Thursday, June 30, 2016

Blurb Blitz Tour & #Giveaway for Jigsaw by Stella Barcelona

Welcome to my stop on the Blurb Blitz Tour, presented by Goddess Fish Promotions, for Jigsaw by Stella Barcelona.  Please leave a comment or question for Stella to let her know you stopped by. You may enter her tour wide giveaway, where one randomly drawn commenter will be a $50 Amazon/BN GC, by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.  You may follow all of the stops on the tour by clicking on the banner above.  The more stops you visit, the better your odds of winning.  Good Luck!

Jigsaw
By Stella Barcelona
Black Raven, Book 2

Publisher: Stella Barcelona
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Genre: Romantic Suspense/Thriller
Length: 456 Pages
ASIN: B01FQ2UDA8

Buy Link:  Amazon



About the book: 


Foraging the cyber-world for puzzle pieces…

Zeus Hernandez, a Black Raven partner, is pulled away from a top-secret project to be the personal bodyguard to lawyer Samantha Fairfax. Terrorists have rendered the future frightening and uncertain, but Zeus and Samantha’s past makes two things crystal clear: she’ll be furious to see him and he can’t refuse the job.

Sorting pieces as stakes rise…

Danger surrounds the International Terrorism Tribunal, a court convened to combat terrorism. Samantha is thrust into the limelight when her mentor dies as the trial convenes in Paris, France. Her role requires steadfast focus and nerves of steel. She’s determined to do her job and move her life ahead, according to plan…without Zeus. He’s determined she’ll reconsider.

Completing the puzzle as their worlds collide…

As personal drama escalates behind closed doors, terrorists take aim at an Achilles’ heel that is capable of crippling Zeus, Samantha, and Black Raven. While forcing puzzle pieces to click into place, a personal reckoning looms for these two strong-willed people. There’s no denying they might be better off apart…but they fit together so well.


EXCERPT

Black Raven was her grandfather’s go-to security company, and he’d already made the hiring call by the time he first told her his idea. With steadfast insistence, and continued reference to the horrors of terrorist acts that the ITT was examining, he’d worn her down in repeated phone calls. She’d given her grandfather one stipulation; she’d agree to Black Raven protection, but she did not want Jesus Hernandez to have anything to do with her on-site security detail. She didn’t want to see him or hear from him, and she damn well expected her grandfather to make this happen without it becoming an issue.

Jesus Hernandez.

Zeus to anyone who knew him.

Once, years earlier, she’d known him well. Or so she’d thought. Turned out she hadn’t known him at all. She focused her gaze on the intricately cut crystal water pitcher that the waiter placed on the table. In the last twenty-four hours, she’d been too busy with work to worry about whether her grandfather had truly understood the gravity with which she’d made the stipulation. She hadn’t intended the demand as a request. She hadn’t intended it as something her grandfather could consider and reject.

Now, with the hard knock marking the arrival of the private security company and the literal changing of the guard for the amicus team, her stomach twisted into a hard, nervous ball. Samuel knew the reasons why she didn’t want Zeus there. At least he knew some of the reasons why. Surely her grandfather had damn well listened to her?

Knock. Knock. The email notification finally flashed that the message and the attachments were ‘sent.’ The cc copy that she’d sent to herself appeared in her inbox, with an accompanying ding, just as Lorenzo put a vase of fresh flowers on the worktable that he’d transformed into a dining table.

“Done,” she said, shutting down her laptop and standing. “Thank you for all your hard work today.” As Lorenzo stepped away from the table, she said, “Lorenzo, the table is beautiful. Merci beaucoup.”

Knock. Knock. Knock.

She walked across the room as Charles signed for the room service. She opened the door. Zeus, arm lifted and fingers curled together as he prepared to rap on the door again, towered over her five seven by a good ten inches. Dropping his arm to his side, he gave her a cool nod, his brusque manner suggesting a nod was all that was needed to bridge the gap between his decision to leave her and the intervening seven years. “Hello, Sam.”

 AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Stella Barcelona has always had an active imagination, a tendency to daydream, and a passion for reading romance, mysteries, and thrillers.  She has found an outlet for all of these aspects of herself by writing romantic thrillers.

In her day-to-day life, Stella is a lawyer and works for a court in New Orleans. She lives minutes from the French Quarter, with her husband of seventeen years and two adorable papillons who believe they are princesses. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and the Southern Louisiana Chapter of the Romance Writers of America. Her first novel, DECEIVED, was inspired by New Orleans, its unique citizens, and the city’s World War II-era history. Her second novel, SHADOWS, began her Black Raven series.

She is currently working on her fourth novel, CONCIERGE, another Black Raven novel, which will be released in 2017.





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33 comments:

  1. I enjoyed the excerpt and it looks like a good read :)

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    1. Lisa - I'm glad you enjoyed the excerpt. If you do choose to read Jigsaw, thank you! Stella

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  2. Thank you for hosting Jigsaw! I appreciate the chance to meet your readers. Hello to everyone - I hope that you enjoy the Jigsaw excerpt, and if you choose to read Jigsaw, thank you! If you have any questions for me, please post them. I'll check back in later today and respond. Have a nice day - Stella

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  3. Who are some of your favorite authors; what strikes you about their work?

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    1. Hi Peggy - I have a long list of favorite authors. Just to name a few, I'll go with some of the authors who write romantic suspense. I love Cherry Adair, Linda Howard, and Jayne Ann Krentz - they seem to have a wonderful blend of romance and suspense in their books. I also enjoy Sandra Brown, whose current books seem to lend themselves more to the "thriller" category, but she always seems to put in a bit of romance. There are so many more I read and enjoy, but that is a few, for now! Thanks for the question!

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  4. Good luck with the release!

    --Trix

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    1. Hi Rita - thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the excerpt. Stella

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  6. What’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever seen/experienced?

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    1. Mai ----- well, you have me stumped. I tend to see romance everywhere, and where I don't see it, I imagine it in a casual touch, a lingering glance, a random kindness. So, I don't think I can name one single thing. However, my husband does always manage to take me to beautiful beaches because he knows it is one of my "things." For now, I'll say that the effort he makes to get me to those beaches is wonderfully romantic.

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  7. What comes first for you--the story or the characters?

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    1. Hi Becky - For now, I think it is both, but each story seems to be different. In Jigsaw, the story came to me before I had a firm handle on the characters and their personalities. In the novel that I'm now writing - Concierge - I had the story and the characters in mind before I wrote the first word. Thanks for asking! Stella

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  8. Thank you for the excerpt! This looks like a great thriller to enjoy reading this summer! :)

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    1. I love to hear that! If you do choose to read Jigsaw, thank you! - Stella

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  9. Thanks for the giveaway; I like the excerpt. :)

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  10. Judging by the excerpt, book sounds very intriguing, looking forward to reading it!

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  11. Sounds like a great read, hope I'll have a chance to read it soon!

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  12. Have a terrific weekend and thanks so much for this giveaway

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  13. Liked the excerpt and very unusual cover. I like it

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  14. I liked reading about the book, the excerpt from the book, and the authors bio. I think that Jigsaw (Black Raven Book 2) by Stella Barcelona sounds like an exciting thriller that my daughter and I would enjoy reading. Thank you for the giveaway!

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  24. Best of luck with your New Release! I am always curious to know, can you write or read when it's noisy or do you need peace and quiet like I do?
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