Seductive Suspect
by Thea Landen
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GENRE: erotic romance, mystery/thriller/suspense,
contemporary romance
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BLURB:
A
murder mystery weekend goes awry when the guests start dying for real. Veronica
is desperate to survive and escape, but can’t deny her growing attraction to
Adam, the handsome man staying in the room next door. Can she trust his
intentions, or has she wound up in the arms of a cold-blooded killer?
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Excerpt One:
Adam glanced at where Ruth and Laura stood by the stove and
lowered his voice. “Putting aside the fact you haven’t ruled me out as a
suspect, what’s your read on the others?”
“You mean do I think those two are poisoning the pasta right
now?”
He laughed. “I’m curious whether your perceptions are
similar to mine or not.”
I pondered his question and cut into a third tomato. “That’s
the thing. Nobody stands out to me as having the potential to be a cold-blooded
murderer. All the other guests seem like regular, everyday people. People I
might run into anywhere and not give it a second thought.”
“I agree.” He peeked over his shoulder again. “So, what
about the staff?”
“What, you think Brittany’s ditzy comments are an act and
she’s secretly plotting to kill us all?”
A grin spread across his face. “Maybe. She could even
actually be French, for all we know.”
I put down the knife and raised an eyebrow. “Are you
serious?”
“No.” His smile disappeared, and he resumed chopping the
cucumbers. “What about Victor? He seems to know the most about this place and
would have the easiest time carrying out his plans. Besides, don’t these
stories always end with ‘the butler did it’?”
I shook my head. “I saw his reaction when the lights came
back on and Jeremy was dead. He appeared genuinely shocked.”
“Okay. So that leaves the other guests.” Adam moved his
cutting board over and opened a bag of pre-cut lettuce. “If you had to guess,
who would it be?” The corners of his mouth turned up, and I saw a hint of
dimples. “And I promise my feelings won’t be hurt if it’s me.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Thea Landen lives
in New York with her husband and two children. She strives to encourage
creativity and passion in all those around her, and uses writing to help
inspire. Though she reads and writes in nearly all genres, she has a special
fondness for science fiction, fantasy, and adventure and anything that pushes
the imagination beyond its usual limits. When she’s not writing, or thinking
about writing, her hands and mind are occupied by either yarn crafts or
role-playing games.
Interview:
Tell us your latest news?
When and why did you begin writing?
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
What inspired you to write your first book?
Where are you from?
I’m from New York,
about half an hour or so north of the city. I love it, as it’s close enough to
pop down into Manhattan any time there’s something fun going on, but I don’t
have to live there.
Tell us your latest news?
This book release is
pretty big news! Other than that, hmm, let’s see…I’m having an extension built
onto my kitchen/dining room and renovating the whole thing, does that count?
(Somehow, in the midst of the complete and utter disaster my house is right
now, I still manage to get some writing done. Don’t ask me how.)
When and why did you begin writing?
As far back as I can
remember, I always wanted to write stories. Granted, my first attempts when my
age was in the single digits weren’t very good. Either I blatantly stole ideas
from other places, or lost interest after a couple paragraphs. Later on, like
many brooding teenagers, I started writing fanfic. I wrote a couple original
stories in college and posted them on a website, but then life happened and I
didn’t write anything for a long time. Around 2010, though, I rejoined a
fandom, started writing fanfic again, and then finally branched out into
original works.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
Ooh, that’s a toughie.
Like I said above, I tried to write fiction from an early age, but that had its
ups and downs. I amassed a small following with some of my fanfics, but does
that really count? (I could argue either way.) I think I’ll say that I finally
considered myself a writer after I got an acceptance letter saying that
something I wrote was going to be published, which was in 2011.
What inspired you to write your first book?
This is going to sound
terrible, but while I was on my honeymoon, I read an e-book that was…not
terrific. (Not the worst thing ever, but not great. I think I gave it two
stars.) It was an erotic romance, a genre I’d dabbled in before. After reading
it, I thought “I can write something that’s at least as good as this, if not
better!”, and set out to do so. I’m happy to report that I wasn’t wrong!
what would you like my
readers to know?
I know your readers
see all your wonderful posts promoting authors and their releases, and no one
has enough time to read all of them. So I’ll try to keep my pitch simple: I’m
fun. I don’t know how much of that managed to come through in this interview,
but I love interesting, creative, and sometimes even silly things, and that’s
what I try to write. Even if Seductive
Suspect doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, I encourage you to browse
through my backlog, as I think I’ve tried just about every subgenre of romance
there is at this point. You’re bound to find something that appeals to you!
Also, I once got into
an argument with a Pulitzer-prize winning composer because I was checking
festival badges at a concert and he didn’t have the proper ID. I won. So
there’s a fun fact to take with you!
Author Links:
Buy Links:
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GIVEAWAY
Thea
Landen will be awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn
winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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