With her life going from bad to worse, reporter Jenessa Jones is drawn back to her small hometown by a death in her family. When human remains are discovered not far from town, Jenessa is assigned the story, throwing her into the thick of town drama.

Caught between her old boyfriend, with whom she shares a sordid past, and her new love interest, who offers her something she has desperately been wanting, Jenessa is embroiled in a homicide investigation that ends up pointing the finger at someone she cares very much about. Can she uncover the truth of this murder before it destroys her family and any chance she has for a happy life?

For sale for only .99 for a limited time as an introductory special price. To buy a copy, click here: http://amzn.to/16nekDD

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The romance between Emily and Colin is heating up but wedding plans are put on hold when their wedding planner disappears. Can they rescue her before she turns up dead? Who is responsible? The woman’s husband? Her lover? Or her friend, Maggie?

I hope you will love Book 5 as much as you have all the other books and short stories in the Paradise Valley Mystery series. Look for Book 6 coming out in December, 2013.

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When a young Asian woman is found floating in the river, Emily Parker is hot on the case. It’s her husband’s murder that leaves her with a case of the chills.

A Paradise Valley Mystery: Book Three

EXCERPT:

“Evan, no!” Emily screamed, both arms outstretched, hysterically reaching for him. Her eyes flew open and she sat frozen in the dark for a moment, her arms still extended in desperation.

She dropped them. It was all a bad dream—the same horrifying dream she had been having night after night. The anniversary of her husband’s murder was right around the corner, and the nightmares were plaguing her more often, and with growing intensity.

She buried her face in her hands as she sat sobbing, drenched in perspiration, her damp nightgown clinging to her slender body and her honey-blonde curls sticking to her sweaty neck and forehead. Having convinced herself that she was finally recovering from her loss, she had begun to date again, but these terrifying visions were evidence she was not as over Evan’s death as she had tried to believe.

It was nearly a year ago now since Emily’s husband had been shot, close range, in the back of the head, his body found in a pool of blood, lying next to the steel file cabinet in the corner of his office.

I hope you enjoyed that excerpt from The Chain of Lies, a Paradise Valley Mystery: Book Three. There are 4 books in the series and each one can be read as a stand-alone novel. However, for maximum enjoyment, it is best to read them in order.

Happy reading!

Debra Burroughs

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When lovely and trusting Maggie falls for a man she met on a dating site, her friends begin to suspect his motives are less than honorable–in fact, they just might be downright deadly.

EXCERPT:

The unsuspecting young brunette approached the doorway of the dimly-lit private office. She jerked to a halt, catching sight of the man sprawled on the floor next to his desk, his body motionless, his face bloody and battered. Her hand flew over her mouth and her other seized hold of the door frame for support, feeling her knees begin to give out.

A plethora of painful emotions roiled in her chest as she stared, eyes wide, fighting to stuff down the overwhelming urge to scream, fearing the attacker may still be within earshot.

Hot tears stung her eyes and her heart thudded loudly in her ears. She fought against the powerful desire to run into the office, to fling herself down and put her arms around him. Under different circumstances, she would have caressed him one last time and kissed him a final good-bye—but not now. Nearly choking on the knot in her throat, she whispered a raspy and tearful good-bye.

I hope you enjoyed that excerpt from The Heart of Lies, a Paradise Valley Mystery: Book Two. There are 4 books in the series and each one can be read as a stand-alone novel. However, for maximum enjoyment, it is best to read them in order.

Happy reading!

Debra Burroughs

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From time to time she would drape herself in one of his shirts or sweaters just to smell his scent and to feel him near for she still missed his crooked smile, the warmth of his strong arms wrapped around her and how glorious he made her feel when they made love. Emily pulled a deep blue hooded sweatshirt off the hanger and shrugged it on, hoping for some emotional comfort. She zipped it up and stuck her hands in the pockets, surprised to feel the crackling of paper in one of them. She pulled out a small folded note and opened it, finding the name Delia and a phone number were scrawled in the cursive penmanship of a woman–who is Delia?

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Here you have the chance to find many new authors—and here you’ll find information about me, what I’m working on now, and THE PURSUIT OF LIES, the 4th book in my Paradise Valley Mystery series. Also see links below to five other authors you might like to check out.

I’d like to thank fellow author Rita Herron for tagging me to participate. Click the link below to find out about her latest book DYING TO TELL.

www.ritaherron.com

In this particular hop, I and my fellow authors, in their respective blogs, have answered 10 questions where you get to learn about our current work in progress, as well as some insights into our process, from characters and inspirations to plotting and cover decisions. I hope you enjoy it!

Please feel free to comment and share your thoughts and questions. Here is my Next Big Thing!

1: What is the working title of your book? The Pursuit of Lies, A Paradise Valley Mystery: Book Four

2: Where did the idea come from for the book? This is the fourth book in the series. I considered stopping after Book Three because the ongoing mystery of Emily’s husband’s murder was solved. But I kept hearing from my readers that they wanted more stories about the group of friends in the book, so I came up with the story of Colin, Emily’s love interest being accused of a crime that she would have to solve. She is compelled to find the truth, whether Colin did it or not.

3: What genre does your book come under? Romantic Suspense

4: Which actors would you choose to play your main characters in a movie rendition?
Emily Parker: Hilarie Burton
Det. Colin Andrews: Colin Egglesfield
Evan Parker: Daniel Craig
ADA Allison Laraway: Rosamund Pike
Kevin Bates: Tom Cruise
Officer Ernie Kaufmann: Jim Belushi

5: What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book? A sensual and gripping story of six friends that are determined to help each other solve a murder when one of their own is accused–think “Sex and the City” meets “Nancy Drew”.

6: Is your book self-published, published by an independent publisher, or represented by an agency? My book is self-published. I determined to learn the industry myself and have done very well at it. The Pursuit of Lies is my 6th book.

7: How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript? 2 months

8: What other books would you compare this story to within your genre? That’s hard to say because my stories are sensual and romantic without the graphic sex scenes. The suspense is face-paced and gripping, but without the blood and gore. Comments from the readers are that they wished they were part of this tight-knit circle of friends.

9: Who or what inspired you to write this book? I’d have to say my own group of friends inspired me. Some of the characters are based on people within my own circle and the town of Paradise Valley is based on a town not far from where I live.

10: What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest? I think most people can see themselves in this town and being friends with the characters in this series of stories. I’ve received many comments from readers that they are going to miss these characters when the series is over because they’ve become like friends. Even my editor has said she thinks about the characters long after she’s finished with one of my books, that they just stick with you.

I hope you enjoyed reading about my next book coming out in February, 2013, The Pursuit of Lies, a Paradise Valley Mystery: Book Four. Please feel free to leave me a comment. I’d love to hear from you.

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Thank you for stopping by and welcome to the WG2E Street Team’s latest event. Nine of our fabulous authors have new releases and we’d love to have you celebrate with us.

We’re showcasing our new books at the Beach Book Blast website and at our sister site at the RG2E. We’ve got something for everyone—from Romantic Suspense, to a sweet Holiday romance, to a YA Dystopian and a few mysteries. To make the event even more fun, we’ve added a blog hop where readers can connect to their favorite authors and learn what great books, characters, or authors have inspired them.

There are a bunch of giveaways, like $25 and $10 gift cards to Olive Garden and free book giveaways by different authors. All you have to do is go to Beach Book Blast for easy instructions.

As an additional chance to win a free ebook, subscribe to my blog in the upper right corner. I only post about once a month, so you won’t be inundated with annoying emails. I like to keep my readers up to date on what I’m writing and when new books will be available, like my newest book that just came out a few days ago, The Chain of Lies, A Paradise Valley Mystery: Book Three. I also announce when the book is in a “Free” promotion, so you may want to know about that.

Thanks for stopping by my blog – I’m thrilled to have you!

Debra Burroughs, Author

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A Paradise Valley Mystery: Book Three

I am so proud to announce that the third book in the Paradise Valley Mystery series, The Chain of Lies, just released today on Amazon.com!

If you love sweet romance mixed with edge-of-your-seat mystery and suspense, you’ll want to read this third installment of the Paradise Valley Mystery series. Centered in a small town, the lovely widow Emily and her interesting friends, along with the hot new police detective, work together to solve crimes and a murder mystery. Think “Sex and the City” meets “Nancy Drew.”

Click here to download a copy of this exciting new ebook at the 99-cent introductory price!

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There will be industry leaders from all over the country and many valuable and informative workshops and speakers. I will be on a panel entitled “Taking Your Book to the Digital World” with the fabulous Theresa Ragan and Kristen Lamb. For my part, I will be speaking on “What I Wish I Knew Before Writing My First Book.” It should be a fun and exciting time. I hope to see some of you there!

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The new book is priced at only 99 cents as a special introductory rate for my faithful readers who loved The Scent of Lies and told me they couldn’t wait for the next book in the series.

I’m hard at work on Book 3, The Chain of Lies, which I hope to have out before Thanksgiving. I hope you will enjoy reading them all as much as I have enjoyed writing them.

Happy Reading ~ Debra

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