Happy Tuesday everyone! Today I have Mary Martinez on my blog with her new release, Abandoned! The story sounds intriguing and the mystery abounds! Mary, please tell us about this book and don't forget to check out the rafflecopter at the end of the blog!
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About the Book:
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Glenna Beckett loves her family dearly, but being the youngest of six can be overwhelming. Moving across country helped her learn who she was outside the family. Sheâs built a successful business in the form of a quaint shop on Main Street of Calistoga, that sells a bit of everything vintage, the new age term for antique. What more does she need? Then he walked into her shop. International playboy, Lance Gordon. After a whirlwind courtship he asks her to marry him. Burying a niggle of doubt in the pit of her tummy, she says yes. Heâs even agreed to have the wedding in Brooklyn so her family can attend. But he never arrives. Glenna refused to believe sheâd been abandoned at the altar and asks her brother, Tyler, to contact an agent friend on the West Coast to search for Lance. Patrick McGinnis canât believe heâs walking into a prissy shop in the high end of the Napa Valley searching for a missing groom. The bride, Glenna Beckett, is everything he feared, drop dead gorgeous, and a spoiled brat. Not that heâd ever tell her brother that. He hates wild goose chases, and this mission is exactly that. Patrickâs certain the playboy fiancé is off wooing some other delectable creature. Unfortunately, once Patrick started to dig, he finds thereâs more to the tale and it will take all his skills as an agent to keep Glenna safe. Especially when the case takes a turn and threatens the safety of his son, Finn.
The Beckett Series Free and/or On Sale Through 3/8/18:
Disappear (Book I The Beckett Series)
Innocent (Book II The Beckett Series)
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Quiet (Book III The Beckett Series)
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Illusion â Utopia the Beginning (Book IV The Beckett Series)
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Profit â Utopia the Conclusion (Book V The Beckett Series)
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Website: www.marymartinez.com
Excerpt:
Patrick McGinnis thumbed his phone off and dropped the thing on the table with a thud. What had he just agreed to? He held in a groan, barely.
âWhatâs up dad? You look like you just ate a sour grape.â
Finnegan, his sixteen-year old son, and the joy of his life, walked to the cupboard and pulled out a bowl. He filled it with cereal and added milk and then joined Patrick at the table. He dipped his spoon for a large scoop, and as he brought it to his mouth, Finn gave him the Iâm waiting look.
âI just received a call from an old friend,â he said in way of explanation, he really didnât like talking work with his son.
âIt must not have been a good conversation.â
âIt was good to catch up. He was with me at Quantico.â Best to focus on the old acquaintance part.
âDad, Iâm in high school. You can stop sheltering me now. He must have called for a reason. One youâre not too thrilled about. Whatâs up?â He repeated his earlier question.
Damn, Finn was growing up to fast. And the kid was right. He had a tendency to shield him from his work. Something heâd always tried to do, but more since Finn was three and the worst thing that could ever happened to a child had happened.
âTyler is an agent in New York, however, he has a sister in Calistoga.â
His son let out a hoot of laughter. âMatch-making from the east coast.â
âHa, ha. No, his sister seems to have lost her fiancé and her assistant.â
âWhat they elope and left her behind? Whyâd he call you?â
âThe fiancé never arrived at the wedding. And then when his sister went to open her shop she found the assistant had been shot.â
âOh.â Finn ate for a few minutes in silence. âDoes the lost fiancé and the dead assistant have something to do with each other?â
âThatâs one of the things Ty wants me to find out.â
Finn suspended his spoon half way to his mouth. âWhat is the other?â
âHe wants me to find the missing fiancé for his sister.â He pulled his fingers through his hair. âItâs a wild goose chase if you ask me. If the guy had wanted to get married heâd have been at the wedding.â
âYouâd think, unless he couldnât.â
Patrick contemplated his son. He would make a good detective. Heâd already helped solve a few of his cases, by just listening and making comments that brought other solutions to mind. Patrick wasnât sure he wanted that for his son. He loved being a federal agent. For a while, after the incident with his son, heâd tried something else. However, his true passion was law enforcement and heâd been placed back on duty within the year.
You couldnât help where your heart led you. No matter the consequences.
âThat is what I need to find out.â He stood and poured more coffee into his cup to warm up the cooling liquid. He leaned a hip on the counter while he sipped. âWhatâs going on at school today?â
Finn finished his cereal and stood to wash his bowl out. He appeared to be thinking as he put his dishes in the dishwasher.
âI have an algebra test. Just a fair warning, Dad, itâs kicking my ass.â
âLanguage son.â But he smiled, heâd heard a lot worse. âI have a few minutes do you need my help?â
His son gave him a skeptical look, which was well warranted. Algebra had thoroughly kicked his ass in high school, too, to the point heâd needed Saturday morning classes to pass the damn class.
After a moment he answered. âNo, Mrs. Stewart said sheâd meet me before school.â
âOld Mrs. Stewart is still there? I had her for Algebra.â He smiled and resisted the urge to ruffle his sonâs hair. Since the boy was almost as tall as he was, itâd be a little awkward anyway. âYouâre in good hands then. Do you want me to drop you on my way to Calistoga?â
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