What We Found:
“Another
action-packed suspense novel by Kris Bock, perhaps her best to-date. The author
weaves an intriguing tale with appealing characters. Watching Audra, the main
character, evolve into an emotionally-mature and independent young woman is
gratifying.” Reader Ellen
Twenty-two-year-old
Audra Needham is back in her small New Mexico hometown. She just wants to fit
in, work hard, and help her younger brother. Going for a walk in the woods with
her former crush, Jay, seems like a harmless distraction.
Until
they stumble on a body.
Jay,
who has secrets of his own to protect, insists they walk away and keep quiet.
But Audra can’t forget what she’s seen. The woman deserves to be found, and her
story deserves to be told.
More
than one person isn’t happy about Audra bringing a crime to life. The dead
woman was murdered, and Audra could be next on the vengeful killer’s list.
She’ll have to stand up for herself in order to stand up for the murder victim.
It’s a risk, and so is reaching out to the mysterious young man who works with
deadly birds of prey. With her 12-year-old brother determined to play
detective, and romance budding in the last place she expected, Audra learns
that some risks are worth taking – no matter the danger, to her body or her
heart.
“This is a nonstop suspense. Love the
characters and how real they seem with every episode played out. This is a love
story and suspense all in one." Reader Pam
This
title stands alone and is not part of a series.
Excerpt:
[Ricky
is her little brother]
As
I pushed through the door, something moved on my bed.
I
gasped and jerked back, banging into the doorframe.
“Audra!
It’s me.”
A
sound like a whimper came from my throat. I clung to the doorframe as my legs
threatened to collapse. My brain recognized the voice, but it couldn’t control
my body’s reaction.
My
bedside lamp flicked on. Ricky, sitting cross-legged near my pillow, grinned at
me. “I’m sorry I scared you. I didn’t want Mom to know I was in here.”
I
closed the door and staggered the three steps to the narrow bed. “Ricky. What
are you doing here? Everything’s all right. Go to bed.”
“But
I want to help!”
I
rubbed my hands over my face. Half my brain was already asleep and the other
half wanted to join it. “Help with what?”
“Help
investigate! Help you find out what happened to that woman.”
“What?”
I shook my head and sat on the end of the bed. “No. That’s the police’s job. I
told them what I know. I’m done.”
“But
they have a lot of cases, hundreds, probably. Those guys aren’t even local.
They could use our help. They don’t know what’s really going on here, in our
town.”
His
words created an odd echo of something Jay had said. “What do you mean? What’s
going on here?”
“I
hear stuff in school, you know, who’s selling drugs or who got knocked around
by her dad or whatever. Stuff the police don’t know.”
I
remembered hearing rumors like that in school as well. I hadn’t always
understood all the slang and innuendo, but Ricky, curious boy, would have
figured it out. “But that stuff doesn’t have anything to do with this.”
“Maybe
it does! You have to keep an open mind when you’re investigating. You have to
look and listen. I can do that at school and around town. You can do that at
the resort. Then we can put together what we learn and figure it out.”
It
was too much. Too much pressure, too much risk, simply asking too much. “That’s
crazy! I don’t know anything! I don’t know what I’m doing or—” I broke off,
trying to hold back the tears.
Ricky
got up. He stood beside the bed and smiled gently down at me. “You’re tired. We
can talk about it tomorrow. You’ll see what a chance this is.”
Sample or buy What We Found on Amazon
Kris
Bock writes novels of suspense and romance with outdoor adventures and
Southwestern landscapes. The Mad Monk’s
Treasure follows the hunt for a long-lost treasure in the New Mexico
desert. Whispers in the Dark features
archaeology and intrigue among ancient Southwest ruins. In Counterfeits, stolen Rembrandt paintings bring danger to a small
New Mexico town. “Counterfeits is the
kind of romantic suspense novel I have enjoyed since I first read Mary
Stewart’s Moonspinners.” 5 Stars –
Roberta at Sensuous Reviews blog
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excerpts at www.krisbock.com or visit her Amazon page. Sign up for the Kris Bock newsletter for announcements
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Thanks for sharing Kris,
Tina
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