I’m so glad to be here at Fresh Fiction, and I’m geared up to celebrate the release of Hasta la Vista, Lola, the second book in my Lola Cruz Mystery Series. The release date is February 2nd, and the book is getting tons of buzz! I thought I’d share a story today about one of the questions I get asked most (and sometimes not asked verbally, but with raised eyebrows) as a writer of a Latina mystery series. Bet you can’t guess what the question is. I’ll give you a hint. I’m not Latina. In fact, I say in my bio that I’m proud to be Latina-by-marriage. So, the question is… drum roll… “Why do you write a Latina character, and how did you manage to make her so authentic?” To read more of HOW I LEARNED ABOUT MY CHARACTER and to comment for a chance to win please click here. Visit FreshFiction.com to learn more about books and authors.
The Mindhunters #3 November 2009On Sale: November 3, 2009Featuring: Caitlin Fleming; Zach Sharper304 pages ISBN: 0425231143EAN: 9780425231142Paperback$7.99 Romance Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Waking the Deadby Kylie Brant Former forensic anthropologist Caitlin Fleming knows bones. So the investigator is the first one called when seven sets of skeletal remains are found dumped in a makeshift graveyard in the Oregon wilderness. Each skeleton bears the same distinctive marks. And each is minus a skull. Cait needs ourdoors guide Zach Sharper for one reason only— to help her find her way through the Willamette Forest as she pieces together clues. Despite the attraction that burns between them, nothing will be allowed to shake her focus. Until the killer closes in to terminate the investigation…and the ones on the verge of unmasking him… Get ready for lots of twists and turns with an abundance of suspense in this thrilling romance. Excerpt Chapter One Seven stainless steel gurneys were lined up in the morgue, each occupied by a partially assembled skeleton and a large garbage bag. The bones gleamed under the florescent lights. An eighth gurney was heaped with the stray bones that had been found lying separately. Caitlin Fleming’s first thought was that the…