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.
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.
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
a downloadable ebook pdf of Agent Of Mercy as well as a Heavenly Autumn gift package containing seasonal candles, soaps and teas, and a special surprise gift that I'm sure you'll love!
So please enter the contest today. All you have to do is submit your entry as a comment. The location should be either a seaside, mountainess or lake area location, real or fictional. The winner will be announced on September 15th!
I hope you've all been enjoying your summer. Can you believe it's almost the end of August?
I must apologize for being MIA for most of the summer but I had some family personal business that I had to take care of.
The winner of the Name the Next Special Agent Contest who submitted Ruby Stone, never contacted me. I still have your prize gift to send you, so please contact me so I can get your spa gift pack with a signed copy of Eureka Point off to you. I am currently busy writing Ruby Stone, my first female agent!
I'm going to re-start the Pick the Location of the Next Book in the series. The guidelines for your submission to keep in mind are: it should be a seaside, lakeside or mountainess location. It can be real or fictional. Please submit your entries as a comment. I will announce the winner on September 15th.
Agent of Mercy, which released on April 22nd, is STILL a Suspense/Mystery BESTSELLER at Red Rose Publishing, thanks to many of you. I really do appreciate my fans. I'm hoping that Ruby Stone will be as popular, but I think girl power will pervail! Ruby is a multi-faceted character and I'm sure you will like her.
Thanks so much to all the new followers of my Special Agent Series Blog. I'm extending my special offer to last until May 20th. Any follower who purchases the new release ebook and BESTSELLER, Agent Of Mercy, will receive a signed paperback copy of Eureka Point, the first book in the series, or a spa gift pack, their choice.
All you need to do is make your purchase (Purchase Link Below) and email me (lizzie0412@hotmail.com) showing me a copy or receipt of your purchase. Please provide me with your full name and address and let me know which gift you'd prefer, and you'll receive it within one week!
Here's the link: http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?products_id=765
Released on April 22, 2010 - Agent Of Mercy
FBI Special Agent Sam Blake is working undercover on the Catherine Jones case. Catherine is a mentally twisted and cunning criminal who uses wealthy men and then discards them. But she falls for Sam's charm and he is intrigued and falls for her. He decides to help her instead of bringing her into custody.
But has he made a serious misjudgement? Or will Catherine finally be set free from the dangerous past that has marred her life?
See the spine-chilling video trailer below the And The Winner Is Announcement!
Second in The Special Agent Series, My Very Special Agent
Best-selling romance author, Maggie Tyler, is being stalked and threatened by a psychotic fan. Alone and afraid, she turns to the FBI for help.
Stephen O'Leary is the tall, dark, and ruggedly handsome FBI Special Agent who is assigned to protect her. Upon meeting Maggie, Stephen is totally taken by this widowed beauty, a woman who possesses a kind heart and deep passions that match his own burning desires.
Amidst danger, mystery, and the villain's overwhelming compulsion to have Maggie all to himself, she and Stephen fall madly in love. But by doing so are they unknowingly sparking jealousy and a dangerous obsession the stalker has to have Maggie all to himself?
REVIEWS
Maura from Coffee Time Romance: "I enjoyed it. The two main characters are carismatic and have great chemisty."
My Very Special Agent is available at Red Rose Publishing (http://www.redrosepublishing.com) and in Kindle at Amazon.com.
