Today's blog features Unholy Alliance, book 2 from
Kathleen Rowland’s Irish-American series with Tirgearr Publishing:
The worst happened. Her cousin is still missing. Just
released from jail for a murder she didn’t commit, this is thanks to attorney.
She has no clues. No destination. Just fear for the cousin she believes is held
captive by a ruthless killer.
What if Tori were to park a food truck in the seedy
waterfront neighborhood where the mob operates and hunt for this sadistic
killer? Grady must protect the strong woman he’s come to adore. With emotions
on a knife edge, Tori runs on instinct, on the desperation of affection between
cousins. With adrenaline pumping, this is it. Tori identifies an island
hideout, but Grady warns her to anticipate who her cousin is now.
Excerpt:
“Don’t let the anxiety of freedom consume you.” Attorney Grady Donahue Fletcher clenched his
teeth and rehearsed what he’d say to his client, Victoria Morningstar. He’d won
her appeal and drove to pick her up at Gladstone Penitentiary. “At least you
won’t be placed in solitary.” That was worse.
Six months earlier Grady had phoned a reporter at the Los
Angeles Globe. "Drew Barker. Grady Fletcher here.”
“Ah, the lawyer. Calling about a tip?”
“I am. Here's something you can investigate. Tori
Morningstar, did she murder Irene Brennan?"
"I wrote that story many years back," the
journalist had said. “I assume you have new discoveries.”
"Fraud, illegal testimony. Do you want the story
first?" A second passed. "Otherwise, I'll call the Orange County
Guardian."
"Okay, okay. We want it."
Three days later Grady had a hand in writing the first
article in Drew Barker’s column. "The public labeled Tori Morningstar as
an undesirable. Not black and poor, but disfavored, accused, incarcerated, and
wrongly condemned. Her cellphone has been recovered. Her call to 911 identified
her voice and substantiated screams of the victim in the background. Could she
have beaten someone while speaking to dispatch at the same time?"
The reporter had written the second article. "People
who get their ideas about criminal lawyers from TV probably would be
disappointed in Grady Fletcher. He lacks flash but stands up straight, his
posture neither ramrod nor slouched. He doesn't smoke, doesn't wear thousand-dollar
suits. His voice is soft and low, one of his assets. He speaks truth with a
voice inviting confidences."
As nice as that was, Grady’s stomach cramped over pressure
and strain from Drew Barker’s final article with the headline, Tori
Morningstar, Released Today. Picked up by the online service, Newser, KTLA, and
CBS Los Angeles, they planned to broadcast his arrival to escort his client
from Gladstone.
Tori’s decade-long prison sentence ended today but with a
sobering fear over tomorrow.
When was a July morning this hot? Grady balanced her release
papers on his lap as he rolled up one sleeve then the other while gripping the
damp steering wheel. Sweat blossomed on his throbbing forehead, wrapped like a
python’s grip. He adjusted the dial for the AC and embraced the challenge of
helping another client get back on track. Embrace and conquer. Or at least
sound like it.
Would
you enjoy a summertime recipe from Kathleen?
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1 pound
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crabmeat (I used 8oz
backfin & 8oz claw)
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⅓ cup
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crackers (crushed, I
used ritz)
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3
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green onions (finely
chopped)
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½ cup
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red bell pepper
(finely chopped next time i will use less)
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¼ cup
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mayonnaise (I used
the brand that is made with olive oil)
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1
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egg
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1 teaspoon
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worcestershire sauce
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1 teaspoon
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dry mustard
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½
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lemon (juiced)
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¼ teaspoon
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garlic powder
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1 teaspoon
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salt
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1 large pinch
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cayenne pepper (I
used)
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add
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flour (sifted for
dusting)
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If you don’t like to fry, bake them in 375 oven turn them after 20 minutes bake another 20 or 25 minutes approx. make sure you spray or wipe some oil on whatever pan or foil you are using.
Tartar sauce is an easy topping or just lemon wedges.
Book Buyers Best finalist Kathleen Rowland is devoted to
giving her readers fast-paced, high-stakes suspense with an erotic love story
sure to melt their hearts. Her latest
release is One Night in Havana, #34 in the City Nights series.
Kathleen also has a steamy romantic suspense series with Tirgearr
Publishing, Deadly Alliance is followed by Unholy Alliance. Keep an icy drink
handy while reading these sizzling stories.
Kathleen used to write computer programs but now writes
novels. She grew up in Iowa where she
caught lightning bugs, ran barefoot, and raced her sailboat on Lake
Okoboji. Now she wears flip-flops and
sails with her husband, Gerry, on Newport Harbor but wishes there were
lightning bugs in California.
Kathleen exists happily with her witty CPA husband, Gerry,
in their 70’s poolside retreat in Southern California where she adores time
spent with visiting grandchildren, dogs, one bunny, and noisy neighbors. While proud of their five children who’ve
flown the coop, she appreciates the luxury of time to write. If you’d enjoy news, sign up for Kathleen’s
newsletter at http://www.kathleenrowland.com/
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