Hello Roses, and thank you
for having me back. I will be awarding two people who comment a PDF or
paperback of their choice. The choices are: Murder Most Foul-a
detective/mystery, Loves, Myths, and Monsters-a fantasy anthology, Wicked
Intentions-a paranormal anthology, Flagitious- a crime/mystery anthology, The
Crime of the Century-a biography true crime, Twisted Love:12 cases of love gone
bad-a biography true crime anthology, and Poems About Life, Love, and
Everything in Between.
Blurbs for “Flagitious” a
four crime/mystery anthology
“Too Solve His Mother’s
Murder”
After his Air Force career was
interrupted by his mother’s untimely murder, Steven Moore, returned home. Met
with a cold reception of lies, secrets, and threats, he is determined too find
Wanda’s killer, even at the cost of his own life. Was Wanda a victim of the legendary Hatchet Man?
Was this loving and devoted mother killed because of her shady past, or for her
inheritance? Between finding the truth
and falling in love, Steven stops at nothing, too solve his mother’s murder.
“The Other Couple’s Child”
Charlotte had it all. A loving
and devoted husband. Supportive family and friends, and a house full of
beautiful children. Everything was perfect for this Super Mom, until a medical
procedure turns her life upside down, and spirals into a child abduction case.
Time is running out. Will police arrive in time to save Charlotte and the other
couple’s child?
“3381 Market Street”
Katherine Sims, a young widow
working for a brokerage firm in a small southeastern town, is tired of the
excuses concerning Charlie’s absence. She knows something terrible must have
happened to her favorite nephew with the sad blue-eyes. After exposing the
killer, Katherine’s life is turned upside down and she finds herself fighting
for her life. Filled with maniacal suspects, a Satanic Cult, and danger around
each corner, this story depicts one woman’s courage too avenge a child’s
murder, while finding unexpected love.
“The Tarot Card Murders”
New Detective, and ex-navel
man, twenty-six-year-old Nick Difozzio, returns to his small county determined
too abolish crime. Not until death knocked on his door, did he know the face of
evil. Will the decorated veteran destroy the Lycanthropes, or will he succumb
to their murderess desires and become one of them? He took an oath too protect,
honor, and uphold the law, but can he defy the lust, riches, and power offered,
or are the ‘dark forces’ stronger than his will?
Excerpt from “Too Solve
His Mother‘s Murder: He pulled off the road at his destination,
driving his truck into the wilderness as far as the terrain allowed. Parking,
he began searching for the dry creek bed he knew was there. It didn't take long
for him to find Wanda’s murder scene.
Descending into
the stream bed that, in early spring filled to the banks with melted snow water,
he noticed an array of Oswego tea and Joe-pye growing in the area. Beside them,
a trumpet creeper entwined a butternut hickory tree. Perched high in the same
tree a pair of orchard orioles noisily fed insects to their young. Even without
the yellow crime scene tape, the area was marked clearly by the long burn spot
where Wanda’s corpse was incinerated.
Scanning the
area, he noted how secluded the location was from the road, with the nearest
residence miles away. Those facts alone increased his confidence that the
killer was familiar with the area and not a stranger, as local authorities
reported. Still, who would kill a nobody like Wanda? She was a hermit, a lost
soul of society. Having no respectable friends, her active clientele in recent
years consisted of seedy characters decent folks avoided, but these were always
persons from whom she shielded Steven from as a child.
Steven walked
down the center of the narrow creek bed that, during spring rains, quenched the
thirsts of coyote, red fox, and bear, and searched for clues the local cops
might have overlooked. Soon he discovered an oval shaped, Topaz gem, lying amid
sandy soil and pebbles. Retrieving the object, he compared it to his own High
School graduation ring. Damn. Mother must have really struggled with her
attacker to damage her killer’s ring. Unsure as to whom he could trust and
whom he could not, believing the murderer was a local, Steven thrust the jewel
into the pocket of his Levis.
Suddenly, Steven
was startled by the sound of a twig snapping. Turning just in time, Steven
ducked a swinging tire iron. Jumping aside, he rebounded from the ground to
punch hard with both fists. Outweighed by sixty pounds, Steven assumed his
boxing stance ready for anything the masked gorilla offered. Staying in close
vicinity, but just outside his attacker’s reach, Steven worked to exhaust
rather than overpower his foe.
The attacker,
however, began swinging wildly, putting everything he had into each swipe of
his iron. With the men stirring up dust and trampling
the wild flowers, small creatures scampered away. Steven, hearing his attacker’s
breath growing heavier, saw an opportunity and fought harder. Finally landing a
solid punch to the jaw, the man staggered backwards and, at the same time, was
relieved if his weapon.
“You broke my nose,” the fat
man wailed. Enraged, he grabbed his weapon from the ground and charged with
greater force than before. Still, he was unable to subdue the fast stepping,
well-trained Airman.
Author Bio: JoAnne
has been a long-time resident of southeastern Ohio, and worked in the
blue-collar industry most of her life. Besides having seven novels under her
belt, JoAnne canvas paint. When not busy with hobbies or working outside the
home, JoAnne spends time with relatives, her dog Jasmine, and volunteers her
time within the community.
JoAnne is a member of the
International Women’s Writing Guild, Savvy Authors, Coffee Time Romance,
Paranormal Romance Guild, True Romance Studios, National Writers Association,
the Hocking Hill's Arts and Craftsmen Association, The Hocking County
Historical Society and Museum, and the Hocking Hills Regional Welcome
Center.
JoAnne believes in family
values and following your dreams. Her original canvas paintings, can be found
at: http://www.booksandpaintingsbyjoanne.com
Other books by JoAnne:
"WICKED INTENTIONS"
a paranormal/mystery anthology
"LOVES', MYTHS' AND
MONSTERS'," a fantasy anthology
"THE CRIME OF THE
CENTURY," a biography true-crime
“POEMS ABOUT LIFE, LOVE, AND
EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN”
"TWISTED LOVE," a
true-crime anthology
“MURDER MOST FOUL,” a
detective/mystery
Contact JoAnne:
Email:
authorjoannemyers@yahoo.com
JoAnne’s blogs:
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