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February 28, 2013
Excerpt from The Good Girl
Only 15 days until The Good Girl releases. Here’s a sneak preview of the first chapter of the book. I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 1
Forrest Gump was known for saying that life was like a box of chocolates. You never knew what you were going to get.
My Grandmother Griffin had a different saying. She said that life was like a Bible story. You didn’t always get a happy ending—at least not here on this earth.
For years, I didn’t believe Grandma Griffin. After all, she honestly thought that “cleanliness is next to godliness” was in the Bible. I mean, I was a Christian, so life was supposed to be blessed. And blessed meant that life was full of unconditional love and feel-good moments and abundance. Right?
Wrong.
Now, I have my own sayings. One is that life is like a beautiful apple. Sometimes you don’t know it’s rotten until you bite into it. Other days, I thought life was like the solid wood coffee table that my uncle fell on—revealing it was actually made of particleboard, thus my saying, “You never know what you’re made of until you’re broken.”
I’m Tara Lancaster, and I come from a family of missionaries, preachers, and bible college professors. One could never be too righteous in this clan. I was right on track in my family tree, following a path that would have made Mother Teresa and Billy Graham proud.
That was, until two years ago.
It’s taken me a long time to figure things out. First, I had to battle a ghost, question my faith, consult a psychic, and fall in love with someone who wasn’t my husband.
It’s a long story. It’s a story about a good girl gone…well, I can’t tell you. I will say this: Life is like a movie. Just when things seem perfect, the movie ends.
And that’s where my story starts.
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November 30, 2012
Hazardous Duty FREE today for Kindle
I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that my book, Hazardous Duty, is free today and tomorrow for Kindle users. Feel free to spread the word!
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November 19, 2012
Squeaky Clean Christmas Novella Now Available!
Readers have spoken, and I listened! They asked for more stories about Gabby St. Claire, and I was more than happy to provide some more tales about my favorite crime-scene cleaner.
It Came Upon a Midnight Crime is a Squeaky Clean Mysteries Christmas novella! It takes place between Suspicious Minds and Organized Grime, and it’s full of Christmas fun!
Here’s the back cover copy:
Someone is intent on destroying the true meaning of Christmas—at least, destroying anything that hints of it. All around crime-scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire’s hometown, anything pointing to Jesus as the “reason for the season” is being sabotaged. The crimes become more twisted as dismembered body parts are found at the vandalisms. Who would go to such great lengths to dampen the joy and hope of Christ’s birthday? Someone’s determined to destroy Christmas . . . but Gabby St. Claire is just as determined to find the Grinch and let peace on earth and goodwill to men prevail.
Right now, the book is only .99 on Kindle, so get your copy now.
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November 2, 2012
Cover for February Release
In February, the first book in my new romantic-suspense series, The Security Experts, will release. Here’s a sneak peek of Key Witness.
UNDER THE BODYGUARD’S PROTECTION
When Elle Philips witnesses an armed robbery while standing in line at the bank, she sets into motion a deadly game of cat and mouse. Mark Denton, a security contractor and former navy SEAL, also witnesses the robbery, and is hired by Elle’s father to keep his daughter safe following the incident. And while Denton’s desire to protect Elle goes beyond professional bounds, he cannot let personal desires cloud his judgment—judgment he’ll have to rely on when the robbers’ true motives are revealed…and Elle becomes a target in the ultimate plot of revenge.
The Security Experts: Defenders against danger
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September 7, 2012
Ricochet now available!!!
My newest Love Inspired Suspense novel is now available!
To celebrate its release, I’m hosting a contest. All you have to do is find Ricochet in a store, snap a picture, and post it a social media site. If you already have a copy, take a picture of yourself with the book and post it online. Be sure to let me know about it, though! I’ll choose one winner at the end of the month, and they’ll receive a $25 gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble!
Happy hunting!
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July 18, 2012
The Good Girl Cover
One of my favorite books that I’ve ever written has found a home at WhiteFire Publishing! It’s releasing Spring 2013. Here’s an early glimpse at the cover!
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May 28, 2012
Win a Copy of My New Book!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Death of the Couch Potato’s Wife
by Christy Barritt
Giveaway ends June 10, 2012.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Sneak Peek at New Book Cover
My new book cover just popped up on Amazon. Here it is! This book releases in September and takes place at a Christian summer camp. I have lots of experiences at camp thanks to my time at Camp Rudolph and with a group called Come Alive. I had a ton of fun writing this one!
May 24, 2012
Death of the Couch Potato’s Wife Now Available!
My newest book, Death of the Couch Potato’s Wife (Suburban Sleuths #1), is now available!
Welcome to Boring, Indiana, home to patio cookouts, homeowner dues, carpeted lawns, and neighbors so welcoming they’re dying to meet you — literally. City slicker turned suburbanite housewife Laura Berry isn’t taking well to life in her new neighborhood. She moved to follow her husband’s dream, and now she can’t tell if she’s clinically depressed or just bored half to death. But Boring becomes anything but when Laura discovers her neighbor Candace Flynn face up on a sofa with her hand buried in a snack bag. With a healthy dose of neighborly suspicion and street smarts, Laura sets out to find Flynn’s killer, but her curiosity becomes desperation when the killer targets Laura. Someone is determined to stop her from digging deeper into the murder, but Laura is just as determined to figure out who’s behind the death-by-poisoned-pork-rinds.
May 3, 2012
And the winners are…
Drumroll please…
The winners of my Reader Appreciation Month giveaways are…
Set of Christy’s Love Inspired Suspense books: Laura McClellan
Three-Book Set of Squeaky Clean Mystery Series: April Swain
Character role in a future book: Kellie Yates Miller
$50 Amazon gift card: Stephanie Adams
Any one book that I’ve written: Elizabeth Stafford, Roger Bruner, Sharon Lavy
Congrats, everyone!
Also, anyone is welcome to trade what you’ve won for a 30-page critique of your book. Since not everyone who entered is a writer, I’m making that exchange an option.
