Another day, another romantic suspense :D This one has an anthropological twist with stolen priceless artifacts and drug dealers and is set in Mexico.
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Excerpt
Tino cursed
every person in Isabella’s life including himself. She should not be here in
the middle of what he now believed to be a showdown between the drug lord, the
gangs stealing his goods, and DEA. He wove in and out of traffic, his foot
pressing the accelerator to the floor as he sped back to Garza’s compound. He
wanted to charge into the house and confront the man but that would only get
him killed and perhaps Isabella as well.
He punched the
button on the call box at the gate and was buzzed in. Everyone, including the
staff, milled about the grounds. Tino parked his vehicle in the garage and
strode up to Cezar.
“Why is everyone
walking around?”
“We still have
not found Hector.” Cezar motioned toward the house. “Perhaps you should go in
and tell jefe all you know about where Hector could be. I told you to watch
him.”
Tino shoved the
man in the chest. This was an excellent way to work off his rage. “You did not
tell me I was to babysit.”
Cezar shoved
back. “You knew he was incompetent.”
Tino stood in
front of Cezar ready to shove a fist in his face, when he caught sight of Garza
watching. He pressed his arms down to his side, clenching his fists. “I did not
think he could screw up parking cars.” Shaking out his tense arm muscles, he
nodded toward the house. “I’ll go see Garza now.”
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Publisher: WindTree Press
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Romance
Format: ebook
Length: 287pages, 479 KB
Release Date: February 4, 2013
Buying Links: Barnes & Noble | Amazon
Book Blurb from the author ~
Revenge is not always sweet…
Isabella Mumphrey can’t leave a puzzle alone. This time she attempts to use her anthropology knowledge to uncover who is stealing priceless artifacts from an Aztec Temple in Mexico City. She believes the discovery will prove her worth to the World Intelligence Agency.
Tino Constantine is also in Mexico City. He has infiltrated a drug lord’s organization to find enough evidence to not only prove the man’s illegal activities, but to bring him down for numerous deaths. Namely those of Tino’s family.
But when the love of his life, Isabella, strolls into his enemy’s home, Tino is challenged with the choice of saving her or fulfilling his revenge.
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About the author:
Award winning
author Paty Jager is a member of national and local writing organizations. She
not only writes the western lifestyle she lives it. With thirteen books and a
short story published, she is venturing into the new world of self-publishing
ebooks. Her contemporary Western,
"Perfectly Good Nanny" won the 2008 Eppie for Best Contemporary Romance; "Spirit
of the Mountain", a historical paranormal set among the Nez Perce, placed 1st in
the paranormal category of the Lories Best Published Book Contest, and "Spirit
of the Lake" was a finalist in the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence.
Find Paty online:
If you read the book, I'd love to have you come back and share your thoughts on it.
I'm trying to think of the last book I read set in Mexico. It would have been quite a while ago. Always eager to 'visit' new places.
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Mary, I'm glad you like "visiting" new places. I do too.
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ReplyDeleteAn exciting tnriller, with romance thrown in. I am anxious to read this book.
ReplyDeleteMomJane, I'm glad you're anxious to read my book. I think you'll enjoy it if you've liked the excerpts.
DeleteSounds really exciting! I'm not up to snuff on my "drug-lording" but I think it would be fun to experience it in a way where I can't get hauled off and murdered lol
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LOL Andra! That's why my husband was against my traveling to Mexico city to do the research!
DeleteBea, Thank you for having me here today.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure :)
DeleteThanks for the chance to win!
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You're Welcome!
DeleteI have enjoyed the excerpts and am looking forward to reading the book.
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Ingeborg, I'm glad you've enjoyed the excerpts and they made you interested in reading the book. Thank you for following the tour.
DeleteI like the archaeology part more than the drug lord part :)
ReplyDeletemoonsurfer123(at)gmail(dot)com
Anas, I had to have the drug lord part so Tino has something to do. ;)
DeleteThanks for the excerpt, it sounds very intriguing
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Thank you, Shannon!
DeletePoor Tino, he is always stressed when he appears in an excerpt, lol.
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Ami, Tino has a high stress job. After all, he is undercover in a drug cartel. But he does get his moments of relaxation when he's in Isabella's arms. ;)
DeleteDid you go to book convention?
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Emiliana, I have not been to a book convention, but I will be attending the RomCon 2013 conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado in June.
ReplyDeleteI think the Aztecs were so interesting. What kind of research did you do for the book?
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Catherine, I used several books about the Aztecs to research a few things about them and their culture. I did more research about Templo Mayor and the history about it, because sections of the book take place in the museum and underground. I didn't get into as much about the Aztecs in this book like I did the Mayans in my book SECRETS OF A MAYAN MOON.
DeleteI am so, so, SO looking forward to this novel! I'm half in love with it all ready! ;-)
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Chelsea, Every time I hear your enthusiasm for the book it makes me smile. When you read it please spread the word.
DeleteI am loving all the questions and discussion. Paty, have you ever been to Mexico?
ReplyDeleteBea, No, I've never been to Mexico. My husband didn't want me traveling to Mexico with the state the drug situation is in down there. So I found people who had been there, watched YouTube videos, read magazines and newspaper articles, and bought sightseeing books.
ReplyDeleteI can understand that. It sounds as if your research was thorough. I appreciate it when an author does their homework.
DeleteBea, I can't write a book without doing a ton of research. I have to know the area and my characters. Of all the research I do for a book about a 10th of it goes into the actually story.
DeleteWhat was the most interesting book you've read about the Atztec, that you would recommend?
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Lyra, The book I used that was easy to read(not too technical) was THE AZTECS by Michael D. Smith
ReplyDeleteAnother excinting excerpt!
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Thanks Lena!
DeleteIsabella strikes again, I wonder what she has done to make Toni curse, lol.
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LOL Ellie. It isn't what she has done but how her life has put her in danger.
DeleteThe excepts are a great fun to read.
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Thank you, Anzu! I'm glad you are enjoying them.
DeleteGreat scene, I’m looking forward to read more!
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Thank you, Romance Reader. More coming your way. Friday will be the last one.
DeleteI like to read more about Isabella, she sounds like a tough heroine.
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Jibriel, she is tougher than even she realizes.
DeleteI love how you make the characters come to live even in the small samples that we get to read.
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Fehu, Thank you! That is a wonderful compliment!
DeleteAh, things are getting a bit more exciting!
ReplyDeleteanzuazura at yahoo dot de
Lana, they only get more exciting as the story progresses!
ReplyDeleteCatherine Lee is the $5 egift winner. Catherine, I'm out of town and will send it to you the middle of next week. Thank you for following and commenting!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Catherine Lee!
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