Retribution by Diane Demetre Excerpt, Interview & Giveaway

Retribution

by Diane Demetre

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GENRE: Romantic suspense

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BLURB:

She’s a ballerina with a dark secret. He’s a retired sniper with a tortured past. Will they find love or fall prey to a stalker’s deadly game?

Professional ballerina Jessie Hilton wraps her battle scars in satin pointe shoes, but there’s a deeper hurt that haunts her sleep. When a handsome man steps in to save her from a mugging, something about her hero makes her heavy heart leap. Though her career can’t afford distractions, he may be her sole source of safety when she gains the unwanted attention of a relentless stalker.

Ex-sniper Brad Jordan survived his tour of duty, but a tragic accident cost him the lives of those closest to him. With his faithful border collie Whiskey by his side, Brad gets a second chance when he protects the beautiful Jessie from danger. When the ballerina's stalker grows more brazen, Brad's tactical training may be their only weapon against tragedy.

Will Jessie and Brad survive a deadly game, or will the assailant destroy their chance at love?

Retribution is a standalone romantic suspense novel. If you like tough-as-toe-shoes heroines, second-chance romance, and page-turning plots, then you’ll love Diane Demetre’s heart-stopping saga.

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Excerpt One:

There she was, bolting up the hallway towards him like she did every time he returned. All amber eyes and happy face, she danced and pranced, speaking an exuberant welcome as best she could through her doggy larynx.

“How’re you doing, Whiskey? You miss me?” Reaching down, he rubbed his black and white Border collie’s lopsided ears. “You are the most beautiful girl I know. Come on, let’s chow down.” As he strode down the narrow hall of his weatherboard cottage, he weaved from side to side so as not to step on her paws. “So, what did you get up to this evening? Been protecting the castle?” He opened the fridge door and Whiskey shoved her nose in where she knew her dinner waited. BJ grabbed a bag of beef brisket bones and tossed it on the kitchen bench. He’d left the lights on out of habit, rather than for Whiskey. If there was light around him, the darkness within was somehow easier to bear.

He scanned the back yard, checking the perimeters that he’d planted with impenetrable, skyward-reaching bamboo. He never knew what he expected to find. Maybe he hoped it was all a bad dream and that everything would return to the way it was. But nothing would be the same again. Regret tore at his heart as he tore open the plastic bag of bones. “Here you go, girl. Take it outside. I’ll grab a beer and join you.”

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Being a passionate woman who’s always done things a little differently, Diane’s diverse career began as a school teacher before she moved into a full-time career as a professional choreographer, director and dancer, strutting her stuff on many stages throughout Australia. She was responsible for the original multi-million dollar extravaganzas at Conrad Jupiter’s Casino, Gold Coast—Starz & Galaxies.

           

Following her onstage career, Diane’s thirst for knowledge led her into the field of self-development. Using her highly developed communication skills and love of people, she spent many years as a stress & life skills therapist and life coach, teaching individuals, couples and groups the methodologies of personal success and fulfilment.

           

With her business acumen, Diane launched into the corporate arena, working in a variety of positions as a consultant in marketing, special events, tourism, business strategies, quality management and human resource management. Combining her entertainment and business backgrounds, she returned to the stage as a keynote speaker and corporate facilitator, educating business leaders in the ‘new mindset’ for business and relationship building in the 21st century.

           

Assuming the pseudonym of the Goddess of Love, she appeared as a guest presenter on Gold FM radio, Gold Coast, a national radio program broadcast to 1.4million listeners. Her weekly program proved popular with Diane providing empowering advice on life, love, sex and relationships, sprinkled with a good dose of humour. Her passion for life and compulsive sharing nature made her a great inspiration to her listeners. As the Goddess of Love she also appeared as a regular guest on the national television program Beauty & the Beast, where her practical insights were televised to viewers across Australia.

           

When she launched into a writing career, Diane’s debut erotic romance series, the Dance of Love was voted Luminosity Publishing Readers’ Choice Best Books and Best Covers for 2015 and 2016.

           

Her romantic suspense, Retribution won the Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Pro Award 2017 for Best Unpublished Manuscript. Diane loves to write genre-busting stories with a twist. Her works are packed with emotional punch and feature empowered heroines who live life to the fullest, much like the author herself.

Interview:

DIANE DEMETRE - RETRIBUTION

Where are you from?

I live on the sunny Gold Coast in Australia. Stunning white beaches, sensational weather and a laid-back energy which I love.

Tell us your latest news?

I have just released my last book for 2018, Island of Secrets. It’s told across forty years and is a multi-generational romantic mystery set in Hawaii. If you like generations-spanning drama, characters with hidden pasts, heart-warming romance and intrigue, then you’ll love this epic love story. It’s a terrific holiday read.

When and why did you begin writing?

I began writing when I was 56 when I finally carved out time from managing my other businesses. Having had an entertainment career on stage and in television, I’ve always been creative, so writing was a natural progression to express my creativity.

When did you first consider yourself a writer?

I thought of myself as a real writer, when my first book, Dancing Queen, an erotic romance was published by Luminosity Publishing in 2015. That affirmed that I could have a professional writing career.

What inspired you to write your first book?

When I finally succumbed to reading Fifty Shades of Grey, I became incensed by the premise of a young woman giving away her power to a damaged abuser. That motivated me to write a counter book about 42year old woman who has sex on her terms…This became Dancing Queen and was the first book in my erotic romance series, The Dance of Love.

What would you like my readers to know?

If you’ve enjoyed reading a story, please leave a review. Reader reviews are gold to authors. We spend months giving birth to our book-babies and the few minutes a reader takes to leave a positive review means so much to us.   💋

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

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AMAZON                  https://www.amazon.com/Diane-demetre/e/B015P878H4/ (https://www.amazon.com/Diane-demetre/e/B015P878H4/)

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GIVEAWAY 

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