Book 3 of the Bloodstone Series
Historical Suspense/Thriller
Date Published: February 28, 2020
Publisher: Books to Go Now
The killer whispered-“A pretty damsel...worth a pretty risk.”
A veteran, Detective Rudyard Bloodstone has fought a brutal battle and
witnessed war horrors that haunt his nightmares. Now one of those horrors
has followed him home from Africa.
A vicious predator, the Cape cobra, can kill a man in thirty minutes. A
suspect using the snake as a weapon in robberies is terrorizing
London.
When the crimes escalate into murder, a victim’s daughter, Honoria
Underhill, becomes the focus of the killer. After several attempts on her
life, Scotland Yard threatens to take over the high profile case. With few
leads to follow, Bloodstone and his partner must now fight department
politics and catch the killer before Underhill becomes another murder
victim.
Interview
What is the hardest part of writing
your books?
Love scenes. The Bloodstone series has
a few and I can
muddle through those most of the time
as they aren’t
deeply romantic in nature. Detective
Bloodstone’s relationship
with his lady love is defined and
enhanced in a variety of ways other
than--on the page, sexual. But in
other romance oriented series I write or have written, I have a dickens of a
time writing the love scenes.
What songs are most played on your
Ipod?
I love all the cover versions Il Divo
does of popular songs, especially Knights in White Satin, The Winner Takes it
All, and Unchained Melody, I also play popular disco songs especially from the
soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever, Fleetwood Mac appears a lot on my iPod as
does Sarah Brightman.
Do you have critique partners or beta
readers?
I have both. I have three terrific
critique partners who are great at telling me when to add more emotion or when
I’m not getting my point across. After I finish the story I have three Beta
readers go over it. My husband is one of my Beta readers but unlike most family
of writers who aren’t truly critical, he offers excellent insight and criticism
when needed.
What book are you reading now?
I love Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Tales
series and I’m reading “Warriors of the Storm.” It is book nine in the series.
For research purposes I am also reading “Reach for the Sky” by Paul Brickhill.
It is the biography of Douglas Bader, the ace RAF pilot in World War Two.
How did you start your writing career?
I am an only child and spent a lot of
time alone often watching old movies or reading. I’d see a story and think how
I would change it. A movie I always liked was “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.” I had
a story in my head for years, a ghost love story, and talked about how I wanted
to write it. When I retired my husband suggested I do that. I started the book
and at the same time began going to writing seminars and workshops to learn the
craft. I began in 2003 and haven’t stopped.
In between Bloodstone series books, my
current release, A Venomous Love, is book 3, I like to do something completely
different. A year ago I started a World War 2 romance series of novellas. The
first was Moonlight Serenade which was set in Australia and America. The story
I’m writing at the moment is The Ack-Ack Girl. It is set in England and the
heroine is an Ack-Ack girl. They were civilian women who were part of the
country’s anti-aircraft units. She falls in love with an RAF pilot. I hope to
have it released after the holidays.
About the Author
I was raised in Chicago. My father, a history professor, and my mother, a
voracious reader passed on a love of history and books along with a love of
travel.
I am a retired police detective. After twenty-five years in law enforcement
I decided to pursue my dream of writing. I write a historical-time travel
romance series called Knights in Time and a historical suspense called The
Bloodstone Series.
I am also working on a world war two series of novella romances. The first
is Moonlight Serenade and currently available. The second is my work in
progress at the moment and will be titled, The Ack-Ack Girl.
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I am enjoying these tours and finding all the terrific books my family is enjoying reading. Thanks for bringing them to us and keep up the good work.
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