Today, the blog is a Goddess Fish book blast tour stop for the contemporary romantic suspense novel, A Kiss to Die For by
Gail Barrett.
Gail
will be awarding a $25 Amazon gift certificate and either a signed print copy
(US ONLY) or an electronic copy of Fatal Exposure (Buried Secrets book
one) to one randomly drawn commenter during this tour and her other Super Book
Blast on
August 27th. So, to be entered to win, leave a comment below. To increase your chances of winning, visit other tour stops and leave comments there too.
Blurb:
Homeless Army veteran Sullivan Turner is nobody’s hero. His
failure to save his fallen comrades proved that. So when a gutsy social worker
gets caught in a drug gang’s crosshairs, he knows he’s the last man who can
safeguard her and the pregnant teenagers she’s trying to protect.
Former debutant Haley Barnes learned the hard way how to survive. After
witnessing a cold-blooded murder, the terrified teenaged runaway changed her
identity and hid to save her life. But when the killer tracks her down and
attacks the girls in the homeless shelter she now runs, Haley knows the time
has come to stand and fight. But to bring down the powerful killer she must
confront her high-society family’s darkest secrets -- and convince wounded
warrior Sully Turner he’s the hero she believes.
Excerpt:
“Then
you’ll do what they say? You’ll go to a safe house?”
“No.
Not yet. I can’t,” she added when he hissed. “I have to try to get answers. If
my parents won’t talk, if I don’t learn anything at the fundraiser, then I’ll
reconsider my plan. But I have to give it a shot.”
Frustrated,
he gripped the back of his neck. He was starting to realize how she’d survived
the streets -- she was too damned stubborn to quit. “Then at least take a cop
as your bodyguard.”
“No.
It’s either you or no one. I won’t change my mind about that. I can’t. I’ll
never figure out who’s involved if I tip him off.”
His
jaw clenched. Dread mingled with desperation at the thought of her taking on
the killer alone. “That’s not fair.”
A
sad smile curved her lips. “Don’t worry, Sully. I don’t blame you for not
wanting to do this. I’ve already involved you enough.”
Suddenly
feeling cornered, Sully turned to the window and scowled out at the city
lights. She’d just given him an out. He should leave right now while he still
could. But he couldn’t let her go to that fundraiser alone. He’d never forgive
himself if she got killed.
But
how could he protect her? He was the worst possible man for the job. He swung
around to face her again. “For God’s sakes, Haley. Why can’t you understand
this? I’m not the man you need.”
“But
you’re the one I want.”
Author Bio
and Links:
Gail Barrett is the award-winning
author of thirteen romantic suspense novels. A former RITA® and Daphne
finalist, Gail has received the Book Buyer’s Best Award, the Holt Medallion,
the Booksellers Best, The National Readers’ Choice Award, and numerous other
awards. She lives with her husband in Western Maryland. For more information,
visit her website.
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