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Today it is my great pleasure to introduce to you Ms. Karen McCullough, author of Magic, Mystery, and Romance!
Karen McCullough’s wide-ranging imagination makes her
incapable of sticking to one genre for her storytelling. As a result, she’s the
author of more than a dozen published novels and novellas, which span the
mystery, fantasy, paranormal, and romantic suspense genres. A former computer
programmer who made a career change into being an editor with an international
trade publishing company for many years, she now runs her own web design business
to support her writing habit. Awards she’s won include an Eppie Award for
fantasy; three other Eppie finals; Prism, Dream Realm, Rising Star, Lories,
Scarlett Letter, and Vixen Awards, and an Honorable Mention in the Writers of
the Future contest. Her short fiction has appeared in several anthologies and
numerous small press publications in the fantasy, science fiction, and romance
genres. She lives in Greensboro, NC, with her husband of many years.
Website: http://www.kmccullough.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kgmccullough
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/kgmccullough/
Although Sarah Anne Martin admits to pulling the trigger,
she swears someone forced her to kill her lover. Homicide detective Jay
Christianson is skeptical, but enough ambiguous evidence exists to make her
story plausible. If he gives her enough freedom, she’ll either incriminate
herself or draw out the real killers. But, having been burned before, Jay
doesn’t trust his own protective instincts…and his growing attraction to Sarah
only complicates matters.
With desire burning between them, their relationship could
ultimately be doomed since Sarah will be arrested for murder if they can’t find
the real killer.
Excerpt from Chapter 1
The crash of something hitting the floor jerked her awake.
Sarah lay for a moment, listening, wondering what might have
fallen, but not yet alarmed enough to drag herself out of bed and investigate.
An even louder thunk shook the house. She jolted upright in
bed. Something had hit the floor again--something heavy. She reached for the
bedside clock and pressed the button to illuminate the face. One-thirty. Vince
might still be up. Maybe he’d bumped into something. She hoped it was nothing
worse. She kept telling him to follow the doctor’s orders and lose weight. At
fifty-three, he already had heart problems.
The thought of him lying on the floor after a heart attack
or stroke goaded her up and out of bed.
She snagged her robe off the chair and rushed out of her
bedroom. A light shone at the opposite end of the hall that ran nearly the
entire length of the house. In the past year, Vince had been having more
trouble sleeping and often stayed in his study, working or watching television
into the early hours of the morning.
The door to the room stood open, but she didn’t see him at
first when she rushed in. Papers lay scattered across the floor, drawers hung
open from the desk, and one sat on its side on the floor as well.
“Vince?”
“Over here. I--” His voice wavered and broke.
She spotted him on the far side of the room from the door.
He was on his feet and two men flanked him. Hoods concealed their features, and
they both wore dark, nondescript clothes. Each held a gun, one pointed at
Vince’s head, the other turned in her direction.
Sarah froze. Her breath stuck in her throat, and her stomach
clenched into a tight knot. “What--? What’s going on? Vince?”
His normally florid complexion had a gray cast, and his
shoulders slumped. “I’m sorry, my dear. These gentlemen have--”
“Shut up,” one of the two ordered.
She didn’t realize there was a third man in the room until
he stood beside her. Sarah backed away, but he grabbed her arm and held her in
place. He squeezed the arm so tightly it hurt when she tried to wrench it away.
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-detectives-dilemma-karen-mccullough/1120500707?ean=9781616506520
Publisher's Site: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/book.aspx/31106?category=313166
Sounds like an intriguing read! I certainly hope you've enjoyed this spotlight. Check back weekly for more Tuesday Treasures, Thursday Thoughts and Saturday Spotlights...Oh and watch for those Rocking Romances!
Until later...take care and God Bless!
PamT
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