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Monday, March 18, 2019

Dead Gold by Hawk MacKinney - Book Tour - Book Trailer - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Hey lovelies!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Hawk MacKinney and his new book, “Dead Gold”!  For other stops on his Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Hawk and to increase your chances of winning!

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!


Dead Gold
by Hawk MacKinney

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GENRE: Mystery/Suspense

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BLURB:

The dazzling lure of Olympic gold fame is a spotlight glare hotter than any fifteen minutes of fame.

During plans for a cross-country ski vacation, Aspen Police Department Criminal Investigation Division Detective David “Spinner” Krespinak and SEAL-bud Craige Ingram are ensnared by glamour, upmarket glitz and bling, and greed in the deadly champagne powder world of a money-gets-you-anything high-country ski-mecca. Body parts start turning up in the most unlikely places. As the two friends start their investigation, A hornets nest of the local elite do not want the publicity. For good reason it seems, they may be part of the mystery of bodies and body parts piling up at the morgue.

The closer they get to the killer the more confused they become. Who is behind the murders and mutilation? The list of suspects grows as they close the net on the killer.

The tender underbelly of Aspen is not what it seems. It is a raw open sore that oozes blood, drugs, and murder.

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EXCERPT TWO:

A heavy burgundy turtleneck turned up against the frosty bite, Spinner was waiting at the foot of the steps. A big angular grin spread all over his rugged face, “Hard to believe you finally hauled your butt out here.”

“Time gets away for both of us and our twenty-eight hour days. Been a while since you’ve kicked back at Moccasin Bend.”

With a hearty guffaw Spinner retorted, “You haven’t changed one damn bit, Peadinger. You’ll always be the same compulsive CO, churning full blast 'till you’re sure all bases have been covered.” The two bear-hugged like long-lost brothers.

Craige said, “It's good to be here and even better seein’ your bronco-bustin’ backside.”

Spinner was a quiet-spoken Kentucky transplant to west Texas, and then Aspen, and his easy throaty laugh always made Craige feel everything was okay. He brightened Craige’s world as much as the other way round. No matter how long they’d been apart, the two exSEALs remained closer than close.

Spinner said, “Been too long since our last runs on that Big Sky Montana ski trip.”

With a touch of the pensive for times that called back some good memories—and some not so good, Craige said, “How could Big Sky have been that long ago? Seems like it was only a year or so. That was right before we deployed for Operation Nightfire off Lastovo Island.”

'Nightfire’ was hardly out of Craige’s mouth before dark shades moved across both their faces. The snarling double deals fiasco and compromises bordering on sheer stupid came with a nasty stench of treachery, and it left keepsake scars on both their handpicked teams selected for an in-out HALO recon with orders to avoid contact. On-the-ground objectives targeted and acquired. Heavy camoed, they rechecked their gear, and prepared to re-stage. Kicked in a get-the-hell-out-of-Dodge and regrouped. Established a secure base and reconned their perimeters during the moonless night. Recon went off without a hitch—except for the before-dawn ambush hit. Darrell and two navy corpsmen weren’t where they were supposed to be. Their deaths an obscene memory no one forgot.

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BOOK TRAILER:


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GUEST POST:

Fierce Female Characters:
The Role They Play in My Books

I love my female characters. No pushovers, heroine or vixen, being fierce clutters the finer qualities that drive/lead/spin a yarn or hold the interest of an alpha male…Mother Nature rules! She’s fierce if necessary…cuddly and sensuous when appropriate. Good examples of this are the women in my historical romance novel, Moccasin Trace. This book takes place during the Civil War and introduces the bloodlines of my main character, Craige Ingram, in the MOCCASIN HOLLOW MYSTERY SERIES that follows. It is through the eyes of these strong female characters that the reader experiences the hardships that were endured, and how it was the women who kept families and societies functioning.

These same characteristics of strength and self-confidence carry through in the MOCCASIN HOLLOW MYSTERY SERIES. Good or evil, they can whirlwind/drive/twist a plot where flouncing in the spotlight is a definite disadvantage and NOT the subtle mark of the dependable/soft/alluring adventurous promises that a good woman brings. It can’t be faked. And it takes a man who isn’t lacking in confidence to be able to appreciate the fierceness in a woman who knows her own mind, understands what she wants, and isn’t afraid to do whatever it takes to get it. This is brought out in my latest book in the MOCCASIN HOLLOW MYSTERY SERIES, Dead Gold, where protagonist Craige Ingram’s former SEAL buddy is caught up in a web of evil created by the woman he loves.

That being said, the strong female character also provides a valuable backdrop to the weaknesses and strengths of others. This backdrop enables plot twists and elements of surprise that entertain and keep the reader turning the page.

Much of what I write is inspired from personal experiences and places where I have lived and worked. My “Hat” photo on my website illustrates this. I have learned that everything is a learning opportunity; it is something that can be turned into an unusual storyline, an interesting plot, or developed into a fierce and strong female character.

Hawk’s Hat
PC: http://hawkmackinney.net/hawks%20hat.htm

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AUTHOR BIO:


Hawk MacKinney served in the US Navy for over 20 years.  While serving as a Navy Commander, he also had a career as a full-time faculty member at several major state medical facilities. He earned two postgraduate degrees with studies in languages and history. He has taught postgraduate courses in both the United States and Jerusalem, Israel.

In addition to professional articles and texts on chordate neuroembryology, Hawk has authored several works of fiction—historical love stories, science fiction and mystery-thrillers. His titles are not genre-centered, but plot-character driven. Moccasin Trace, a historical novel nominated for the prestigious Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction and the Writers Notes Book Award, details the family bloodlines of his serial protagonist in the Moccasin Hollow Mystery Series—murder and mayhem with a touch of romance. Hidden Chamber of Death, the first book in the mystery series, was followed by Book 2, Westobou Gold and his latest, Book 3, Curse of the Ancients. All have received national attention. The Bleikovat Event was Vol I in The Cairns of Sainctuarie Science Fiction Series followed by Vol II, The Missing Planets. Vol III, Inanna Phantom is in final galleys.

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Hawk will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.


**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those awesome giveaways on here.**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.

24 comments:

  1. Hawk ~ Welcome back! It is so great to have you here again! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)

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    1. Ally - Thank U for the welcome...it's nice to be back with this follow-up title in the Moccasin Hollow Mystery Series...

      Hawk MacK

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    2. Ally – Not only the above ‘thank U’ posted earlier this a.m., but what also deserves exceptional kudos is the obvious time & effort put into maintaining the clarity of the host’s site…including Hawk’s hat. Time is a premium as are the clean links & details to a-job-well-done…rare in our publishing worlds, but our readers deserve it. So do our marketing teams/families that support any author’s success. Kudos for an indisputably refreshing site…

      Hawk MacKinney
      www.hawkmackinney.net

      URL Dead Gold video
      https://youtu.be/9s_Gm1ThNJE

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  2. Hello! Thanks so much for sharing your book with us. Always fun reading about another book to enjoy.

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    2. James ROBERT – Hope your read is as much fun as the write. Hot links to the Dead Gold video are on the HmK website HOMEpage. Thank U for stopping by…

      Hawk MacK
      www.hawkmackinney.net

      URL Dead Gold video
      https://youtu.be/9s_Gm1ThNJE

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  3. Ally SWANSON - Fabulous & Brunette - Thank you for hosting Dead Gold, Book 4 in the Moccasin Hollow Mystery Series. An earlier title, Moccasin Trace is a prequel historical romance establishing the bloodline(s) of serial protagonists Craige Ingram in the Moccasin Hollow Mystery Series and gives considerable nips & glimpses into the in-laws & outlaws of the Ingram family…hopefully keeping readers hooked for, “I didn’t see that downside-up coming - - what’s next?” A new sci-fi title in the upcoming sci-fi series is in galley-edit.

    Hawk MacKinney
    www.hawkmackinney.net

    URL Dead Gold video
    https://youtu.be/9s_Gm1ThNJE

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  4. I have read all of the books in this series and they are exciting, suspenseful, and just fun to read because of the author's unique voice. I can't wait to read DEAD GOLD.

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    1. Anonymous – Glad U enjoy the twists & jerks in the tales told. It’s lots of fun snaking my characters/plots through all sorts of bedlam & the unexpected - - entertaining this author AND my readers. Thank U stopping by...

      Hawk MacK
      www.hawkmackinney.net

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  5. How many books have you had published? Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com

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    1. Joseph WALLACE – Never counted how many. From the cobwebs of my mind, 4 titles in the Moccasin Hollow Mystery Series plus the Moccasin Trace prequel to that series…3 titles in the sci-fi Cairns of Sainctuarie series. Maybe it's 2 titles released in the sci-fi with the third in galley edit…not sure about which manuscript is in galley. All the above are on the HOME page of my website. Two-four books in edit/rewrite or dustware…let each one rest while muddling through edit/edits on the others…let my fantasies regroup. About 5-7+ have been pulled either for copyright release or rewrites or tear-apart rework. It’s fun – wouldn’t have it any other way AND no idea what writer’s block even smells like. Too many tales to be told…

      Hawk MacK
      www.hawkmackinney.net

      URL Dead Gold video
      https://youtu.be/9s_Gm1ThNJE

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    1. Rita WRAy – Nice seeing U again…thanx for following & commenting -

      Hawk MacK

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  7. Sounds like an interesting book, thanks for sharing :)

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  8. Victoria ALEXANDER – Hope U enjoy the twists & turns of a good read – thanx for stopping by & commenting -

    Hawk MacK
    URL Dead Gold video
    https://youtu.be/9s_Gm1ThNJE

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    1. Kim MARCH – Guest posts are a lot of fun for readers & authors – thanx for stopping by -

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  10. Thanks for the giveaway; I like the excerpt. :)

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  11. Cali W – You’re welcome. The excerpts are pointedly excellent. Thanx for stopping by -

    Hawk MacK

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  12. The book sounds like a really great read.

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  13. Dale WILKEN – Hope you enjoy the read – thanx for stopping by -

    Hawk MacKinney
    www.hawkmackinney.net

    URL Dead Gold video
    https://youtu.be/9s_Gm1ThNJE

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  14. Chelsey REED – You’re welcome -

    Hawk MacK

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