A killer plays cat and mouse with a young widow against the snowy backdrop of an Alaskan winter. Branded a black widow after the suspicious death of her millionaire husband, Sarah Palmer flees Seattle for Anchorage. But the peace and quiet she hoped to enjoy in her hometown is soon shattered. The killer is murdering Sarah look-alikes on the 14th of each month, taunting Sarah with a valentine of evidence. After her experiences in Seattle, Sarah is slow to go to the police. When she finally does, she finds Detective Steven Quaid, who is called on to protect the beautiful widow from a stalker intent on her destruction. Steven is not entirely sure she is not behind the scheme herself, and before long Sarah has him wound up tighter than barbed wire. Is Sarah a victim or a very skilled manipulator? With a killer on the loose and a climbing body count, Steven can't afford to hedge his bets-or his life.
After transferring to Seattle to repair his
professional reputation, Detective Steven Quaid is unexpectedly demoted to the
cold case squad. While helping a fellow officer he stumbles upon an unusual
case–and an even more extraordinary foe. Unraveling the mystery gives him the
case he is sure will right his stalled career, and brings him face to face with
Luke Williams, aka Lucifer. An insidious man who delivers Quaid the ultimate
choice: save his fiancée from an assassin’s bullet or stop the sacrifice of a
young girl. Suddenly the effort to salvage his reputation pales in comparison
to the loss of a future with the girl of his dreams.
And here's a little more about Yolanda herself:
Although a native Pennsylvanian, Yolanda Renée chose to
follow her adventurous spirit, which led her to Alaska where the Detective
Quaid Series is set. Renée loves books, reading them, writing them,
owning them – they are 'her precious'! She is all about mystery, murder, and
romance . . . writing it! She is adventurous, shy, and creative. She is a wife,
a mother, and a dreamer with an unquenchable desire for knowledge and an
idealistic belief in good - yet she writes evil - but that's only because she
loves defeating it!
A former controller who still loves numbers and
now works hard to tell her stories in as few words as possible. Winning Flash
Fiction challenges is her hobby and publishing her Detective Quaid mystery
series her quest! She currently resides in Central Pennsylvania, with
her husband, two sons, and the boss, Patches, her Boston terrier. You can learn more about Renée at her websites:
Congrats on your upcoming releases! Thanks for sharing your covers with us today!
Sounds really interesting! My parents went to Alaska last year and it looks like a gorgeous place. One day....
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate,
DeleteAlaska is beyond awesome, you have to go, you'll never regret it!
That mystery sounds like something I'd like to read. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you,
DeleteI hope so, I had fun writing it.
Lara,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this wonderful display. It's awesome to see them up and out and ready, well almost ready for purchase. Thrilled today, I feel like the blogging world is mine. Silly, I know, but it is exciting - thank you, thank you, thank you!
Happy to help out! I hope you get lots of readers! :)
DeleteThose are nice covers. Books sound good too. So the same characters are in both?
ReplyDeleteI think the hero is in both books, but I'm not sure about the other characters.
DeleteThese are some really neat covers!
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I think they really capture the mood of the stories.
DeleteGreat covers and intriguing mysteries, Yolanda!! Can't wait to read them!
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