Cape Cod and Romance: A Guest Post by Elisabeth Barrett w/a Give Away

Small towns, the ocean, food, and yummy brothers. Mix them all together and you get Elisabeth Barrett's new romance, "Deep Autumn Heat". It's the first in her Star Harbor series, about the Grayson brothers. DAH is about Sebastian Grayson, a chef and former bad boy.

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Elisabeth Barrett is thrilled to make her debut with Loveswept on July 9 with the release of DEEP AUTUMN HEAT, the first book in her Star Harbor series, featuring the too-tempting Grayson brothers. Elisabeth lives in Northern California with her husband and three children. She grew up in New England and can’t get enough of Cape Cod. You can connect with Elisabeth on her Website, Blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.

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A huge thank you to Bea for hosting me. I’m thrilled to be here! Today, I’d like to talk about my debut novel, DEEP AUTUMN HEAT, the story of two stubborn chefs who butt heads, both in the kitchen and out, before falling madly, deeply in love. When Sebastian Grayson, chef-owner of New York City hotspot Helena, returns to his Cape Cod hometown of Star Harbor, Massachusetts, to recharge, the last thing he expects is to find inspiration. But when he steps foot into the Lexie Meyers Kitchen and takes one bite of Lexie’s delectable coconut cake, he immediately gets hooked – on her.

Several folks have asked why I decided to set the book on the Cape. There’s an easy answer – I lived there!

I spent three idyllic summers working at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod, and living on the Cape and Martha’s Vineyard. Even back then, I knew how romantic it was—the long, sun-drenched days, the warm, star-filled nights. I have so many memories from my time there, it’s hard to pick just one, but I’ll tell you my favorite.

One summer night, some friends and I went swimming in the dark waters of Vineyard Sound. We were right by the shore, and in the water, there were millions of bioluminescent phytoplankton (which, incidentally, I was studying in my lab). When I swept my hand through the water, the tiny specks shimmered and glittered in the moonlight. I floated on my back, looking up at the full moon, my long hair twining around my shoulders like a mermaid’s. It was one of the most magical nights of my life.

Now can you understand why I had to set my first book on Cape Cod?

It also helps that I am from Connecticut, and have lived most of my life in New England. From the get-go, I knew that I’d have to depict the Cape in all its glory – every season represented to showcase the area’s beauty. That is actually the chief reason I decided to make the books into a series instead of standalones. I really wanted to bring the wonder and the beauty of each season on the Cape into the books.

Also, most of the towns on the Cape are small, and for those of you who’ve grown up in or even visited small towns, you know they sometimes take on a life of their own. Star Harbor itself becomes one of the protagonists – the character bringing everyone else together. People are drawn to Star Harbor because of its community, camaraderie, and beauty. DEEP AUTUMN HEAT releases on July 9, and I hope you enjoy reading about Star Harbor as much as I enjoyed writing about the little town.

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Book Blurb: 

 

In this sexy new Star Harbor romance series, featuring the too-tempting Grayson brothers, a celebrity chef turns up the heat for a local café owner—and things start to sizzle.

Lexie Meyers decides there’s nothing sweeter than watching Sebastian Grayson’s perfect, wicked mouth devour her coconut cake. He’s hot, he’s hungry, and he’s sizing her up like she’s the best thing on the menu. But she’s been burned in the past and flings just aren’t her thing. Too bad Sebastian can’t resist a challenge.

Worldly, famous, and notorious with the ladies, Seb had planned a weekend of fishing and relaxation with his brothers. Until Lexie, with her kissable lips and frosty “get lost” attitude, makes him want to forget his culinary empire and create some magic with her. After he fires up his charm—including challenging her to a televised cook-off to break through her resistance—it’s now hotter in the bedroom than it is in the kitchen and Lexie isn’t sure whether she’s lost her mind . . . or just her heart.

DEEP AUTUMN HEAT
By: Elisabeth Barrett
Publisher: Loveswept (Random House)
ISBN: 9780345534330
Genre: FICTION, ROMANCE, CONTEMPORARY
Format: EBOOK
Length: 300 pages
Release Date: JULY 9, 2012
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Thank you Elisabeth, it's been a pleasure working with you. 

Elisabeth and Random House are offering one digital preview copy for giveaway. You will need a NetGalley account to access the book.

To enter the giveaway, post your answer to the following question in the comments, along with a way to reach you - email, twitter, etc. 

Are you a small town or a big town person? Why?

Elisabeth, I have a question of my own for you: What IS the secret to Lexie's coconut cake?

ARC Review of Deep Autumn Heat by Elisabeth Barrett

Publisher: Random Loveswept

Series: Star Harbor #1

Release Date: July 9, 2012

Buying Links:  Amazon     Barnes & Noble     Random House

Book Blurb (from goodreads):

In this sexy new Star Harbor romance series, featuring the too-tempting Grayson brothers, a celebrity chef turns up the heat for a local café owner—and things start to sizzle.

Lexie Meyers decides there’s nothing sweeter than watching Sebastian Grayson’s perfect, wicked mouth devour her coconut cake. He’s hot, he’s hungry, and he’s sizing her up like she’s the best thing on the menu. But she’s been burned in the past and flings just aren’t her thing. Too bad Sebastian can’t resist a challenge.

Worldly, famous, and notorious with the ladies, Seb had planned a weekend of fishing and relaxation with his brothers. Until Lexie, with her kissable lips and frosty “get lost” attitude, makes him want to forget his culinary empire and create some magic with her. After he fires up his charm—including challenging her to a televised cook-off to break through her resistance—it’s now hotter in the bedroom than it is in the kitchen and Lexie isn’t sure whether she’s lost her mind . . . or just her heart.

Teaser:

Typically, whenever Seb was around, women just dropped whatever they were doing to cater to him. It was a bit unsettling to realize that this woman didn't and wouldn't put him first.

 It was also odd to find a woman in the business who didn't worship him because of his celebrity.

Unsettling, but attractive.

Reviewed By: Bea

Bea's Thoughts:

I confess. For a book about Sebastian, I was much more interested in Theo, his twin. He's quiet, reads a lot, is a writer, and seems to lack Seb's arrogance and overbearing behavior. I had a hard time warming up to Sebastian: he's not only arrogant and overbearing, cocky, rude, aggressive and thinks he's God's gift to women. Every time he said or did something nice, he ruined it by being obnoxious: on two separate occasions, he ambushed and publicly embarrassed Lexie in her diner, in front of customers and employees, he bullied his way into hanging around the diner while Lexie was working, even when she didn't want him there, and so on. Yet at other times, he respected her work as a chef and deferred to her in her kitchen, helped her when she was attacked (though he then was obnoxious about insisting he take her home, though she preferred to be alone).

Lexie starts out as strong, determined, skilled, loyal, a bit stand-offish, private, and ambitious. She relocated across country to escape an abusive relationship, threw herself into opening and running her diner, and makes little time for a personal life. She really does need a nudge in that area of her life, but Sebastian doesn't nudge, he harasses and pesters until he gets what he wants. Towards the end of the story, when Seb has actually gotten serious about her, and when her ex shows back up, Lexie's backbone gets a little wavery. While I understand her reluctance to take a chance on Seb, she also treats him poorly, then gets mad because he doesn't call. Huh? She wants her coconut cake and to eat it too? Then when her life is threatened, she gets all "oh help! All I can do is stand here and scream!" before getting her nerve back and standing up for herself.

One other problem I had with "Deep Autumn Heat" is the excessive number of mysteries/crimes happening in the story: 1) Lexie is receiving threatening letters demanding to know her coconut cake recipe, 2) Someone is sabotaging the equipment at the diner, 3) Lexie is attacked by an unknown person 4) the diner's fresh produce deliveries are also being sabotaged 5) there's a drug ring in town 6) there's a mysterious missing pirate treasure. All that in a book billed and marketed as a romance, and not as a romantic suspense or a mystery. Lexie's mysteries get resolved in the story, some in a predictable fashion, some less so. The drug ring and the pirate treasure will be back in future books; they have to be because one Grayson brother is the local sheriff and another is a DEA agent. It was a little disconcerting to have all of thus happening in what I thought was a romance. I enjoy mysteries and also romantic suspense, but I like to know what I'm getting. If I think it's one genre, only to read and find it's a different one than promised, it annoys me and also makes me scramble to re-arrange my expectations.

So, by now you may be wondering if I liked ANYTHING about the book. Why yes, yes, I did. I liked Lexie, came to like Seb somewhat, have a crush on Theo, enjoyed the other secondary characters, appreciated that Barrett resisted the impulse to make all of the small town people cutely quirky, enjoyed the Massachusetts setting, the sex scenes, there's humor and my attention was engaged the entire time. Barrett's style was easy and relaxed, and the story's flow was smooth. Despite my rantings and ravings at times as I read, I did enjoy the book as a whole and will read more in the series. If only to see who Theo ends up with! 

So, now that you know what you're getting, stop back after you read and tell me what you thought of the book. I'm curious as to other people's reactions to this book.

I received an eGalley from the publisher for review.

Live Chat With PNR Author D.B. Reynolds! Saturday June 23rd

D.B. Reynolds writes the hot, sexy, Vampires in America series. Full of dangerous vampires, passionate males and females, intrigue, hot sex, and good stories, these books will keep you warm while you read.

Tomorrow, Saturday June 23rd, you can chat with D.B. for an hour, live at goodreads, at 2PM PST. The chat is being hosted by Chopin's Cafe and there will be a giveaway. Click on the link to RSVP, and I'll see you there!

Spotlight On: Minder by Sandra Cox

Welcome! Another spotlight today, yes, it's been a busy, light-filled week this week. Today I'm featuring a new YA novel by Sandra Cox. It's a YA paranormal from MuseItUp Publishing that was released last month.

Multi-published author Sandra Cox writes Crossover YA, YA Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Time Travel Romance and Metaphysical Nonfiction. She lives in sunny North Carolina with her husband, a brood of critters and an occasional foster cat.

Email:sandracox1@gmail.com
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Blog: http://sandracox.blogspot.com

Book Blurb:

Among the northern tribes there is a legend passed down from generation to generation about shape-shifting Minders—guardians of the innocents—and how they came to be.

It is said that nowadays only a handful of Minders exist, hunted to near extinction by a fearsome beast. Of the remaining Minders, only one wears a garnet-studded collar, the symbol of protection and royalty.

On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Aurora Valente goes through some disturbing changes. She purrs and craves raw meat. Most alarming of all, she’s taken to chasing wildlife.

Her aunt gives her a beautiful, antique choker and tells her the story about a shapeshifting Minder princess, and the beast that hunts the Minder’s descendants.

To Aurora it’s only a story...till later that night when her whole world takes a turn into terror. A horrific beast chases her through the woods, where a puma with the eyes of a stranger comes to her rescue.

While the beast and puma fight, she feels her bones break and reform. Her scream comes out a snarl. She lands on all fours, a beautiful panther.

"Even when my aunt told me the story, and handed me an ancient garnet-studded band, I had no idea the tale applied to me.

After all, it’s only a legend…"

MINDER
By: Sandra Cox
Publisher: MuseItUp Publishing
ASIN: B0088HOXNM
Genre: FICTION, PARANORMAL, YOUNG ADULT
Format: EBOOK
Length: 372 KB, 167 pages
Release Date: MAY 25, 2012
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EXCERPT

 

At the cliff’s edge, I stopped and listened to the steady lap of the waves against the rocks. I sucked cold air deep into my lungs. Night sounds surrounded me. A purr of contentment rose in my throat. I’m getting used to the purr. It’s a great way to express pleasure.

I pivoted toward the house and saw my aunt silhouetted in the window, the light at her back. I lifted my hand. She waved back.

The wind shifted. I smelled a rabbit. My butt twitched as the perfume of warm flesh filled my nostrils. His rapid heartbeat pulsed through my ears. I forgot all about Aunt and went bounding into the forest.  

The rabbit saw me. With a frightened squeak, he hopped away, his little powder-puff tail white in the dark. I leapt after him and laughed with exuberance from the sheer joy of being alive.

The rabbit ran deep into the woods. I followed. Fear gave the bunny speed and he stayed just out of my grasp.

It happened gradually.  My joints began to stiffen. The hair on the nape of my neck rose. A horrific scent filled my nostrils and made my stomach flop. No longer the hunter, at some point, I became the prey.

A heavy body crashed through the underbrush not far behind me.

My legs pumped and my heart pounded. Panicked, I pulled the mace out of my pocket. 

Try as I might I couldn’t outrace whatever chased me. I swear I could feel hot breath on my back. As it closed the gap between us, it gave a piggish squeal of pleasure.

Sweat poured out my pores.  My legs cramped. My sides on fire, I pushed myself harder.

A growl sounded behind me. It echoed and reechoed off the trees. Goose bumps roughened my skin. I glanced back. My heart moved up to my throat. My joints locked and made it almost impossible to run.

Still looking over my shoulder, I tumbled head first over a log. Rough bark scraped my shins. The can of mace rolled out of my hand. The scent of rotting wood and insects filled my nostrils as I landed on my elbow, my knees cocked at an awkward angle over the log.

I started to pull my legs back and scramble to my feet but I wasn’t fast enough. The beast’s hot breath penetrated my sweats, moments before his fangs pierced my thigh to the bone.

A scream filled the night. It took me a moment to realize it was mine.

Fire swirled through my blood. I swear I felt it bubble. My bones pushed hard against my skin. My vision blurred as muscle and tendons began to shift beneath my skin.

As the beast lumbered over the log after me, a wildcat shrieked nearby, his high-pitched snarl as terrifying as the monster that ripped my flesh.  

The beast paused, his massive head swung in the direction of the feral sound. My heart pounded and stretched as if caught in a vise, but my vision cleared. What I saw filled me with abject terror. It was the stuff nightmares are made of. A black bear, no a huge wolf, with glowing crimson eyes, bore down on me.

A leonine scream of challenge echoed through the pines, bounced off rock and echoed in my ears. Fighting the pain coursing through my vibrating body, I forced my aching neck to turn.

The moon shown full on a beautiful puma, his lips drawn back, his tail lashing. He tilted his head and snarled. And the hits keep on a coming. Would I become beast fodder or puma silage? At the moment, I wasn’t in any condition to fight off either. 

For one brief moment, the cat looked directly at me. My breath caught in my throat. Those eyes were eerily reminiscent of the stranger in the restaurant. The man called Kylar. Then the puma turned his attention to the beast. His ears back, he roared another challenge.

The beast threw back his head and responded, his mouth open he howled at the moon. The sound sent chills down my spine. A spine that felt like it was breaking and re-forming.

The puma screamed in response.

The beast turned from me and lumbered toward the puma. Even though the cat was large it was still half the size of the beast. They ran toward each other. The earth trembled as they clashed like titans their challenges ringing in the night.

I couldn’t concentrate on them any longer. My bones were stretching like rubber bands. It hurt like hell. Tears streamed down my cheeks. I bit my lips till they bled trying to keep from shrieking. Not wanting to draw the attention of the two wild animals fighting only yards away.

I crawled to the log and somehow got to my feet. Everything swirled around me. As my clothes fell off my pencil thin form, I stopped worrying about drawing attention to myself and began to screech. “What’s happening to me?”

Every inch of my body felt on fire as my joints exploded and my bones reformed. My cries turned to snarls. Sleek black fur sprouted through my skin.

“Oh, my God. Oh, my God,” I tried to say, but a cat’s cry escaped my lips.  Warm blood, from the monster’s bite, coated my hind leg, but it was a minor concern compared to what was happening to me. No legend. Aunt Gin knew.

Then the pain disappeared. A dull ache where the monster bit me persisted but other than that I felt glorious. I threw back my head and roared.

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To celebrate the release of "Minder", Sandra is running a month long contest on her blog; prizes include a free download of the book, jewelry, a Starbucks gift certificate and a book dedication. Go here to enter. 


Additionally, I have one eBook copy of "Vampire Bay", the third book in her Hunter Series.  To enter, just post a comment, along with a way to contact you - email, twitter handle, etc. Entries are open until 11:59PM EST, Saturday June 30th.


Please read my giveaway policy.


Follow the blog tour: http://cblspromotions.blogspot.com/2012/06/blog-barrage-minder-by-sandra-cox.html

Interview with Benedict Jacka

UF author Benedict Jacka has stopped by for a brief chat today. He's the author of the Alex Versus series and also a MG series, the Ninja series, now out of print. The first two Versus books were released this year: "Fated" in February and "Cursed" in May; the third book, "Taken" is due to come out this summer, in August.

A little about Benedict, in his own words: One overcast day in November I sat down at a study cubicle in my school library. I was 18 years old and in my final year at City of London School, and the library was on the third floor, looking out over the River Thames. I was supposed to be working but instead I stared out of the window across the water, and when I finally picked up my pen what I began to write in the back of my exercise book wasn’t schoolwork but the notes for a story.

To this day I can’t tell you why I started that story that afternoon. I’d written stories before, but no more than any other bookish kid – usually they were done for a school assignment or quickly abandoned. But for some reason this one stayed in my head and sometime over that winter I opened up a Word file on my computer and started writing. I didn’t really have a plan, I just wanted to see what would happen.

I kept writing, and then kept writing some more. Winter turned into spring, spring turned into summer, and by the time I finished at the end of that year what I had wasn’t a story but a 100,000 word novel. Somewhere along the line I’d had it suggested that it might be publishable, so I sent it to some agencies to see if they were interested. They weren’t, but by the time that had been established I’d finished a second novel and was ready to send that out instead.

I kept writing through my time at Cambridge University, leaving three years later with a BA in Philosophy and a very good agent, Sophie Hicks from Ed Victor Ltd. My first three novels had been children’s fantasy, but the one that finally got published was children’s non-fantasy, a book called To Be A Ninja (later reprinted as Ninja: The Beginning).

It took me a little under 7 years to go from that day in the library to being published for the first time, and it’s been just short of another 7 years from that first publication to today. As I write this it’s the first days of 2012, I’m 31 years old, and once again I’m home in London – I’ve lived in different cities and countries, but London’s the place I always come back to. Along the way I’ve worked for a year in the Civil Service, taught English to kids of various nationalities in England and Romania before doing it full-time for six months in China, spent an interesting period working in North London as a bouncer, and most recently went back to college for a GDL/LPC in order to become a solicitor. I’ve also studied a few martial arts (boxing, Krav Maga, and ninjutsu), gone in for competitive ballroom dancing (yes, seriously), spent an enormous amount of time reading (especially Agatha Christie, Tolkien, Jack Vance, Jim Butcher, and Robert Jordan), and skated across most of London at one time or another (still my favourite way to get around. Don’t laugh, it’s more fun than a car or bus and with London traffic it’s about as fast.) I also love gaming, both on computers (Final Fantasy, Suikoden, Fire Emblem, Halo, EVE) and tabletop RPGs (Star Wars, WoD, and especially D&D – I play once or twice a week and GM too).

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Bea: Benedict, what inspired the series, was there any one thing or was it a series of ideas and events?

Benedict: "Fated" was the adult evolution of a setting I'd used for multiple books in the past – I'd written four novels in the setting already, but they were all children's fantasy rather than adult. I never really expected "Fated" to get published (the last four hadn't been) but somehow it did and things just kind of snowballed from there!

Bea: Is Alex inspired by or based on anyone you know?

Benedict: Personality-wise he's mostly based on me, although it's filtered through a different background. I do tend to use my own emotional reactions as a starting point when writing him, but over the series he's developed into more of his own person.

Bea: What's next for Alex and the series? Do you have a long term story arc, or are you winging it?

Benedict: I'm starting to work out a long term story arc now, but I didn't have one at the beginning. Fated, Cursed, and Taken are all semi-standalone books – it's only by the time you get to Taken that the changes start to get noticeable. Right now I'm in the middle of Book #4, and I'm starting to seriously lay out how the long-term story will go. Of course, that assumes my publisher keeps printing them!

Bea: When you write, are you a planner or do you make it up as you go?

Benedict: A mixture of both. I plan out the skeletal structure of the book in advance, but individual details (especially character interactions) get made up as I go along. I deviate from the plan pretty often, too.

Bea: You've written childrens books and now adult urban fantasy, do you think you might try another genre sometime?

Benedict: Not sure. I'm really enjoying adult urban fantasy at the moment, so I can't see myself changing any time soon, but who knows!

Bea: Does you family read your books? What do they think of them?

Benedict: They do, and they're very supportive. :)

Bea: Do you prefer print books or ebooks?

Benedict: I'm about 50/50. I like ebooks for the convenience of getting hold of them so easily, but to actually read I prefer the paper kind.

Bea: What are your favorite genres for reading? Your favorite authors?

Benedict: I read a fairly wide spread – fantasy, sci-fi, crime, childrens, thrillers, and a bunch more. Favourite authors change over the years, but the long-running ones have been Tolkien, Agatha Christie, Jack Vance, Jim Butcher, and lately Lois McMaster Bujold.

Bea: I noticed on your site, that your only social media link was for goodreads. Do you prefer not to do social media such as twitter, facebook, linkedin? Do you think that there is too much emphasis on social media for authors?

Benedict: Oh yeah, I forgot about that page! Wait a sec while I go update it.(Note the clever avoidance technique, he didn't answer either question. lol But, he DID update his page with his twitter and facebook accounts - Bea)


Bea: What would be your ideal day, whether a work day, school day or day off?

Benedict: Uh . . . you've got me on that one. I never really think about how I want my days to be.


Bea: Benedict, thanks so much for visiting and answering some questions for us. Best of luck with "Cursed"!

Benedict: Thanks for having me! Cursed's now out in the US and UK, and Taken will be coming out at the beginning of September. Nothing I can say yet about future books in the series, but things are looking good!

Liz has "Fated" in her TBR pile, and I've got "Cursed" in  mine, so reviews will be coming sometime this summer. In the meantime, go get your copies now so you'll be ready when "Taken" comes out at the end of August!

When Will You Rise? Cover for Mira Grant's New Book

It's hardly a secret that I'm a fan of Mira Grant and her Newsflesh trilogy. "When Will You Rise", from Sunterranean Press, contains a novella and a short story set in the world of Grant's award-nominated Newsflesh trilogy, along with seven black and white illustrations. "When Will You Rise" is right on schedule to ship this fall, according to the publisher. Now, the cover!

Zombies! Run!

The Rising Cover! New Kelley Armstrong Book

I'm a few days late posting this, its been a crazy week. On Monday, Kelley revealed the cover for the next and last book in her Darkness rising YA series, "The Rising". It continues the blue color story of the first two books, but it's not my favorite cover in the series. That would be "The Gathering", but I like this one too. I'm not sure if it's the same model on this cover as on the other two, but she looks older than I envision Maya to be.

So, what do you think? Do you like it? Dislike it? Love it? What are your thoughts?

Spotlight On: Revealing Hamilton by Sarah J Carr

Murders. Medical experiments. Conspiracies. Dysfunctional families. Stir it all together and you get "Revealing Hamilton", a sci fi medical mystery released at the beginning of this month. It's the first in a new series, JackRabbit7. "Revealing Hamilton" is Sarah’s first full-length novel under contract with Ruby Lioness Press. Sarah is at work on book two, "Embracing Hamilton".

Sarah Carr is a novelist who can be found most evenings with a cup of tea in-hand and her imagination racing from plot to plot. When away from her work, part of her mind is constantly brainstorming her next story and she always has writing paraphernalia within reach.

She wrote stories as a child, but became more serious about her passion during her twenties. In her spare time, she likes to read, splash in mud puddles, smell bookstores and eat Honeycrisp apples. Yearly, she participates in NaNoWriMo and has mentored others through the program. Due to her dedication to National Novel Writing Month, she is part of an amazing writing group.

Born and raised in Washington State, Sarah still resides in the area. Her life is richly filled with her supportive, yet swashbuckling husband and their golden, Nugget.

Book Blurb:

A conversation with a stranger changes Amelia Hamilton's life forever. When she learns her grandfather faked his own death, normalcy slips from Amelia's grasp. To make matters worse, he is coming for her in less than seven days. What she hasn't determined is why.

Amelia's grandfather, Marius Benedict, once headed The Physician Coalition, an elite group of doctors who threw the Hippocratic Oath out the window. Years ago, they used a low-risk medical research study as a front for their experiments. Without their consent, innocents were injected with JackRabbit7, a hazardous substance used to alter their DNA. The victims were left with less-than-desirable super-human powers or excruciating death. Years after he disbanded the group, Marius has a new plan and is reforming The Coalition.

Max, a mysterious stranger from the Insurance Agency, offers to help keep Amelia safe. He introduces The Agency as an underground government organization that contains and eliminates those who intend to harm the world. To protect The Agency, the truth of their activities are concealed and replaced with sugar-coated stories in the media.

Over the course of the next week, Amelia has to accept the truth and learn who can be trusted. At midnight on her 23rd birthday, a contract between The Coalition and The Insurance Agency will expire, giving Marius full rein to approach his granddaughter and finish the project he started with her so many years ago.

REVEALING HAMILTON
By: Sarah J Carr
Publisher: Ruby Lioness Press
ASIN: B00884O7XQ
Genre: FICTION, SCIENCE FICTION, MEDICAL, MYSTERY
Format: EBOOK
Length: 895 KB, 324 pages
Release Date: JUNE 1, 2012
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If you like a little sci fi mixed with your mysteries, pick up this book and immerse yourself in the battle between The Physician Coalition and the Insurance Agency as they fight for dominance.