A Case of Fatal Attraction by K. Dawn Byrd
Cover Blurb:
Zoe is thrilled when she lands her first paying case until she
learns she'll be going undercover at a local blood bank. The fact that she
faints at the sight of blood makes working there more than difficult. Who would
steal blood and what would they do with it? Is her creepy vampire-like coworker
using it in a cult ritual? When Zoe learns that Nate will be working undercover with her, she's overjoyed. She soon finds that the gorgeous Rikki's attraction to Nate is too distracting and considers throwing him off the case. Zoe questions his loyalty even as Nate proclaims that she's the only girl for him.
Nothing is as it seems and Zoe has no clue who can be trusted. Who's stealing the blood? Is it the director? The vampire-like guy with the fangs who wears all black? Or, her gorgeous co-worker who has a thing for Nate?
Questionnaire:
1) How did this story come to you?
Sometimes I get the strangest ideas! I love a
good mystery and I love romance, but you don't find the two together very
often. Also, there are very few books available with college-age characters. I
pitched the idea of combining all of the above to Desert Breeze and the rest is
history.
2) Tell us about the journey to getting this
book published.
I had already
published several books with Desert Breeze when they opened a young adult line.
I'm excited that they liked the idea for this new series.
3) Tell me three things about yourself that
would surprise your readers.
1) I own two hairless Chinese Crested dogs.
2) I love sour things....pickles, lemons, sour
candy.
3) I used to ride a Harley, but gave it up in
order to have more time to write. (My husband always wanted to stay out way too
long and take the scenic route home. He still has his bike, but I don't miss
mine at all.)
4) What is your favorite writing tip?
Write something
every day. All of my books are written in 30-day marathons. I decide how many
words I want to write in 30 days and map them out on a calendar, so I can keep
track of where I am and where I need to be.
5) What are you working on now and what's
next for you?
I'm working on my December release, which
is the third book in the "Identity Series." It's called Double Identity
and is about two seventeen-year-old identical twins who never knew about each
other. One, raised by her mom, is a Christian, the other, raised by her father
is a wild child. When the two meet up and the wild one falls for the Christian
one's boyfriend, sparks of the worst kind begin to fly.
6 )Parting comments?
Thank you for hosting
me! For those of you who love Christian fiction, please check my blog for
weekly book giveaways. I interview 3-5 authors a week who give away their
books. www.kdawnbyrd.blogspot.com
Interview with
Zoe Mack.
1) Tell us about your latest mystery.
My grandfather
owns a detective agency and needed my help, but he was afraid to give me this
case. It involved going undercover in a blood bank and finding out why blood is
disappearing. My grandfather knows that I faint at the sight of blood. It
wasn't easy and I had my moments when I became really sick, but I'm no quitter.
2) What was the greatest obstacle to solving
this case.
My boyfriend,
Nate, went undercover at the blood bank too. He worked as a janitor and once,
when I puked after an accident with the blood, he got to clean it up. I thought
I'd die of embarrassment. Back to your question, the greatest obstacle in some
ways was just having Nate hanging around. You see, I had this gorgeous coworker
named Rikki and she had a crush on Nate. We couldn’t tell her that we knew each
other because that would blow our cover. Do you know how hard it is watching
another girl go after your boyfriend, especially a gorgeous girl?
3) What did you learn from working on this
case?
I learned that
I can do things I never thought possible. I never overcame becoming queasy at
the sight of blood, but I did learn to live with it. I also learned that I hate
snakes and that sometimes creepy vampire-looking guys who wear black aren't all
bad. I also learned to trust my instincts even when Nate says I'm wrong.
4) So,
how is your relationship with Nate after solving two mysteries together?
We had some
rocky times, mainly because of Rikki, but I've learned that sometimes, things
aren't as they seem and you have to learn to trust people. Nate is a great guy
and I love him more than ever. I've learned to accept the fact that my mother
will never be crazy about him, but that's another story.
5) Will there be another case any time soon?
College is
getting ready to start up and I’m taking a little time off to concentrate on
school. Of course, if Gramps needs me, I'm always up for a good mystery!
Bio:
K. Dawn Byrd is an author of
inspirational romance and romantic suspense with seven books published so far. Recently,
she tried her hand at young adult fiction and found that she really enjoyed
writing it, which led to a contract for four young adult books for 2012.
K. Dawn Byrd is an avid blogger
and gives away several books per week on her blog at www.kdawnbyrd.blogspot.com, most
of which are signed by the authors. She's also the moderator of the popular
facebook Christian Fiction Gathering group at http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=128209963444.
When not reading or writing, K.
Dawn Byrd enjoys spending time with her husband of 16 years while walking their
dogs beside a gorgeous lake near her home and plotting the next story waiting
to be told.
Links:
Twitter:
kdawnbyrd
Book
trailer on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1epz5ezneY
A Note from Marilyn: Wow, I can't imagine writing a book in 30 days! That's spectacular. Thank you for this information, I thought this was a fun interview.
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