Giveaway and Mini-Excerpt: Justified Misfortune by Lori Matthews

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Hello! Come on in and get comfortable. Today I have an excerpt and a giveaway for a romantic suspense, Misfortune Justified, by Lori Matthews. It's a stand alone story in a shared world series, the Brotherhood Protectors. Read the excerpt, then if you like it and you are in the USA, enter to win a paperback or ebook copy of the book.

Lori grew up in a house filled with books and readers. Some of her fondest memories are of reading in the same room with her mother and sisters, arguing about whose turn it was to make tea. No one wanted to put their book down! She was introduced to romance because of her mom’s habit of leaving books all over the house. One day she picked one up. She still remembers the cover. It was a Harlequin by Janet Daily. Little did she know at the time that it would set the stage for her future. Sge went on to discover mystery novels. Agatha Christie was her favorite. And then suspense with Wilber Smith and Ian Fleming. 

She loved the thought of combining her favorite genres, and during high school, she attempted to write her first romantic suspense novel. She wrote the first four chapters and then exams happened and that was the end of that. She desperately hopes that book died a quiet death somewhere in a computer recycling facility. 

A few years later, (okay, quite a few) after two degrees, a husband and two kids, she attended a workshop in Tuscany that lit that spark for writing again. She has been pounding the keyboard ever since, in New Jersey, where she lives with her children—who are thrilled with her writing as it means they get to eat more pizza—and her very supportive husband.

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Rhys narrowed his eyes. "Who exactly are you protecting?"

"Sunny."

Rhys raised an eyebrow. "Uh, isn't she the woman you left in the dust when you took off?"

"Yeah." Hudson grimaced. "She's the one."

"No offense, but why does she want you to look after her?"

"She probably doesn't," he admitted. "She's in a bit of trouble."

"What kind of trouble is she in?"

"Well..." He winced. "She allegedly killed a guy we went to high school with."

Rhys's eyebrows went skyhigh. "Jesus. Are you sure you want to do this?"
"No, but there's no way Sunny's guilty. I've already started poking around, trying to figure out what happened, but I'm not getting anywhere. I've also heard rumors that Sunny's being harassed. I know I can help with that at least, but if I go to her directly and ask to help, I'm pretty sure she'd tell me to go to hell."

"What did you do?" Rhys asked in a way that telegraphed he thought the job had all the hallmarks of a bad idea.

"I called Hank and asked him for a favor. He approached Sunny's lawyer and told him he'd heard about her troubles. Hank offered help, and her lawyer said yes."

"So, you volunteered for a job--correct me if I'm wrong--you're not even getting paid for and asked a favor from a virtual stranger to make it happen so you can help Sunny. Seems like a whole lot of effort for something that's likely to go south."

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Hudson Riggs has returned to his family's ranch after years spent traveling the world. The former Navy SEAL accepted a position as a Personal Security Specialist, a job that didn't leave much free time. He never expected his visit to his hometown to turn into another job. His former High School flame has been arrested for murder but Hudson's gut instinct is she didn't do it. All he has to do now is prove it.For Sunny Travers, being back in Canyon Springs is bittersweet. She desperately misses her life in California but her grandmother needs her. Sunny's world flips upside down when she's arrested for killing the local hero. Now the citizens of Canyon Springs have turned against her and she's forced to accept help from the man who broke her heart all those years ago.Hudson knows Sunny hasn't forgiven him. Hell, he hasn't forgiven himself for how he left things but all his emotions take a back seat when someone tries to kill Sunny. Can Hudson protect Sunny long enough to apologize to her and right old wrongs or will the killer get to her first? (less)

Series: Brotherhood Protectors World
Publisher: Twisted Page Press
Release Date: Oct. 13th, 2020
Formats: Kindle, paperback
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | * associate links; the blog receives a small commission from purchases made through these links.

Want your own copy? Enter below to win your choice of 1 paperback copy or 1 ebook copy. US residents only, sorry. Please read my giveaway policy and my privacy policy. The author, Lori Matthews, is providing the prize. If the winner chooses the paperback, they will need to provide a mailing address for shipping the book. The giveaway ends at midnight Eastern time on the 25th. 

To enter, please answer the question in the next sentence, and leave an email address where I can reach you if you win.  The question: Do you think Hudson made a good decision not to tell Sunny the truth about his involvement? Why or why not?

Good luck!