Lauren Hope
is the author of the bestselling mystery Screaming To Be Solved, and her first
published work, The Shadow Series (Hidden Shadows, Chasing Shadows). Lauren
creates a modern twist on the classic 'whodunit,' combining suspense, romance,
even comedy, for intriguing, heartfelt stories.
With a
background in Communication and Journalism, Lauren has sat behind the anchor's
desk and worked in the corporate world, finding her ultimate love in writing.
Screaming To Be Solved was named a 'Hot New Release' by Amazon in 2013 and charted
in the top 10 on Amazon's international bestseller list.
She lives
with her husband, daughter, and floppy-eared rescue pup in Tennessee.
Visit her at
laurenhope.net.
Blurb:
Jenna
Gregor is a busy, single mom of two, successfully overseeing a Perinatal Wing
in a downtown Nashville clinic. On the surface, Jenna’s achievements are many,
her future bright and promising. But in her past are secrets, sins she doesn’t
want exposed. Sins someone else doesn’t want to forget, or forgive.
Just
as Jenna’s life finally seems to be falling back into place after her bitter
divorce—Bennett Aston can handle her sarcasm and stubbornness quite nicely—it
all begins to unravel. Someone is lurking, hiding in theshadows, slowly and
meticulously ruining Jenna’s well-crafted world. As threats evolve, suspicions
grow, and death becomes a vivid reality, Jenna must decide whom she can trust
and find her allies, before her secrets become her undoing.
Excerpt:
All a child needed was its mother. That’s what her own mom
had yelled to her over the booze and music one night when Desiree asked the
simple question—where’s my Daddy?
At any rate, she thought lazily, as her mind began to lag
with the memories, today was my last attempt.
Her spiraling depression made her unsure if she could even
make it to the hospital the next day, much less go unnoticed—especially after
being escorted out today by the burly security guard for her suspicious
behavior.
The self-pitying thoughts turned to anger again, a hot,
boiling, lava-like rage that burned under her skin. She felt as though her head
would explode with the pain.
She jumped up, screamed the wrath, and ran to the bathroom’s
small stretch of counter. Her thin, pallid face reflected back at her in the
mirror above the sink. Breaths puffed out raggedly from her tight lungs as she
looked around blankly at the numerous infant outfits scattered throughout the
room. She balled her hand in a firm fist, punched the mirror with force, and
watched numbly as bits of bloody glass shattered over the sink.
It was freeing in a way, a sense of relief and release to
watch her veins spew their red anger. It calmed her some, settled her thoughts.
Control, control, she ordered herself. “You are a bright
woman who deserves what she wants. You will not be outsmarted.”
Lauren will be awarding a $25 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
2 comments:
I appreciate you hosting, Isabel. Hope your readers enjoy and one of them wins the giveaway!
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