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Frederick A. Babb has lived in Spain for many years. During this time,he has lived many cherished adventures and has obtain a view on issues as an American abroad versus one that lives within the borders of the country.
Having a passion for writing, he started his professional writing career as a editorial sports columnist for military newspapers in Spain, much to the praise of readers and editors alike.
In 2001, he decided to pursue his dream and had his first novel, Unforgettable, published. The driving force behind this romance novel was the memory of a special lady that had passed away at a young age from cancer.
Since then, he has had two more novels published with a fourth one to be released this year. The fouth novel is focused on his experiences in Spain as he brings to the literature world the life of bullfighting in this Spanish Romance Trilogy. The magic of southern Spain come to life in the pages of this romance novel and it reflects the wonderful lifestyle that Spain offers.
But, even this success has yet to slow him down. Currently, he is working on a book about terrorism as well as finishing the second novel of the Spanish Romance Trilogy.
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MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- FREEMAN'S PERILS: In a world where fame comes as easy as ordering a hamburger, Bart Freeman devises the ultimate promotional gimmick. With the resources from hitting it big in the state lottery and the ambition to make it to the top in the designer clothing world, he sponsors the “Discover America” contest to choose five beautiful ladies to promote his new line of designer clothes. The media devours his idea and overexposure quickly makes him the hottest commodity in the country. But, as five fortunate ladies prepare for a summer tour to all fifty states, someone has other plans for them. Their plans begin to unfold and their dreams will come crashing down hard around them as beatings, bombings, murders and kidnapping upstage the marketing scheme that Bart worked so hard for. The tour quickly becomes of little interest to them as their very survival hinges on their ability to stop this person before they are eliminated. There would be no help from the media as Bart and the five ladies rapidly form as a team to save something more than the tour. They would have to discover who was behind all of this brutality and why the wanted to see them all dead.
ISBN: 1594572232 - RUNNING OF THE BULLS: Coming in 2004!
Spain: Passion, vibrant and amiable. The national infatuation is bullfighting and the Spanish defend this sport with a passion. The heat of the south ignites more than just the fervor of the sport as Efigenia, a determined business lady, and Peter, an English man that grew up in Madrid, spark a romance in the atmosphere of the most famous feria of Spain.
While Efigenia, or Efi as she is called, is occupied preparing her bull-breeding ranch for the bullfights in the feria de Sevilla, Peter is busy enjoying his first taste of Andalusia and all the warmth it has to offer. Despite their hectic plans, both find time to fall in love under the magical sun of Sevilla and the nightlights of the feria.
They enjoy the time together, but when the feria ends, will their romance end with it as Peter returns to Madrid?
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MY NEWS:
Expatriate Author finds Romance in Spain
From Henry Miller to Ernest Hemingway, the expatriate American author has held an esteemed place in American Literature. Typically representing the outsider, or the escapist, the expatriate was seen as a rebel, a rogue, and garnered the attention from those seeking rebellion, or a touch of the exotic, within their reading. With the expansion and distribution of English language newspapers, and with Americans now found living in the big cities as well as the remote villages in countries all over the globe, the romance light might seem to have dimmed from the realm of the expatriate author in our age of the small world. Not true, it’s just that the types of expatriate authors, and the works they are writing, have changed.
The expatriate novelist Frederick A. Babb, is an American living in, not because of a desire to be away from the states, but because it is where he has found his livelihood, as an English teacher. His distance allows him a fresh eye into the genre he finds most fascinating; the Romance Novel. “I believe in writing books that touch you emotionally and/or make you step back and think,” says Babb, “When I am writing, I place myself in the situation of my characters and write what my heart would feel at that moment. I place emphasis on the relationship versus making the score.”
Babb’s new novel, “Freeman’s Perils” is centered around the lives of five America women from across the fifty states, all who are selected through a pageant in post 9/11 New York City. The tour founder, Bart Freeman, decides to conduct his pageant from there in an attempt to provide national healing of a nation affected by the tragedy. In the story each strive, and are selected to be part of a “Discover America” beauty pageant. The pageant, a brainstorm of a recent lottery millionaire Bart Freeman, is a promotional gimmick quickly devoured by the media, which leads to romance, mystery, murder, teamwork, and survival. “The promise of glamour and fame is replaced with menacing perils and survival,” says author Babb, “There will be no help from the media as Bart and the five ladies form as a team to save something more than the tour.”
An accomplished writer with three novels under his belt, Babb has higher goals than the typical romance novelist, “If a person that has read one of my books tells me that the book touched or inspired them, only then do I consider myself successful.” “Freeman’s Perils,” is a unique introduction to the romance novel for those new to the genre or for those seeking to read works by a new type of expatriate author.
Learn more about “Freeman’s Perils” and the author at his website: www.frederickbabb.com
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MY RESIDENCE INFO:
City: Sevilla
State/Country: Spain
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BOOKS PUBLISHED:
 UNFORGETTABLE: This bittersweet novel was the debut book for me. It details the pleasure and pain of first love as it matures from a high school infatuation to the life long dedication to the one person that means more than life itself.
ISBN: 1403399387
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 TORN: This is a novel that deals with the complications of a love triangle with a new twist.
ALEX — an up-and-coming person working for the city. Now he has to decide what is best. He finds himself between the charm and elegance of Jacklyn and the down-to-earth Sylvia, who shared many of the same professional interests. JACKLYN — has to decide what is best. An accountant student, she finds herself attracted to a man who was full of charisma, but is also the object of desire for Sylvia. SYLVIA — has to decide what is best. The niece of the city mayor, she was forced onto Alex to perform a renovation project at the state university library. She hopes to maintain a professional relationship with Alex, but his knowledge excites her beyond belief. Now her personal interest could bring the entire project down. Three people torn between what is right and their desires. While they have to make their decisions, there would be someone else torn between permitting one of them to survive…or not.
ISBN: 1413703135
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