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Homecoming Chaos
Can Jamie survive the chaos and protect her family’s business, deal with her family, and handle the dance with the hot detective without managing to get herself killed?
Homecoming Chaos
A Model MD Novel
by D.W. Brooks
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Fiction
A dead body in the parking lot of her family’s business, a killer on the loose, and a handsome detective asking a lot of questions…
Jamie Scott’s life fell apart four years ago when she broke off her engagement, turned down a dream job, and went overseas to run away from her life. Now she’s back, but the reunion is not without problems. She arrives home just in time to attend the soiree her mother planned, but she’s not prepared for what she finds—a dead employee in the parking lot.
Detective Nick Marshall is assigned to the murder case at the forensics lab owned by Jamie’s family. He meets the headstrong Jamie, but he has a job to do. And his attraction to her… well, he’s a professional.
Jamie knows the stakes are high. She has to face the past and save her parents’ business while dealing with her family drama and an uncertain future. She also has to deal with Nick, who wants her out of the way of his investigation. But fate keeps throwing them in one another’s paths… and into chaos that they both want to avoid, but neither can seem to escape.
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The author is a doctor and editor who lives in Texas with her husband and children. She enjoys trying to stay in shape, sporadically cooking, reading (still), writing, and working on her blog. She is eternally grateful to the woman who donated a kidney to her over 5 years ago and continues to advocate for organ donation as much as she can.
To learn more about D. W. Brooks and future publications and events, visit https://authordwbrooks.com.
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ALEX
ALEX
Dianne Hartsock
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GENRE: psychological thriller
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BLURB:
Alex is twenty and confused. He always is. The world presses on him with its horrors and pain, with scintillating auras that bewilder his eyes and drive the migraines deeper. He hears the cries of the children, sees the brutal images of tortured victims. He feels out of control and his mind slips…
Severely abused as a child, he is left with horrible scars on his body and even worse scars within his mind. Even though it puts him in danger, he’s compelled to help those who call to him. He’s driven, motivated by his visions to rescue them and hopefully uncover the killer. When he can, he helps the police; yet some detectives suspect he’s involved. Often, Alex finds himself alone and afraid in a world he doesn’t always understand.
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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT
“You spotted Pat Gibson?” Brad asked perfunctorily when he reached them.
He nodded, climbing to his feet. “She came up to me by the glassblowers’ table.”
Brad raised his brow. “And…”
Alex flushed, angry and humiliated to have to repeat what had happened. “I was watching the artists when she grabbed me from behind. She kissed me and ran off.”
Brad snorted disdainfully, but not because of Alex. There was a hint of humor and commiseration in his brown eyes. “I’ve seen pictures of her,” he said levelly. “I’m sorry.”
Alex blinked, but before he could reply, Brad went on, “Did anyone else see her?” When no one spoke up, his lips thinned. “I’ve alerted the security officers to keep an eye out for her, and I’ll ask the vendors if they’ve seen anyone matching her description in the area.” He looked carefully at the crowd. “Let me know if any of you spot her again.”
“Thank you,” Alex said. He waited, curious, while Brad tapped his notebook a few times. He glanced at Alex as if he wanted to say something.
“Just be careful,” he muttered at last. “The Gibsons are dangerous people.”
Alex watched in surprise as Brad walked away.
Jane stood up and slipped her hand in his, and together they strolled through the park with Angie and Justin. They passed a table covered with amateur drawings from the college’s art department, and Angie pointed to several sketches on the table.
“Aren’t these yours?”
The bold strokes and unique use of light and shadow set Alex’s work apart from the others. He nodded, surprised to see his artwork on display. Even the napkin he’d idly sketched Jane’s face on was there, under glass.
“I gave the napkin to Mr. Gardinar,” Angie told him. “He asked for it when I showed it to him at the coffee shop. I hope that’s okay.”
Andrew Gardinar came up beside him. “I didn’t think you’d mind, since you’re one of my students now.”
Alex didn’t know what to say. His drawings seemed garish next to the others, and he wished they weren’t where his friends could see.
Jane squeezed his hand and gave him a proud look. “They’re wonderful. Are these the ones that are going to be in the magazine?”
Gardinar laughed. “These were rejected. I’ll send you a copy of the magazine as soon as it comes out.”
“Thanks,” she said. “Just let me know when I can visit your students.”
“I’ll do that.” He nodded pleasantly and moved off to help another couple.
An odd feeling of being watched compelled Alex to look up. He caught a young man studying him from across the table. Amber eyes sent a shock through him, and then the man blinked, returning his attention to the sketches. Fascinated by the sunlight in his fair hair and the brilliant aura surrounding him, Alex remained entranced. The gold eyes met his again, and Alex flushed with embarrassment for staring.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Dianne grew up in one of the older homes in the middle of Los Angeles, a place of hardwood floors and secret closets and back staircases. A house where ghosts lurk in the basement and the faces in the paintings watch you walk up the front stairs. Rooms where you keep the closet doors closed tight at night. It’s where her love of the mysterious and wonderful came from. Dianne is the author of m/m romance, paranormal/suspense, fantasy adventure, the occasional thriller, and anything else that comes to mind.
She now lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon with her incredibly patient husband, who puts up with the endless hours she spends hunched over the keyboard letting her characters play. Dianne says Oregon’s raindrops are the perfect setting in which to write. There’s something about being cooped up in the house with a fire crackling on the hearth and a cup of hot coffee in her hands, which kindles her imagination.
Currently, Dianne works as a floral designer in a locally-owned gift shop. Which is the perfect job for her. When not writing, she can express herself through the rich colors and textures of flowers and foliage.
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Beyond Power
With Power They’ll Evolve.
Through Love They’ll Survive.
Beyond Power
Spectral Series 1
by Lina Hart
Genre: Supernatural SciFi Romance
One epic love story. A futuristic world. And a group of young people discovering their supernatural powers to stand against one man playing God.
Angelia is a hardware tech genius who enjoys her solitary life amid books and robotic technology until a man with silver eyes shapes a new path for her future. As they navigate their feelings for each other, they discover that a few innocent lies only scratch the surface of the dangers they must face together.
In a dystopian future, Marina is one of the few surviving human beings on Earth. She fills her isolated days maintaining her high-tech compound, making supply runs to the now desolate New Eastland, and coping with the loss of her mother. One day, her security perimeter alerts her to the presence of a supposedly extinct cat. Before coming to terms with her new feline friend, a traveler appears at her door, calling into question everything she thought she knew.
A scientist obsessed with finding a super healing gene sets off a chilling chain of genetic events, unleashing a new breed of extraordinary humans. As those without the gene become expendable, a terrifying struggle for survival ensues, and the consequences of playing with genetic fire changes the course of humanity.
As the cast of characters grows in this time-jumping journey, everyone will be faced with one impossible question: what is worth more: evolution and power or love and passion?
Lina Hart fell in love with reading while growing up in Orange County, California, which ultimately led her to achieve a B.A. in Linguistics. Once she took up narrative writing, she quickly embraced a new love. Writing fiction awarded her a canvas where she could bring whimsical worlds and captivating characters into existence. She quickly began developing and chasing a passion of bringing a rollercoaster of emotions to her readers.
Lina now resides in Long Island, New York, spending her days writing with her heart on her sleeve while enjoying her beautiful and busy days with her blended family of six kids and her incredibly supportive (and handsome) husband.
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