Two from Isaac's House

A Story of Promises

By: Normandie Fischer

Narrated by: Brandon Potter

Inheritance? Check. Solo trip before getting married? Check. Dangerous hot guy she shouldn't get involved with in a thousand years? Oh, honey, that's a check. From author Normandie Fischer comes a new romantic suspense that takes the listener from the hills of Italy to the Jordanian desert and from there to an Israel on the brink of war with Hamas.

Rina Lynne has never traveled far from Morehead City, North Carolina. So when she inherits her father's secret stash, she's ready to kick up her heels and go adventuring before she settles down to marry her long-time fiancé. First stop, Italy.

Enter Tony (aka Anton), an engineering geek conned into helping his Israeli cousins as a sort-of spy. From the moment he meets Rina, he's distracted, which is not a good idea when there's already been murder and theft. And from the moment Rina meets Tony, she's fascinated, which is also not a good idea. He's an Arab-American, and she's half-Jewish. And engaged. And then there are all those bodies dropping around them, each linked to the gathering storm in the Middle East.

©2015 Normandie Fischer (P)2016 Normandie Fischer

Realistic espionage

Would you consider the audio edition of Two from Isaac's House to be better than the print version?

I don't read the print versions of the books I listen to.

What did you like best about this story?

The realistic story line.

Which character – as performed by Brandon Potter – was your favorite?

Acie

Any additional comments?

I loved the whole story and the way it was performed. The producer has a great range of accents. It took me a couple of chapters to get used to the them, but once I did I could hardly put the book down. There was just the right balance of action and reflection. And I love that the story was CLEAN. I've been told this is book one and I can't wait for book 2.

Jenny's review

I have to say this a very interesting story and it's very relevant to what's happening with terrorists in the world today. The author also has a cool name! This is the first book that I have listened to narrated by a man. Not bad. :)

After the death of her father and needing a break from life Rena Lynn was determined to travel the world no matter what her fiancé thought. Things started going all wrong after realizing she'd heard a murder happen on the train she was traveling on to Prussia. Also traveling on the train was a scary scare faced man, a handsome tall gentleman and a tall woman who'd all play an important roll in her new world.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book

Any additional comments?

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book it had me from start to finish the narrators voice is enjoyable to listen to. I will definitely read this again. It had the right amount of suspense romance for me once I started reading it I didn't want to put it down

Very, very good all around!

The basic story is of a woman who has decided to travel on her own when she comes into an inheritance. She meets a man that she is immediately drawn to. He's attracted to her also, but his life is a little complicated at the moment. He has been drawn into doing a little espionage for his cousin. There are people hunting him, which makes a romance a bit difficult to work in. When he disappears, she tightens her belt and heads off to dangerous countries to try to find him. Is he dead? If she does find him alive, has he lost all interest in her? Could the journey endanger her as well?
This isn't my usual listen and to be honest, I got lost sometimes with all the different names, places and religious references that were made. I'm sure I would have gotten more out of it if I'd been able to keep it all straight, but it was still a great story and awesome narration! I didn't downgrade my rating because of things that were my fault in understanding the story.
This book had suspense, espionage, romance, travel and self-discovery. It is very relevant to the times and what is going on in the world today. You should definitely give it a try.

Give it a chance, the story and narration is good

I was really surprised with Two for Isaac’s House! It was a fun, fast-paced book that kept me fully engulfed into the world! This was my first book by Normandie Fischer, I haven’t researched this author so I’m unsure of how many books this author has written previously or if this is a debut… but holy beans man! The description is amazing. Seriously some of the BEST visual words I have ever listened to. Fischer makes it so you feel like you are in the story, completely immersed.

I think my favorite part of this book was how real it seemed. I mean, the Middle Eastern issues and terrorist plot was really timely. The real world issues made it so relatable. It also made it seem so much more suspenseful. The romance added in with it brought it up another layer. It was really fun to have a setting start in a North Carolina town to travel all across the country… Fischer takes us to Italy, Jordan, Paris, and Israel. The descriptions and imagery was fantastic. My only problem with the book was it was a lot going on. I kind of wish we dropped a problem or two. Sorry, I know I’m vague here but no spoilers here!

This is also the first book I’ve listened to by Brandon Potter. I thought Potter was a great narrator. His accents and the inflections made this narration. The narrator takes a bit to get into it but once Potter gets into his stride, he knocks it out of the park. Give it a chance. The story and narration is so good!