Thanks so much for
letting me talk about my new romantic suspense, For the Love of a Spy: the Scrivener and the Handyman.
I admit it: For the Love of a
Spy was born out of a delicious dream. I woke slowly, savoring the romance, and
latching onto the last line. It is in fact, the last line of the story. But you
have to read the whole book to get to it. Thankfully, there’s quite a lot of
good stuff—adventure, action, and romance—to help you through.
When
Maris Graystone, political writer, and Michael Kinder, CIA troubleshooter,
meet, sparks fly. Their love affair
intensifies against the backdrop of the dramatic world events of 1991. Michael appears and disappears at
unpredictable moments, leaving Maris limp and lovelorn. Looking for safe harbor
for her emotions and her body, she accepts the advances of a dashing French
diplomat.
Torn
between the luxury and comfort of Émile and his chateau, and the romance of
international intrigue with Michael, who will she choose?
I Heart: https://www.iheartbookpublishing.com/for-the-love-of-a-spy-the-scrivener-and-the-handyman.html
I Heart Publishing,
December 27, 2018
Spicy (PG-13)
Excerpt
Maris
lay quietly. Even the warm water couldn’t relax her now. How can I possibly
stay here? How could she in good conscience be with Émile, when all it took
to set her off was a vision of blue eyes gazing lustily down at her? On the
other hand, how can I be so infatuated with a man I’ve known a grand total of
three days? When will I be able to move on?
But
Michael’s body was somehow tattooed onto her skin now. A word, a picture, a
scent, entered her consciousness, and her whole being reached out for a man who
wasn’t there. Who wouldn’t ever be there. Or who was probably involved in
something illegal, or at least unsavory. He could be in prison. Or
worse—unable to return to the United States. It had been almost three months,
and she had heard nothing—except that poem on her computer. The love poem.
How did it go? Something
about having loved three whole days. She remembered the last stanza even though she’d
taken great pains not to memorize any of it. “Had it any been but she /
And that very face, / There had been at least ere this, / A dozen dozen in her
place!”
Was
there a message there, other than that he still existed? Did he want to remind
her of their affair, or plead with her to wait for him? She thought she’d
gotten him out of her system, but she knew instinctively that he would always
be an ineradicable part of her, a kind of benign tumor or dormant virus. The
thought was bittersweet and funny.
Buy Links:
I Heart Publishing:
https://www.iheartbookpublishing.com/for-the-love-of-a-spy-the-scrivener-and-the-handyman.html
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KWW84WQ
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/909525
It will also be
available at Walmart and on I Tunes.
Although M. S. Spencer has lived or traveled in five of the seven
continents, the last thirty years were spent mostly in Washington, D.C. as
a librarian, Congressional staff assistant, speechwriter, editor, birdwatcher,
policy wonk, non-profit director, and parent. After many years in academia, she
worked for the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Department of the Interior, in several
library systems, both public and academic, and at the Torpedo Factory Art
Center. She has two grown children and a perfect granddaughter. Ms. Spencer has
published twelve mystery/romantic suspense novels, and currently divides her
time between Florida and Maine.
Contacts:
My calendar of events can be found here:
Romance
Books 4 Us: http://www.romancebooks4us.com/M.S._Spencer.html
Thanks so much Sharon for letting me celebrate the release of For the Love of a Spy here on your lovely site! I hope your readers enjoy the excerpt and yearn for more :)
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure! Happy New Year!
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