Wicked Fun with Wicked Villains on Wicked Wednesday by C. Becker
WICKED WEDNESDAY
Oh readers! Today's Wicked Wednesday is particularly wicked fun. My guest, C. Becker, gets us up close and personal to a wicked villain.
I’m always intrigued when a reader feelssorry for a story’s villain. Wicked villains make us pause to consider the character’scircumstances. If the villain had been brought up differently, would he/she havebeen so evil? When I began the Euphoria trilogy, I created one evil villain, ManuelMendoza, but as the next two stories unfolded, I realized he wasn’t so evil.Yes, he was misguided, but deep down he had a good heart. Although he was moneyhungry, his thirst for power stemmed from his abusive life led by his wicked fatherJosé. José de Mendoza is as ruthless as they come. In the final book of thetrilogy, he’s the prime target of the story and he’s out for merciless revenge.A drug lord and human trafficker, José went so low as to destroy his son’schance with happiness at every turn. Jose is the wicked villain I’d like you tomeet in this interview, and I’m heading out before he either kills me for revealinghim or sells me to his contacts on some remote island. (Exit: Door slam)
Where did she go? I heard hervoice. The conniving author who smuggled me into the U.S. shouldn’t have exposedme to her readers. Maybe I’ll kill her before I head back to Colombia—after Ifinish taking care of the others. My troubles began two months ago when my sonManuel brought his five-year-old bastard daughter back to Colombia. Now thegirl will inherit everything my wife owns. Hijueputa! Over my dead body!Manny never even let me to see the girl. He was afraid I’d sell her off to thehuman traffickers—like I did that with his first girlfriend. Women! Nothing buttrouble! Now I’m stuck in the U.S. trying to clean up his mess.
For the past six years, Manny pinedover a new love, a U.S. scientist who served prison time for him. Why couldn’t Mannyfocus on the family cocaine business? (cough) I can’t keep the drugtrade going by myself forever. I should’ve killed Manny’s puta and her sidekickHailey Langley when I first caught them prowling around my home. Langley duginto my computer files a few years ago and handed the trade contacts over tothe government. Now my soldiers can’t get shipments out on the damn drug routesbecause the authorities capture all the narcosubs. Hailey Langley should’vekept her nose out of my business. She never learns. When her husband died in afire last year, Hailey started popping anti-depressants. (snicker) Toobad I swapped her mail-order prescription and slowly poisoned her with bixine,a drug from the worthless Euphoria shrub Manny keeps in the greenhouse.
When Manny kidnapped his bastarddaughter this summer, he ordered his minions to kill Langley, but she got away.Dammit! That secret agent is slicker than a coral snake. Now that I’m in theStates, I’ll finish the job. I broke into her house this afternoon with plansto finish her off, but she wasn’t there. As I was leaving, an old gringoentered through the front door. I didn’t have a gun so I hid upstairs and pushedhim down the stairs. I’m heading to Boston to kill Manny’s bastard and sexy puta,but I’ll come back and make Hailey pay for the trouble she’s caused. If mycontact doesn’t get me a gun soon, I’ll have to use other ways to exactrevenge. (cracks fingers) Then I’ll decide how to knock off my wife.I’ve spent too many nights at the brothel since she stopped sleeping in my bed.Need to figure out a way to keep her estate before I deal with her….
Blurb:
HaileyLangley tries to wrap her mind around the news her husband survived a fire shethought had killed him. Before she can search for him, Hailey has a promise tokeep that takes her to Colombia where she must face the drug lord behind herhusband’s attack.
MarkLangley is suffering from his own plight and insecurities, including burns andPTSD. Beneath Mark’s scarred exterior is a man seeking acceptance from a wifehe refuses to see. Uncertain if he will ever reunite with his family, Markstruggles through his therapies, hopeful an experimental drug from the Euphoriaplant will heal his scars.
Whenanother villain from Colombia seeks revenge, Hailey and Mark must learn totrust and love again as they battle their newest threat and find their way backto each other.
Buy links:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Euphoria-C-Becker-ebook/dp/B0DSG8XQ3X
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/embracing-euphoria-c-becker/1146791353
BAM: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9781509259809
The Wild Rose Press: https://wildrosepress.com/product/embracing-euphoria/
C.Becker is a romance suspense writer, musician, and lover of crafts. Shehas a bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology and worked in the clinicalhospital setting until she began raising a family. As her children grew older, she never outgrew the attraction of usingscience in everyday life. She turned to teaching, music, and eventuallyto writing stories. She considers herself a “jack of all trades,” and readilyadmits she is a “master of none.” Yes, she even does home improvement projects!Becker has published three romance suspense novels in the Euphoria trilogy,several poems, and over a dozen children’s books (under Colleen Driscoll). Becker enjoys hanging out with her family andJack Russell, playing the piano, reading, traveling, and gardening.
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