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Love, Lies, and Bad Guys
by Bill Blodgett
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GENRE: Romantic Suspense
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BLURB:
When
US Marshal Jay Stonewalker sees a possible terrorist comment in a chatroom
frequented by anti-government radicals suggesting a nuclear threat to New York
City, specifically the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, he can’t get it out of his mind.
Against his boss’s orders he heads off to NYC to investigate on his own time.
While there he follows a suspicious character into a secluded recess of the New
York Subway system and foils what he believes is the terrorist event. In a shoot-out with his suspect he’s wounded and
calls the NYC PD for backup. When he
sees NYPD Detective KC Daviau and other uniformed officers slipping into the
darkness from the subway platform he’s relieved, but to his surprise he’s met
with resistance and disrespect by Detective Daviau. Against his objections, KC
takes custody of the evidence and leaves the scene. When Jay asks an officer if
she is always that way he’s told that, “Since her parents died, she’s been…
let’s say… a little cold.” When they are
assigned to work the case together, KC’s
icy exterior soon begins to melt away as they begin to fall for each other, but
KC has to hold back. She has a dark secret and knows he can’t ever know her
truths because if he did he would hate her just as she hates herself for what
she’s about to do.
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EXCERPT ONE:
“I
was surprised to see you had body art.”
“It
isn’t body art. It is my belief. I guess that’s why I don’t show them. It’s personal. They are of my Goddess, Mother
Earth and the symbol of our tribe, the mighty eagle. The Mother Earth Tree
Goddess demonstrates the circle of life. Where all things on land, air and
water are connected. They are all one. If one element is removed, the tree will
wither and die. We believe that it is the same for people. We must be as one or
we will all eventually suffer. The Eagle is our symbol for bravery, something
that is essential to take on such a derêp.” He saw her puzzled look and
continued before she could speak. “Derêp is our word for job or chore. The
Eagle is dedicated to protecting our tribe, which is a very difficult job. I
use his image to remind myself each day that my task is difficult and not to
falter. If you were just another chick,
maybe I’d say they were body art, but I want to share that part of me with
you.”
“So…”
she teased. “How many other chicks have admired your body art?”
He
laughed lightly with maybe a hint of a gallows laugh, “Not as many as you might
guess.”
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GUEST POST:
World-building can be the most important element of your
book. What media outlets, role-models
and real-life inspirations did you draw from while writing this book?
I
prefer to draw on real life situations to inspire my books. Something or
someone in every one of my books has inspired me to write the story.
First
of all, the original title of Love, Lies, and Bad Guys, was, The Waldorf
Astoria Connection, which is now the subtitle. My oldest daughter and family
lived in Waldorf, Maryland and my other daughter lived in Astoria, New York.
Shortly after the September 11th attacks we traveled to Waldorf to visit my
daughter for our summer vacation. While
on a subway going in to Washington, D.C. I noticed for the first time a sign
saying, “See Something- Say Something.” The whole world was on high alert and
everyone’s mind was on terrorism. In regards to my real life job I had to go to
training sessions for those operations that may be high profile terrorists
targets.
At a
subway stop a suspicious looking character entered the subway and seemed to be
sweating profusely. As the door shut and the train once again began to move I
noticed him constantly reaching around and touching his backpack. ‘Strange,’ I
thought. Then the ‘Say Something’ signs came into focus again. So here I am.
Traveling into the heart of the United States government to visit the
Smithsonian Museum and other sights and I’ve got a crazy mad bomber on the
subway with me and my entire family. So as I pondered the situation I started
looking around for a uniformed policeman or conductor of some sort, but didn’t
see anyone. I’m sure there were plain clothes officers on-board because of the
alert status the country was on, but that didn’t do me any good at all. As I
continued to scan the situation he checked his backpack several more times and
then I began to worry! As I watched he finally took the backpack from his
shoulder, opened it and took out a large text book. A sigh of relief. Well, it
was hot that day and maybe he had to run to catch the train and maybe, just
maybe, my writer side had gotten the best of me. The day went on without a
hitch as we all enjoyed the grandeur of our beautiful nation’s capital.
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AUTHOR BIO:
I
still live in the community where I met and married my lovely wife, Janice.
Actually, she lived around the corner from me and we both ignored each other
until our teen years when the hormone thing kicked in and we suddenly realized
that the cute little girl skipping rope and that goofy boy riding a bike had
both grown up.
We
are the proud parents of April and Lindsay; both of whom are now married. April
married Darren and they have two beautiful boys, Brian and Owen. Lindsay
married Tim and they have two beautiful children: Kailyn and Evan.
I enjoy hiking, kayaking, camping with my
family, golfing, making candles, and restoring my antique European sports car,
a 1972 MGB.
They
say to write from what you know, so I do. I write of love, life and
relationships. In addition to the romantic plot we all expect from a Romance
novel all of my books deal with a real-world issue as a sub-plot that we all
have had to deal in some manner in life, but not in a preachy way. I find that including this sort of theme
helps me identify with my characters on a personal level. My hope is that the
reader will also feel that connection with my characters.
I
have four other published novels. Dead Or A Lie and Saint’s Sword are vampire Romances.
Unrequited is a contemporary novel with romantic elements and received 4 stars
from Romantic Times Book Review magazine. The Last Prejudice is a family saga
that deals with the issues a family must address when a family member comes
out.
I have
been a member of the RWA and the Central New York Romance Writers since 2004
and have held various posts in my local group. By day I am a construction
inspector for an engineering company.
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