Cassandra
by J.M. Anton
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GENRE: Contemporary Romantic Suspense
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BLURB:
Cassandra
Hoffman orphaned at the age of five was raised by her maternal grandmother. Two
decades pass when she is confronted with a letter from her father’s Denver
Casey’s haunted nights begin with the death of her father. Who is the shadow
man in her dreams? Could it be her dad whom she had believed dead? She
discovers he had another family, and some dark secrets Casey sets out to solve
the mysteries of her abandonment, and find the answers to the nightshades that
threaten her sanity.
Our heroine runs afoul of a previously unknown nemesis as she searches for
answers, but she also finds the love of her life. He too abandons her, as he
struggles with physical and mental wounds from multiple tours in the Middle East . Can Casey forgive him as they confront a
mutual enemy?
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EXCERPT:
Stokes was already at the bar when Big Joe arrived. The PI
was a smidgen under six foot, and not very impressive. That fact and his
patient persistent nature served him well and enabled him to blend in almost
anywhere. His light brown receding hairline and brown eyes framed by
wire-rimmed glasses didn’t garner much interest.
An overly attentive young hostess escorted Big Joe to his
usual table at the back corner of the dining room where he had an excellent
view of who came and went. He had more than a few enemies. That was to be
expected. He was a rich, ruthless, powerful man who was about to move JD to the
top of his enemy list.
He ordered another bourbon when Stokes joined him and waved
off the waiter as he returned for their lunch order. “Get on with it.”
Stokes disliked Big Joe, but he paid well and had a lot of
well-heeled connections. Things were tight, so he took on the assignment to
follow Cassandra Hoffman. “Not much happened after she got back from Denver
Big Joe took the packet with the report, complete with
photos, and set it aside. He would review it in private. “Get to the part about
JD.”
“He must have arrived by cab. I didn’t know he was there,
but stuck around a while when she got home. It was obvious that something was
out of the ordinary that Friday evening. She broke the speed limit and then
some. A short time later she, her grandmother, and JD went out to eat. He
stayed the night, but before dawn they were on the road. I followed them with
the little tracking beacon I’d placed on her vehicle when I’d first taken on
the assignment. They spent the day at a horse sale with some of her friends.
Early Sunday morning, the pair of them went to a local boarding stable where
her purchase of the prior day was delivered. They returned home to escort her
grandmother to church.”
Stokes placed a flash drive in his laptop and activated the
file he wanted, and then he slid it over for Big Joe to view. “Sunday, the
lights went out around eleven. I stayed for a while and figured they were in
for the night. It was raining, and I was ready to pack it up when JD opened the
door and seated himself on the small covered porch. Things got interesting when
Miss Hoffman joined him.”
Big Joe closed the
laptop. “Stokes, I want that flash drive.”
Stokes ejected it and gave it to his client who dropped it
into the packet with the rest the results from his assignment.
“Go back and keep an eye on her. I will take care of JD.”
Stokes didn’t like the sounds of the implied threat, but he
caught the next flight back to Cleveland
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Author Jackie
Anton lives in rural Ohio
Ms. Anton is the
author of the award winning children’s series Backyard Horse Tales. In her 2015
award winning adult novel "Wind
River Refuge" she turns her attention to the difficulties in overcoming
childhood abuse. Set in the turbulent sixties and early seventies. This romance
/ who done it comes from a time before child advocacy, cell phones, and PCs.
Cassandra Hoffman
begins her search for justice in the early decade of the twenty first century
in Anton's latest adult novel Cassandra: Night Shades.
Other Books by
J.M.
2015 saw the
release of the first two books in the Troubles in Love-Land Series. Book One:
"Fateful Waters" was released as an e-book and paperback May of 2015.
Book Two: "Panhandle Mayhem" was be released November of 2015. There
is more to come in the series for 2016.
Author Links:
Writing Blog:
http://jackieanton.com/
Author Website:
http://talesbyjackie.com/
Author Page with
buy links: http://www.independentauthornetwork.com/jackie-anton.html
Authors Den:
www.authorsden.com/jackieanton
Online
Autographs: http://www.authorgraph.com/authors/backyardhorse
FB Adult Fan
Page: http://www.facebook.com/authorjmanton?ref=hl
Book Buy Links:
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https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/607837
Janton's Square
Market: http://mkt.com/jackie-anton/
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE
The author will be awarding a "Wind River
Refuge" autographed paperback to a randomly drawn winner (US ONLY), or a
Smashwords coupon for a "Wind River
Refuge" E-book for an international winner, via rafflecopter during the
tour.
Thanks for hosting!
RispondiEliminaThank you for hosting Cassandra and me today. We will return later in the day to chat and try to answer questions.
RispondiEliminaPlease note: Casey and I are language impaired, we only speak English.
Have a wonderful day.
J.M. Anton
Enjoyed the excerpt.
RispondiElimina