Welcome to my stop on the book blast for Love, Lies, and Bad Guys by Bill Blodgett. This book blast was organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. On my stop, I have an excerpt for you as well as the tour wide giveaway for your chance to win a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card. Be sure to check out all the other stops on the book blast for more content. Enjoy!
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Author: Bill Blodgett
Publication Date: February 5th 2020
Print Length: 217 pages
Genres: Romance, Suspense, Contemporary
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When US Marshal Jay Stonewalker sees a possible terrorist comment in a chatroom frequented by anti-government radicals suggesting a nuclear threat to New York City, specifically the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, he can’t get it out of his mind. Against his boss’s orders he heads off to NYC to investigate on his own time. While there he follows a suspicious character into a secluded recess of the New York Subway system and foils what he believes is the terrorist event. In a shoot-out with his suspect he’s wounded and calls the NYC PD for backup. When he sees NYPD Detective KC Daviau and other uniformed officers slipping into the darkness from the subway platform he’s relieved, but to his surprise he’s met with resistance and disrespect by Detective Daviau. Against his objections, KC takes custody of the evidence and leaves the scene. When Jay asks an officer if she is always that way he’s told that, “Since her parents died, she’s been… let’s say… a little cold.” When they are assigned to work the case together, KC’s icy exterior soon begins to melt away as they begin to fall for each other, but KC has to hold back. She has a dark secret and knows he can’t ever know her truths because if he did he would hate her just as she hates herself for what she’s about to do.
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EXCERPT:
"Because the Waldorf Astoria in New York is their flagship and it’s the symbol of everything that is America. They tried to bring the towers and the World Trade Center down in an unsuccessful attempt in nineteen ninety-three, but managed on September eleventh, two thousand one. What makes you think they won’t try something again? Their hate runs deep.”
“Jay, let it go. Maybe it’s just a disgruntled guest that had a bad experience after spending oodles of money there. Please let it go for your own sanity.” She pleaded and hated herself at the same time. How can I make such beautiful love with this man yet still lie to him? There must be something drastically wrong with me, but it’s too late to turn back now. She knew it wasn’t a terrorist’s threat. It was just her and her merry band of anti-nuclear activists making the world safe. She began to lather up his chest with a loofa body puff and watched as he closed his eyes.
“Just let it go, Jay,” she repeated.
He opened his eyes slowly. “I can’t just let it go. Maybe Gary wasn’t involved with the original chatter I found, but maybe he was. Maybe it’s a whole other source of crazies wanting to take a shot at the Big Apple. Maybe it’s the Russians….” Her heart skipped a beat while she tried to rationalize that Sergei and what Jay was alluding to was just a coincidence. Sergei was fighting the good fight. She was sure of that.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I still live in the community where I met and married my lovely wife, Janice. Actually, she lived around the corner from me and we both ignored each other until our teen years when the hormone thing kicked in and we suddenly realized that the cute little girl skipping rope and that goofy boy riding a bike had both grown up.
We are the proud parents of April and Lindsay; both of whom are now married. April married Darren and they have two beautiful boys, Brian and Owen. Lindsay married Tim and they have two beautiful children: Kailyn and Evan.
I enjoy hiking, kayaking, camping with my family, golfing, making candles, and restoring my antique European sports car, a 1972 MGB.
They say to write from what you know, so I do. I write of love, life and relationships. In addition to the romantic plot we all expect from a Romance novel all of my books deal with a real-world issue as a sub-plot that we all have had to deal in some manner in life, but not in a preachy way. I find that including this sort of theme helps me identify with my characters on a personal level. My hope is that the reader will also feel that connection with my characters.
I have four other published novels. Dead Or A Lie and Saint’s Sword are vampire Romances. Unrequited is a contemporary novel with romantic elements and received 4 stars from Romantic Times Book Review magazine. The Last Prejudice is a family saga that deals with the issues a family must address when a family member comes out.
I have been a member of the RWA and the Central New York Romance Writers since 2004 and have held various posts in my local group. By day I am a construction inspector for an engineering company.
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GIVEAWAY:
Bill Blodgett will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter after the tour. To increase your chance of winning, leave a comment on a different stop on the book blast each day. Good luck!
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting, Heather. I'm looking forward to answering any questions your follows may have and I will be checking back in on and off all day.
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DeleteAre any of the characters in your book base off of people that you know?
ReplyDeleteNormally yes, but not in this book. In my book The Last Prejudice, the little boy, Bennie, was created using traits, sayings, and actions of my four grandchildren. In all of my books I give shout-outs to family members who are the only ones that will recognize it's them I am quoting.
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ReplyDeleteThank you, Edgar. BTY Edgar was my uncles name! Not to common anymore.
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Daniel. i had fun writing it. Lots of crazy research!
DeleteBill Blodgett is a new author to me. Dead Or A Lie looks like a good read as does The Last Prejudice: A Family Drama. I look forward to reading these and his other books.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this nice comment, Audrey. I appreciate it so much.
DeleteThanks for the giveaway; I like the excerpt. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Cali. I hope you win! Thank you for taking time to read the excerpt.
DeleteI really enjoyed the excerpt and love the cover.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sherry! The cover was a lot of fun making. I tried several designs until I settled on this one. I think it says everything I wanted to get across- Danger, Lovers, and the setting of New York City. I'm happy you liked the excerpt too!
DeleteSounds like a great book!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Victoria, and thank you for taking the time to comment.
DeleteOnce you have a main idea for a book, what is your general approach to bring the idea to reality (loaded question, I know!) ? Thanks,Chris
ReplyDeleteGood question, Chris. After the idea takes shape I normally write an outline of about 100-150 pages that includes characters, the progress from beginning to the end of the book including the black moment. I also add some dialogue that pops into my head that I think I can use.
DeleteWhat authors do you enjoy reading?
ReplyDeleteI like Patterson, E.B White's WWII essays, Nicholas Sparks, John Grisham and of course all of the books my friends in my CNY Romance writers group publish. They keep me busy!! also Alee Drake and Janina Grey my critique partners.
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ReplyDeleteThank you, Wendy! It has been fun.
DeleteWhat made you pick the names of those in your book?
ReplyDeleteI researched the bad guy with a Russian like name, Sergei and just dreamed up the others. Jay's name is and Native American sounding name, Stonewalker, and KC kind of sound like a no nonsense name for a female detective.
DeleteThe book sounds great.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dale. Your comment made my day!
DeleteI like the cover. It really sets the mood for the book!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jeanna. I had fun making it and I thought it said a lot about the book. Danger, lovers, and the setting NYC.
DeleteAnother new-to-me author. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteYour welcome, Karen. I hope you win.
DeleteThe book sounds interesting, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Deb!
DeleteI liked the excerpt. The book sounds very intriguing. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comment, Diana! I appreciate it very much.
DeleteThis sounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Holly!
Deleteyou are a new author to me.. I must check out this book and your others.. Thank you for the excerpt....
ReplyDeleteThank you, Michele! That's very nice to say.
DeleteLove finding "new" authors. Book sounds really good
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dane.
DeleteSounds like a great read!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Leonie. Your comment really made me smile!
DeleteDear author, How long have you been writing?
ReplyDeleteI started writing in 1980 BUT with two kids and being taxi dad to dance, drama, soccer etc etc it took me 20 years to finish my first book!! In 2004 I got more into it and joined a writers group and then a few years later I finally got my first book published by The Wild Rose Press.
DeleteBTW I once worked with a construction company called TDK. It was a fun job. I was the construction inspector for an engineering company.
DeleteLove the cover!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Donna. I enjoyed making it and struggled with a couple of other designs until I came up with this one.
DeleteThank you everyone for your wonderfully kind comments. I am sorry it took me so long to respond, but I didn't get any email notices to let me know I was getting anything. I probably messed something up! lol Better late than never I guess. I think I need to go to each site not to see if I have any comments there as well. You have certainly been a great group of people. Thank you. I'll be back here on March 18th.
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