A Familiar Evil in COTT's Tournament of Champions

In August A Familiar Evil won Clash of the Titles and it will soon go up against sixteen previous COTT champs in eight different mini-Clashes over a four week period. Only ONE will take home The Laurel Award.  The first annual Tournament of Champions will take place October 10-November 4, 2011.  I can't tell you when my excerpt will be posted during the tournament because I don't know.  It's top secret!  So be sure to visit every Monday and Wednesday during the tournament to vote for the best excerpt.  There will be games and prizes throughout the tournament with all sorts of prizes.  The Grand Prize will be 17 Novels!  For complete details and a list of the prizes please visit here: http://www.clashofthetitles.com/p/tournament-of-champs.html

In other news -
I got a sneak peak at my cover for Renegade Hearts and it's going to be awesome!  What's so special about this one you may be wondering.  Well...because of the handsome dark-haired model chosen to portray my hero.  I'm sure you will probably recognize him even with his shirt on if you've read very many romance novels :).  No it's not Fabio.  It's Jimmy Thomas!  That's right, Mr. Romance himself, the man who has graced countless covers posed as everything from a spy to a knight and IMHO just as good, if not better, than Fabio.  I've been wanting a Jimmy Thomas cover forever and now, thanks to Jenifer Ranieri and Desert Breeze Publishing, I'm getting one.  I will be posting the masterpiece as soon as I receive the final version, which will be very soon I hope.  In the meantime feast your eyes on the cover of his calendar.

http://www.jimmythomas.com/portfolio.html

A Familiar Evil wins COTT

The winning excerpt -

“Excuse me. I’m looking for Chief Russell.”

Jordan’s stomach did a nosedive at the familiar voice of her soon-to-be-ex-husband.

“You found her,” Frank answered.

Jordan looked up just as Sam smiled. “Indeed I have.” He started toward her desk.

Colleen barged through the opened door. “Chief, there’s an Agent Russell here to see…oh, I guess you found her.”

“Agent Russell,” Frank repeated. He turned back to Jordan, “Isn’t Russell your married name?” He then shifted his gaze back to Sam, “That must mean you’re her husband.”

“Not for much longer.” Jordan hurried around her desk and ushered Frank out the door. “You’ll be hearing from me.” She closed the door and looked at Sam. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m here at your request.”

“I specifically requested someone from the Charlotte field office.” Anyone but him.

He looked at her with the gorgeous smile that used to make her go weak in the knees. “And they forwarded that request to Agent Haines, who assigned me.”

“We’ll see about that.” Jordan marched back to her desk, and was four digits into Haines’ cell phone number when Sam pressed his finger down on the button and disconnected the call. Eighteen and a half months of built-up rage boiled to the surface. She doubled her right fist and spun around with lighting fury.

Sam, just as quick, stopped the fist within inches of his jaw. With his free hand, he took the phone from her left hand and placed it back in its cradle. Jordan felt his hot breath on her face as he peered down at her, and was keenly aware of the heat generating from his body through the hand which tightened around her wrist.

“Let me help you, Jordan…please.”

She swallowed hard, summoned all her courage, and met his smoldering gaze. “I need a profiler who can tell me exactly what I’m up against here.”

“Don’t tell me you’ve lost your touch.”

She ignored his smirk. “I need a fresh pair of eyes who can look at this guy objectively.”

“Who hasn’t allowed themselves to get too personal?”

“I just need someone other than you,” she spat.

“Too bad, you’re stuck with me. Now, what do you say I release your hand and you don’t take my head off? Or we can continue to provide the day’s entertainment for your co-workers.”

Jordan shifted her gaze to the glass separating her office from the command center. A half dozen familiar faces scattered like rats. She twisted free from his grip, grabbed her cap from her desk and shoved it down over her head. “Fine!” She was already halfway out the door before she realized he wasn’t with her. She turned back and found him smiling at her. “Are you coming or not?”



Be sure to visit http://www.clashofthetitles.com/ if you want to read my interview with April.  They're a great bunch at COTT.  I want to thank all the readers who voted for A Familiar Evil.

In other news - I'm thrilled to announce that I've received my rights back on my first book Every Skull Tells a Story, and after some major revising it will release under the title Trespasses - book #2 in my Wounded Heroes series with Desert Breeze Publishing.  I love the story, it's one of my favorites, and I think it will be a wonderful addition to the series.  I'm working on the edits of book #1 now, titled Kill Shot.  Hope to have it finished this weekend.

During the month of August the ebook formats of Lethal Dreams and Journey to Redemption is 50% through Whimsical Publications.  Just click on the title and follow the directions. 

Prefer print...you're in luck.  This month I'm giving away an autographed copy of Journey to Redemption on my website http://annepatrick.weebly.com/index.html All you have to do is drop me a note via my contact page and tell me you want to enter the drawing. 

Happy Reading!
Anne