A note of thanks to my friends, fans and followers of this blog. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year!  



A winner has been selected!

Thanks to everyone who became a follower of this Special Agent Series Blog and the books in the series. As always, it was hard to pick just one winner, but alas, I have. Congratulations Heidi! I'll be contacting you by email to get your information so I can send you a signed copy of Eureka Point. I hope you'll enjoy reading it!

To all my fans and followers, I'm thankful to everyone of you. Please stay tuned because throughout the holidays there will me more give-aways and surprises!

Have a wonderful holiday season!

And to Heidi -

Welcome to The Special Agent Series Blog on Blog Jog Day

Welcome to The Special Agent Series Blog. I'm a happy participant in the semi-annual Blog Jog Day. And just for this very special event, if you become a follower of my blog you'll be entered into a drawing which will take place on Black Friday. The lucky winner will receive a signed copy of my first book in The Special Agent Series titled Eureka Point. I love my fans and followers and will hold several contests and give-aways during the year.   

Take a look around my blog and find out about the romantic suspense thrillers in this series. I think you'll especially enjoy the videos.

Once you've toured my blog and hopefully became a follower, please jog on over to visit the next blog, author and playwright,  “A. Colin Wright” at this link  http://www.acolinwright.ca

Oh, one more thing. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Betty Ann

Just for Halloween, a suspense-filled excerpt from the romantic suspense thriller, My Very Special Agent. I hope you enjoy the excerpt and have a spooky Halloween! BOO! My Very Special Agent is available from Amazon in Kindle and ebook, and also directly from Red Rose Publishing at this purchase link: http://redrosepublishing.com/books/product_info.php?products_id=577


The following excerpt is rated PG:


The first light of morning gently woke me from the warm comfort of slumber. Maggie was there beside me, still asleep. She was beautiful. I wondered if I was dreaming. All the years I had spent alone, waiting for her, and now she was here, and she loved me. I loved her beyond words.

I slowly got up, not wanting to wake her, and pulled on my jeans and shirt. I went outside and stood on the front porch, admiring the magnificence of the sunrise. It was going to be another beautiful day. I had just turned to go back inside when a shot rang out through the thin morning air and a bullet tore through a log at the corner of the front of the cabin. I flew in the doorway, slammed the door, and locked it.


Maggie sat up with terror in her eyes. “Oh my God, no, no. It's him, I know it's him.”


“Maggie, go upstairs now and lock your door!”


“Not without you. We can call the police from the bedroom.”


“Maggie, I know what I’m doing. You go up and lock the door. I have to radio headquarters, and they'll alert the local authorities. I'll be up in two minutes, I promise. Now go! Now!”


Finally she ran up the stairs.


After I radioed headquarters, I grabbed my gun and ran upstairs. I only knocked once before the door flew open and a frightened Maggie flew into my arms. I pushed her back into the room and slammed the door, locking it.


I crouched down below the front window and slowly rose to peer outside. An orange form caught my eye. A man in an orange hunting suit was walking towards the cabin.


He stopped about fifteen feet in front of the porch and yelled, “I'm really sorry, man. It was an accident.”


Cautiously, I opened the window and yelled down to him. “What the hell are you doing shooting so close to the house? This is a restricted area and I'm a federal agent. I don't want to see you around here again. You could have killed me!”


“My rifle misfired, buddy. I'm really sorry. You won't see me again.” And he walked off down the hill and was gone.


“It's okay now, Maggie. It was just a hunter. I radioed the agency. I think I'll let the sheriff show up and give him a statement about the hunter, just to be on the safe side.” I looked up to see Maggie cowering in the corner. I quickly went to her, pulled her close, and held her in my arms.

NEW CONTEST to win downloadable ebook-Agent Of Mercy

If you haven't read the most recent release in the Special Agent Series, Agent Of Mercy, then here's your chance. I'm running a CONTEST and all you have to do to win a downloadable ebook version of Agent Of Mercy is:  Become a follower of this blog, if you aren't one already. Then in an email to me at ladylizzie1@yahoo dot com, list the four books in the series and the names of the FBI Special Agent in each of them. This information can be found on the Special Agent Series page at Red Rose Publishing at this link:  http://redrosepublishing.com/books/index.php?cPath=67_103  This contest will remain open until Saturday, October 16th.     

Drum roll, please. And the winner is...

This was soooooooooo difficult because there were so many really good entries, BUT I was finally able to select a winner. Linda Henderson is the contest winner with her entry of the location Durango, Colorado. I thought about the dramatic mountains and lakes and I especially liked the idea of the railroad and how I could write really suspenseful scenes in that setting and have something happen on the train. Congrats. Linda! Please send me an email (lizzie0412@ hotmail dot com) and include your postal address. Please put CONTEST winner in the subject line of the email. Your Autumn Splendor gift package and a surprise gift will be sent out next week. I will also email you an adobe document (ebook) copy of Agent Of Mercy.

Thanks to everyone who entered and please continue to follow the blog. Next month I'll be having another contest just as wonderful as this one!

Coming early next year- Ruby Stone in Danger In Paradise