Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Brook Cottage Books is thrilled to be part of the Fiction Addiction book tour for Deadly Gamble by Shirley Kennedy. Take it away Shirley!
Author: Shirley Kennedy
Publisher: Inkspell Publishing
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Super Novel
ISBN: (print) 978-1-939590-10-7
ISBN: (ebook) 978-1-939590-09-1
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Super Novel
ISBN: (print) 978-1-939590-10-7
ISBN: (ebook) 978-1-939590-09-1
Writing Deadly Gamble, how
my heroines have changed!
All novels are about someone with a problem. No
problem = no plot = a very dull book indeed.
In my years of writing Regency romances, my heroines’
problems reflected the time in which they lived. In my first book, poor,
crippled Meg was a servant in fear of being dismissed from her job “without a
character.” (Through no fault of her own, of course.) That meant she’d either
be out on the streets or headed for the workhouse, a dreadful place where “there
were eight or ten beds in each room, retentive of all scents and very
productive of vermin.”
My subsequent Regency heroines had to contend with
everything from the all-important search for a husband, to a father who gambled
the family fortune away, to a brother sentenced to hang for what today would be
considered a minor white-collar crime.
It’s all in the book (I couldn’t resist), so for a bit
of history, a look into behind-the-scenes Las Vegas, an intriguing romance, and
a heroine with a very, very big problem, I hope you’ll take a look at Deadly Gamble.
When attractive Kristi Andrews
is hired as Assistant Marketing Director at the Parthenon hotel/casino in Las
Vegas, she’s focused on succeeding at her new job. But from the very first day,
strange events occur: a deadly escalator accident—the strange death of a
candle shop owner—a psychic’s warning that the Parthenon is doomed AND IT’S ALL
KRISTI’S FAULT.
Shocked and baffled, Kristi must determine if she could be responsible for the mysterious, evil presence that seems to haunt the hotel. She’s aided by a man she’s just met—famous western historical author, Mike Garvey. Attracted to Kristi, Mike goes one hundred fifty years back in time to draw upon his knowledge of old Las Vegas and the Santa Fe Trail. They are the key to a puzzling mystery which Kristi must solve if she wants to save not only the Parthenon but the entire Las Vegas Strip from total disaster.
Shocked and baffled, Kristi must determine if she could be responsible for the mysterious, evil presence that seems to haunt the hotel. She’s aided by a man she’s just met—famous western historical author, Mike Garvey. Attracted to Kristi, Mike goes one hundred fifty years back in time to draw upon his knowledge of old Las Vegas and the Santa Fe Trail. They are the key to a puzzling mystery which Kristi must solve if she wants to save not only the Parthenon but the entire Las Vegas Strip from total disaster.
About the
Author:
Shirley Kennedy wrote and published
Regency romances for several years for both Ballantine and Signet. She
switched genres to write a wagon train romance. When struck with what she
called “a great idea” about a haunted casino in Las Vegas, she was compelled to
abandon both Regency England and the Old West to write Deadly Gamble.
Born and raised in Fresno, California, Shirley has lived in such diverse places as Denver; Houston; Torrance, California; Bogota ,Colombia; and Calgary, Alberta, Canada where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Sciences at the University of Calgary. She worked as a computer programmer/systems analyst for several years before she went back to her first love, writing.
Shirley lives close to her two daughters in Las Vegas Nevada. Brutus and Sparky, her two editorial assistants on the furry side, love to nap in the sunshine next to her computer while she produces her next novel.
See Shirley’s web site at www.shirleykennedy.com
Her published books include:
Heartbreak Trail, Camel Press
Three Wishes for Miss Winthrop, Signet
Lady Flora's Fantasy, Signet
The Irish Upstart, Signet
The Selfless Sister, Signet
The Rebellious Twin, Signet
The London Belle, Signet
Lady Semple's Secret, Ballantine
Born and raised in Fresno, California, Shirley has lived in such diverse places as Denver; Houston; Torrance, California; Bogota ,Colombia; and Calgary, Alberta, Canada where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Sciences at the University of Calgary. She worked as a computer programmer/systems analyst for several years before she went back to her first love, writing.
Shirley lives close to her two daughters in Las Vegas Nevada. Brutus and Sparky, her two editorial assistants on the furry side, love to nap in the sunshine next to her computer while she produces her next novel.
See Shirley’s web site at www.shirleykennedy.com
Her published books include:
Heartbreak Trail, Camel Press
Three Wishes for Miss Winthrop, Signet
Lady Flora's Fantasy, Signet
The Irish Upstart, Signet
The Selfless Sister, Signet
The Rebellious Twin, Signet
The London Belle, Signet
Lady Semple's Secret, Ballantine
Thank you for hosting Shirley on tour today JB.
Shaz
I love the idea around a haunted casino. The name of the hotel the 'Parthenon' is a perfect fit for the story and era. I was also immediately drawn by the idea to put a little history about Las Vegas before the glitz. I'm a Brit, but I have visited, Las Vegas, briefly. I think most people can picture it as is, though. The 'green oasis' is a nice touch. Best of luck!