Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Straight Browsing from the Library: The Last Straw by Nia Simone


Nia Simone and her debut The Last Straw is featured at The Library today as part of her virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Nia is giving away a $25 Amazon gift card to one lucky commenter and, in addition, her book is FREE this week only at Amazon. I already have my copy downloaded to my Cloud Reader and ready to go. It sounds like a great book! Browse through it and see.

READ THE BLURB


Ally Tobin left New York after one too many bad dates, determined to rebuild a stable life and career as a private investigator in Silicon Valley. But when the man she knew as one name walks into her office with another, will her curiosity once again lead her to risk her heart?

The last thing Special Agent Jared Green needs is "security risk" stamped on the resume of his latest undercover identity. Especially by the woman his job forced him to leave in New York without any explanation. She may threaten his cover, but it's his heart on the line.

He's good at playing a part. She's good at catching a fake. Can they trust enough to give love another chance?

READ AN EXCERPT


He sauntered through the door, a white, button- down shirt tucked into belted khakis. When his dark gaze found her, he stopped. Stared. Her throat dried and a rustling motion stirred in her abdomen.

“Hi. I’m Darren Ray.”

Keep your cool, she commanded herself, standing and reaching across the desk. His hand was rough.

She yanked her hand back and waved at the chair. “Please, have a seat.” He waited for her to sit before settling in the visitor’s chair. “So, Darren, according to this, you’re being considered for a programmer position in the IT department. Tell me about your background.”

A professional mask settled over his features. “As you can see on my résumé, I have several years of consulting experience.”

“Tell me something about your experience as a mechanic.” Working on his prized old Mustang had been a favorite hobby.

The corner of his mouth twitched. “What do you mean? That’s not in my résumé.”

“You don’t have the hands of a programmer. More of a mechanic.” Oh, his hands.

“Okay, you got me.” He was going to confess. This should be good. “When I’m not programming computers I’m working on my car.”

“And what were you doing in New York City?”

He reached across her desk for a piece of paper, plucked a pen from its stand and scrawled something. When she took the note their fingers brushed. Meet me for dinner at Pico’s at 7. I’ll explain everything. Can’t talk here.

MEET THE AUTHOR


Nia Simone grew up on the side of a ski slope in Squaw Valley, USA. Later, while learning the craft of story writing, she worked in nonprofit and then high-tech.

The best part of working in the computer field was meeting her husband. He took up skiing and she helped him document his computer inventions! They live in "Silicon Valley" in California where their favorite thing to do is cook together for friends. Nia’s specialties are dessert and veggies while her husband’s are entrees and sourdough bread.

Their only pet at the moment is the sourdough starter, which lives in the fridge and requires bi-weekly feeding.

Nia blogs every day about travel, food, writing, books, skiing and photography at niasimoneauthor.com (where she won the Versatile Blogger Award and Inspiring Blogger Award). You can also connect with her on her website, Facebook, or Twitter.

5 comments:

  1. Hello, Straight From the Library! Thank you for hosting me on my debut blogging tour! I'm also a daily blogger and this tour has introduced me to so many amazing sites. I'm very happy to be here.

    I enjoy interacting with and learning from readers, so please say hi. And I have a question for you, if you like. How has the Internet changed your reading habits? For example, do you read more reviews? Share your favorite reads with others? Have you expanded what kinds of books you try because of others' recommendations?

    Thanks for reading and good luck in the raffle!

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  2. I love reading reviews and I have found many new authors because of the internet.
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com

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  3. Congratulations on your debut and thanks for the freebie. I grabbed my copy.
    catherinelee100 at gmail dot com

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  4. Thanks, Catherine and Natasha! Good luck in the raffle. Catherine, glad you grabbed a copy. I'm thrilled to gain some readers and I hope you enjoy it. Natasha, isn't it great finding new authors through the Internet? The same holds true for me!

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