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C. Lee McKenzie

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Celebrating The Small Things and Chrys Fey’s New Book and Tree of Lifers

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Co-Hosts: 
DIANA WILDER


LG KELTNER @writing off the edge
KATIE @TheCyborg Mom
CAFFEEMAGGIEATO @mscoffeehouse
It was one speeding train of a summer, but I’ve had the chance to celebrate a lot of small things. 
Wild Blackberries, Grapes, Jam, Tomatoes, Peaches and Apples. All small but fabulously tasty fresh food. 
I also launched a book, read some new stories by friends and some old stories by classic writers. 
I took a few hikes, saw my kids, basked in the sun and ate on the deck at sunset. No sense in waiting for heaven when you can have it right here.

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Now I’m handing it over to Chrys Fey and her new book. It sounds exciting. 

When a woman finds herself in the middle of a war between
a police force and the Mob, 30 SECONDS is a long time.

Title: 30 Seconds
Author: Chrys Fey
Genre: Romantic-Suspense
Heat Rating: Spicy (PG13)
Length: Novella (105 pages)
Format: eBook
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 09/10/2014
BLURB: 

When Officer Blake Herro agreed to go
undercover in the Mob, he thought he understood the risks. But he’s made
mistakes and now an innocent woman has become their target. He’s determined to
protect her at all costs.
The Mob’s death threat turns Dr. Dani
Hart’s life upside down, but there is one danger she doesn’t anticipate. As
she’s dodging bullets, she’s falling in love with Blake. With danger all around
them, will she and Blake survive and have a happy ending, or will the Mob make
good on their threat? 

EXCERPT:

       She
panted with fear. What if they see the
chest? What if we get caught? What if my breath stinks and I’m breathing right
into Officer Hottie’s face? She shut her mouth and let oxygen flow through
her nose.

Her
eyesight slowly adjusted to the darkness and she could see Officer Herro’s
silhouette. His head was turned and he was listening to the thuds of heavy
boots getting louder; the intruders were coming their way.
Then
the thunder of footsteps sounded right next to them. “There’s no one here,
Red,” someone announced.
“Look
for documents,” a man ordered, who Dani could only assume was Red. “I want the
name of the person I’m going to kill.”
A
moment later, there was a reply. “All the mail is addressed to a Dr. Hart.”
Hearing
her name said aloud by one of the men who had ransacked her place made her want
to gasp. Her mouth fell open and her breath was reversing into her lungs, but
before she could make a sound, Officer Herro lowered his lips to hers,
silencing her. Stunned, she could only lie beneath him with her eyes wide and
her body tense. She couldn’t believe he was kissing her. She wanted to push him
back, but knew if she did he might hit the inside of the chest, giving away
their hiding place. That was when she realized he was kissing her so she
wouldn’t gasp.
She
let her body relax. After her initial shock faded, she was able to feel his
lips. They were comforting and caused a reaction deep inside her. She couldn’t
stop her lips from reacting to his. It was an innocent connection, a soft touch
of lips. Until his hand slid from her shoulder to her neck and the kiss
deepened into something else.
BOOK LINKS:
Chrys Fey is a lover of rock music
just like Dani Hart in 30 Seconds. Whenever she’s writing at her desk,
headphones are always emitting the sounds of her musical muses -especially that
of her favorite band, 30 Seconds to Mars, the inspiration behind the title.

30 Seconds is her second eBook with
The Wild Rose Press. Her debut, Hurricane Crimes, is also available on Amazon.

Discover her writing tips on her blog, and connect with her on Facebook. She loves to get to know her readers!

AUTHOR LINKS:
Facebook / Blog / Goodreads

Bonus
– The 6 Books Dani Stacks on Blake’s Nightstand:

1.   
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
2.   
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3.   
The Devil Wears Scrubs by Freida McFadden
4.   
Beautifully Awake by Riley Mackenzie
5.   
Beautifully Done by Riley Mackenzie
6.   
The Shining by Stephen King
QUESTION: Do
you have books on your nightstand? 

Good question, Chrys. Right now I have a loaded Kindle and one paperback of Ray Bradbury short stories that I’ve just finished. Dani’s selection is much more adventurous than mine.

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Samantha Redstreake Geary  
“As a lasting tribute to Tina, I, along with 25 amazing authors, are publishing audiomachine‘s TREE OF LIFE: Branching Out collaborative story in ebook format on Amazon, launching Sept. 12th! Stunning book cover designed by gifted graphic artist and composer, Ryo Ishido. All proceeds of the TREE OF LIFE ebook will benefit the Downey Education Fund set up for Tina’s two boys.” 

 This is so fitting, since Tina contributed to this anthology. 

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My Quote for the Day: “For some reason, people want to see you fail. That’s not  your problem, that is their problem.” Sandra Bullock

Comments

  6. Now I'm craving blackberries! I have so many memories of picking fresh berries when I was a kid and coming back to the house all stained from eating them. Yum!

  9. Congrats and best of luck to Chrys!

    I do have a pile next to my bed. It sometimes get smaller, but then I just add two or three new books into the mix. 🙂
    ~Jess

    • Thank you, Jess! On my nightstand, I always have the book I am currently reading. And also a book that is taking me forever to read because it's so long. lol

  18. We do have heaven here but most people do not see it. It's nice you do. The blackberries look so good. Nice promotion on the Trre of Life and the book. Why did it have to stop there:)

  19. I absolutely love the thought of not waiting for heaven when we have it right here. Brava! Sounds like your had a mindfully engaged Summer! I'm also taking your quote for the day and putting it in my pocket. Thank yoU!