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Mona Lisa’s Room
by Vonnie Davis
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BLURB:
You won’t believe this email. I’m sitting in a French safe house,
eating caviar and drinking champagne with handsome government agent, Niko
Reynard. He’s wearing nothing but silk pajama bottoms and mega doses of sex
appeal. I’m in big trouble, little sister. He’s kissed me several times and
given me a foot massage that nearly caused spontaneous combustion. I'm feeling
strangely virginal compared to the sexual prowess this thirty-year-old man
exudes.
When I came to Paris for a bit of adventure, I never imagined I’d
foil a bombing attempt, karate-kick two men, and run from terrorists while
wearing a new pair of stilettos. I met a German musician, a gay poet from
Australia, and the most delightful older French woman.
Don’t worry. I’m safe…the jury’s still out on yummy Niko, though.
The more champagne I drink, the less reserved I feel. What an unforgettable
fortieth birthday!
Alyson
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EXCERPT:
Suddenly,
screams followed by loud thumping and books falling filled the bookstore. Niko
sprinted in the direction of the high-pitched shrieking, gun in hand. He
bounded up the steps and rounded the corner. “Aly! Aly! What the hell.”
He
skidded to a halt. One of the well-dressed men he saw entering the store
earlier was on the
floor,
books covering most of his body. His companion was staggering, holding his
hands over
his
eye and screaming like a banshee as blood ran down his face.
In
the corner stood a pale and trembling Aly, her frightened blue eyes dominated
her face. “They…they grabbed me! Said
they’d kill me if I resisted. I…I karate kicked them.” She swallowed, obviously
trying to gain control. “Kung…kung-fooed the hell out of them, too.
And…and…”—she pointed to the screaming man still on his feet—“I think I poked
his eye out with one of my stilettos.”
Niko
ran a hand down his face, keeping it over his mouth to hide the smile. What a
piece of work. He wanted to laugh. He wanted to hug her. And damned if he
didn’t want to shake the daylights out of her for stepping out of his sight.
Hadn’t he told her to stay with him?
“You
okay?” Niko’s gaze swept over her, looking for injuries. He fought the urge to
pull her to him and embrace her until her trembling stopped. Frankly, if he
were honest, his nerves weren’t the greatest right this moment, either. When he
heard her scream earlier, cold fear did a free-fall straight through his
system.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Vonnie Davis holds a degree
in English with a concentration in technical writing from Penn State. She is
retired and has traded in her technical writer’s tailored clothes for the
feather boa of a romance writer. Her debut novel, Storm’s Interlude, was
awarded the HOLT Medallion Award of Merit in two categories: Best book by a
Virginia author and Best Mainstream Single Title. She lives in southern
Virginia with her husband, who is also a writer.
LINKS: Website ~
http://www.vonniedavis.com
Blog ~
http://www.vintagevonnie.blogspot.com
Twitter
~ https://twitter.com/vonniewrites
Facebook
~ https://www.facebook.com/WritingStoriesOfTheHeart
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14 comments:
I'm intrigued every time I see this cover. What a juxtaposition of elements! Cool. Did you have input in the design?
catherinelee100 at gmail dot com
Christine, thanks for hosting me today and allowing me time to talk about my latest release.
Yes, Catherine, I did have input. At The Wild Rose Press, the authors are given artist's sheets to fill out to give the graphic artist some direction since they haven't read the book. We describe the heroine and hero--age, height, body build, hair and eye color, any identifying marks like tatoos or scars. We also give a brief description of the plot, and are asked if there's any elements we positively want on the cover. I knew I wanted a picture of Mona Lisa, a bloody handprint and a pair of stilettos. Rae Monet, who is super talented, took my wants and created an awesome cover. Wait till you see the cover for book two of the series, RAIN IS A LOVE SONG (no released date yet). She used the same format, but with a couple different elements. I've been very lucky with book covers so far. If you go to my website, you'll see them all in my little video. vonniedavis(dot)com
Welcome to my blog. I hope you have a great tour.
Sounds like a great read.
Kit3247(at)aol(dot)com
Thanks, Ingeborg. I'm hoping readers will like it.
That's such a unique blurb, I was hooked from the beginning. Sounds like the heroine is in for one heck of an adventure. :)
I am enjoying following the tour, this sounds like it would be a great christmas gift for my sister
fencingromein at hotmail dot com
Oh, Mary, Alyson's life is never the same again. I like for my heroines to learn their innate strengths. Niko helps her realize hers. As he thinks in one spot, "God, I love an intelligent woman."
Does your sister like sensual, powerful men and lots of action? I'm thinking she'll love it, but then I'm the author...LOL...I'm hoping everyone will like it. Which is, of course, a pie-in-the-sky wish. Everyone does not like what an author writes. We all have our own tastes, don't we?
What a fun and awesome story line. It sounds great.
Thanks, Jane. I'm hoping readers will enjoy my romantic suspense.
LOVED the excerpt. Thank goodness for stilettos.
marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Good to learn more about the series!
vitajex(at)aol(dot)com
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