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pleasure today to host Jude Pittman and Jamie Hill and their new book, “New
Directions”! For other stops on their
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New Directions
by Jude Pittman and Jamie Hill
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GENRE: Romantic Suspense
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BLURB:
Texas PI Kelly McWinter is back in action, mixing
business with pleasure on a long delayed honeymoon. Providing security for a
nominee at the Country Music Awards sounds like glitz and glamour, but Kelly
and Gillian find themselves chasing kidnappers in California and tracking a
killer in Las Vegas.
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EXCERPT TWO:
“Of course. I follow her career on ET, and if I
didn’t I’d be getting the details from Aunty Stella every time we talked
anyhow. Marcy Fischer is one of this year’s nominees for the Country Music
Academy’s female vocalist of the year.”
Kelly chuckled. “Guess there’s not much point
trying to surprise you. Did Stella tell you about the crazed fan who broke into
Marcy’s house?”
“My God, no. She isn’t hurt is she?”
“No, at least not physically. He scared the hell of
her though, and Mark, who as you know is stuck in Russia, is fit to be tied.”
“Oh, I sense a PI project on tap.”
Kelly chuckled. “You know me too well. But you
might like this one a lot better than some of my other jobs.”
“I’m all
ears. First, tell me about Marcy’s break in.”
“One of her over-zealous fans climbed the wall
surrounding her Nashville property, used some kind of jammer to disarm her
security system, and almost made it up the stairs to Marcy’s bedroom.”
“Where was her husband?”
“Apparently Mark has gotten pretty involved in
politics these past couple of years. He’s a member of the legal team that
President Obama sent over to Russia to oversee the review of documents
discovered in one of those Nazi vaults in East Germany. It’s only recently that
Russia conceded that the Western world had a right to work alongside their own
researchers to establish provenance of the materials. It’s an honor to be named
to the team, but it’s a long process. Mark won’t be back for at least three
months. Marcy’s been on her ownwell, she’s not alone, like any celebrity she’s
always got an entourage, but she doesn’t have her husband.”
“She must have been terrified.”
“She was, and believe it or not, the only reason
the intruder didn’t reach Marcy’s bedroom is because Stella had given her one
of her dog Lucy’s puppies.”
“Really. Hear that Jake. Good breeding.”
Jake lifted his nose and shook his head, before
nuzzling it back down on Kelly leg.”
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REVIEW:
Wow! Wow!
Wow! I totally loved this
book! So much fun, excitement, mystery,
suspense, romance, and more!
I loved the main
characters, sexy Texas PI Kelly McWinter and his sassy and savvy wife,
Gillian. The couple finally goes on a
much needed and much delayed honeymoon only to find themselves thrown back into
work chasing down kidnappers and even a killer!
Kelly and Gillian
agree to provide security for a nominee at the Country Music Awards, but it’s
not as straightforward as they thought it would be. With kidnappers, killers, and a militia group
nothing is as it seems and only one incredibly smart, handsome PI and his wife
can solve these cases.
Although this book
is book one of the McWinter Confidential book series, these characters have
been featured in other books. However,
it seems that you don’t need to have read those other books beforehand to follow
and understand the story.
Both of these authors
are new to me, but as I extremely enjoyed this book I will definitely be
checking out their other books and will continue to follow this new series.
Even though there
are two authors, the writing style is very fluid and descriptive. The pace is even toned, but filled with lots
of exciting and suspenseful scenes. I have
found in the past that books with multiple authors don’t always read so
comprehensive – this book is definitely an exception!
This book was a
super quick read with only just over 150 pages!
I actually finished this book over a weekend. It was such a great read – it was hard to put
down!
**Disclaimer: I
received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.**
Did you find this review
helpful?
If so, please, please, please
mark it as helpful on Amazon here:
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AUTHOR BIO – JUDE PITTMAN:
Jude Pittman and her husband John live
in Calgary, Alberta. Retired after several decades of working in law firms,
Jude is part-owner and publisher of Books We Love. Jude is the author of the Kelly McWinter PI
mysteries, Deadly Secrets, Deadly Betrayal and Deadly Consequences..
Jude has also published the novella Bad Medicine.
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AUTHOR BIO – JAMIE HILL:
Jamie was born and raised in a
beautiful, mid-sized town in the Mid-west.
When she's not working at the day job she loves, Jamie enjoys spending
time with her family, reading, and watching movies (the scarier the better!) In
her ‘spare time’ she can often be found writing, editing, or doing something
more mundane like housework.
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CONNECT WITH JAMIE:
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jamiehill@jamiehill.biz
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during the tour.
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Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteI liked the review, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading the review and excerpt. Sounds like a great story. Thanks for the giveaway chance!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for that wonderful review. I've been in love with the Kelly McWinter characters for years, the previous books, Deadly Secrets, Deadly Betrayal and Deadly Consequences are also featured at Amazon, they're often on countdown for .99 cents, and I believe I tried to have them set up that way during this promotion (as much as Amazon would allow). The early stories all feature Kelly, his history and what led him to move from being a regular cop to eventually becoming a PI. Readers meet Stella, Gus and Cam in Deadly Secrets then Gillian and Marcie comes along in Deadly Betrayal. The books are meant to read alone but they definitely tell a story, that continues to be even better since Jamie and I joined forces. We're already brainstorming ideas for Loose Change. Thanks again, for the wonderful review, it's so awesome when a reader really understands your characters and loves their stories. Jude Pittman
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting us, and for the lovely review! We hope readers will enjoy our collaboration as much as we enjoyed writing the book.
ReplyDeleteAwesome review - thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your honest review, it's much appreciated!
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