Author Q and A with romance suspense author Rachel Brimble

author Rachel Brimble

Yes, that's right. I'm hosting Romantic Suspense author Rachel Brimble today. You can find our Q and A on my other blog, here. Oh, and did I mention? She's giving away a copy of one of her backlist books to one lucky commenter. So pop on by!

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In my Mailbox (and other acquisitions) (6)

Well, there was just a copy of a friend's self-published book in my mailbox this week.

At the little used bookstore: Zbookz, in St. Petersburg, I picked up Book two and three of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, and Girls in Pants) by Anne Brashares
also Hide by Lisa Gardner, and Kingdoms of the Wall by Robert Silverberg. So, that's my list for this Monday.

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Waiting on Wednesday?

Been looking around for some new stuff to read, and found some great titles. I only wish I had more expendable cash!  I particularly like the look of Eileen Rendahl's Don't Kill the Messenger.

Anywho, made up a little article about some of the new books out. It's up over at the Examiner if y'all care to take a look.

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A Q and A with Roxanne St. Claire

If you read Romantic Suspense at all, you know the name Roxanne St. Claire--or I hope you do! She is the author of the fabulous Bullet Catchers series. Well, recently I got to meet Ms. St. Claire and this very nice, busy lady, consented to do a Q and A with me, for the Examiner. *happy dance* She's written a ...ton of novels in that series and is now moving on to a new series, coming out in November, so, if you love her, if you're curious about here, feel free to read the full interview over at my Examiner page. Oh, and if you missed it, my review of her novel Hunt Her Down was posted last week, which (if I do this right!) you can read here. I hope you like them!

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Roxanne St. Claire's Hunt Her Down

Hunt Her Down
by Roxanne St. Claire
Pocket Books, 2009
Available at Amazon
Barnes and Noble
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In Florida Romantic suspense author Roxanne St. Claire’s 2009 novel, Hunt Her Down, her PI group, the Bullet Catchers, are out on the trail of some habitual drug smugglers. They’ve dealt with these men before, or at least one of them has: Dan Gallagher has a history with this group of thugs that comes back to haunt him. When one of them is released from prison, he must find Maggie Varcek, the girl with whom he was involved at the time, and make sure she is safe; and he has to do so before the thugs, Alonso Jimenez and his son Ramon, come after her, exacting payment of their own. But the Bullet Catchers are on the case, and maybe between them, they can figure out just what it is that Alonso and Ramon want from her, and keep her from the hands of their slimy drug syndicate in the process….

Roxanne St. Claire presents an exciting, easily readable story in Hunt Her Down, one that doesn’t slow down from the first shots. In fact, it had the excitement and feel, for me—running as it did from Miami to Venezuela—of a script for a well-done episode of, say, Miami Vice. I’m relatively new to this genre so I can’t make direct comparisons; but maybe . . . This is comparable to a . . . Suzanne Brockmann? You can probably, as I did, find this in any local store, and I’m glad I did! I personally look forward to reading more about the Bullet Catchers, and have to say, if you’re looking for a wild ride, something a little exciting, a little spicy, do check out Roxanne St. Claire’s Hunt Her Down. You won’t regret the hunt for this little gem!

and my rating (sorry, I forgot to add this earlier):


There's a longer version of this review at my Examiner page. If you feel up to it, please give it a look?

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