To Catch a Bad Guy
by Marie
Astor
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BLURB:
Janet Maple’s stellar career ended with a
layoff and her boyfriend of five years told her that he wants to be just
friends. When she lands a job at one of New York’s premier boutique investment firms,
Janet begins to hope that her luck is finally turning for the better. Not only
is she happy with her new paycheck, but things also seem to be looking up on
the personal front, as the company’s handsome attorney expresses keen interest
in Janet. However, her euphoria is short-lived, as Janet soon discovers
alarming facts about her new employer’s business tactics. When her boss
dismisses her suspicions as groundless, Janet finds herself confiding to a cute
IT engineer, Dean Snider. The closer she gets to Dean, the more Janet is
tempted to break her rule of not dating co-workers, but what she doesn’t
realize is that everything she knows about Dean, including his occupation and
even his name, is a lie.
Dennis Walker is a top-notch white collar crime investigator who will
stop at nothing to put culprits away. When an opportunity for an undercover
assignment at one of New York’s premier boutique broker dealers comes up,
Dennis jumps at the chance, adopting a persona of geeky IT engineer, Dean
Snider. While he may be an ace at his job, years of experience fail him when
Dennis meets Janet Maple and finds himself torn between his professional
obligations and his personal desires. Will he have to choose between his
feelings and duty, or will he find a way to satisfy both?
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EXCERPT:
Candace Bostoff
leaned against the terrace railing while she sipped her iced tea and watched
Jon toss the football with Ollie on the beach. Sundays were her favorite part
of the weekend. Saturdays were often packed with dinners and charity events,
but Sundays were for family. Amber had declined to join her brother and father,
and despite it being a lovely day, remained in her room, texting her friends.
Still, this weekend had been simply splendid. The summer season was over, and
the town of Southampton
had been deserted, which alleviated the need for small talk and polite
acceptance of invitations from neighbors. Last night Jon had made a bonfire on
the beach, and the entire family had spent the evening telling jokes and
toasting marshmallows. Even Amber, who always had plans for Saturday nights,
had gladly participated. Thankfully, her friend had cancelled at the last
minute, and it was just the four of them. Candace wished her elder son could
have been there to complete the evening, but Tyler was away at college. Still, last night
had been wonderful. Once the kids were off to bed, Jon added logs to the fire
and made love to Candace under the inky sky.
As she watched
her younger son and husband, Candace’s thoughts drifted. Thanks to her immense
luck with the decorator, the summer house looked superb. Unlike the majority of
houses in town, their house had character and warmth. The furniture was still
high-end, but the pieces that Candace had selected were functional and
comfortable. Sure, they would host high-toned summer parties there, but Candace
also wanted the house to be a welcoming place for Ollie and Amber to bring
their friends over, and for Tyler to invite his girlfriend, and in due time,
when all of their kids would marry, to be a place for family reunions.
Sometimes it
scared her to think just how happy she was. Almost all of her girlfriends had
marital problems – husbands who drank too much, husbands who stayed out too
late, husbands who fooled around. These were men of stellar pedigrees and
sizeable wealth, yet they were failing their wives despite the promises they
had given as young grooms. But Jon was not like that. It made Candace as giddy
as a sixteen-year-old every time she saw the way Jon still looked at her after
all these years of marriage, with the same desire he had in his eyes when they
first met. Even back then he had been different from the rest – so serious and
intent compared to his classmates at college. Of course, there was a reason for
that. In a school where every other student’s father had donated a sizeable sum
or even had gone so as a far as to build an entire wing on the school property,
Jon had been almost an outcast. Although Jon was far from being poor, the
Bostoff money was too new for it to be accepted by the snobbery of Duke. But
Candace did not care, for she saw in Jon a way to avoid the fate that befell
the women of her family. Instead of marrying a man of her parents’ choice – a
man who would regard her as though she were a thoroughbred – she would marry a
man of her own choosing, a man whose eyes lit up every time he looked at her.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Marie Astor
is the author of contemporary romance novels This Tangled Thing Called Love,
Lucky Charm, On the Rim of Love, romantic suspense, To Catch a Bad Guy, and a
short story collection, A Dress in a
Window. Marie is also the author of young adult fantasy adventure novel, Over
the Mountain and Back.
If you would
like to learn more about Marie’s writing, please stop by her website:
www.marieastor.com or visit her on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/marieastorcollection
Books by
Marie Astor:
This Tangled
Thing Called Love – a contemporary romance about overcoming one’s inhibitions,
learning to tango, and finding one’s true love match.
Lucky Charm –
a humorous contemporary romance about love, luck and friendship.
On the Rim of
Love – a contemporary romance about the unexpected power of love.
A Dress in a
Window – a collection of short stories about love, coincidences, and fate.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Dress-Window-ebook/dp/B004E112TO/ref=pd_sim_kstore_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2
Over the
Mountain and Back – young adult fantasy adventure novel about a boy who takes
his snowboard for a ride and finds himself in a magical, hidden world he never
knew existed.
Social Media
Links:
Website:
http://www.marieastor.com/
Twitter:
@marieastor
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ReplyDeleteI love the cover of this book. Every time I see it, it makes me smile. Thanks for sharing the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting that this excerpt is about Candace and Jon and not Janet and Dennis. I do like all of Marie's characters.
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I think this book looks so cute...it's great to find new authors!
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