or
perhaps I do, anyway. Hey, stranger things have happened in my life.
But now, letβs talk about travelingβthrough books!
As a reader, I love to go places I havenβt been. As a writer, I love to feature
some of my favorite destinations in books.
Today, Iβll be taking you to Brazil, where BRAZILIAN REVENGE is set.
Of course, it helps that Brazil is also where Iβm from originally, even though
Iβve lived in Austin, Texas for the last thirteen years. Brazil is such a
resourceful, diverse country.
Thereβs something for everyone in Brazil. To give you one example, BRAZILIAN REVENGE starts in
glamorous and internationally known Rio, filled with breathtaking views and
gorgeous beaches. (Itβs also one of my favorite cities in the world.) But then
we go to Northeast Brazil, which is a completely different area. In another
book, KIDNAPPING THE
BRAZILIAN TYCOON, Iβve even taken readers to the land of a Brazilian Indian
tribe. Yes. That book featured environmental and cultural issues and
how vulnerable these tribes are nowadays, with modern life swallowing their
traditions and customs. As you can see, there is so much more to my country than
Carnaval and women in G-string bikinis. Really.
A little bit of geography lesson here, because I know thatβs what youβre
craving. (I promise it wonβt be boring!) Brazil is divided into five main
regions: North (think the Amazon and tons of river, lush forest and
internationally debated environmental shenanigans), Northeast (a region rich in
folklore, music and cuisineβ¦think yummy seafood and beautiful beaches), Central
West (sparsely populated with dry weather; it includes Brasilia, the countryβs
capital), South (very developed both rurally and economically; think
gauchosβBrazilian cowboys, yum!βplus tons of German descendants and
world-renowned steakhouses) and Southeast (highly industrialized cities like Rio
and Sao Paulo; itβs the region where most of the countryβs population resides).
Each of the regions has a rich history complete with unique accents, delicious
local dishes and more. Each sexy romantic suspense in my Brazilians series is
set in a different area of Brazil.
How about you? What places captivate you as a reader, writer or traveler?
Carmen Falcone learned at an early age that fantasizing about
fictional characters beats doing math homework any day. Brazilian by birth and
traveler by nature, she moved to Central Texas after college and met her broody
Swiss husbandβliving proof that opposites attract. She found in writing her
deepest passion and the best excuse to avoid the healthy lifestyle everyone
keeps talking about. When sheβs not lost in the world of romance, she enjoys
spending time with her two kids, being walked by her three crazy pugs, reading,
catching up with friends, and chatting with random people in the checkout line.
Human rights lawyer Leonardo Duarte wants to destroy Satyanna Darling, the
woman who disappeared after a weekend of earth shattering sexβ¦along with his
priceless sculpture. But when he finds her in a Brazilian prison a year later he
realizes she didn't act alone and blackmails her into helping him find the man
behind the theft.
Satyanna wants to return to the US and stay out of prison, but she knows
Leonardo won't let her, unless she takes him to the man who really stole from
him. As they embark on a cat and mouse game to find the man with all the
answers, dodging their attraction to each other becomes even more difficult. But
even while things heat up between them, secrets and mistrust threaten
everything.
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