Romance, intrigue, and a lovely cover, how could I resist?I have an excerpt for you today and a giveaway at the end so get comfy, and enjoy!
Judy Ann Davis began her career in writing as a copy and continuity writer for radio and television in Scranton, PA. Throughout her career, she has written for both industry and education.
Over a dozen of her short stories have appeared in anthologies, and literary and small magazines, and have received numerous awards. Nineteen of them are now collected in UP ON THE ROOF AND OTHER STORIES.
Her first novel, RED FOX WOMAN, published in 2010, is a western, mystery, and romance and was a finalist in the International Book Awards and USA Book News Best Book Awards. Its stand-alone sequel, UNDER STARRY SKIES, was released earlier this year.
When Judy Ann is not behind her computer, you can find her looking for anything humorous to make her laugh or swinging a golf club where the chuckles are few. She is a member of Pennwriters, Inc. and Romance Writers of America. She lives in Central Pennsylvania.
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“What’s going on?” She draped the plastic-encased garments
over the top rail of the porch and bent to give the dog an affectionate pat on
her head. “I leave for fifteen minutes to get aspirin and stop at the
drycleaners and the place turns into a car lot.”
“The invasion of the lunatics,” Fritz said and followed it
with a sour scowl. “I’d kill for a double scotch on ice. All I wanted to do was
take Cindy out to Nay Aug Park for a quiet walk.”
“That bad?” Elise smiled. “Who’s watching Todd?”
“Right now he’s upstairs trying to find his Atlanta Braves
baseball cap. He’s begging me to take him for some ice cream.” Still scowling,
he jerked a thumb over his shoulder. “Before you go in there, I guess I’d
better fill you in on all the whack jobs.”
“Whack jobs?” Her eyes traveled past her brother’s shoulders
to the screen door where a chorus of voices was raised in angry pandemonium.
“Chuck Sanders is in the kitchen and is hoping he can beg
you to come back to work. Monique is in the living room and is trying to beg
Lucas to come back to her. Paul Winston is camped out on the steps in the
hallway, looking like he just stepped out of an episode of the television show
Mom always liked. You know, the one where you enter another dimension?”
“The Twilight Zone?”
“That’s it. Oh, and Mort Levinson is upstairs using your
bathroom.”
She blinked, unsure she comprehended the monologue. She
looked down in horror at her cut-off jeans and tank top. Why, oh why, didn’t
she take time to properly dress this morning? She looked like Daisy Duke in
running shoes.
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When architect Elise Springer’s father is injured, she immediately leaves San Francisco to care for him. The last person she expects to encounter in her Pennsylvania hometown is her childhood friend Lucas Fisher. Lucas is investigating his brother’s death, and Elise can’t resist lending a hand.
Lucas longs for the close family ties he never had. He’s back in Scranton to set up a classic car restoration business and build a future. The torch he carries for Elise burns brighter than ever, but before he can declare his love, he must obtain the legal rights to adopt his nephew—and prove his brother’s death was no accident.
As they unearth clues pointing to find a murderer and a missing stash of money, Elise faces a dilemma. Is her career on the West Coast the key to her happiness, or is it an animal-cracker-eating four-year-old and his handsome uncle instead?
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Format: ebook, print
Release Date: June 26, 2013
Buying Links: Amazon*
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GIVEAWAY
Judy Ann will be awarding a $25 Amazon Email Gift Certificate to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Follow the tour and comment; the more that you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour dates can be found here:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Judy Ann will be awarding a $25 Amazon Email Gift Certificate to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Follow the tour and comment; the more that you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour dates can be found here:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
I enjoyed learning about Judy and having the chance to read an excerpt from one of her books.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Darlene, for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I hope your day is a good one--filled with laughter and sunshine. :-)
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ReplyDeleteA warm welcome to everyone from the heart of Pennsylvania, and a big thank you to “Bea’s Book Nook” for featuring KEY TO LOVE.
ReplyDeleteMy novel is a fun, romantic read with lots of humor and a mystery thrown in. Until the end of October, its on sale for $0.99. It was written on a premise using a quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes: "Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness."
Wishing everyone a great day!
Thanks for letting us know about the great sale price!
ReplyDeleteI loved hearing about a new-to-me author.
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ReplyDeleteCongrats to Judy on the new release! This sounds awesome :) Thanks for sharin!
ReplyDeleteThe post is a combination of love and humor.
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