However Long The Night Tour

Today on the blog, we have a tour spot for David Perada's However Long The Night. 

Cuban-born, award-winning Miami Architect and successful real estate developer Cid Milan suddenly faces a dilemma when his dying father reveals to him a shocking twenty-five year old family secret. Cid realizes there is only one thing he can do to unravel the mystery of his own past and right the wrongs committed. He must return to the land he abandoned. In his quest, Cid rediscovers himself and his roots as he searches frantically throughout Cuba for his teenage flame, Sandra, and the secret she kept from him all these years. In the process, Cid learns an invaluable lesson about love, forgiveness and redemption which changes his life forever.

Excerpt: 

Cid and Manny leaned against the rail on the crammed upper deck of the venerable boat,

watching the retreating Cuban coastline. Vessels of all sizes motored out of the harbor, seeking

the open sea. The noise was deafening. Passengers screamed and boat captains blew their

horns. On deck a group of men drank rum from a bottle and chanted, “Libertad, libertad,

libertad . . . ”

“Many weird-looking people on this boat,” Manny commented. “That man over there looks like a

drug lord.”

“Castro emptied out the jails and let out all the scum along with the political prisoners --

murderers, druggies, thieves, prostitutes. The cream of society.”

“Hear, hear. But we’re out of there and on our way to America. A new life, Brother.” Manny

flashed a big smile to someone behind Cid’s back and added a wolf whistle. “Think you can be

without my charming company a while? A cute girl just gave me the eye. You want to join me

and make new friends?”

Cid shook his head.

“You’re still down about Sandra not coming to say good-bye to you?”

Cid nodded. “It’s been a bad week all around.”

“Things will improve now, Brother. Cheer up. You’re depressing me.” He punched Cid on the

arm playfully. “In a month you might not even remember Sandra. There are tons of beautiful

women in the United States. I’m going to try to get a head start, maybe find me a new girlfriend

right here on this boat. Sure you don’t want to come?”

“I’m sure.”

Author Biography:

David Pereda is an award-winning author who enjoys crafting political thrillers and

mainstream novels. His books have won the Lighthouse Book Awards twice, the Royal

Palm Awards, the National Indie Excellence Awards, and the Readers Favorite Awards.

He has traveled extensively around the world and speaks several languages. Before

devoting his time solely to writing and teaching college-level courses, Pereda had a rich

and 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, Pereda is the regional director of the Florida Writers Association

and the co-founder of AWE (Asheville Writing Enthusiasts). He loves sports and has

won many prizes competing in track and show-jumping equestrian events.

Pereda lives with his family in Asheville, North Carolina.

Please visit him at…

www.davidpereda.com

www.twitter.com/DavidPeredaAVL

www.facebook.com

Review: 

When Cid left Cuba and left behind a girl that he loved very deeply, something shifted within him. The girl carried his child, though he was not aware of this fact. It is only 25 years later he learns this fact, and he has very limited time to get to Cuba find her, and convince her and their son to return to the States with him before Cid's father takes his last breath. It is a race against time.  

However Long The Night is very much a book about betrayal, and of course redemption. Often is the case, misunderstandings are grave, and love is never ending. 

This book is a contemporary mainstream novel with a romantic elements. It is a clean read, which I highly enjoyed. I found his characters to be a breath of fresh air and the I was unable to put the book down. It is very well paced, the characters were exceptional, and the mystery of what transpired to his lady love after he left Cuba had me on the seat of my chair.  

Over all, the heartbreak, the betrayal, the mystery, and at the heart of it all love, wrapped together wonderfully to tell a beautiful story. 

This book gets a 4 out of 5. 

And Mr. Perada, I have to say as your first shot at a romance was beautifully crafted, I truly hope you will grace us with another in the future.

Disclaimer: I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

However Long the Night