Hey, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Sydney
Jamesson and her new book series, “The Duty Bound Duet,” which includes,
Book One, “DUTY OF CARE,” and Book Two, “THE CARETAKERS,” - BOTH featured below!! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in
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fabulous giveaway!
The Duty Bound Duet Book
Series
by Sydney Jamesson
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GENRE: Mystery/Suspense (Psychological)
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BLURB – DUTY OF
CARE – BOOK ONE:
On
her death bed Emily Derbyshire’s mother made her promise to take good care of
her little sister. Keeping her promise, twelve-year-old Emily did exactly that
and became five-year-old Rita’s benefactor and bodyguard.
After
eighteen years of sisterly devotion Emily receives some shocking news! Rita has
committed suicide. When disturbing details start to surface, Emily puts her
highflying career on hold to seek out those responsible. She hires an American
private investigator Robert Blackmoor; a motorbike riding, no-frills, computer
hacker who will use any means necessary to unearth the truth.
Not
surprisingly, Robert uncovers secrets from Emily’s troubled childhood and chips
away at the glossy veneer of deceit which masks the truth behind, not only
Rita’s life, but Emily’s imperfect life too.
Together
they assemble the pieces of a sinister puzzle, revealing a cruel and corrupt
world of exploitation and murder: a Dark Web into which Rita has become
entangled.
As dark forces
encircling Emily tighten their grip, and with everything to lose, she must make
a life and death decision that she may live to regret.
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BLURB – THE
CARETAKERS – BOOK TWO:
Emily
Parsons is a product of a difficult childhood: self-reliant, fiercely
protective and willing to do whatever it takes to safeguard the wellbeing of those
in her care. She has even slayed a monster, or two … or three in the name of
poetic justice, and yet she is haunted by the image of a beautiful blond girl.
Sixteen-year-old
Louise Travis has been abducted.
Louise’
fate rested in Emily’s hands, but she let her slip through her fingers like
gold dust, only to be swept away by a malevolent band of brothers.
By
once again enlisting the help of computer hacker, Robert Blackmoor, Emily must
find Louise before she is lost forever in a Dark Web of heinous crimes, cruelty
and corruption. The clock is ticking, and Emily’s investigation is drawing the
wrong kind of attention, but she will not back down. She is duty bound to
protect those she loves.
With skeletons from
her past being unearthed, who can she turn to, and who can she trust with her
own sinister secrets?
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EXCERPT ONE:
From DUTY OF CARE – Book One:
Chapter 1
Emily
“The
whole world can become the enemy when you lose what you love.” Kristina
McMorrris.
I
STOOD ALONE in the graveyard the day they buried my sister. There I was, Emily
Parsons, the hapless figure lurking behind a gnarled oak tree—an unwelcome
guest.
A
savage January wind gnawed at my cheeks. It made my eyes sting; eyes already
brimming with salty residue left over from a night spent sobbing into a pillow.
Sapped of all strength, I leaned against the trunk, held it between my hands;
gloved fingers tracing rough edges. I breathed in its wild, woody perfume;
rotting branches, unclaimed timber—a steadfast pillar of support in a surreal
tableau.
At
our parents’ request, I didn’t show my face. Did they fear I’d cause a scene,
throw myself onto the coffin?
Who
knows?
Who
cares?
With
or without their blessing, I had to go. I had to be there to witness my little
sister’s departure from this mortal coil and, if that meant enduring sniveling
platitudes caught on the wind—so be it.
Our
parents, family members and some of Rita’s friends circled the cavernous hole
in the ground like ravens; a flock of silhouettes set against a snowy backdrop.
My watery eyes lingered on the word Rita formed in purple violas on the
wreath—a tiny name for someone with a big personality and an even bigger heart.
Having
endured the lamentations of the priest marking the passing of a life ended much
too soon, I absconded. I sprinted like a bandit between gravestones, my feet
slipping on ankle deep snow that shrouded everything, creating a clean, sterile
landscape. Nothing seemed out of place. Nothing except my sister’s charred body
lying six foot under in a mahogany coffin fifty yards away.
I
took refuge in my car and sat in silence, refusing to acknowledge the shifting
congregation. Concealed behind windows veiled with condensation, I left unseen.
In
those days leading up to Rita’s funeral, I cried nonstop. I would wake from
dozing and the world would be as it was. I would smile through cracked lips,
but then I would remember and my heart would ache and my body would shake and
tears would cloud my eyes once more.
The
myriad of memories we had made were my only lifeline: phone conversations,
photographs and texts existing in a vacuum, authorless—a cruel kind of comfort.
For the sake of my sanity, I tried to come to terms with her passing, I really
did, but the realisation that the one person I loved more than any other had
gone and left me behind did not make any sense to me.
We
had made a pact when we were kids to never be separated.
Why
had Rita broken it?
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GUEST POST:
Intro: Sydney Jamesson explains the creative process she
embarked upon when writing her USA Today bestselling trilogy, The Story Of Us;
an extraordinary love story spanning twenty-six years.
BREATHING LESSONS!
Ever
wonder how someone who teaches full-time manages to complete a series of six
books in three years? No need to send your answers on a postcard…
I can
tell you the answer because that’s exactly what I did.
I had
a dream and that dream was THE STORY OF US. While I slept, the female
protagonist, Elizabeth Parker, whispered in my ear; she told me about her
loneliness and the love of her life; how she was waiting to be found…
In
the morning Ayden Stone, the male protagonist, introduced himself; he’d become
lost and disillusioned in his search for the love of his life … but he would
never stop looking for her.
My
mission was to bring them back together.
To
tell their story, I stayed up late, worked through the night, used every waking
moment to jot down notes and ideas, snippets of dialogue and heartfelt avowals
of love and devotion; I heard their laughter, felt the heat of their sighs and
even tasted salty tears drying on my cheeks in moments of desolation and
despair.
By
the end of the writing process I was exhausted.
In
January 2013 I published book one TouchStone for play and later that year
TouchStone for giving. The next year TouchStone for ever, followed by the Into
the Blue Series: Blue Genes, Blue Hearts and Blue Moon.
I
confess that completing the series was something I was determined to do, it
became an obsession; to make sure the characters I loved like family, had their
happy ever after. Love stories like The Story of Us are not meant to end abruptly;
to suffer the indignation of an anti-climax or a disappointing resolution. As
its creator I had to learn what it was to breathe life into the story so my
characters could grow and blossom.
Ayden
and Beth experience a love founded on the belief that nothing will ever come
between them … but what becomes of my star-crossed lovers? Does destiny force
them apart? Will they be able to surmount every obstacle, defeat their enemies
and find a place for themselves in the universe?
With
every ounce of breath in their bodies they try to, discovering what it means to
love unconditionally, without reservation or hesitation because that’s
what soul mates do.
It’s
powerful stuff! The stuff that dreams are made of…
Once
The Story of Us was complete, I could do no more. The time came to leave my
fictional forever family to their own devices. They would be together for
eternity, never grow old, never fall out of love and go on to exist in the
hearts and minds of readers everywhere having united the forces of heaven and
earth with their fateful love.
With
my mission complete I stepped away, took an invigorating breath, and prepared
to dive into another story headfirst…
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AUTHOR BIO:
Sydney Jamesson is a
USA Today bestselling author by night and an English teacher by day. She is
nocturnal by nature and loves nothing more than staying up late, listening to
music and being inspired to write. She has always written creatively; in her
home is one enormous wastepaper basket full of discarded phrases, opening lines
and pieces of dialogue that have hit her like lightning in the middle of the
night. Her USA Today bestselling trilogy, THE STORY OF US sold
worldwide, and she has been thrilled to continue Ayden Stone's and Beth
Parker's epic love story in The Story of Us Series: Into the Blue,
featuring Blue Genes, Blue Hearts and Blue Moon.
More
recently, Sydney has focused on psychological suspense. THE DARKEST CORNERS
was her first venture into the new genre: a complex love story filled with lots
of angst, emotional scenes and edge of your seat suspense as a single father
and a troubled young woman confront their deepest, darkest fears together. The
twists come think and fast and the ending is unforgettable!
In
her latest novels, DUTY OF CARE and THE CARETAKERS - THE DUTY BOUND
DUET - readers explore the seedier side of the Dark Web; witness abduction,
human trafficking, and a devoted sister’s willingness to do whatever it takes
to safeguard the wellbeing of those in her care. It’s a real page turner,
filled with incidents which are heart-breaking and heart-stopping in equal
measure!
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Sydney will be awarding a $50 Amazon or B/N GC
to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Sydney ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book series and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ally. The post is awesome! XX
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteWas it hard to start writing? Or, has it always been your passion?
ReplyDeleteI have always written in one form or another. I was a commercial journalist and copywriter before side stepping into teaching. I learned what is meant to engage readers commercially before writing a full length novel. It helped that I was 'possessed' by Ayden's and Beth's story initially. :)
DeleteSounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rita. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe book synopses and excerpts are intriguing, this sounds like a thrilling duet
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