Congratulations, Jessica, on the release of your latest book and welcome to my blog!
Hello and thank you Maya for having me
here today. I am celebrating the release
of my latest book, Behind The Makeup, so I thought I would stop by and tell you
a little bit about it, see if I can wet your whistle as it were ;-)
Blurb:
Elizabeth Rhey is a world class singer
on her final tour. Gareth Buchanan is her body guard with a history. When her
brother is killed, her world falls apart. A police investigation means that
past secrets are exposed and ghost come back to haunt. Can they face their past to find peace in the
future?
So this is the cover:
Excerpt:
As soon as he sat down, he
was encased with her scent again. She smiled at him and he sensed she was
nervous.
“Are you okay being here?” he
asked, worried he had got this all wrong.
“Yeah of course, why do you
ask?”
Gareth watched her forehead
furrow as she leaned back on the bench and stared at him.
“Well, this isn’t your usual
kind of hangout place, and I just suddenly thought it was a bit too… I dunno, a
bit.”
“Common?” Beth interjected.
God this
is going wrong. How she made him feel so small. But she was right, too. It was a
very small thing to suggest. He knew her better than that.
“Not in so many words, but
yes.” He held her stare, intrigued to what she would say.
Beth let out a chuckle and
smiled. The humour reached her eyes and made them sparkle. Then she sat
forward, rested her forearms on the table, and lent across the table towards
him. “How much do you know about me?”
The question threw him a
little. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, what do you know
about me before I became…?” She leaned over more and finished her sentence in a
whisper. “You know… famous?”
Gareth thought for a second.
“Not much to be honest.”
Beth leaned back on the bench
again, just as Dan approached the table offering their drinks.
“There you go, Gareth, and
this must be yours?”
Gareth knew that Dan was
fishing for a name. Now he cursed himself for not admitting that Beth was with him. He could tell that Dan was
trying his luck with her.
“Jennifer,” Gareth said. Beth
looked over the table at him, her eyes wide in question. He hoped to god she
would just go with the flow. “I’ll save you the embarrassment, Dan, Jen is
gay.” Both men looked over at Beth as she spluttered her J2O.
“Sorry, you don’t mind me
saying, do you, Jen?” Gareth wiggled his eyebrows at her as he smiled
mischievously at her.
“No not at all. I’ll remember
to bring a badge next time, you know, save you the trouble,” she said to
Gareth. He relaxed when he heard the playfulness in her voice.
“Right, well, I’ll leave you
to it.” Dan picked up the tray[SBS1] he used to carry the drinks over with. “Catch
you later, Gareth,” he said as he walked back behind the bar.
“Laters, Dan,” Gareth called
out after him, but Dan was gone too quick.
“Jen? Gay?”
If you would like
to read more, you can purchase a copy from here:
Get to know me:
I live in Bedfordshire with my
husband, three children and our dog. Our oldest children are nine and seven and
both go to school. Our youngest is two and a half and full of energy. Too much
at times if you ask me lol. Growing up I was always writing songs and poems. I
actually wanted to be a singer, but that didn’t quite work out. I got into
writing with a friend of mine, I joined a writing critique group and learnt a
lot. A few years later here I am with my second publication. I still cant
believe it to be honest. Happy is an understatement.
I love hearing comments from readers, so
please leave a message and tell me what you think. Or you can find me
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Until next time,
take care.
Jessica xXx
Congrats again to Jessica.
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