Eyes Of The Dead [Paperback]

Aleka Nakis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2007

What would you endure to find the cure for the disease that killed your mother? Exposure to venomous snakes? Raging rapids without a life jacket? Drug lords who dab in sex trafficking? Would you relinquish control and trust your life in a dead man's hands? Tiffany Jensen, a young breast cancer researcher, confronts her greatest fear and flies on a plane to a foreign country alone. Venturing into the dangerous terrain of the Mayan jungle, she is willing to do just about anything for the cure. Antonio Francisco Fernandez, aka Agent AFFCROC, is open to only one possibility: getting Tiffany out of his territory and safely back to the States. Will his insistence deny her success, or struggling to find her way, will she come face to face with the eyes of the dead?

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About the Author

Born in Athens, Greece and raised in the states, Aleka has straddled the Atlantic and had a foot on each continent for many years. An avid reader from a very young age, she entered her first literary contest at twelve with a poem in her native Greek language. The poem placed second in the international competition and ricocheted Aleka's love for writing to the top of her list. High school and college proved to be a battle between journalism and graduation. However, the need to finish her degrees kept her writing private until her desire to write was no longer containable, and she ended her management career to write full-time. Aleka's efforts paid off, and her initial publishing contract was a present delivered on time for Christmas. Her novella, Sempre, was published in the Holiday in the Heart Romance Anthology. Today, Aleka spends her days with her family enjoying the simple pleasures in life. She loves to travel and does so with every excuse available to her. Blending her life passions of story telling, travel, and exotic cultures, Aleka aims to transport her readers into the magical world of romance. http://www.alekanakis.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Resplendence Publishing, LLC (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979572126
• ISBN-13: 978-0979572128
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,650,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your Romantic Cravings- Satisfied!, December 8, 2007

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Mandy, R&R - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eyes Of The Dead (Paperback)

I don't know what else to say about Aleka Nakis except that she is AWESOME! Not only was I lucky enough to get to read and review The Greek Rule, but after reading Eyes of the Dead, she is definitely on my list of authors to keep an eye on. Her books are filled with such beautiful imagery, you have no problem imagining the exotic locations she uses as her settings.

Tiffany Jensen is determined to continue the research her late professor started before he was murdered. Not just to honor her mentor, but because the research holds possibilities that could help eradicate breast cancer, the disease that killed her mother. Unfortunately, the key to this research is a plant only found in a certain part of the jungle- in South America. The unfortunate part is that after the professor's murder, she has been denied permission to collect the plant specimens that never made it to the United States. So Tiffany is taking a "vacation" and posing as a tourist interested in exploring the Mayan Jungle. She doesn't even know if she will be able to find the plants, or even smuggle them back into her country- but she can't give up on the cure when she is so close.

Agent Antonio Francisco Fernandez knows all about Tiffany Jensen and what she has come to South America in search of. In fact, it's his job to get her to return home before she even sets foot in the jungle. But he soon finds that she will do anything to get what she came for, including putting herself into a danger she can't even conceive of. It's up to him to either to get her to go home now, or get her in and out of the jungle- preferably alive.

Eyes of the Dead is a suspense-filled romance with a touch of the supernatural, perfect to satisfy all your romantic cravings. Aleka Nakis will stun you with her unbelievable talent of pulling you into the story and painting the setting with perfect detail. In Eyes of the Dead, venture into the jungle with exotic plant-life, mysterious and deadly creatures, and beautiful landmarks you can picture with ease. The characters are extremely well-developed, and pack a big punch in a small number of pages. Tiffany is a sweet, determined woman who will sacrifice everything, even her life, in order to help cure a terrible disease. Antonio is a gorgeous, strong hero, and from the very beginning, you will be cheering for a happily ever after between he and Tiffany. Eyes of the Dead is a romantic adventure that will have you wanting more of Aleka Nakis!

-Mandy Briggs for
RoguesandRomance.com

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paranormal Romantic Suspense- I love it, November 13, 2007

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Kat (Florida, Miami) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eyes Of The Dead (Paperback)

Aleka Nakis did it again! The novel "Eyes of the Dead" is a breathtakingly dramatic, suspenseful, exciting, funny, sexy, steamy, romantic escape. By the way, did I say STEAMY? The relationship of Tiffany and Antonio is a passionate rollercoaster ride that they try to deny for their own reasons while they have to deal with terrors surrounding them. Both their work entails in helping the world while trying to find eachother in the midst of the craziness of their universe. That's all I am saying. You gotta pick it up to find out more!
Happy Reading
Kat

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read!, January 22, 2008

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Nancy J. Cohen (Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eyes Of The Dead (Paperback)

Like Romancing the Stone in the Mayan jungle, EYES OF THE DEAD finds botanist Tiffany Jensen searching for a rare plant more valuable than an emerald. When she's abduced by white slavers, her sexy tour guide rushes to the rescue. She doesn't count on his threat to her heart posing greater danger than the terrors of the rainforest.

Government agent Antonio Fernandez curses the female who's disrupted his operation to catch a drug kingpin. Can he curb his lust enough to get her safely away?

Set in the tropics, this fast-paced story will carry you off to a romantic adventure you won't want to miss