by B. L. Blair
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GENRE: Mystery/Romance
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BLURB:
When Leah
Norwood finds the body of Isabel Meeks in the dumpster behind her store, she
can’t believe the police consider her a suspect. Sure, she didn’t liked Isabel,
but then again, neither did anyone else. Isabel had a condescending attitude
and a bad reputation. As manager of the antique store, Patina, she had made a
lot of enemies.
There is Patina’s assistant manager,
the handsome and charming Trent. Isabel was blackmailing him. There is Patina’s
owner, the aloof and influential Anthony Thorpe. Isabel was smuggling drugs through his store.
And there is the entire drug dealing Cantono family. Isabel had lost a box containing
heroin from one of their shipments. That is just to name a few and didn’t even
include the stranger who was seen arguing with Isabel just hours before her
death.
The police have too many suspects
and too many soft alibis. Leah needs to prove to the sexy new chief of police
that she had nothing to do with Isabel’s death.
Leah loves a good mystery. Can she
find the killer before the police arrest her for murder?
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EXCERPT
Keith
nodded and then looked back at his notes.
“She was found about seven fifty p.m. by Ms. Norwood.”
Keith
pointed to me, and the man turned his eyes to mine. His gaze swept down my body and back up. He then dismissed me without a second glance
before turning back to the rookie. “Has
the ME been called?”
Now,
I know that I am not the most attractive person in the world. I’m what most people would call average. Average height, average weight, average
looks, but being dismissed so completely really pissed me off. I was cold, wet, tired, and quite frankly,
still a little queasy. And it had been a
really bad day. The two men were in deep
conversation about the medical examiner when I interrupted.
“Can
I leave now?”
Both
of them turned toward me. Keith seemed a
little surprised that I was still there.
I guess he had forgotten about me.
The other man just seemed irritated that I had interrupted him.
“You
found the body?” he asked and then continued when I nodded, “We’ll need to ask
you some questions.”
Keith
had been asking me questions. My nerves
were shot and my temper short. I’m not
usually such a bitch, but I had enough of standing out in the freezing
rain. I probably shouldn’t have mouthed
off to a police officer, but I figured my day couldn’t get any worse. I summoned up my inner diva, gave him my most
haughty look, and asked in a snooty tone.
“And you are?”
He
stared at me a minute, his eyes hard and unyielding. He raised his eyebrows just a notch, pulled
out a badge, and held it toward me.
“Chief of Police Alexander Griggs.”
Well,
damn, my day just got worse.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
B. L. Blair
writes simple and sweet romance and mystery/romance stories. Like most authors, she has been writing most
of her life and has dozens of books started.
She just needs the time to finish them.
She is the
author of the Holton Romance Series and the Leah Norwood Mysteries. She enjoys reading books, writing books, and
traveling wherever and as often as time and money allows. She is currently working on her latest book
set in Texas, where she lives with her family.
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