BOOK: The Captain and the Ambassador by Carol Ann Kauffman

Ambassador Tull Redmond is looking for a quick ride home back to Earth after ending her twenty-year mission as peace negotiator. All she wants is peace, quiet, and to be left alone. She boards the Earth Starship Giuseppe Verdi with its questionable leader, Captain Ben Jacobs anyway. 

It's the fastest way home. Her quarters has a full bath, a space view window, and a large, real bed! How bad could this rule-breaking, authority-defying Captain Casanova be? High Council hates him, true, but his crew loves him. Surely, she's too old and tired to be drawn into this bad boy of the quadrant's personal circus.

Will Ambassador Redmond get the quiet, uneventful ride home she craves?

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Here's what others are saying about The Captain and the Ambassador:

VR

5.0 out of 5 starsSpace Romance with a out of this world cliff hanger!

October 21, 2018

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If you love Science Fiction, Romance, Adventure and a cliff hanger out of nowhere, then this book is for you. Carol Ann Kauffman writes clean romance and with her details and your own mind, you don’t need hot and sexy, it’s already there. I love that about her romance novels. She allows me to enjoy the true meaning of the story and lets my imagination do the rest.
This is about two people heading home to Earth. Neither expected love to come into play and neither expected huge trouble from an ex. But when you are told on ship that your spouse has passed away, well that gives you permission to move on, even if it is with the Captain of a spaceship.
Well there is a huge change of events with one going to jail, one being shot out of the garage shoot and one who just wants to be happy with a new life on earth. There is love making in front of a huge window looking out at the vast space and stars. There is vengeance and madness and down right evil. But there is a mystery mixed throughout it all and so many surprises along the way, especially the end.
I love Carol Ann Kauffman’s work and highly recommend her books to everyone!

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MLA

5.0 out of 5 starsA great story.

September 4, 2018

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'The Captain and The Ambassador' is an enjoyable blend of science fiction adventure, space-travel and lighthearted romance, with some well-developed mystery and drama woven through the story, infusing it with greater depth and tension.

Regardless of the fact that the book is largely set beyond earth, Kauffman demonstrates the universal truths of human nature through her characters. It's easy to see that a character in a book is putting other concerns ahead of those of the heart, but on reflection, the reader understands that this is very often the sort of limitation that an individual puts on oneself for one or more different reasons. It takes only a little empathy for the reader to want the heroes of the story to end up happy, but this also carries the reminder that it's important for each individual, reader included, to choose the life that makes them happy, too.

Whether it's because they have enjoyed them or because they haven't, everyone understands the value and importance of acceptance, love, personal freedom and justice, and it is those qualities that make 'The Captain and The Ambassador' a satisfying and enjoyable read.

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GG

4.0 out of 5 starsOut of this world

August 24, 2018

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I bounce around genres to stimulate my imagination. I wasn’t disappointed when I stumbled onto Carol Ann Kauffman’s a “The Captain and the Ambassador.” While the stage is out of this world, the story is about human interaction, disappointment, renewal and romance. Like most humans, Ambassador Redman and Captain Jacobs are experts in their fields but failures when it comes to relationships. Their collaboration and inevitable romantic connection are fraught with disappointment, challenge and intrigue. Kauffman takes us on an intergalactic journey with lots of twists and turns. Will they be able to escape the drama of their past and what kind of mischief and misfortune awaits them in the darkness of outer space? This tale is worth the investment of your time.

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VD

5.0 out of 5 starsKauffman is excellent with Sci-Fi!

April 14, 2018

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Kauffman gives a try at sci-fi and it's an amazing story!
I love how Captain Ben Jacobs handles the situations, one of which he loses his ship and is going to get court-martialled. He is a very strong and compassionate man, who is willing to save Ambassador Tull Redmond's husband from certain death; especially since he was reported dead and the Captain and Ambassador fell in love.
You have to read how marvelous this book is written. I highly recommend it!

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INTERVIEW: High Fantasy Author S.E. Turner

Good morning, Sharon, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the site for art and authors. Can you tell us a little about what you've written?
I have written a fantasy series called the 'Kingdom of

Durundal'.

I've read the first two in the series and they are fantastic! This series needs to be made into a movie, or at least a TV mini-series. What is your favorite genre to write? 

Fantasy/realism/ speculative fiction.

No surprise there. Favorite food. 

Thai Green Curry

Tea or coffee? 

Tea

Pizza or ice cream?

Ice Cream

Wine or beer or soda?

Wine

Where would you like to visit?

Japan

Favorite musical artist.

U2/Adele/ Pink Floyd. 

Do you listen to music when you write? 

No. I need silence.

Me, too. What makes you laugh? 

My friends and family.

Favorite work of art or sculpture. 

Anything by Dale Chihuly. 

I love Dale Chihuly's work. He is fantastic. A true glass master  How old were you when you started writing? 

I wrote a short children's book about 25 years ago. Then a memoir, ten years ago.

Do you plan out your book with outlines and notecards? Or just write? 

I plan it out with bullet points.

Describe your perfect evening.
Theatre, cinema, live performance of anything.

Where do you get your inspiration?

Reading, mind mapping, historical figures.

What do you do when you get a writer's block? 

Walk amongst nature.

Who is your favorite author? 

C S Lewis

Best book you ever read.
Chronicles of Narnia - I still have my original books - so they must be the most special.

Last book you read. 

Where the Crawdads Sing.

What would you do for a living if you weren’t a writer?

A teacher.

Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why?
Probably my mother, because she bought me all my books when I was younger, and introduced me to fantasy with the Chronicles of Narnia.

If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why? 

Probably George R R Martin, I'd like to ask him all these same questions.

Haha! That's a good one! What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer? 
Keep reading. Keep writing. And always keep a notebook at your side, for those moments when an idea, pops into your head.

Do you have some links for us to follow you?

instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/sharon.e.t/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Sharon_E_Turner

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17640451.S_E_Turner

facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/kingdomofdurundal/

SCHEDULE: July 15 - July 19, 2019

Schedule

Mon., July 15 - INTERVIEW:

High Fantasy Author S. E. Turner

Wed., July 17 - ART:

Russian Artist Yelena Sidorova

Fri., July 19 - BOOK:

The Captain and the Ambassador

by Carol Ann Kauffman