The Diamond Rose Book Spotlight & Book Tour Giveaway

This morning, I have a paranormal, fantasy romance novel in our book spotlight--along with a guest post from the author! Check out The Diamond Rose, learn about author Daniela Valenti, read her thoughts on her strong women characters--and be sure to enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

 

Book Title:  The Diamond Rose (A Sentinel 10 Novel) by Daniela Valenti
Category:  Adult Fiction (18 yrs +),  250 pages
Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Romance
Publisher:  Enigma Publishing
Release date:   Nov 2020
Content Rating:  PG-13 + M. Suicide is mentioned, that's for the M. One sex scene without explicit description of the genitals.

 

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 About the Book

 Amanda’s med school graduation is unlike any other. A solar flare awakens her super psychic powers, enabling her to fight evil, supernatural and human alike. She is the Sentinel 10, the most powerful warrior in a secret society of similarly endowed people. Her life becomes a whirlwind of international travel and exciting paranormal challenges. But all is not as it seems. Soon Amanda discovers that the man she loves has an evil alter ego, and that her own powers have a dark side. This first year as a Sentinel will push the limits of her resilience, and put her own humanity to the test. The Diamond Rose is a thrilling and romantic adventure, the first in an exciting new series. Fans of paranormal romance will enjoy this tale of a female heroine who struggles to understand love and master her own powers.

 

Read an Excerpt

I began writing at age nine with a story about a doctor’s cat, and then a short sci-fi story at age twenty-three. Thirteen years later, my foray into serious-minded writing simply happened. I started writing again after returning from a trip to Prague for an international forensic psychiatry conference. I’m a psychiatrist by trade. What I learned there, combined with my impressions of Prague, my prior ruminations on the nature of love and evil, and my clinical knowledge all combined to create The Diamond Rose, the first book in my Sentinel 10 series. It was a moment when all sorts of aspects of myself, my life experiences and my interests came together, like a self-assembling puzzle.


I’ve always been drawn to strong women characters in books and movies, so I choose female heroines for my paranormal-fantasy novels because of that. Originally, Amanda Griffith, the protagonist, was based entirely on me; I was simply projecting myself into the story. This is no longer true; now she feels more like a sister and a distinct person to me.


My female heroines are accomplished, smart, beautiful young women with a lot of heart and courage. But they’re not martial arts experts, and they don’t engage in physical fights. That’s what the male characters are there for, among other things like romance and heartbreak.


I mean, truly, in real life, how many women can physically fight a man, or a monster? In paranormal fiction, as well as in movies, a lot of women are kicking and punching and taking down big guys. For me, that that wasn’t realistic. I couldn’t do it, and I doubt my girlfriends could do it either. My heroines have special super-psychic powers; they kick ass AND get to keep their stiletto heels!

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Meet the Author

Daniela Valenti is the pen name for a Canadian psychiatrist who writes Paranormal Fiction. That may seem incongruous, but it’s not really. The work in her chosen field and her writing dovetail nicely. She is able to draw upon her work as a psychiatrist to create multidimensional characters who are simultaneously powerful and vulnerable. Daniela lives in Montreal and holds a medical degree from McGill. She speaks French and regards herself a chatty introvert. Growing up, she was a voracious reader of sci-fi and fantasy. Her interests today include supernatural lore, skincare and fashion, gorgeous travel destinations, true crime, and learning about narcissism and psychopathy. She’s thought a lot about love and evil and maintains that narcissism is the true nature of all evil. 

 

Daniela has traveled extensively. Her love of the exotic dominates many of the settings where the characters in her stories romp and play their parts. Her prior attempts at writing began at age nine with a story about a doctor’s cat, and then a short sci-fi story at age twenty-three. Thirteen years later, her foray into serious-minded writing simply happened. She began writing in 2017, after she returned from a trip to Prague for an international forensic psychiatry conference. What she learned there, combined with her impressions of Prague, her prior ruminations on the nature of love and evil, and her clinical knowledge all combined to create the first book in her series. It was a moment when all sorts of aspects of herself, her life experiences and her interests came together, like a self-assembling puzzle. The story came to her like a movie, unfolding in her head as she sat on an airplane, staring at the screen-less back of the chair in front of her, for the eight-hour trip back to Canada. Once set in motion, the wheels of creation kept on turning, and resulted in the Sentinel 10 series.

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