It Takes a Thief
by Jean
Louise
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BLURB:
When
you want to do something good, sometimes you need to be a little bad.
Angelina
Carr is a thief. Nick Aston is a corporate security consultant. With her
special skills, and his professional experience, they’re uniquely qualified to
bring down a small-time criminal. The real challenge arises when that simple
task gets them mixed up with a big-time mob boss.
In
order to solve the problem for good, Gina and Nick have to find a way to bring
down the kingpin. Hopefully without anyone getting hurt....
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Excerpt
“Don’t leave yet...
Angelina.”
She paused and finally turned toward him, this time looking
at him directly. “My name isn’t
Angelina.” His eyes matched his
hair: sort of honey-colored. Much lighter than most brown eyes.
He was looking at her, too.
“You really haven’t changed,” he said.
She ignored him. “I
said, my name isn’t Angelina. So if
you’ll excuse me....”
He put his hand out.
He didn’t grab her or touch her, but he could have. If he dared.
“My apologies,” he said.
“So what name do you go by... now?”
“I’m sorry, what business is it of yours what my name
is? And why do you care?”
He sighed. “Let’s
back up a moment. Do I look familiar at
all? Do you recognize me?”
Even as she shook her head, she had to acknowledge a twinge
of recognition. She knew she’d seen
those eyes before... somewhere... sometime.
She shrugged. “I see
a lot of people, every day. I could have
seen you anywhere.”
“Here’s a hint,” he added.
“It’s been a few years since you’ve seen me.”
His choice of words didn’t escape her, leaving a big
question mark about how recently he’d seen her.
She was still trying to place him. She knew she’d seen those eyes before... the
color was a bit too unusual not to remember.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I grew up
with stories: stories told around the
campfire each summer while growing up in New York state; stories read to me by
older siblings; stories I read while pretending I, too, was old enough to go to
school. And stories I wrote to amuse
myself and my family.
Years later,
I’m still writing stories.
Since being
graduated from college I’ve worked for small business, large corporations, and
even the government. I now live in North
Carolina, far from those campfires of my childhood. Writing is still in my blood, though,
because when you have stories to tell, the characters won’t let you rest until
you tell them.
Feel free to
contact me at JYHarrisbooks@gmail.com, or on the J.Y. Harris page on Facebook.
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The author will award a $15 Amazon GC to one randomly selected winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
Really the gc. I'm gearing up for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThank you I enjoyed the excerpt
ReplyDeleteThe blurb does sound interesting, but it really fails to mention what happens to bring the two protagonists together...I would have liked some more clarity to that. Beside that, it sounds like a pleasant enough read, but I can't really judge much since the excerpt is also kind of short.
ReplyDeleteThere is one thing I don't really quite like and that's the cover. It is pretty, to be honest, but it doesn't seem to suit with the plot in my opinion.
Anyway congratulation on the release :)
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i like the giveaway...thx u for hosting :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteHi, everyone, thanks to Deal Sharing Aunt for hosting my novella on her blog.
ReplyDeleteElisa, thanks for your input, I'll take it into consideration for my blurb/description. (Altho, the characters meet on the first page, so the Look Inside on Amazon tells how that happens.) As for the cover... in keeping with the story, I wanted to keep it light and not heavily dramatic, which is why I went with an illustration rather than a photographic image. But who knows, perhaps I'll rethink my cover and will keep your observation in mind. In any case, thanks for your observation.
Happy reading, everyone. :-)
I enjoyed the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone who visited this blog stop. I forgot to mention in my earlier post that J.Y. Harris and Jean Louise are the same person-- ME! :-) I hope everyone has a great night, and happy reading.
ReplyDeleteI always like reading a little about the author. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI liked the Excerpt
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