Monday, December 10, 2012

Last Diner Standing by Teri L. Austin

Please welcome Teri L. Austin author of Last Diner Standing.

Terri will be awarding one commenter at every stop a signed bookmark and a cover postcard (USA/Canada Only), and one randomly drawn commenter on the tour will receive a $25 gift card to Amazon or B&N, winner's choice.


Last Diner Standing
by Terri L. Austin

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BLURB:

Rose Strickland is having a blue Christmas. Her friend is arrested for attempted murder, her sexy bad guy crush is marked by a hit man, and her boss is locked in an epic smackdown with a rival diner. Determined to save those she loves, Rose embarks on an investigation more tangled than a box of last year's tree lights. With her eclectic gang at the ready, Rose stumbles across dead bodies, ex-cons, chop shops, jealous girlfriends, jilted lovers, and a gaggle of strippers in a battle for freedom she might not survive.
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EXCERPT:

There are some absolutes in this life that are irrefutable. If you leave the house looking like crap, you’ll see someone you know, usually an ex-boyfriend. If you’re running late for an appointment, you’ll hit every red light on the way. And a three a.m. phone call is never good news. Either someone’s dead, in the hospital, or you’re a drunken booty call. But that Saturday morning, I discovered another reason to avoid the ringing harbinger of bad news. 

“’ello,” I answered, my eyes still closed.

“Rose, I’m in jail, girl.”

I sniffed and sat up on my futon. “Janelle?”

“Of course it’s Janelle. They think I tried to kill Asshat.”

Scrubbing a hand over my eyes, I glanced at the clock. “Asshat?” 

Janelle lowered her voice. “Rose, wake up and listen. I’m in jail, Asshat’s in a coma, and they’re saying I tried to kill him. I need help.”

Her dilemma finally penetrated my sleep-fogged brain. “Oh my God. Where are the kids?” Janelle had two, Damon, nine, and Sherise, seven. Both so cute you wanted to pinch their little cheeks. But I wouldn’t recommend it—that Sherise was a biter.   

“They’re staying with my cousin, Sondra. But I got to get out of here. If they think I’m spending Christmas in jail then I’m Halle Damn Berry.” 

“What do you want me to do?”

“Call that fancy lawyer you know. He’ll figure it out.”

Dane Harker. “I’ll call him and come see you in the morning. Will they let me bring you anything?”

“Cigarettes and toiletries. These bitches trade everything for cigarettes. And Rose? Thanks.”


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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Terri L. Austin lives in Missouri with her funny, handsome husband and a high maintenance peekapoo.  She’s the author of Diners, Dives and Dead Ends—a Rose Strickland Mystery.  “Austin’s debut kicks off her planned series by introducing a quirky, feisty heroine and a great supporting cast of characters and putting them through quite a number of interesting twists.” Kirkus Reviews

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14 comments:

Goddess Fish Promotions said...

Thank you for hosting today

MomJane said...

This sounds like a really fun story.499

Terri L. Austin said...

Thanks so much for having me on your blog today, Christine! It's great to be here!

And thanks, MomJane! It was a fun book to write. Lots of quirky characters and humor(I like to keep myself entertained). :)

Larissa Reinhart said...

Great excerpt! I love your series, Terri. So funny with wonderfully written characters. That Ma is a hoot, and I love Roxy's snark! Rose sure gets herself into some messes!

Terri L. Austin said...

Thanks for reading, Larissa! These characters have become almost real to me. Scary, but in a good way, right? Right? :-/

Terri said...

Just found out that my first book, Diners, Dives and Dead Ends is on Kindle for .99 today. Last Diner Standing is on sale for 2.99! Don't know how long the sale will last.

Unknown said...

I love the idea of the feisty heroine battling with all these things going on determined to save those she care about. Looking forward to checking it out

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Christine Young said...

Welcome to my blog. I hope you have a great tour!

Terri said...

Thanks, Shannon Ro! Rose is definitely feisty! And her bestie, Roxy, is blunt and funny! Really fun characters to play with.

Hi, Christine! Thanks!

Rita Wray said...

Sounds like a great read.

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Anonymous said...

This looks really entertaining!

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Terri said...

Thank you so much everyone, for stopping by to comment. And thanks, Christine, for having me on!

Anonymous said...

I love how the first lines of the excerpt made me laugh! Sounds like a cozy read. Thanks for sharing.

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Mary Preston said...

Rose really is having a bad time of it. I'm going to love this.

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