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About the Book
Title: Frittered Moments
Series: Love and Danger in St. Claire #5
Author: Allison Pearl
Publisher: Anaiah Press, LLC
Release Date: October 23, 2023
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Deputy US Marshal, Perry Cole is back in the small town of St. Claire, and he didnβt come alone. Joined by the FBI and a witness who could crack his case wide open, Perry hopes to finally track down one of the most elusive criminals heβs ever targeted. But just as the hunt begins, a murder derails his plans. Now he must partner with the cute-but-snarky Deputy Sheriff Erin Kaminski to find the killer. Perry quickly finds himself getting distracted by the feelings Erin stirs up in him, and if he doesnβt get his head back in the game, one of them may end up at the top of the murdererβs hit list.
The locals wanted someone else for the Deputy Sheriff position, but Erin Kaminski knows in her heart that St. Claire is where sheβs meant to be. And finally, just as she becomes a familiar face to the locals, the FBI and US Marshals show up, making trouble. She wants them to do their job and leave, and so she becomes their local liaison. But when someone turns up dead, she wants to be the one calling the investigative shots. Instead, sheβs partnered with the admittedly charming, but overly skeptical, marshal who thinks her faith is nothing but fantasy. With Perryβs constant questions and distracting lure, she needs to keep her head clear enough to see the danger creeping her wayβor sheβll end up losing everything.
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EXCERPT:
βWhat are you thinking?β Perry asked Erin.
βThe different criminals the Snitch ripped off over the span of decades, all the dangerous types she wouldβve come across from a life spent in organized crime, even members of law enforcement at every level who she routinely humiliated. Thatβs hundreds of people with a motive to kill Laney Hicks, and yet, something tells me her murderer lives right here in St. Claire.β
Her gaze left the couple and moved to Perry. Her deep brown eyes widened. She studied him, and he saw a flash of vulnerability and worry. Like she feared what the door thatβd been opened would lead to. Was this an involuntary crack in her assertive foot-always-on-the-gas attitude, or was this transparency? A fearlessness to not balk or deny the hard truths in life. A need to put her at ease swelled inside him. Perry swallowed.
βSounds like youβve done all the hard work, then.β A feather-sized wisp of her dark chocolate hair floated on a gust of icy wind.
βHow do you figure?β
βYouβve eliminated the majority of our suspect list.β He nudged her with an elbow. βWeβll probably have this wrapped up by suppertime.β
She crinkled her nose as though deciding whether he was being serious and then chuckled. βIf we manage that, dinnerβs on you.β
Perry winked. βDeal.β
Pearl, Allison. Frittered Moments (pp. 42-43). Anaiah Press, LLC. Kindle Edition.
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About the Author
Allison Pearl is a small-town girl whoβs lived just about everywhere. She loves books, tea, coffee, snacks, and watching old movies with her husband and crazy cats.
Connect with Allison by visiting allison-pearl.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates. You can also check out her Facebook page βBooks by Pearlβ at @allisonnicolepearl or follow her on Twitter at @AllisonPearl5 and Instagram at @allisonnicolepearl.
Tour Giveaway
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I enjoyed the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletethanks so much for sharing about Frittered Moments today, dear June :)
ReplyDeleteI love to read Suspense.
ReplyDeleteThis should be an excellent novel. Thanks for sharing and hosting this tour.
ReplyDeleteI like the excerpt. It will be an interesting romantic suspense.
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