Dellani Oakes
ISBN: 9781310446184
ASIN: B00RU9Q0U8
Length: Novel
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Price: $3.99
Buy here: Tirgearr Publishing
Kent Griswald is a high powered movie executive known for his micro-managing and aggressive supervision of a movie from beginning to end. He's not well liked professionally or personally, so when someone puts a knife in his chest, no one is terribly surprised. However, someone also took pot shots at his younger brother, Connor, who has no enemies.
Detectives Walter Scott and Vanessa Weinstein are called in on the case, ready for action. Unfortunately, Detective Scott hadn't counted on the eyewitness, Cadence Stuart. Pretty and personable, she's also terrified that the killer may come after her next. It's up to Scott to protect her from the tall, dark killer. Unfortunately, so far, the killer's identity and whereabouts are Undiscovered.
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“My sister’s the manager,” he explained as the hostess led them to a table.
“Your usual drink, Scott?”
“Not tonight. I’ll have iced tea.”
“Not a rum runner or something more interesting?” The hostess probed.
“Thanks, no. Still gotta drive home.” He flashed a winning smile.
The hostess sashayed off, swinging her hips. Scott watched her until Nessa nudged him, clearing her throat.
“Friend of yours?”
“Used to be. Okay, still on occasion. A beneficial friend,” he clarified.
“Got that. My keen observation sense.” She tapped the corner of her right eye.
“We gonna rehash that old dog?”
“Which old dog?”
“That argument where you tell me what a man slut I am? Cause that got old the first sixty times. I don’t think I can sit through it again.”
“You can do what you want.”
“Why didn’t you feel like that before?”
“We were dating then.”
Walt frowned, pursing his lips. “Cheap shot, Ness.”
“And what you’re doing isn’t?”
“When we were dating did I ever look at another woman? You’d love it if I’d been unfaithful, then you’d be able justify leaving me.”
“Here we go,” the waitress said cheerfully. “Dinner is served! Can I get you anything else?”
“We’re good,” Scott said. “Thanks.”
She strutted off again and he made a point of watching her just to irk Vanessa.
“How’d you like it if I started ogling some guy while I’m with you?”
“When you can find one better built than me, go ahead.”
“Arrogant prick.”
“But you liked that arrogant prick, Ness. As I recall, you found it quite satisfying.”
“I think we’d better drop this subject too.”
“But we’re finding out what we have in common, a messed up love life.”
They changed the subject to anything but love and crime.
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ABOUT DELLANI OAKES
Dellani Oakes makes her home in Florida, but she grew up in Western Nebraska. Before that, she had lived in four other states. Since then, she has added two more, giving her a unique perspective on life. Always a people watcher, Dellani put that talent to use when she became an author.
Bitten by the writing bug early in life, Dellani first pursued poetry as her medium of self-expression. Soon, she moved on the song parodies and then short stories and humorous essays. Once she got to high school, it became apparent that she needed to learn to spell when she got a paper back from her English teacher, “For content – A+. For mechanics – F.” That comment changed her life, forcing her to focus as much on how she said things as what she said.
Dellani took up writing full time when her youngest son started kindergarten in 2002. Since then, she has published four books. Her two romantic suspense novels are with Tirgearr Publishing, though she has an historical romance and sci-fi novel with another publisher. She has also contributed to several anthologies.
Find Dellani Online:
Website - http://dellanioakes.wordpress.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/dellanioakes
Twitter - http://twitter.com/dellanioakes
Blog - http://dellanischoice.wordpress.com
Tirgearr Publishing - http://tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Oakes_Dellani
