Detective Grace Griffin dedicated years to breaking a human trafficking ring. When her best friend, Zachariah, falls for a victim and is taken by the Mob, she must risk her life, badge, and heart to rescue him and the woman he loves. Can she save them, or will they all end up dead?
Monday, February 11, 2019
Review Tour + #Giveaway: Crimson Falls by DJ Davis and TR Kerby @djdavisauthor @TRKerby @GoddessFish
Crimson Falls
by DJ
Davis and TR Kerby
GENRE: Romantic Suspense
BLURB:
Troyan Pryce had it all—a forensic pathology career, loving
family, baby on the way—until a Mob kingpin bought her. Forced to use her
special training and exceptional looks to rob men of their millions, she’s
given up hope of ever having a life again, let alone finding romance. Until she
meets her next mark, Assistant District Attorney Zachariah Taylor.
Detective Grace Griffin dedicated years to breaking a human trafficking ring. When her best friend, Zachariah, falls for a victim and is taken by the Mob, she must risk her life, badge, and heart to rescue him and the woman he loves. Can she save them, or will they all end up dead?
Detective Grace Griffin dedicated years to breaking a human trafficking ring. When her best friend, Zachariah, falls for a victim and is taken by the Mob, she must risk her life, badge, and heart to rescue him and the woman he loves. Can she save them, or will they all end up dead?
Excerpt:
The
girl huddled on the concrete bench in the corner of the cell, her knees tucked
to her chin. She appraised Griff with green eyes, then looked away. Her stretch
leggings were a size too small and her top plunged to dangerous levels. Bright
red nails and false lashes added finishing touches. The spike heels that
completed the ensemble sat outside the cell door.
Griff
sat next to her. “I’m Detective Griffin.”
She turned her face away and remained silent.
“I
want to help you. I know you’re a slave, not a hooker.. This isn’t your life.
They took your life from you.”
The
girl scooted closer to the wall. “You’re going to get me killed.”
“Give
me a name and I can end this.”
“I
talk to you, I’m dead.”
“Is
it Rosetti? Just blink. Twice for yes, once for no.”
She
swallowed and blinked twice.
Griff
opened the girl’s file and read the name. “Carrie. I’m going to help you. Hang
in there, okay?”
Keys
rattled in the lock and the door opened. An expensive suit filled the doorway
in front of the duty officer. Carrie got to her feet and squeezed out of the
cell.
“I
hope you weren’t interviewing my client without her attorney present,” the suit
said.
Griff
stood eye to eye with the lawyer. “Of course not. I check on all the girls to
make sure they don’t need medical assistance. She fully exercised her right to
remain silent, and seems perfectly healthy.” She snapped the file closed and
shouldered past him.
“Well?”
Stacey asked when Griff returned to her desk.
“Definitely
Rosetti’s. One of his hounds showed up before I got very far.”
“Now
what?”
“Get
inside Rosetti’s estate.”
“Good
lord. If you disappear, where should I look?”
“The
river or the morgue.”
“That’s
not funny.”
“It
wasn’t a joke,” she said on her way out the door. The bruises on Carrie’s neck
and arms weren’t from an affectionate boyfriend. She needed help and,
apparently, Griff was the only one willing to try.
The
traffic blurred as the sun sank into a lava flow of cloud. Streetlights blinked
on as she took the long route up the hill. She parked in the shadow of a hedged
yard and killed the engine. Through the binoculars, Rosetti’s gate resembled a
castle entrance. Fine brickwork and scrolled iron. A guard station squatted on
the left side of the cobbled drive. Strategically placed floodlights revealed
security pacing the fence. Handguns and batons hung from their belts.
Cracks
of golden light seeped through drawn drapes on the massive house. And behind
those drapes, a varied collection of human product. Whatever their clients
could afford, they could have. Rosetti made sure of it.
Straight
up prostitution. Easy peasy. Kids? No problem. If the product gave him trouble,
snuff. Have fun with it. Knock yourself out. Pay before play. That money
trickled through the filter of a hundred businesses, dripping out squeaky clean
at the bottom. His web of connections kept him untouchable.
Griff
planned to touch him.
My Review:
One night Zack Taylor orders pizza and it is delivered by a
beautiful woman whom he is instantly attracted to. Zack learns that this woman Troyan
Pryce belongs to a Mob kingpin.
Troyan once had a life, a home, a career, a family and was
expecting a baby until the day she lost it all when this kingpin took it away
from her and she became nothing more than his slave to do his bidding. Troyan
infiltrated rich men’s life and home to rob them of their fortunes for the mob.
Troyan had all but given up on ever being free again knowing
that she was going to be working for this sleaze bag for the rest of her life. Not
only had he bought her but he was using blackmail to keep her from running away.
Until the day she meets Attorney Zachariah Taylor and her life is turned
upside. Zack falls hard and fast for Troyan and will fight tooth and nail to
save her from this mob boss.
When I read the summary for Crimson Falls I knew I had to
read it find out what it was all about and boy am I glad I did. It grabbed my
attention from the first page with action from beginning to end.
Once the action started it was on with the bad guys and the
good guys battling it out with gun fire coming from all directions. It was hard
to tell who the good guys were and who the bad guys were. Crimson Falls is a
very intense and intriguing read with all the excitement. You felt as if you
knew the characters. It was like a movie playing out in your head once all the
action started.
I would highly recommend this action packed novel, Crimson
Falls to anyone who likes a good suspense.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Crimson Falls was coauthored by two cousins.
DJ
Davis is a Colorado native with mountains in her DNA. She is obsessed with the
forests, lakes, and craggy peaks. The rugged high country and rich history
of the state set the scene for her stories and provide drama, suspense, and
natural beauty. When she's not writing or photographing the wildlife, she
frequently disappears into the wilderness with her husband and dogs.
TR
Kerby has led a life of high adventure and travel to exotic places…ok, not so
much, but she has worn a lot of hats. She has been a fry cook, a trail guide, a
horse trainer, and a veterinary technician as well as less other interesting
things. Her weaknesses include chocolate and rescuing lost souls, mostly
animals, but some sometimes people. She currently lives in the Rocky Mountains
with some of her rescues including her husband, two dogs, and a herd of horses.
She brings her varied life experience to the table in her books and short
stories.
Crimson
Falls on Amazon
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$0.99.
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9 comments:
Thank you for hosting us on our book tour. We're glad you enjoyed the book. We certainly had fun writing it.
Loved the excerpt!
I love the excerpt & your review, thanks for sharing :)
Thank you DanieX and Victoria. Glad you liked it.
Thank you Gwendolyn! My co-author, DJ Davis, did the cover art. She's multi-talented.
At which age did you realize that you wanted to be a writer? Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
Thanks for sharing!
Hello Joseph, For myself, I've always enjoyed words and language. I started with short stories and poems when I was in grade school. Moved to essays in my twenties and thirties. It wasn't until I was in my 40's that I wrote a full length novel. Thank you for your question. :)
How do you come up with the names of the characters in your book? Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
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