Review: UH-OH! LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER TKO – TIANA KNOCK OUT!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
Tiana Laveen has once again surprised the competition and delivered the goods.  Point. Blank. Period!Just when you thought you could put her writing style into a particular category – again, she demonstrates her talent to go beyond every expectation.“Unearthing Blackstone” tells the story of a detective who seemingly has it all together on the outside, but is fighting an epic battle within himself.  Laveen’s development of this character goes far beyond your everyday Alpha Male with abandonment issues – hers is a character that is constructed with an attention to detail that showcases Laveen’s research abilities.  Delving into social issues such as illegal immigration, privacy issues and most remarkable of all – the true fall-out from the Communist Cold War era in the Eastern Block European countries.The reader at first believes they are immersed in a classic case of missing persons, complete with “victim” and person-of-interest.  But Laveen steers the story in such a way that it turns the table on reader.  She introduces archeological themes that are thought-provoking and pairs it with the both the hero and heroin in her story.  Laveen gives an outstanding history lesson in the Romanian Communist Revolution which led to the collapse of the regime of the Stalinist dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu – thereby facilitating the mass exodus of the Romanian People in their efforts to escape his repressive regime.I have never seen an author successfully combine true historic events with the more personal side of the hero or heroine.  Until Tiana Laveen.How she brilliantly narrates a story that is steeped in history, and yet manages to delve head-first into the everyday emotional and sexual nature of the characters is astounding.  In other words, the sex scenes are “# AMAZING”!  Point. Blank. Period!Many authors make the mistake of focusing solely on the plot – whilst neglecting to show the human side of their character – how they feel, who they are, their primal and sexual needs.  But Laveen always hits a home run IN ANY GENRE she writes about by truly developing the character and “unearthing their souls” – warts and all, that enables the reader to relate to the character and story.For those of you want to see Tiana Laveen’s expertise in delving into historic and mystery themes, I would also recommend another masterpiece of hers called “The Slave Master’s Son”.“Unearthing Blackstone” is truly a “must-read”.  Well-written, explorative, mysterious, sensual and romantic.  There is a generous helping of those and then some, in this book.And for the poetry-lovers out there, Laveen delivers a heart-warming surprise at the end of the book.  Her mixture of prose and poetry flows so beautifully, that it is a guaranteed tear-jerker.My respect for and understanding of Laveen’s writing continues to both amaze and overwhelm me.  For those of you looking for more than the regular roll-in-the-hay sex-charged books, Tiana Laveen’s “Unearthing Blackstone” just stepped in the ring to take on the competition.  And again, she delivers a mystery TKO.