STILETTOS & GUNPOWDER
Gail Koger
GENRE: Action/adventure Romantic Comedy
BLURB:
My name is Gemma Stone. I’m a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy and not only must I deal with the sweat-soaked misery of the Arizona desert, I get to respond to a bunch of crazy 9-1-1 calls all day long. Like a parakeet up a tree, or a car accident where a tractor trailer full of fireworks is hit and the 4th of July comes a bit early.
But some days crime takes a deadly turn. Police cars are suddenly blowing up. Detective Sergeant Dante Delgado, the love of my life, was assigned to track down and stop the bomber. Am I worried? You betcha. There’s a madman on the loose and he is very, very good at making bombs.
Just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, the Feds think I’m in cahoots with an Iraqi warlord who deals in stolen antiquities, Ichabod, my murderous ex-dance partner, escapes from prison and I’m suddenly in everyone’s crosshairs.
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Excerpt:
Someone hit the service bell on the front counter repeatedly.
Ding.
Ding.
Ding.
Ding.
Ding.
Julie frowned. “What the hell?”
“Hey! I want my fucking gun back,” Chief yelled.
Ding.
Ding.
Ding.
Ding.
My temper flared to life. “Enough is enough.” I threw open the restroom door and stormed down the hallway.
Mom and Julie were right behind me.
Ding.
Ding.
Ding.
“It’s about fucking time. Did you hear me, or do I need to repeat myself?” Chief bellowed.
Totally ignoring my throbbing lip, I gave him my Debbie Sunshine smile. “I suggest you take it down a notch or I’ll be happy to arrest you for disturbing the peace.”
Chief sneered. “You think I’m frightened by a bunch of itty-bitty females?” His gaze crawled over my face. “And it’s obvious, you can’t fight worth a damn.”
“Wanna find out?” I challenged.
Julie stepped up. “It’s my turn to deal with obstinate jackasses who won’t listen to reason.”
“It’ll mean another arrest,” I pointed out.
Julie pulled out her cuffs. “If I book another prisoner, I meet my quota for the day, and I’ll have enough points to get that toaster oven I’ve been eyeing.”
“Oh, I thought you wanted the microwave?”
A perplexed frown on his face, Chief growled, “What the fuck are you babbling on about?”
“Hey! Wait!” Frank edged in front of me. “I haven’t met my quota for the day, let me take the arrest.”
Lucas elbowed Frank out of the way. “No, I want it. I almost have enough points to get the fishing pole.”
“Oh, hell no. I need the arrest, before someone snags the tool chest,” Jacob shot back.
Chief backed away from the counter. “You’re all fucking nuts.” He turned on his heel and left.
“Come back tomorrow and talk with Sergeant Bergman,” Julie yelled after him.
“You know, he’s right,” Sheriff Maxwell commented. “You are fucking nuts.”
Dad grinned. “Bamboozling suspects is much more fun than beating the crap out of them.”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I was a 9-1-1 dispatcher for the Glendale Police Department and to keep from going totally bonkers – I mean people have no idea what a real emergency is. Take this for example: I answered, “9-1-1 emergency, what’s your emergency?” And this hysterical woman yelled, “My bird is in a tree.” Sometimes I really couldn’t help myself, so I said, “Birds have a tendency to do that, ma’am.” The woman screeched, “No! You don’t understand. My pet parakeet is in the tree. I’ve just got to get him down.” Like I said, not a clue. “I’m sorry ma’am but we don’t get birds out of trees.” The woman then cried, “But… What about my husband? He’s up there, too.” See what I had to deal with? To keep from hitting myself repeatedly in the head with my phone I took up writing.
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6 comments:
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Thank you so much for featuring STILETTOS & GUNPOWDER today.
Sounds like a good read.
Another fun-filled, hilarious read. Strap in, it’s gonna be a wild ride.
This looks really good. Thanks for sharing.
One of my favorite authors. I look forward to reading this soon.
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