Review, Interview & Giveaway: Legacy of Angels by Genie Gabriel

Original Title: Legacy of Angels
Series: Legacy #1
Author: Genie Gabriel
Publisher: Rogue Phoenix Press
Published Date: May 1st 2012
Genre: Contemporary romance, Mystery

BLURB

Two tarnished angels--a former priest and a former prostitute--risk their lives to save a baby from a beast-man's savage vengeance.

REVIEW

Having read a lot of angels and fallen angels novels changed my mind, I think.  When I first heard about the title "Legacy of Angels", I accepted without any more thinking (didn't even look for that two lines of blurb).  Even when I was reading upto 10% of the novel, I was thinking this novel to be one of the regular ones.  SO SO WRONG!

Claudia is turned into a prostitute by her selfish mother at the age of 12.  Being constantly hurt by men, both physically and emotionally, Claudia hated men and never trusts them.  When one such men, an evil police officer, makes her pregnant, again by force, Claudia started loving her unborn child.  As soon as the child was born, that man who made her pregnant, took that child and sold to a rich couple for a great price.  After few months, he comes again, looking like a real beast and tries to kill her.  Claudia runs away from the beast, from her past, from facing her mistakes..

Patrick, an adopted child in a beautiful family, is a priest and sees an angel in his thoughts from the age of 4.  Even though he is a priest, he doesn't accept many of their terms.  He accepts the job, only because he will get a chance to help others.  When he meets Claudia running away from the society, he takes the responsibility of caring for her.  He slowly starts liking her, although he knows he is committing a sin of liking her when he is a priest.  But, will Claudia accept him, when all she feels towards men is hate?

Well, you can see what I meant before, when I said I was mistaken about the title?  Yeah, so very mistaken.  But, I don't regret reading this one.  Its a good novel, that will make people think about what is real service.  And I enjoyed the novel too.  The family of Patrick was just so beautiful..I really learnt many things from Patrick's mom - she actually felt like a real hero to me.

Well written novel, that do NOT focus on fallen angels.. :)

INTERVIEW WITH GENIE

-- Is there an inspiration behind why you chose writing?
Um, the old story of I started reading a book and slammed it shut with the comment, "I can write better than this." I quickly realized writing a book wasn't as easy as I thought. However, by then I was hooked on writing, so learned the craft and, fourteen years and many frustrations later, sold my first book.

-- When you were little, what did you want to be when you "grew up"?
Had not a clue! However, now that I'm "older," I've decided being child-like is a gift and I like making up stories and playing with my dogs. :)

-- What are your current literary works?  Any sneak peaks?
My LEGACY series of at least nine books will feature eight adopted siblings including a priest who is a black belt karate master, stolen babies, an exploding town, motorcycle jumps--that barely scratches the surface of the first two books. There's much more action and challenges to come and, of course, happily-ever-afters for all the main characters.

-- If you could travel in a Time Machine would you go back to the past or into the future?
Funny you should ask about time machines. One of my romantic comedy novellas, "St. Batzy & the Time Machine," features a little white terrier suspiciously like one of my real dogs who travels into the past and causes quite a stir.

-- Which topics would you like to explore in your future books (assuming there are more to come)?
There are at least seven more books in my LEGACY series, which will be released every two months. As these books have unfolded, I've come to love these characters more and more. They live in the small, fictional town of Halo with a gossip network that can travel faster than Bigsy Dalton in a gorilla suit. When the main characters face their biggest fears, it challenges their integrity and their relationships. They jump into situations like action heroes, make heart-wrenching decisions with their eyes wide open and sometimes filled with tears, and fall in love for keeps. And always, this adopted family is bound together by love.

-- Tell us your most rewarding experience since being published.
Getting comments from readers saying how one of my stories touched their lives.

-- What is your favorite scene in the book and why do you love it?
That's tough. There are many scenes I love in LEGACY OF ANGELS. Patrick and Claudia continually surprised me with their courage in searching for a path of integrity. Not necessarily an easy path or a socially acceptable one, but one that felt right in their hearts. They both want "things" they don't think they can have: someone who loves them in spite of their less-than-ideal pasts, their own family, and a place to call home. Yet they unselfishly think of what's best for others first. They don't want to realize their dreams at the cost of others suffering.


QUICK ANSWERS

Favorite place?
Home.

Best Christmas present?
Anything hand-made from a child.

Favorite book?
Too many to choose one, but Louise Hay's HEAL YOUR BODY is on my list of favorites.

Favorite author?
Again, too many to choose one--and I love discovering new-to-me authors.

Favorite smell?
Flowers blooming or cookies baking. I also love the smell of coffee brewing, but I don't drink it.

Favorite series?
My LEGACY series, of course!

Nickname?
Not telling. :)

Favorite writing spot?
If I had a laptop, it would be on the bench under my magnolia tree. Since I don't have a laptop, I just look out my office window at this spot.

Favorite movie?
I have many on my to-be-watched list--but they will have to wait until my series is written and published.

Favorite dish?
I tend to eat the same meal for several weeks, then switch to something else. I've been loving fresh fruit with whipped cream.

Favorite color?
With millions of colors to choose from, it changes.

Favorite quote?
At the moment, it's the one from Henry Ford that basically says, "Whether you think you can or can't, you're right."

Favorite flavor of ice cream?
Moose tracks--which chocolate and caramel swirled in vanilla.

Your best trait?
I'm pretty generous, which can result in my worst trait...

Your worst trait?
I'm a recovering "fixer"--I want to fix problems for people instead of letting them work things out for themselves. But I'm getting better about just focusing on my own lessons.

Thank you, Books Are Magic, for hosting me today!

Web site: http://www.GenieGabriel.com
Blog: http://oshealegacyseries.blogspot.com/

GIVEAWAY

Genie will be giving away a $25 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour and a $10 Powell's Bookstore GC to one commenter at every stop.  

Open INTERNATIONALLY!  Ends May 28th 2012!

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