Today is my stop on the Super Book Blast for Cape Cursed, a Romantic Suspense book by Janice Lane Palko, and it is currently available where books are sold. As a book blast, there is no interview or guest post, but I will post the blurb, an excerpt and a bit about the author. I will also post links to the participating blogs on the tour to give more chances to win a $25 GC to the OBXstore, awarded to one randomly chosen commenter. Please be sure to leave your e-mail address when you comment, and thank you for stopping by.
In addition to Cape Cursed,
Janice Lane Palko is the author of the romantic comedy St. Anne’s Day and the
Christmas novel, A Shepherd’s Song. She
has been a professional writer for nearly 20 years. During her career, she has written everything from greeting cards
to web content and has taught several classes at the local community college
including Building English Skills to Creative and Memoir writing.
She is currently on the
staff of the website Popular Pittsburgh and has been the executive editor of
Northern Connection and Pittsburgh 55+ magazines, where she also contributed to
the editorial content, writing her own column and numerous features. Palko has
also been a columnist with the North Hills News Record.
Her work has appeared in
publications such as The Reader’s Digest, Guideposts for Teens, Woman’s World,
The Christian Science Monitor, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and her essays have been featured in the books A Cup
of Comfort for Inspiration, A Cup of Comfort for Expectant Mothers, and Chicken
Soup for the Single’s Soul.
A graduate of Union
Institute & University with a B.A. in Writing & Literature, Palko has
won several awards for her writing including the prestigious Amy Foundation
Award of Merit. Her writings have also garnered accolades at the The Kent State
Writer's Conference, and she has been selected as Writer of the Month by
Oatmeal Studio greeting cards.
She is at work on her next
novel, another romantic suspense entitled Most Highly Favored Daughter.
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Bliss Sherman
doesn’t believe in curses—that is until she arrives at Cape Destiny, North
Carolina. Bliss comes to the cape
determined to make a name for herself and her new firm by accomplishing an
incredible engineering feat—moving the Cape Destiny Lighthouse inland before
it's swallowed by the Atlantic Ocean.
Bliss, who has
struggled with dyslexia, discrimination, and betrayal by her ex-husband and
former business partner, Jonathan, faces her greatest challenge when she falls
in love with the handsome, mysterious descendant of the lighthouse keepers,
Parker Swain, who is vehemently opposed to the lighthouse’s move.
When someone
targets Bliss, she begins to wonder if the curse that is rumored to be attached
to the lighthouse may be true. Who is
sabotaging her dream? Who is trying to
harm her? Who wants to kill her? When all clues point to Parker, she
dismisses her suspicions, deciding to trust him and her heart. But as the evidence mounts against Parker,
she begins to doubt not only herself and her heart, but also Parker.
Can she trust
her judgment? Can she trust
Parker? Most importantly, when she is
trapped inside the lighthouse with him during a raging hurricane, can she trust
Parker with her life?
A romantic
suspense with all the seaside moody romance of du Maurier’s Rebecca and the
spine-tingling thrills that keep you turning the pages, Cape Cursed casts a
spell of sensous deception and seductive danger. A Category 5 of a romantic suspense novel,Cape Cursed, barrels in
packing a surge of suspense that knocks you off your feet and a blistering
romance that sweeps you up and carries you away.
Excerpt from Cape Cursed
“Destroyer of your
lighthouse?” Bliss cried, shocked that Parker had shifted from Southern
gentleman to bully so quickly. “What
are you talking about?”
“I’m talking about your
jeopardizing a national treasure.”
Bliss was well aware that
some of the residents were opposed to the move, but she didn’t expect to be
blamed. “Look, I came down here to save
it,” Bliss said, trying not to further raise his ire. She wanted this move to go smoothly. Her career was riding on it, and she didn’t need any more enemies. Jonathan Lavere was enough.
“What do you know about my
lighthouse?” Parker asked, puffing out his chest.
“I know that if it’s not
moved, it’ll soon be swallowed up by the sea.”
“I don’t believe that.”
She tossed her hair
back. “Have you checked the beach? There’s only fifteen feet separating it from
the Atlantic.”
He sniffed. “Checked the beach? I don’t need to check the beach. I’ve lived here all my life, and I don’t
believe it’s worth risking my lighthouse just because some pinhead in the
capitol thinks it should be moved.”
“Well, I’ve seen the
studies, and I’m telling you, Mr. Swain, one more hurricane and your beloved
lighthouse could be washed out to sea.”
Parker swept his hand toward
the direction of the beach. “I know
this place. No one can predict that
ocean. With the next storm, it could
very well add ten feet of new sand to the shoreline.”
Bliss sighed
impatiently. “That’s highly unlikely.”
Parker’s soft brown eyes
hardened as he glared at Bliss. “I
believe in the unlikely. I know the
impossible happens.”
Sounds interesting...I need to go shopping again.
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20: Farm Girl Books
21: Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews
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25: Dawn's Reading Nook Blog
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Thank you for hosting me and my newest novel, Cape Cursed. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you.
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Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for featuring me today. Have a good evening.
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