Book Tour and Giveaway: The Lakota Series by Constance Gillam

 

 

Under Cover of Night

The Lakota Series Book 3

by Constance Gillam

Genre: Suspense, Crime Thriller

A courageous law officer fighting corruption. Can he hunt down an assassin on the reservation… or will he be permanently silenced?

Little River Reservation. Police Captain John Iron Hawk serves his people with pride. With a crucial election on the horizon, the strong and silent commander refuses to let criminals undermine his community’s leadership. But when his sister discovers his rival has been murdered, Iron Hawk is determined to catch the killer before he loses his job.

After his sibling quickly becomes the prime suspect, Iron Hawk is outraged when the FBI pulls him off the case. Working unofficially on the case, he uncovers conspiracies that reach far beyond the homicide. Protecting his homeland from ruthless enemies could cost this police chief his life.

Can Iron Hawk expose the deadly secrets before he’s buried in an unmarked grave?

Under Cover of Night is the third book in the thrilling Lakota romantic suspense series. If you like rich portrayals of Native American society, daring heroes, and edge-of-your-seat tension, then you’ll love Constance Gillam’s evocative tale.

Buy Under Cover of Night to unearth the mysteries of this reservation today!

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Lakota Blood Moon

The Lakota Series Book 2

 

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A MAN WILL GO TO HELL AND BACK TO PROTECT WHAT IS HIS.

Police Captain John Iron Hawk’s life is a speeding vehicle down a deserted road. A road with his tormented past looming at his back and a future summed up by the black thunder clouds building on the horizon.

His relationship with his daughter is nonexistent. And he can’t seem to say the words to the woman he loves to make her stay.

When Zora Hughes receives a job offer from Cosmopolitan magazine, she knows she has to take it and reestablish her career on the New York fashion scene. She has nothing to keep her on Little River Reservation, even if John is the only man she’s ever trusted or loved this completely. John’s life is his job, and he has little left over to build something with her.

But when a psychopathic killer turns their world upside down, they must dig deep to find the strength to outwit an adversary who will strip them of everything they hold dear…including each other.

This title is the second in the Lakota contemporary series.

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Lakota Dreaming

Lakota Series Book 1

Her visions brought her here. Her heart tells her to stay. But someone dangerous wants her gone…

Zora Hughes is haunted by someone else’s past. Plagued by dreams of her ancestor fleeing captivity, the former NYC fashion editor travels to South Dakota to uncover the truth. And until she can put her visions to rest, she won’t let anyone stand in her way… not even the handsome captain of the local tribal police.

John Iron Hawk is on a mission to clean up his reservation. Trying to raise a teenage daughter on his own while working to expose a corrupt casino manager means he has little time for nonsense. But for reasons he can’t explain, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to the gorgeous New Yorker stirring up trouble.

As Zora’s search collides with John’s investigation, unearthing an old secret could have deadly consequences.

Threatened by a ruthless enemy, Zora and John may have to find a key to her past to unlock their new future...

Lakota Dreaming is the first book in the riveting Lakota series of romantic mysteries. If you like mystical connections, spiritual journeys, and lush depictions of Native American culture, then you’ll adore Constance Gillam’s entrancing novel.

Buy Lakota Dreaming to discover love where you least expect it today!

This is the first book in the contemporary Lakota series.

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Lakota Moon Rising

A Lakota Series Prequel

A Fight for Freedom. A Fight for Love

Julia, a mixed-race woman, born into slavery in Louisiana escapes brutal plantation life only to be captured by the Comanche. She holds tight to her dream of Canada and freedom as she unwillingly witnesses the acts of savagery the Indians perpetrate against the whites.

She is reluctantly drawn to a visiting Sioux warrior, Sunkawakan. The newcomer is both gentle and savage, compassionate and ruthless. Falling in love with him will mean an end to her dreams of freedom in the North.

In a vision, Sunkawakan Iyopeya saw white soldiers corral his people like cattle onto barren land. He visits the Cheyenne to convince them to band with him and his tribe, the Lakota Sioux, against the soldiers at Fort Laramie who would destroy the Indian way of life. While in the village, he meets beautiful but fiercely independent Julia. He is torn between his attraction to her and his duty to his people.

Torn between love and duty, pride and an intense need, they must both decide if this new love is worth the change in their destiny.

A different and intense historical romance. Read Lakota Moon Rising today.

This is a prequel to Lakota Dreaming and Lakota Blood Moon.

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Constance Gillam grew up in the Midwest among ice and snow. She now lives in the sunny South and loves it. As a child, she was a precocious reader and would sneak into the adult fiction section of the library. At age eleven she read Gone with the Wind and never looked back.

Romance is her love, and she fills her books with mystery and suspense, conflict and emotion.

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Interview with Alexis Kennedy, Author Dial M for Murder Series

What made you decide to be an author? I started writing poetry when I was 14 as an emotional outlet. I was dealing with serious injuries from a car wreck and then, one year later, my brother’s death. As an adult, I started with a short story, which was for a boyfriend, and then a few years later decided it was good enough to turn into a novel. I’ve been totally addicted to writing ever since.

What do you like best about being a writer? What do you like the least? Best: I love it when readers press me for the next book or the next chapter if they are a beta reader.  Least: It stings when you give away copies of your book but the readers don’t bother to leave a review for you.

How do you think your life experiences have prepared you for writing? I’ve always been romantic, and I’ve always loved reading paranormal romance and crime fiction novels, which are my favorite genres to write.

Have you ever felt as if you were being dictated to while you wrote a book--as if the words came of their own accord? If yes, which book did that happen with? Yes, with Under the Blood Moon, which took only 45 days to write.

You’ve written 6 novels and are working on a 7, 8, 9, and 10th novel. What’s your favorite time management tip? Find a time of day that works for you and then stick to using that particular time to write. For me, it is very early morning. Sometimes I’ll get up at 3:00 just to write. I love the quiet all around- except for the music I play in the background.

Are you a plotter or a pantser, i.e., do you outline your books ahead of time or are you an “organic” writer? A little bit of both. My more difficult stories to write, such as Two Faced, require a little bit of plotting. I write down ideas as they come to me in the margin of my notebook and then refer back to them. Mostly I let the story tell me where it wants to go.

If you had one take away piece of advice for authors, what would it be? Write in pieces. That is, don’t think about the whole book while you are writing a chapter. Just concentrate on what is happening at that moment and don’t worry so much about where it will lead the story. Let the story flow on its own.

Did music help you find your muse with this book? If yes, which song did you find yourself going back to over and over again as you wrote? Yes, I write with a playlist playing on Spotify. I listen to a lot of 80’s music, but I have a variety in my list. My favorite song to write to is Return to Innocence by Enigma. It is very relaxing.

Tell me more about the Dial M for Murder Series.
Brooke Daniels is a newly appointed homicide detective in Greenville, MS, where she works with 3 other detectives to solve murders. Shane Braun, a brooding FBI agent, assists on the serial cases, and he has a dark paranormal life they know nothing about.
Ravaged-book 1- is about a Jack the Ripper copycat killer
Déjà vu-book 2- is about the return of a killer from 20 years ago
Cupid-book 3- is written from the point of the killer; He is looking for true    love and will kill anyone who gets in his way of finding it.

How about an excerpt from Ravaged?

Brooke started putting dishes from the dishwasher away while waiting for them to come back inside. She dropped and shattered a plate, though, when they started barking fiercely. She heard low growling too, so she went to the back door and flipped on the patio light. She couldn't see the dogs, however, because the light didn't reach the corners of the yard.  She grabbed her Glock and started to open the door when her phone rang. She looked at the display—the number was blocked. She heard breathing and something else on the other end—barking dogs—her barking dogs. She was hearing what was going on in her own backyard. She clicked the end call button and shouted for the dogs with an unfamiliar panic in her voice. "Come boys!" She called out to them again when they didn't come and held her breath until, finally, she could hear their panting as they ran to her. Once inside, she slammed the door shut and turned the deadbolt. Then she put the cover over the dog door and ran to the living room to check the front door. It was locked tight and so were the windows. The dogs stuck to her side like glue, but they didn't take their eyes off of the back door, and they kept their teeth bared. They know that he is out there.

Where can readers find more about your stories, books and you on the Internet?

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Alexis Kennedy, thank you so much for being with us here today. I know my readers will enjoy your work and your interview.

Ravaged
Dial M for Murder Book 1

Detective Brooke Daniel's first day in the Homicide Department began with the grueling discovery of unidentifiable human remains and continued with the Mayor's daughter being slain by a sadistic killer. The killer begins to taunt Brooke, as if he knows her personally, and the killings continue. The detectives soon dub him "the Ripper" because of his copycat behavior of the infamous Jack the Ripper, and he doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon.

Meanwhile, while hunting the Ripper, more unidentifiable remains are found and the homicide team soon finds itself hunting another kind of killer—an animal kind.

When "the Ripper" sets his sights on Brooke herself, who—or what—will save her?    AMAZON

Déjà Vu
Dial M for Murder Book 2
When she was a little girl, Elena Davidson had to witness something no child should ever have to. On Christmas morning, she witnessed the murder of her parents from her hiding spot in their closet. The killer wore a ski mask, but he was eventually caught, and Elena would never forget the face of the man convicted—Jeff McCormick—because of the hideous scar running down his cheek and the bright orange hair that helped convict him. She would also never forget the coldness in his eyes, as he proclaimed his innocence on the witness stand, while being sentenced to sixty years imprisonment.

It's now twenty years later, and she's seen "the tall man" again—right before her house is broken into and a trinket of her mother's, missing since the day of her murder, is left behind—and right after similar grisly murders. This all brings about the questions—why is Jeff McCormick out of prison, and is he after her? Or was he telling the truth all along—and he really is innocent—and the real killer is after her? Either way, someone is breaking into homes and murdering couples in the Greenville, MS area.

With the help of Detective Brooke Daniels, and hunk FBI Special Agent Shane Braun, maybe Elena's haunting past can finally be closed—before it kills her.   AMAZON

Cupid
Dial M for Murder Book 3

Gavin Delray has a dark side, and many unfortunate and unsuspecting women are about to witness it. A scorned lover, he plans to use internet dating to search for his true love, all the while punishing those who won't measure up to the god of love, Cupid's, standards.

Detective Brooke Daniels has her hands full with the murders of young women piling up. Working with her gorgeous new partner, Dex Stone, and love interest FBI agent, Shane Braun—whom she has been keeping at arm's length—she risks her life in a dangerous undercover operation on the dating scene as she tries to find the connection that will lead her to the killer and just maybe even to her own heart's desire.
Another kind of killer, never flushed out, lurks in the woods once again as well. While trying to find their newest serial killer, the Homicide Team has to once again investigate what kind of being could be leaving bodies mangled in the area, including one of their own.  AMAZON


Alexis Kennedy is the fresh face of fiction. She writes thrilling and unique stories with twists and turns to keep you coming back for more. A talented author, Alexis knows how to please her readers.

Novels can sweep you off your feet and land you squarely in a new world. In the case of an Alexis Kennedy novel, that world is populated with compelling characters winding their way through a dynamic story. Her novels give you the opportunity to see the world from a different perspective, to be someone else, if only for an hour. Alexis’s writing transports you to richly realized lands full of love and intrigue, murder and mayhem.

Alexis lives in Missouri with her child and their beloved pet. She began writing poetry in her early teens and has been fascinated with writing ever since. Her novels reflect her education and love of writing, reading, learning, and living life to the fullest. She is a big follower of Karin Slaughter and James Patterson and she loves and enjoys reading books from Connie Mason and Shannon Drake.

Readers around the world seek out Alexis Kennedy’s books for their fast pace, exciting plot, and compelling characters. Today you can enjoy six books from Alexis, although rumor has it she is currently working on another six. Her books for purchase are: Bound Through Blood, Under the Blood Moon, Two Faced, and then from the Dial M for Murder Series: Ravaged, Déjà Vu, and Cupid. You will be captivated by her stories, and you won’t want to take your eyes off until the end

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Character Interview: Detective Adam Kaminski of A Blind Eye by Jane Gorman

Where are you from? Did you have a happy childhood? I grew up in Philadelphia. The Port Richmond neighborhood, do you know it? It’s not bad. We were happy. Well, I was happy. Dad worked hard. A lot. My mom, too. Dad’s first generation American. His Dad came from Poland with his father, my great grandfather, during the war. Lots of stories there, I’m still looking into that.

We didn’t have a lot of money but my folks managed to put me through school. I helped a bit, too. I had a couple of scholarships, a few part time jobs. It all paid off — I got a teaching gig right out of college. I guess it’s easier to get a job teaching history if you’re willing to work in the city. I didn’t see a reason not to. It was where I lived, where I grew up. Why not teach the kids growing up around me?

Man, my folks were proud of me. They always taught me how important education was. The most important thing, right after family. 


Where do you live now and what do you do for a living? Is there something you'd rather be doing? I’m still in Philly. But I don’t teach anymore… not anymore. Now I’m a cop. There are bad guys out there and it’s my job to catch them, to stop them from hurting anyone else. Turns out there is something even more important than education. I learned the hard way. You gotta keep your kids alive before you can even think about teaching them. You can’t teach a dead kid.

I liked teaching. I’d love to think there'll be a time I can do it again. Without remembering those other kids. The ones who didn’t live. The ones I didn’t protect enough.

What's going on in your life right now? I’m just focusing on the job. It’s good. I’ve got a great partner, Pete. He keeps me in line. I can get angry sometimes but Pete, he’s by the book. Absolutely.

Is there someone special in your life? Yeah, I just got engaged. Kind of exciting. It’s been a rocky relationship, but I think we’re good now.

How did you meet? What's his/her family like? She’s not close to her family. I met her when I was in Warsaw. I went out there for an easy, political visit. Ended up solving a murder. Trouble seems to follow me. It was tough, but it brought me closer to my cousin in Warsaw plus I met her, so that’s good.

What's keeping you two apart? Now? Nothing. We’re good. She had some doubts. About our future, you know, about what I wanted. Where we were going. She made a few mistakes, but I think she knows that now. I feel good about it.

What one thing could you do that would make you feel like the relationship will work out?

I need to convince her that my job is a good career. There’s nothing wrong with being a cop. She should be proud of what I do. She doesn’t like to talk about it much. With her friends or at her job. But I think she’ll get it. Then I’ll know we’ve made it.

Any last comments? I would just say to all your readers to always protect the ones you love. And do the right thing. It’s not always easy. But it’s worth it.

Coming Soon from the PUBLISHER AND BUY LINK

Available now from Blue Eagle Press. A Blind Eye, book 1 in the Adam Kaminski mystery series. http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Eye-Book-Kaminski-Mystery-ebook/dp/B012IVZFXU/

Book blurb:

It was a quiet death, a young woman falling into the frigid waters of Warsaw's Wisła River. The police accept it as suicide, the pressures of a political internship too much to handle. Her father knows it was murder. Philadelphia Detective Adam Kaminski, visiting Poland on an official delegation, gets drawn into the investigation over the objections of his superiors back home. For the dead girl was family, her father a cousin Adam had only just met, and Adam was raised to put family first.

He begins uncovering the clues that point to the killer, clues that lead him inexorably into an investigation of the close-knit community of Polish politics and the legacy of the Secret Police. But the past isn't always black and white, as Adam is forced to accept as he learns more about the killer and about his own family legacy. Murder can only beget murder, driven by even deeper secrets.

Excerpt:

Chapter One

Łukasz Kaminski collapsed against the rough stone wall as a wave of pain passed through him. He curled into himself, his lean body pressed against the hard stone, no longer caring why or how he got here. A few minutes or a few hours later, he couldn’t be sure, he opened his eyes and forced himself to move. He moaned, the shock of cold air painful against his face and hands. He sat up, leaned forward, and retched.

The sound of his spasms filled the narrow street, echoing off the yellow stone buildings. With a final cough, he rolled away from the steaming mess on the ground and stood, wiping his face with the back of his sleeve. Leaning against the wall, he shivered and hunched his shoulders, tucking his bare hands under his armpits. A freezing mist shrouded the cobblestones around him.

Tiny particles of ice covered every surface, catching the dim yellow light escaping from old-fashioned gazowy lamps that sprouted at uneven intervals. A man and a woman hurried toward him, huddled together into one dark, moving mass. Their heads touched as they leaned into each other, their already low voices muffled even more by scarves and high collars.

“Która godzina jest?” He heard a female voice complaining. “Szybciej, szybciej.”

The couple glanced at him as they drew closer then looked away, their faces registering their disgust at the stink of the vomit. Łukasz opened his mouth to speak, but turned his eyes down when he saw their expressions. The clicking of their boots on the cobblestones faded as they turned the bend in the road. He stood for a minute, considering his options, and limped in the same direction.

Author bio: Jane Gorman is the author of the Adam Kaminski mystery series. Having worked as an anthropologist, a diplomat and a park ranger, Gorman turned to mysteries as yet another way to visit new worlds and meet new people.

Gorman's books are informed by her international experiences, both as an anthropologist and through her work with the U.S. State Department. She has previously published in the field of political anthropology, negotiated international instruments on behalf of the U.S. government, and appeared on national television through her efforts to support our nation's cultural heritage. Her books are each set in a different city or town around the world, building on her eye for detailed settings, appreciation of complex characters, and love of place-based mystery.

She lives in Cherry Hill, NJ, with her husband, who loves traveling even more than she does and has a voracious appetite for life, two cats who are very picky eaters, and a Pointer-Hound mix who wants nothing more out of life than to eat the cats.

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