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What is the favorite book you remember as a child?
A Collection of Fairy Tails
What is your favorite book today?
Davinci Code
Tell us about your current book in 10 words.
A thrilling adventure with the dark side of human nature and a glamorous twist.
What are you reading right now?
The Housemaid, Frieda McFadden
Do you have any bad book habits?
Yes, buying paperbacks. My office is getting crowded.
E-Reader or print?
Both!
One book at a time or multiples?
Multiples.
Dog-ear or bookmark? (don't worry—Librarian Judith won't hold it against you—much)
Yes!
Least favorite book you've read this year?
I tried to read The Paris Apartment but couldn’t get into it.
Favorite book you've read this year?
Probably the Housemaid that I just finished. I stayed up late into the night finishing the book.
When do you do most of your reading?
Evenings before bed.
Favorite place to read?
Sitting room in my bedroom.
Favorite genre?
Thriller
Do you loan your books?
Yes
Favorite book to recommend?
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
How do you keep your books organized?
I keep them in sections and use stickers to mark the ones I’ve read.
What would make you not finish a book?
To know the ending~
Keep books or give them away?
Give away
Instagram Influencer Sydney Evans finds herself entangled in a criminal operation, orchestrated by the Department of Defense in order to bring down an online casino crime ring.
But she only has one motivation: find her FBI boyfriend Alex before he becomes collateral damage.
Sydney must navigate her way through an exclusive Casino yacht party in the middle of the Caribbean sea put on by none other than the notorious Costa Rican gangster, Vincente Estavez.
Never Play Fair is a fast-paced standalone thriller. If you like real-world issues, lavish socialite parties, and electrifying twists and turns, then you’ll love Leah Cupps’ provocative cozy mystery.
Another rope was tethered to the cleat alongside the massive yacht. A crew member reached for Sydney’s hand.
She stepped back.
“He can go first,” she said.
“But—” he protested.
“No, you’re hurt,” she said, trying not to say his name. “I’m right behind you.”
She moved back further, giving him no choice. He stepped gingerly down onto the speed boat. A few men on board helped him find his footing as he moved onboard.
Sydney moved back towards the speed boat, aiming to board behind him.
The next few moments seemed to slow down to a crawl. Her right leg was suspended mid-air when a loud noise rumbled the entire area around her. The yacht seemed to heave upward, then crash back down. There was a succession of loud cracks along with the sound of ropes snapping. The boat she was about to board careened away from her.
As the concussions continued to reverberate around her, Sydney felt herself falling toward the water. Her eyes cast out toward the speed boat, but it was moving in the opposite direction. She hit the water with a force, its inky black tentacles curling up around her body. First, she went down and then popped up, the life jacket she was wearing pulling her back to the surface.
She gasped for air, feeling it being sucked from her lungs. Her ears throbbed with a ringing noise. There was one last explosion behind her, and she had to shut her eyes to shield it from a fiery blast that had now engulfed the boat behind her. She felt the heat pulsing through the water.
Something loosened in the jacket around her, and suddenly it felt like the life jacket she was wearing was slipping off her.
Shit!
Sydney reached for it as it drifted away from her, and water washed down her throat. She gagged and spit, trying to find something to hold onto. She treaded water with every ounce of energy she had left.
The life jacket was gone.
Leah’s novels are fast-paced mysteries that will keep you up at night as you can’t wait to see what happens in the next chapter.
Leah lives in Indiana with her husband, three young children and three dogs. When she isn’t losing sleep writing her next novel or scaling her next business, she enjoys reading, golfing working out and spending time with her family.
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ReplyDeleteI love the cover. Sounds like a good story.
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