Her Sister
by Karen Rose Smith
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BLURB:
Clare’s little sister, Lynnie, was abducted twenty-seven years ago. Now the retired detective who has never been able to let go of the cold case has a lead. Lynnie could be alive!
Clare’s neighbor, Joe, an occasional friend until now, gives her support and…wants more than friendship.
Clare’s mom, Amanda, thrown together again with her ex-husband into a crisis discovers forgotten love beneath the regrets.
Clare’s sixteen year old daughter, Shara, decides to run from her problems instead of facing them.
A devoted sister, a turmoiled mom and a rebellious daughter find their way back to each other in this contemporary ebook about three generations who discover love can knit their family back together again.
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Excerpt:
After a short pause, her mother explained, “Detective Grove called me. He already spoke to your father.”
Clare’s heart skipped a beat. “Detective Grove?” The picture of a tall lean man in a rumpled suit flashed in her mind—the man who had taken over Lynnie’s investigation after the patrol officers’ first visit.
“Do you remember him?” her mother asked gently—too gently—and Clare had a shivery premonition of what could be coming.
“Didn’t he retire?” she asked her mom, her heart racing now.
“Yes, he did. But he’s not really keen on retirement and he’s been…working a few cold cases.” Her mother’s voice was edgier than usual and a little wobbly, too.
“What are you trying to tell me, Mom?” Clare’s hands became sweaty as she thought about all the possibilities. Lynnie’s face at three and a half was still so vivid in her mind—the face they’d used on posters…the face she’d envisioned floating in a river…the face on the body in nightmares that had been buried in a ditch. The not knowing had always been worse than knowing. The not knowing is what had torn them all apart. Clare really believed that if the police had found Lynnie’s body somewhere, maybe they could have gone on as a family.
Maybe.
“He wants to meet with us tomorrow morning. You, me and your dad. He thinks he has a lead.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Award-winning author Karen Rose Smith was born in Pennsylvania. Although she was an only child, she remembers the bonds of an extended family. Since her father came from a family of ten and her mother, a family of seven, there were always aunts, uncles and cousins visiting on weekends. Family is a strong theme in her books and she suspects her childhood memories are the reason.
In college, Karen began writing poetry and also met her husband to be. They both began married life as teachers, but when their son was born, Karen decided to try her hand at a home-decorating business. She returned to teaching for a while but changes in her life led her to writing romance fiction. Now she writes romances and mysteries full time. She has sold 82 novels since 1991.
Presently, she is hard at work on a three-book series for Harlequin Special Edition as well as a three-book mystery series for Kensington.
Married to her college sweetheart since 1971, believing in the power of love and commitment, she envisions herself writing relationship novels, both romance and mystery, for a long time to come!
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13 Comments
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Sorry for the late post. I’m playing catch-up here so I’m just popping in to say HI and sorry I missed visiting with you on party day! Hope you all had a good time!
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Thanks for sharing Her Sister. Sounds like a really good book. evamillien at gmail dot com
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Nice cover
bn100candg at hotmail dot com
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Such a great book! Can’t wait o give it a try!
hense1kk (at) cmich (dot) edu
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Andra–In the past the location was dictated by publishing houses according to the marketability of the setting. I managed to set part of one of my Romances in France. But it is something to think about for the future.
Thanks for having me today. Have a great rest of the summer.
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I’d love to see a book set in an unusual country. Like…Chile, or Nigeria or something
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Rita–I like to create fictional small towns because of their great sense of community.
Shannon–I’ve never done a coastal small town. I’ll have to use one of them in an upcoming release. Who doesn’t love the ocean!!
Jane–Just leave a comment to enter the contest, but you’ll have to leave your e-mail address as well, so I can contact the winner.
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Trying to figure out how to enter contest. Contest for $ 25 Amazon and charm bracelet
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Just leave a comment, and you are entererd! So this means you should be entered to win!!
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I love those quiet coastal towns, it seems like a great place to start a mystery or just get to know the characters better
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I like books set in small towns. I feel like I get to know the characters better and they’re more real.
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Thanks for having me here today. To get the discussion going…
What is your favorite place? Where would you like to see a book set?
I have some errands to run, but I’ll be in and out today.
Karen
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Thank you for hosting
