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The Unconventional Agent Beaufont #9
The Violent Valentine
There is no replacement for real love…
But there are some who’d like to try.
When robots are used to replace love all over the world, the very foundation of it is rocked.
Can a machine be an adequate companion?
Loneliness seems to be going away…
But so is humanity.
Paris Beaufont and her friends know they must fight for real love.
To fix this problem, they are going to need magitech. And a detective. Oh, a bit of muscle and courage.
Good thing that none of those are in short supply if you know the right people.
Thankfully Paris does and they are all willing to help…in exchange for something.
Can Paris Beaufont save love from the modern world?
But there are some who’d like to try.
When robots are used to replace love all over the world, the very foundation of it is rocked.
Can a machine be an adequate companion?
Loneliness seems to be going away…
But so is humanity.
Paris Beaufont and her friends know they must fight for real love.
To fix this problem, they are going to need magitech. And a detective. Oh, a bit of muscle and courage.
Good thing that none of those are in short supply if you know the right people.
Thankfully Paris does and they are all willing to help…in exchange for something.
Can Paris Beaufont save love from the modern world?
- GenresFantasy
313 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 7, 2022
231 people are currently reading
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Sarah Noffke
264 books1,489 followersSarah Noffke is a prolific USA Today Best-Selling Author, who writes YA and NA science fiction, fantasy, paranormal and urban fantasy. Most of her stories draw on her experiences living on the West Coast, growing up in Texas or traveling the world.
Her passion for art, culture and literature drives her to create stories that are full of whimsey, humor and philosophy. Her books appeal to readers who enjoy an escape, a bit of magic mixed with science and the unexpected--like a dragon who tells bad jokes and has a video game addiction, but fights for justice.
Noffke's books are top rated and best-sellers on Amazon. Her books are available in paperback, audio and in Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch and Italian.
To stay up to date with Sarah, please visit her website and subscribe to her newsletter: www.sarahnoffke.com
For a complete list of books by Sarah and a suggested reading order, please see: www.sarahnoffke.com/reading-guide/
Her passion for art, culture and literature drives her to create stories that are full of whimsey, humor and philosophy. Her books appeal to readers who enjoy an escape, a bit of magic mixed with science and the unexpected--like a dragon who tells bad jokes and has a video game addiction, but fights for justice.
Noffke's books are top rated and best-sellers on Amazon. Her books are available in paperback, audio and in Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch and Italian.
To stay up to date with Sarah, please visit her website and subscribe to her newsletter: www.sarahnoffke.com
For a complete list of books by Sarah and a suggested reading order, please see: www.sarahnoffke.com/reading-guide/
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October 26, 2022
Paris taking down Zelle
Paris trying to save FGA and taking down Zelle! How to stop Zelle’s robots! Saving Terrence the wedding planner. Getting married! So much going on in this one enjoy!
Paris trying to save FGA and taking down Zelle! How to stop Zelle’s robots! Saving Terrence the wedding planner. Getting married! So much going on in this one enjoy!
October 23, 2022
Great ending
Paris and Hemingway are getting ready to get married, but first Paris has to save FGA, Terrence the wedding planner, stop robots, help get Love back on track and finally get her happy ending. I really enjoy the characters in this series and the storylines and am looking forward to the next series about Rose.
Paris and Hemingway are getting ready to get married, but first Paris has to save FGA, Terrence the wedding planner, stop robots, help get Love back on track and finally get her happy ending. I really enjoy the characters in this series and the storylines and am looking forward to the next series about Rose.
October 14, 2022
Another chapter enjoyed
A good feeling all is right with the world Beaufont ending which has lasted very well with the 18 books and still felt fresh and relevant. A great and well enjoyed achievement that I hope continues with the next Beaufont series.
A good feeling all is right with the world Beaufont ending which has lasted very well with the 18 books and still felt fresh and relevant. A great and well enjoyed achievement that I hope continues with the next Beaufont series.
December 27, 2022
What a wonderful ending, to a fantastic series!
Sarah says in her Author's Notes that this is book 18 of the complete Paris Beaufont series and, as far as I'm concerned, I would happily read another 18 more!
Paris really had to find the real her in this last book. She had to go really deep inside, to discover the person she was always meant
to be, and it took having to face her Nemesis, in a truly live, or die, way, for her to find her true self - and it was worth the wait, as she truly showed just how bad ass awesome she could be, if needful!
I'm really going to miss Paris and her family and friends, as the next generation of Beaufont books isn't getting published until March 2023 - although I'm going to continue the theme, as I have the Beaufont Short Stories still to read.
I'm going to start off with my favourite feline character, The Mysterious Plato - so I'm off right now to read that, and will see you on the flip side, to let you know what I think about it!
Sarah says in her Author's Notes that this is book 18 of the complete Paris Beaufont series and, as far as I'm concerned, I would happily read another 18 more!
Paris really had to find the real her in this last book. She had to go really deep inside, to discover the person she was always meant
to be, and it took having to face her Nemesis, in a truly live, or die, way, for her to find her true self - and it was worth the wait, as she truly showed just how bad ass awesome she could be, if needful!
I'm really going to miss Paris and her family and friends, as the next generation of Beaufont books isn't getting published until March 2023 - although I'm going to continue the theme, as I have the Beaufont Short Stories still to read.
I'm going to start off with my favourite feline character, The Mysterious Plato - so I'm off right now to read that, and will see you on the flip side, to let you know what I think about it!
April 27, 2024
Jackson Zelle is not finished with FGA; he still has one more plan in the works. A robotic one. So far, Paris has been able to stop him, and the new financial plan is working, but she has her wedding to survive. Then Subfar discovers she can’t have children and places a death curse on her until she finds him a replacement.
I’ve been enjoying all the Beauford books, but I’ve been having trouble keeping interest in the Paris ones. Something about the problems with the FGA and Zelle. Too much of it dragging out, maybe. Also the puns are getting tiresome. Though I do like Faraday and the Sherlock/Rudolph team.
Fave scenes: the Freegan food, Ramy’s new job, Rudolph getting the guards to move and the painters.
I’ve been enjoying all the Beauford books, but I’ve been having trouble keeping interest in the Paris ones. Something about the problems with the FGA and Zelle. Too much of it dragging out, maybe. Also the puns are getting tiresome. Though I do like Faraday and the Sherlock/Rudolph team.
Fave scenes: the Freegan food, Ramy’s new job, Rudolph getting the guards to move and the painters.
October 29, 2023
Very HEA ending after alot of issues and activity. Interesting twists a time or two. However, the amount of really absurd conversations and actions just don't allow me to put in a 5 star. What the heck was the deal with Ramy and the Reaper? Just a weird way to get rid of the character? Of course there is a new character pending for a new series. If you want to stay on the Beaufont Mary-go-round?
November 5, 2022
The Violent Valentine
Kudos to you and Michael for the most entertainment I have had in 60 +/- years. I have read all of your Beaufont books and they were Intriguing, exciting, well written, excellent editing and just all around fun to read. Thank you very much and I look forward to reading all about Rose.
Kudos to you and Michael for the most entertainment I have had in 60 +/- years. I have read all of your Beaufont books and they were Intriguing, exciting, well written, excellent editing and just all around fun to read. Thank you very much and I look forward to reading all about Rose.
December 11, 2022
Great ending to the series, but thankfully not the end of the Beaufont's. Paris and Faraday have a lot to achieve in this one, none the least saving the FGA from Jackson Zelle. As with all the books in the series the relationships are great, and just get stronger each story. The storyline is entertaining with all our favourite characters popping in to help out.
February 4, 2023
She made it!
Paris made it to the end and saved lived
I think somewhere in the last two or three books I had figured out where Paris was headed
Remember that the journey is the most important experience vs the knowledge of the end
This was a great journey with many unforeseen twists and turns
As usual, a great and very fun read!
Thank you Sarah!
Paris made it to the end and saved lived
I think somewhere in the last two or three books I had figured out where Paris was headed
Remember that the journey is the most important experience vs the knowledge of the end
This was a great journey with many unforeseen twists and turns
As usual, a great and very fun read!
Thank you Sarah!
January 16, 2023
Wonderful end to an awesome story.
And they all lived happily ever after. The end, or is it? Loved this story, what an awesome series! Thanks for all the joy your books have brought me Sarah.
And they all lived happily ever after. The end, or is it? Loved this story, what an awesome series! Thanks for all the joy your books have brought me Sarah.
October 21, 2022
Awesome story
I love how this series ended now it time for Paris niece to become the bad ass defender of right and wrong and save the world.
I love how this series ended now it time for Paris niece to become the bad ass defender of right and wrong and save the world.
October 31, 2022
Great Read!
Great read and lead to a new Beaufont member. So ready for this new series. Enjoy these series just wish this new one was on kindle for purchasing.
Great read and lead to a new Beaufont member. So ready for this new series. Enjoy these series just wish this new one was on kindle for purchasing.
December 29, 2022
Amazing instalment
Go read them all they seriously rock woo hoo enjoy. Brilliant characters and takes highly recommend all the Beaumont series
Go read them all they seriously rock woo hoo enjoy. Brilliant characters and takes highly recommend all the Beaumont series
January 10, 2023
And Noffke NAILS the landing! That’s a solid “10,” folks!
This book brings us, gratefully, to the end of Paris’ storyline. I say, “gratefully,” because while I LOVE the Beaufonts, it didn’t sink in to my consciousness just how differently one writes for young adults as opposed to actual adults. In retrospect, all of my objections about pacing, repetitions and style with Paris’ series are all attributable to the YA style of writing. I realize now I had the issues with Martha Carr’s YA offerings as I’ve had with Sarah.
But don’t despair, because YA or not, the last two books in this series are definitely among her greatest hits. This last book wraps up all the various threads from 2 separate series and winds them into one cohesive skein. All the way down to the final sentence. It’s really QUITE nicely done.
Paris’ inner and outer voices aren’t over-the-top snark any longer. The snark has withdrawn to that place where sarcasm becomes the height of expression of true love between friends and family, and it’s beautiful. Really. It is. And I walked away from this with a smile on my face, hints of tears in my eyes and a feeling of being full like you get after an awesome meal. What more can you ask for?
Well, if you’re me, you ask for the vintage, long-winded Noffke whose prose goes round in circles while you whoop like the riders on a roller coaster. That self-same prose also happens to act as the seatbelt that keeps you from flying off the ride.
So, what do I want for Christmas? It’s simple: no more simplified YA Noffke. That’s the only “more” I’d ask for. I like my complicated Noffke much better. Just sayin
FINAL HONEST ADMISSION. If Rose Beaufont is a YA series, I’ll still read it… go figure.
This book brings us, gratefully, to the end of Paris’ storyline. I say, “gratefully,” because while I LOVE the Beaufonts, it didn’t sink in to my consciousness just how differently one writes for young adults as opposed to actual adults. In retrospect, all of my objections about pacing, repetitions and style with Paris’ series are all attributable to the YA style of writing. I realize now I had the issues with Martha Carr’s YA offerings as I’ve had with Sarah.
But don’t despair, because YA or not, the last two books in this series are definitely among her greatest hits. This last book wraps up all the various threads from 2 separate series and winds them into one cohesive skein. All the way down to the final sentence. It’s really QUITE nicely done.
Paris’ inner and outer voices aren’t over-the-top snark any longer. The snark has withdrawn to that place where sarcasm becomes the height of expression of true love between friends and family, and it’s beautiful. Really. It is. And I walked away from this with a smile on my face, hints of tears in my eyes and a feeling of being full like you get after an awesome meal. What more can you ask for?
Well, if you’re me, you ask for the vintage, long-winded Noffke whose prose goes round in circles while you whoop like the riders on a roller coaster. That self-same prose also happens to act as the seatbelt that keeps you from flying off the ride.
So, what do I want for Christmas? It’s simple: no more simplified YA Noffke. That’s the only “more” I’d ask for. I like my complicated Noffke much better. Just sayin
FINAL HONEST ADMISSION. If Rose Beaufont is a YA series, I’ll still read it… go figure.
June 4, 2024
It was ok. Not great. I just never found the heroine interesting. The last few books in the series felt forced.
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