Release Blitz - Operation Cover-Up: Curse of the Black Mamba Book 1 by P.D. Baldwin

Operation Cover-Up: Curse of the Black Mamba Book 1 by P. D. Baldwin

Published September 18, 2019 by Dark Half Publishing

Espionage/Mystery and Suspense

Synopsis - 

Senator Robert “Bob” McKenna is the perfect candidate. This fiery man of the people with his charm, good looks, and beautiful family is all but guaranteed to be the next President of the United States. That is until a string of brutal murders a mysterious stranger from the senator’s past appear and open a Pandora’s Box of lies and secrets that threaten to derail his campaign. Desperate to salvage his presidential bid, Senator McKenna enlists the help of ‘The Agency’ and from there, all hell breaks loose. 

While working to find the culprit behind these brutal murders, Alexis Stratton and his team of operatives discover that Senator McKenna's closet is teeming with skeletons. Among them is a pair of murders so heinous they haven’t been spoken of in over three decades! ‘The Agency’ also discovers that murder isn’t the only motive, especially when they tie a recent breach in their security to a jilted former operative. With law enforcement closing in on their mark, Alex and company race against time to contain additional collateral while protecting the senator from this brutal assassin.

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Excerpt:

Late Saturday evening after dinner and a movie with Susan and their kids, Robert crept out of the governor’s mansion one last time to be with his other family. As he drove along the winding two-lane road, he contemplated ways to break the news to them. The closer he got to their house, the smaller he felt. Leaving Emma behind was the last thing that ever crossed his mind, despite the fact that he’d already done it. He’d gotten married, had children, and was enjoying a celebrity lifestyle while hiding her and their child in the shadows leaving them to survive on hollow promises and broken dreams. Now in order to protect them, he had to abandon them. With each passing mile, another piece of his heart broke off and disappeared.     

“Where’s the fire assholes?” he barked when two dark colored sedans raced past him in the opposite direction.  

Moments later, he found out. Orange flames and thick plumes of smoke filled the night sky above Emma’s farmhouse. The searing heat caused the vinyl top on his car to bubble up the moment he stepped out. The awesomeness of the blaze had the governor completely frozen. Tyler and Sam had been true to their words. They ‘handled’ his issue just like they promised. Accepting the fact that there was nothing that he could do except cry, Robert McKenna climbed back in his car and sped away with sirens wailing in the distance behind him.  

 The next morning while his family was away at church, Robert watched the news anxiously while downing shots of Scotch. The news anchor reported that the fire had been started by a gas leak that consumed the entire house and the adjacent barn almost instantly. Robert McKenna knew better.  

“It’s highly unlikely that anyone could have survived a blaze of this magnitude,” were the last words that registered in his ears before the camera panned to the smoldering, watered-down heap where the massive six bedrooms, three bathroom farmhouse once stood.  

With tears in his eyes, the heart-broken governor turned off the television and refilled his glass. Thoughts of Emma and Mona ripped him all the way to his soul. He spent the remainder of the day and the next two weeks in a depressed and drunken stupor.    

Several months later just as Sam and Tyler had promised, Robert was seated as the Nebraska’s newest senator and over the next several years while under their thumbs ‘the people’s champion’ became one of the most powerful lawmakers on Capitol Hill. His prowess in the courtroom had successfully transferred to the Senate Floor. He was adored and admired by colleagues and constituents alike and though his triumphs were highly publicized, it was the work he did behind the scenes that proved most important. Senator McKenna was making himself and many others in his circle very wealthy. Now some thirty years later with Sam dead and Tyler at his side, Senator Robert McKenna was being groomed for his next assignment; President of the United States of America.  

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Review: Art of War

Art of War by Monique Orgeron

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The way Monique blends the romance with the suspence is perfect. Usually authors tend to have a lot of romance with a little suspence at the begging and end. But not Monique she's weaves it through the whole story beautifully.

Even though I loves this book I do not like Murphy. She was more of a bitch than she really needed to be.

Ok ok... Murphy might have maybe redeemed herself just a little bit.

I like the relationship between Murphy and Kyle.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy of this book.

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Cover Reveal- Two: Mind Games and Murder by K.J. McGillick

Title: Two: Mind Games and Murder

Series: A Path of Deception and Betrayal #2

Author: K.J McGillick

Genre: Mystery Suspense Thriller

Release Date: March 2, 2018

Two

Many say, “Good things come in pairs.”

Yin and Yang.

Good and evil.

Positive and negative.

When the sun dims your second self shall disappear.

Consequences were nipping at my heels. 

Tick Tock.

Terrorist attacks in London, Paris and Rome have brought global financial devastation to the world. Exclusive Paris art gallery owner, Isabella Armond’s life spins out of control when she discovers her husband Dr. Adrien Armond has been brokering and trafficking in black market organs and using her beloved gallery to launder the money. Now Europol believes she is a key part of the conspiracy that destroyed Notre Dame, Westminster Abbey and St. Peter’s Cathedral.

Adrien wants her locked up and out of the way at a psychiatric facility. His partner just wants her dead. In a race against time, Isabella must use all the resources at her disposal to clear her name, outwit her husband and salvage her life and business.

Two: Mind Games and Murder is the second in a trilogy of fast paced international thrillers which seek to unmask a cabal of terrorists who manipulate the world of art to fund their unconscionable activities.

K.J. McGillick is an author of psychological thrillers and draws from her background in the law, medicine and art history to engage her readers in her fast-paced thriller series, A Path of Deception and Betrayal. She draws upon her legal knowledge as a practicing attorney and experiences as an avid international traveler to produce page turning books filled with mystery and suspense. 

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New Release/Giveaway - Solace by S.E. Cooper

Title: Solace

Series: The Hunter Series #2

Author: S.E. Cooper 

Genre: Contemporary Romance Suspense

Release Date: February 16, 2018 

"I didn't choose to love you," I whispered. "But now that I do, no storm is strong enough to keep me away from you."

Nyah Hunter has always believed in love at first sight. When she first sets eyes on James Parker, ‘Big’ to his friends,

Nyah realises he’s the man she’s been waiting for all her life. The only problem is, Big doesn’t want to know. He has his reasons for keeping the beautiful blonde at bay, but Nyah won’t give up without a fight. How can he make her see that the safest place for her is as far away from him as possible?

For Big, loving Nyah means risking more than just his heart. It means confronting a past too painful to process and recalling haunting memories too bittersweet to share.

Intent on protecting those he loves, Big sets out to defeat his demons, once and for all; a battle that’s likely to see him perish in the process. Only, he hasn’t counted on the unusual collection of individuals willing to work together for the greater good.

With fresh hope in his heart and an unlikely army by his side, Big dares to dream that this time, he might get to live free.

However, has he underestimated just how far his enemy will go to destroy him?

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I was being cruel. I knew it. I was losing my mind being so close to her, and I couldn’t bring myself to stop.

Her response was to tilt her head and moan lightly against my ear. 

“Look, Nyah,” I whispered, drawing closer to her hardened peak. “I’m barely touching you and yet, you’re about to come.” 

Her response was to push me harshly against the brick wall. I waited for her to raise her hand and slap me, instead her body hit mine with such force she winded me. Kicking my legs apart, she moved between them. 

Then she kissed me. 

She. Kissed. Me.

Her hot mouth plundered mine, and she took until I was the one who was breathless. Moving her hands roughly over my chest, she pulled at my shirt until it came loose, and she could feel bare skin beneath her fingertips.

This was not the way I thought this would go. The woman was out of control. I was loving every damned second of it. I wrapped my arms around her back and hauled her too me. We kissed to the point it became painful, but neither of us came up for air. I decided that if I was going to die here and now, in this courtyard, it would be worth it just to have witnessed this beautiful woman become wild in my arms.

I smiled against her mouth when her hand moved lower, and she crudely groped at my dick through the denim. I ground my hips against her hand, loving the feel of her fingers on me, my body instantly responding to her frantic touch. When she mewled her approval into my mouth, I was done for. I grabbed hold of her waist with the intention of turning us, until I was the one leading this fervent encounter we found ourselves in. She chose that moment to break the kiss and step back out of my reach.

A few feet away, she stood breathless and turned on to all hell. Her hair was in disarray, her cheeks were flushed, her eyes were burning into mine in a way I had yet to experience. I decided she had never looked more beautiful. She was like a fallen angel halfway to hell.

Me, I was confused as fuck, but in the best conceivable way.

She smirked at me and I narrowed my eyes. 

“You know, Parker?” She smirked. “I’m barely touching you, and yet, you’re about to come.” 

I swallowed hard, her intentions now clear.

“Well played, darlin’.” I grimaced, “Well played.”

She should leave now.

While we both wanted more.

I was left to contemplate the fact I’d just been owned by an angel, but she was no stronger than I was. Her body was humming in anticipation, the rise and fall of her chest making her breasts move in the most delightful of ways. Her eyes were pulling with desire, growing heavier by the second, as she fought for control of her senses.

I could barely hold my ground. 

But I had to, for both our sakes.

S E Cooper lives in Scotland with her husband, their two boys, two crazy cats and a bonkers bunny. She has always loved to read and write stories but it wasn't until she discovered the wonderful world of self-publishing and became inspired by some of her favorite Indie Authors that she decided to take the plunge herself. Her hobbies include spending time with family and friends, photography, reading and daydreaming.

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