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The Purse
By Julie A. Burns
Publisher: Rambunctious Ramblings Publishing, Inc.
Release Date: January 26,
2016
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Format: eBook/Print
Length: 278 Pages
ISBN: 978-0578177038
ASIN: B01B3Z2Z12
Buy Links: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords
About the book:
When
Lydia Blackwell visits her dying father for the last time, he reveals the
deeply hidden truth about her mother. After the funeral, the stranger Derek
Meade gifts her with a gorgeous antique purse. But before she has the chance to
connect with the man who knew her father intimately, Lydia finds Derek murdered
in his home.
Lieutenant Sonja MacIntosh is assigned to investigate Mr. Meade’s death, but her career on the force never prepared her for Lydia Blackwell. As Sonja works to solve the murder, Lydia takes the greatest risk of her life in leaving Chicago to search for clues to her mother’s past. Their instant attraction surprises them both, but even through the chaos Lydia can’t deny the intensity of her feelings for the strong willed Lieutenant.
Lydia’s possession of the antique purse throws her already chaotic life into a whirlwind of kidnapping, blackmail, vengeful mob bosses, and mind-numbing revelations. Through it all, Lydia must find the strength to accept herself – and those closest to her – despite their darkest secrets.
Lieutenant Sonja MacIntosh is assigned to investigate Mr. Meade’s death, but her career on the force never prepared her for Lydia Blackwell. As Sonja works to solve the murder, Lydia takes the greatest risk of her life in leaving Chicago to search for clues to her mother’s past. Their instant attraction surprises them both, but even through the chaos Lydia can’t deny the intensity of her feelings for the strong willed Lieutenant.
Lydia’s possession of the antique purse throws her already chaotic life into a whirlwind of kidnapping, blackmail, vengeful mob bosses, and mind-numbing revelations. Through it all, Lydia must find the strength to accept herself – and those closest to her – despite their darkest secrets.
EXCERPTAs she walked into the bedroom, the smell of her father’s cologne lingered even through all the sickness that had been in the air. Stepping over to the deep walk-in closet, Lydia opened the double doors to reveal her father’s suits, ties, and shoes. She made a mental note to have Rosita donate her father’s clothes so they didn’t hang like a shrine. She stared at every inch of the closet until her eyes fell on a small shoebox buried on the top shelf. Lydia retrieved the step-ladder from within a hidden compartment in the closet’s wall and stood on it to pull down the shoebox. Without thinking, she strolled over to her father’s bed, sat down, and went through all the memories kept in the cardboard box.Many were just baby pictures of Lydia, and then she discovered a picture of her mother when she was pregnant. How beautiful she was; she looked so happy and carefree. What in the world could have happened? More questions, no answers. Lydia decided to keep the picture with her. Digging deeper yet into the box, she also found pictures of her father and Derek together. They made a handsome couple, though it was still difficult to believe her father had been involved with a man. At least true love hadn’t escaped him as she’d previously thought.
Julie A. Burns is a native
Iowan born in Marshalltown, Iowa and raised in Davenport, Iowa. After her
parent’s divorce at age 7, she took to writing, whether it was her diary or
poems about people she met or situations that bothered her. After graduating
from high school in 1983, she spent time working as a Nurse’s Aide in different
nursing homes in Iowa. In 1989, she gave birth to a daughter, Brittany and
raised her as a single parent. In the same year, she enrolled at Iowa State
University in Ames, Iowa. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
in 1994. Since then, Julie has spent time working with developmentally disabled
adults and the mentally ill throughout Iowa and also in Wyoming, where she
lived for 6 years. Julie currently lives in Waterloo, Iowa with her spouse.
When she’s not writing, she enjoys being a grandmother to 3 year old Sophie.
Amazon Author Page: http://amzn.to/1RGUTRq
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jadegally48
Publisher Page: http://ramrampublishing.com/julie-a-burns.html
Smashwords Page: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JulieABurns
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