{"id":133625,"date":"2019-01-09T02:42:11","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T02:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.georgianewsdesk.com\/news\/story\/133625\/successful-book-launch-event-by-quebec-author-elizabeth-berardi-for-mektoub-le-badge-now-published-on-amazon-with-fivestar-reader-reviews.html"},"modified":"2019-01-09T02:42:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T02:42:11","slug":"successful-book-launch-event-by-quebec-author-elizabeth-berardi-for-mektoub-le-badge-now-published-on-amazon-with-fivestar-reader-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/story\/133625\/successful-book-launch-event-by-quebec-author-elizabeth-berardi-for-mektoub-le-badge-now-published-on-amazon-with-fivestar-reader-reviews.html","title":{"rendered":"Successful Book Launch Event By Quebec Author Elizabeth Berardi, For Mektoub\u2026 Le Badge, Now Published On Amazon With Five-Star Reader Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-style:italic;padding:8px 0px\">Author Elizabeth Berardi launched her 1st published novel, Mektoub&#8230; Le Badge, a thriller, and humorous &amp; sentimental novel set in Montreal and its surroundings, at an intimate launch event for family and friends at Caf\u00e9 KOFI-CREPE last month. Early reviews about the book exclaim it helps reduce stress, with it\u2019s adventure and the humorous storylines of the main characters.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" style=\"float: right;margin: 5px 10px\" title=\"Successful Book Launch Event By Quebec Author Elizabeth Berardi, For Mektoub... Le Badge, Now Published On Amazon With Five-Star Reader Reviews\" src=\"https:\/\/authoritypresswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Elizabeth-B-Mektoub-Launch-Party-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Successful Book Launch Event By Quebec Author Elizabeth Berardi, For Mektoub... Le Badge, Now Published On Amazon With Five-Star Reader Reviews\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"pf-content\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p class=\"caps\">Early reviews about the book exclaim it helps reduce stress, with its adventure and the humorous storylines of the main characters.<\/p>\n<p>L&rsquo;auteur Elizabeth Berardi a lanc&eacute; son premier roman publi&eacute;, Mektoub&hellip; Le Badge, roman policier et sentimental se d&eacute;roulant &agrave; Montr&eacute;al et dans ses environs, lors d&rsquo;un &eacute;v&eacute;nement de lancement intime pour famille et amis au Caf&eacute; KOFI-CR&Ecirc;PE le mois dernier. Les premi&egrave;res critiques sur le livre s&rsquo;exclament en disant qu&rsquo;il contribue &agrave; r&eacute;duire le stress, gr&acirc;ce aux aventures et aux histoires humoristiques des personnages principaux.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Book<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zika Diriva is intrepid, spontaneous, too much as some would say, she has bagou, charm, great strength of character, a strangling humor and &hellip; grudge.<\/p>\n<p>Following a dismissal, without work and without money, but fervent reader of crime novels and espionage, this executive assistant decides on a whim to become a private detective.<\/p>\n<p>As a self-training, she finds herself unknowingly parachuted into a story where danger and comical situations become her daily life, where endearing characters mingle with menacing and unscrupulous individuals.<\/p>\n<p>She will also manage a stormy relationship with her boyfriend Riad, who himself is going through a period of crisis, while facing the assaults increasingly hot from Seif, her future boss, seductive and ultra-sexy.<\/p>\n<p>In turn pursuing and pursued, Zika will risk her life more than once to earn money and finally have&hellip; the detective badge.<br \/>Twists and twists, Zika Diriva will rely on Mektoub, Destiny, who will decide&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&Agrave; Propos Du Livre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zika Diriva est intr&eacute;pide, spontan&eacute;e, trop m&ecirc;me diraient certains, elle a du bagou, du charme, une grande force de caract&egrave;re, un humour d&eacute;capant et&hellip; de la rancune. <\/p>\n<p>Suite &agrave; un licenciement, sans travail et sans argent, mais fervente lectrice de romans policiers et d&rsquo;espionnage, cette adjointe de direction d&eacute;cide sur un coup de t&ecirc;te de devenir d&eacute;tective priv&eacute;e. <\/p>\n<p>Histoire de s&rsquo;entra&icirc;ner, elle se retrouve parachut&eacute;e &agrave; son insu dans une histoire o&ugrave; le danger et les situations cocasses deviennent son quotidien, o&ugrave; des personnages attachants se m&ecirc;lent &agrave; des individus mena&ccedil;ants et sans scrupules. <\/p>\n<p>Elle devra aussi g&eacute;rer une relation de couple houleuse avec son copain Riad, qui lui-m&ecirc;me traverse une p&eacute;riode de crise, tout en faisant face aux assauts de plus en plus torrides de Seif, son futur patron, s&eacute;duisant et ultra-sexy. <\/p>\n<p>Tour &agrave; tour poursuivante et poursuivie, Zika va risquer plus d&rsquo;une fois sa vie pour gagner de l&rsquo;argent et pour avoir enfin&hellip; le badge de d&eacute;tective. <\/p>\n<p>De rebondissements en rebondissements, Zika Diriva s&rsquo;en remettra &agrave; Mektoub, le Destin, qui d&eacute;cidera&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon And Book Reviews \/ Amazon Et Critiques De Livres<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ce n&rsquo;est pas un roman policier traditionnel. C&rsquo;est un roman dans lequel l&rsquo;auteur a su allier le suspense et les situations dr&ocirc;les, les moments de tendresse et les liens d&rsquo;amiti&eacute; authentiques dans une histoire pleine de rebondissements. Je recommande vivement ce livre.&rdquo; <br \/><em>29 novembre 2018<\/em><br \/><em>Evelyne Amar<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;C&rsquo;est vraiment le genre de livre qui vous incite &agrave; tourner les pages pour voir ce qui va arriver aux personnages. Vous vous attacherez &agrave; certains d&rsquo;entre eux et vous en d&eacute;testerez carr&eacute;ment certains autres.&rdquo;<br \/><em>1er d&eacute;cembre 2018<\/em><br \/><em>F.Z. Amensag<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;J&rsquo;ai achet&eacute; &ldquo;Mektoub&hellip; Le Badge et ce soir, assise dans le m&eacute;tro qui me ramenait chez moi, je riais si fort en le lisant que les gens ont voulu savoir pourquoi et ont commenc&eacute; &agrave; lire &agrave; leur tour sur ma tablette. Ils ont tellement ri et aim&eacute; le style de l&rsquo;auteur qu&rsquo;ils l&rsquo;ont command&eacute; aussit&ocirc;t pour eux. Ce livre est une v&eacute;ritable th&eacute;rapie anti-stress!&rdquo; <br \/><em>6 d&eacute;cembre 2018<\/em><br \/><em>Linda Bounad&egrave;re<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Author \/ A Propos De L&rsquo;Auteur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Berardi immigrated to Canada for several years and moved to Montreal after living in many African and European countries. She studied in France, Gabon, Morocco and Germany and obtained university certificates in English and German to become an interpreter. Mektoub (Destiny) decided otherwise, having held executive positions in administration, sales and marketing, while devoting herself to her passions during her free time: karate and writing. Mektoub&hellip; The Badge is her first novel.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Berardi a immigr&eacute; au Canada depuis plusieurs ann&eacute;es et s&rsquo;est &eacute;tablie &agrave; Montr&eacute;al apr&egrave;s avoir v&eacute;cu dans de nombreux pays d&rsquo;Afrique et d&rsquo;Europe. Elle a &eacute;tudi&eacute; en France, au Gabon, au Maroc et en Allemagne et a obtenu des certificats universitaires en anglais et en allemand pour devenir interpr&egrave;te. Mektoub (Le Destin) en a d&eacute;cid&eacute; autrement, puisqu&rsquo;elle a occup&eacute; des postes ex&eacute;cutifs en administration, en ventes et en marketing, tout en se consacrant &agrave; ses passions pendant ses temps libres: le karat&eacute; et l&rsquo;&eacute;criture. Mektoub&hellip; Le Badge est son premier roman.<\/p>\n<p>Free complete copies of the eBook are available on the book website at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.MektoubLeBadgeLivre.com\">www.MektoubLeBadgeLivre.com<\/a> and both print and eBook editions are for sale on Amazon and other retailers <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mektoub-Badge-French-Elizabeth-Berardi-ebook\/dp\/B07KPBQRR5\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mektoub-Badge-French-Elizabeth-Berardi-ebook\/dp\/B07KPBQRR5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> Social Sparkle &amp; Shine<br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Debbie Horovitch<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.universalpressrelease.com\/?pr=successful-book-launch-event-by-quebec-author-elizabeth-berardi-for-mektoub-le-badge-now-published-on-amazon-with-fivestar-reader-reviews'>Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 647-633-9950<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> Canada<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/debbiehorovitch.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/debbiehorovitch.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getnews.info\/press_stat.php?pr=successful-book-launch-event-by-quebec-author-elizabeth-berardi-for-mektoub-le-badge-now-published-on-amazon-with-fivestar-reader-reviews\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Elizabeth Berardi launched her 1st published novel, Mektoub&#8230; Le Badge, a thriller, and humorous &amp; sentimental novel set in Montreal and its surroundings, at an intimate launch event for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133625"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}