Serial Wives
by Yvonne
Walus
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GENRE: Crime Fiction
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BLURB:
Why would a rich girl become a prostitute?
Three years ago Joy refused to sleep with an ex boyfriend. When he committed suicide, her guilt was enormous. To punish herself she opted to serve as a prostitute for three years.
How far would you go to protect your child?
Cora loves her convict husband despite - or because of - his bad boy ways. But now that he's back in her life, she has their daughter to consider. Is a faulty father better than no father at all?
A serial killer…
A serial killer who murders women and displays their bodies dressed in a white sheet with a fencing mask covering the face. Who will be next?
Three years ago Joy refused to sleep with an ex boyfriend. When he committed suicide, her guilt was enormous. To punish herself she opted to serve as a prostitute for three years.
How far would you go to protect your child?
Cora loves her convict husband despite - or because of - his bad boy ways. But now that he's back in her life, she has their daughter to consider. Is a faulty father better than no father at all?
A serial killer…
A serial killer who murders women and displays their bodies dressed in a white sheet with a fencing mask covering the face. Who will be next?
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The crayon moved down the
page. Red, livid, ready. Spread on the table, splayed like a sacrifice, was the
Classifieds section of the New Zealand Herald. He could’ve found the
information faster online, but the risk of leaving an electronic trail made him
turn to the old fashioned, the tactile, the untraceable.
The scent of fake wax from
the crayon mingled with the fresh ink of the newspaper. He paged to the adverts
in the Adult Entertainment column.
Bored? Lonely? Looking for a
good time?
No, that wasn’t it.
Fat? So what?
He raised his eyebrows,
continued his search. Suddenly, the red crayon halted.
A gentle massage using
modern or ancient Eastern techniques.
Leaves you invigorated and
stress-free. For appointments, phone...
Unconventional. Not into
rules. Yes, this one had potential. The crayon swooped, trailed a jagged red
oval around the ad.
“Honey? Are you coming to
bed?”
The voice wafted down the
stairwell. He closed the newspaper, careful to line up its edges and smooth out
its spine.
“In a minute.”
He read the advert again.
His blood raced. The addiction simmered inside him. Excited. Expectant.
Yes.
Definite potential.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
You won't believe this, but when I'm not a novelist I'm actually a
Doctor of Mathematics. A business and data analyst. A wife and a
mother. Most of all though - I am a writer (in several languages) hoping
to change the world one book at a time.
My heritage is
inter-continental. I was born and raised in Poland. When I was twelve, my
family and I emigrated to South Africa. Your teenage years are usually your
formative years, so it’s no surprise I consider South Africa my second
homeland. For the past twenty years, I’ve lived in New Zealand, and people
‘back home’ tell me I’ve become a real Kiwi.
Crime fiction is my
passion. My childhood hero was, predictably, Hercule Poirot. I've changed my
mind several times since, and for a time I was totally into Harlan Coben's
super-rich super-able Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood), but my current favourite is
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch… I mean, Sherlock Holmes.
My co-ordinates:
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Yvonne Walus will be awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC
to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Be sure to visit the other blogs on the tour:
April 2: Books to Light Your Fire
April 2: Stormy Nights Reviewing and Bloggin'
April 3: Mixed Book Bag
April 3: T's Stuff
April 4: Fabulous and Brunette
April 4: Welcome to My World of Dreams
April 5: A Chick Who Reads
April 5: Christine Young
April 6: Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews
April 6: The Avid Reader
April 9: books are love
April 9: La libreria di Beppe
April 10: Bookaholic
April 10: Deal Sharing Aunt
April 11: Just Books
April 11: Charlotte Brand
April 12: Author C.A.Milson
April 12: Edgar's Books
April 13: B-Gina Review
April 13: BooksChatter
April 16: Dawn's Reading Nook
April 16: Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer
April 17: Locks, Hooks and Books
April 17: XoXo Book Blog
April 18: Harlie's Books
April 18: Musings From An Addicted Reader
April 19: Our Families Adventure
April 19: Unabridged Andra
April 20: Liz's Reading Life
April 20: Nickie's Views and Interviews
April 23: Jazzy Book Reviews
April 23: Linda Nightingale...Author
April 24: Mello and June, It's a Book Thang!
April 24: My Reading Journeys
April 25: Sapphyria's Books
April 25: So Many Books
April 26: Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books! - review
April 26: Independent Authors
April 27: Rainy Day Reviews - review
April 27: Long and Short Reviews
4 comments:
Hello and thank you for hosting me on your blog today. Please ask any questions you may have about the book. :-)
I enjoyed getting to know your book; congrats on the tour, I hope it is a fun one for you, and thanks for the chance to win :)
Nice to have everyone here today.
Great excerpt & awesome giveaway :)
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