STILETTOS & GUNPOWDER
Author: Gail Koger
GENRE: Action/adventure Romantic Comedy
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My
name is Gemma Stone. I’m a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy and not only must I
deal with the sweat-soaked misery of the Arizona desert, I get to respond to a
bunch of crazy 9-1-1 calls all day long. Like a parakeet up a tree, or a car
accident where a tractor trailer full of fireworks is hit and the 4th of July
comes a bit early.
But
some days crime takes a deadly turn. Police cars are suddenly blowing up.
Detective Sergeant Dante Delgado, the love of my life, was assigned to track
down and stop the bomber. Am I worried? You betcha. There’s a madman on the
loose and he is very, very good at making bombs.
Just
when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, the Feds think I’m in cahoots
with an Iraqi warlord who deals in stolen antiquities, Ichabod, my murderous
ex-dance partner, escapes from prison and I’m suddenly in everyone’s
crosshairs.
Excerpt One:
I leaned over
and gave Dante a long voracious kiss. “Have I told you how much I love you?”
“What do you
want?” Dante asked suspiciously.
I gave him my
best lovesick expression. “Nothing. Can’t I be affectionate?” I stroked his
rock-hard abs.
Julie snickered
behind her book.
“I know the way
your mind works, Gemma.” His hand covered mine.
I shrugged. “I
just think it’s time you met Grandpa Reynolds.”
“The chicken
wrangler?”
“That’s him. He
owns Reynold’s Egg Ranch out by Buckeye. He has a hundred thousand cage-free
hens, and I’ll get him to give you the grand tour.”
Dante stared at
me like I had lost my mind. “What makes you think I want to see a bunch of
smelly chickens?”
“To make me
happy.”
“Uh huh.”
“Okay, I’m
going stir crazy and it’s been a while since I’ve visited Grandpa.”
Julie leaped
out of the recliner. “I’m with Gemma. We’ve been stuck in this house for over a
week and the only excitement we’ve had is when the taskforce sends their goons
to interrogate us. Plus, I always wanted to drive a 1968 Camaro.”
“Not a chance.”
Dante stood up and pulled me to my feet. “Put your shoes on and we’ll go visit
your grandpa.”
I planted a hot
one on his mouth. “Thank you. Thank you. You won’t be sorry.”
“You’re
planning something, aren’t you?”
“And if I was?”
Dante rubbed a
hand over his face and sighed. “Is it legal?”
“Define legal.”
“Your dad is
going to kick my ass. You can give me the details on the drive out to see the
chickens,” Dante said.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I was a 9-1-1 dispatcher for the Glendale Police Department and to keep from going totally bonkers – I mean people have no idea what a real emergency is. Take this for example: I answered, “9-1-1 emergency, what’s your emergency?” And this hysterical woman yelled, “My bird is in a tree.” Sometimes I really couldn’t help myself, so I said, “Birds have a tendency to do that, ma’am.” The woman screeched, “No! You don’t understand. My pet parakeet is in the tree. I’ve just got to get him down.” Like I said, not a clue. “I’m sorry ma’am but we don’t get birds out of trees.” The woman then cried, “But… What about my husband? He’s up there, too.” See what I had to deal with? To keep from hitting myself repeatedly in the head with my phone I took up writing.
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8 comments:
Thank you for hosting "Stilettos & Gunpowder" today!
Hijinks-fueled action with some spicy romance.
I'm looking forward to checking this book out. Thanks for sharing.
This looks like such a fun read... ty!
This sounds entertaining.
I love Gail's books and will be reading this one soon.
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Sounds like such an intriguing read!! Looking forward to checking it out!!
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