"Littered with double-crosses and violent twists … Morgan tightens the coil until it springs forward in an explosive finale."
~~4 STARS ROMANTIC TIMES
PROTECTING
THEIR CHILD
Harlequin Intrigue, May
“Your wife is a
dead woman.” Jorje Serna, as he left the courtroom a free man, pointed directly
at Cord McCrea.
The evil words
closed Cord’s throat in a moment of fear. Just a moment that pierced him as
fast as the bullet that had broken his back. The ache around the scar was real
enough. He recognized it. Fought it. Shoved it aside.
Free on a
technicality after three years in prison. Short years for the crimes Serna had
committed. Incredibly long years as Cord’s life as a husband and Texas Ranger
unraveled.
“He’s serious,
you know.” The lead prosecutor, Paul Maddox, tapped Cord’s shoulder with one
hand, and dialed his cell in the other. “You and Kate should take extra
precautions.
“Get her
protection. The local sheriff can get to the ranch faster.” Cord pulled his
phone from his uniform pocket. “We may already be too late.”
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Angi Morgan
writes “Intrigues where honor and danger collide with love.” She combines
actual Texas settings with characters who are in realistic and dangerous
situations. Angi is a finalist in the Bookseller’s Best Award, Romantic Times
Best First Series, Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence and the Daphne du Maurier.
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You can also find me at the Pink Heart Society today: LIFE BINGEING.CHAT WITH ME TODAY: Do you like the opening line? You'll never guess what my copy editor wanted to change it to...
It's a great opening line! How did they want to change it?
ReplyDeleteGood morning Lara !!
DeleteI'll let a few more people comment (fingers crossed) before I share. Wanna take a guess?
~Angi
Congrats on your new releases, Angie! ;) Jillian
ReplyDeleteThanks Gal !!
Delete~Angi
That's a great first line, really starts with an impact.
ReplyDeleteThanks Clover?
DeleteCare to guess how he changed it?
~Angi
Nice opening line. Was the change the removal of the words "a" and "woman"?
ReplyDeleteGOOD GUESS BN, but nope. It was a bit more drastic than that. :-)
Delete~Angi
I love the first line. Was it originally a threat against him instead of the wife??
ReplyDeleteHi Laura... I changed the edit back to the original (this is the original). The entire book grew off that line and I just couldn't part with it. hehehe
DeleteNope...the copy editor changed it to something with no punch at all.
~Angi
Morgan tightens the coil until it springs forward in an explosive finale." What a review, Angi. You go girl. Love the excerpt and can't wait to see the trailer!
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnell !!
DeleteI loved this review.
~Angi
This is the copy editor's version:
ReplyDeleteAs he left the courtroom a free man, Jorje Serna pointed directly at Cord McCrea. "Your wife is a dead woman."
It might be the grammatically correct way to communicate, but definitely has no punch (imho). I was glad that my EDITOR agreed with me and kept the original version:
“Your wife is a dead woman.” Jorje Serna, as he left the courtroom a free man, pointed directly at Cord McCrea.
~Angi
Thanks for all the comments during the Protecting Their Child blogs. I assigned everyone a number from the 25th through 29th and Random.org chose CHEY & GIRLYGIRL as the winners of the Giftcards.
ReplyDeleteYou gals send me an email with how and where you'd like your $10 credit (or an address to mail it to you): Angi@AngiMorgan.com