I’m excited today to share something with you, but first I
have to ask, “Have you seen Gracie?” If the answer is no, then you’re in for a
treat and if you said yes, then you know why I’m excited.
Today is the release day for JALAPENO CUPCAKE WENCH - A
Hot and Spicy Taste of Murder – and Beyond. Congratulations to friend, fellow
blogger and author Carol Kilgore on the release of her first installment in the
Amazing Gracie Trilogy.
Now it’s time to meet Gracie.
Law enforcement consultant Gracie Hofner is
assigned to a trendy San Antonio pastry shop to watch for a delivery. In
addition to the intoxicating aromas of sugar and chocolate, she also has to
fight her own attraction to the man working beside her, Donovan Beck. He’s a
hunk and a half and perfect for a spring fling.
If she had more time, Donovan would rank higher
on her to-do list. But the number one spot is occupied by her search for a missing
little girl, the target of a killer. Gracie needs to find her pronto, and the
odd super-instinct quirk that’s started plaguing her may help. If not, she can
always see what happens if it tells her to buy a lottery ticket.
Jalapeno Cupcake Wench is the first book in The Amazing Gracie Trilogy, a story so big, it takes three books to tell it.
Jalapeno Cupcake Wench is the first book in The Amazing Gracie Trilogy, a story so big, it takes three books to tell it.
Here’s a brief excerpt for
your reading pleasure:
JALAPENO CUPCAKE WENCH
Chapter 1
Cold!
Cold! Gracie Hofner looked down. I can’t believe I did that. While
reaching for her buzzing phone, she’d poured the remains of her water bottle,
intended for her impatiens, over her bare feet. She pressed the button. “Hi,
Nicky.”
“Morning. I’ve got something you may
want to see.” The voice on Gracie’s phone belonged to Nick Rivera, her partner.
Former partner. Their paths had been
the same—patrol, homicide detectives, and then detectives in the San Antonio
Regional Intelligence Center—SARIC. San Antonio Police Department all the way.
Except unlike her, Nick had found his niche there.
In addition, they were friends. “Fun or
work?”
“Nothing fun about murder, Gracie.”
She went inside for a pad and pencil,
greeted by the aroma of the coffee that had brewed while she jogged. “Are we
cleared?”
“Negative. Double homicide. Missing
family.”
“If the family’s missing, who’s dead?”
“Hector and Therese Cantu. You ever
heard of Cantu Electric?”
“Don’t think so.”
“Good reputation on the West Side.
They’ve been around since my dad was a kid—started by Hector Cantu’s father
back in the fifties. The old commercial was like Cantu can do. Hector’s
son runs the business now. Mr. Cantu’s retired. Rephrase—now he’s good and
retired. He and his wife are the deceased.”
She moved to the table and put her
phone on speaker so she could take notes. “Who’s missing?”
“The Cantus have three kids, two daughters and
the son, all grown. Besides the electrician business, the son owns an upscale
retail lighting store. High end only. Kim and I went in there after we bought
our house. I couldn’t afford a switchplate, much less a lamp or fixture. The
son and his family are missing.”
“How many?”
“Three. Husband,
wife, daughter.”
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| Author Carol Kilgore |
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you’ll get to know
Gracie better and say hi to Carol. Doesn’t that cover make you wonder what
Gracie is up to?
