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New River Vanity
A Novel by Tami Noftz
Kirkus Review: A touching saga featuring a sympathetic if insecure hero and some big surprises in the plot.
***** FIVE STARS "Experience a captivating and emotion-filled journey through decades of love, sacrifice, and unexpected twists. Get ready for a bittersweet rollercoaster. Available now on Amazon."
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The Love and Adventures of Calamity Vanity
A unique love story that will leave your heart racing and yearning for more. It starts out as a love at first sight infatuation romance, then transitions into a life-long love story, It's an engaging saga, spanning decades about the sacrifices we sometimes make for love and how unexplained coincidences can change the direction of your life in an instant. You'll feel like you are experiencing the adventures along with the characters and there are several plot twists in the second half of the book you won't see coming.
Recovering from a personal tragedy, the awkward, life-loving, and humorous Vanessa “Calamity Vanity" Jane VanBuren reluctantly agrees to go on a rafting trip with a close friend. All heads turn when Craig Bjorn Eriksen, a young Norwegian man who could be mistaken for an A-list actor, walks in, closely followed by a trail of beautiful women. Self-conscious, Vanity is instantly smitten with him but doubts he will notice her.
To Vanity’s astonishment, Craig ignores the other women and turns his attention to her. Fate then places them together on a life-changing journey. They share daring adventures, unnerving situations, and even near-death experiences as Craig pushes Vanity out of her comfort zone. As summer ends, so too does their time together. Their love remains frozen in time although they live across borders and do not communicate.
Years after their tearful goodbye, Vanity discovers Craig has a coincidental connection to her current life. What she learns threatens to penetrate the fortress she built around her memories of their time together. As Vanity reflects on the choices she made during and after the summer she spent with Craig, she changes the trajectory of her remaining years. Cleverly written as a memoir embedded within a novel, New River Vanity is heartfelt, inspirational, uplifting, and poignant. It will make you laugh and cry, but most of all, Vanity’s story will inspire you to love like there is no tomorrow.ve like there is no tomorrow.
Recovering from a personal tragedy, the awkward, life-loving, and humorous Vanessa “Calamity Vanity" Jane VanBuren reluctantly agrees to go on a rafting trip with a close friend. All heads turn when Craig Bjorn Eriksen, a young Norwegian man who could be mistaken for an A-list actor, walks in, closely followed by a trail of beautiful women. Self-conscious, Vanity is instantly smitten with him but doubts he will notice her.
To Vanity’s astonishment, Craig ignores the other women and turns his attention to her. Fate then places them together on a life-changing journey. They share daring adventures, unnerving situations, and even near-death experiences as Craig pushes Vanity out of her comfort zone. As summer ends, so too does their time together. Their love remains frozen in time although they live across borders and do not communicate.
Years after their tearful goodbye, Vanity discovers Craig has a coincidental connection to her current life. What she learns threatens to penetrate the fortress she built around her memories of their time together. As Vanity reflects on the choices she made during and after the summer she spent with Craig, she changes the trajectory of her remaining years. Cleverly written as a memoir embedded within a novel, New River Vanity is heartfelt, inspirational, uplifting, and poignant. It will make you laugh and cry, but most of all, Vanity’s story will inspire you to love like there is no tomorrow.ve like there is no tomorrow.
"This is one of those books, that once you begin reading, you can't put down, because you can't wait to see what happens next!" Sherrie P.
"It's a beautiful book. I loved the characters and the plot. I just loved it." Lisa Z.
“New River Vanity offers a refreshing take on romance with a healthy, instant connection between its compelling characters, all wrapped in an engaging narrative style that keeps you hooked from start to finish.” Book Nerdiction Wajeeha Bashir
"Superbly plotted love story of passion, discovery, and reflection, spanning years." BookLife
...may remind readers of the works of Nicholas Sparks, given its North Carolina setting and emphasis on heartbreak-themed romance. Vanity is an engaging odd-duck heroine, dubbed “Calamity Vanity” due to reasons large (she’s haunted by deathly accidents that seem to target those around her) and small (she’s the type to spill sauce on white clothes). The bombshell that occurs later in the novel (Vanity had a secret that led her to let Craig go) comes as something of a shock... Kirkus
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New River Vanity, The Love and Adventures of Calamity Vanity by Tami Noftz
Published by Barrett Ault Publishing, LLC
Developmental editor: Laurie Chittenden; Copy Editor: Brooks Becker