INFILTRATION
Omega sector, book 1
Harlequin
Intrigue
She never expected to see her old flame again. Or be kidnapped by him.
The wrong place
at the wrong time--that's the only way Sophia Reardon could explain her
predicament. She wasn't even an FBI field agent and now she was being taken
hostage. By her ex-boyfriend Cameron Branson.
The moment
Sophia walked into his undercover operation, Cameron warned her that his
"employers" would want to break her. So keeping her by his side,
pretending not to have feelings for her, was the best way to maintain his role
in the dangerous organization, and the only way to keep them both safe. Because
if they got their hands on her, she could expose him and his secrets. And then
they'd no longer have any reason to keep her around...
JANIE
CROUCH
loves to read – almost
exclusively romance– and has been doing so since middle school. She learned to
love Harlequin (Mills & Boon) Romances when she lived in Wales, UK as a
preteen, then moved on to a passion for romantic suspense as an adult. Her
favorite authors include: Linda Howard, Nora Roberts, and Elizabeth Lowell.
Janie
lives with her husband and four children in Virginia, although will be moving
to Germany very soon. Her “day job” is teaching public speaking and
communication courses at a community college. When she’s not listening to the
voices in her head (and even when she is), she enjoys traveling, long-distance
running, movie-watching, knitting and adventure/obstacle racing.
LET’S FIND
OUT SOME SECRETS
ABOUT OMEGA SECTOR
JANIE:
ANGI: Just how secret is Omega Sector?
Does the president know?
JANIE: Omega Sector is a covert, inter-agency task force, but it’s not black
ops. Different agencies work together in Omega to get the mission accomplished
–think of it as using a machete to cut through red tape. The President would definitely
know about Omega, as would many high-ranking officials of other agencies. But a
job at Omega is not something you can apply for, you have to be recruited in
order to become an agent there.
ANGI: What’s your favorite thing about
your hero, Cameron Branson?
JANIE: I love that Cameron is willing to make hard choices in near-impossible situations. He has to be downright ugly sometimes, even to Sophia, to get the job done. And although it cuts him to the bone, he still does it.
ANGI: If you had to pick someone to play
him in the movie?
JANIE: Tahmoh Penikett. Yeah, he has a funny name. His cheekbones and abs… not so funny. TV geeks would know him best from Battlestar Galactica or Dollhouse. He has that dangerous air about him that Cameron has.
ANGI: What’s your favorite thing about
your heroine Sophia Reardon?
JANIE: I love that she has grit she hasn’t even realized yet. Every time she’s
certain she’s been pushed to her limits, she finds even more strength. I think
a lot of women are like that: don’t know how much they can handle until they
are forced to. Women are often stronger than they give themselves credit for.
Sophia is no exception.
ANGI: If you had to pick someone to play her
in the movie?
JANIE: Rachel McAdams (from The Notebook
and The Time Traveler’s Wife). I love
the everyday, girl-next-door quality about her. And she strikes me as the type
that would come up swinging, exactly like Sophia does.
ANGI: Without any spoilers… What’s your
favorite scene in INFILTRATION?
JANIE: You mean besides the sex on the desk?... :-)
ANGI: Is there a movie that you could
compare to INFILTRATION?
JANIE: It’s
part Mission Impossible, part Point Break (minus the surfing), with
some True Lies thrown in for good
measure (and for the name Omega). Great romance and what-the-heck-just-happened
action.
ANGI’S
GOTTA ASK: What
inspired the OMEGA SECTOR?
JANIE'S GOTTA ANSWER:
Really, the sense of family is what inspired this series,
more than the agency itself. I wanted this series to be about the Bransons who share
the gene that make them all great agents, as well as an engrained trust in each
other. Cameron’s been undercover a long time when INFILTRATION begins, and it’s
wearing on him. But he’s handling it. COUNTERMEASURES (out in January) is about
Sawyer, the youngest Branson, who’s the charming playboy of the family. He’s brought
to his knees by a sweet scientist he’s called on to protect.
UNTRACEABLE is Juliet’s story –the only sister— who is struggling to
come to grips with a brutal attack last time she went undercover. That book
will be available in May. And the series wraps up Dylan’s story in LEVERAGE
(June), a pilot drawn back into the Omega world when his family needs his help.
So it’s family that inspired the Omega Sector series. The knowledge
that No. Matter. What. you know you
can trust your family. Especially when they’re as skilled as the Branson
siblings.
FIND JANIE:
UP NEXT for JANIE:
COUNTERMEASURES
Omega
Sector, Book 2
February Harlequin
Intrigue
The clock was ticking, the enemy was watching…
At first it
looked like a glorified babysitting job: safeguard a scientist while she
created a countermeasure to neutralize a dangerous weapon that had fallen into
the wrong hands. But when Dr. Megan Fuller's life was threatened, undercover
agent Sawyer Branson knew the enemy was closing in. Sticking by Megan 24/7
wasn't something he took lightly, even if Megan didn't seem to appreciate his
constant presence. For a man used to getting any woman he wanted, Megan was a
challenge he was coming to enjoy. Because beneath her boxy lab coat and
pinned-back hair lay a brilliant and beautiful warrior. And before long,
Sawyer's determination to save the world was matched only by the sudden need to
make Megan his.
PREVIOUSLY RELEASED by JANIE:
PRIMAL INSTINCT
Harlequin Intrigue
A killer stalks the city streets, and one FBI agent is determined to
bring him down in Janie Crouch's Primal Instinct.
On the crowded streets of San Francisco, a serial
killer watches and waits. Known only as "Simon Says," he lures his
next victim while the FBI grasps for answers. Desperate, they turn to Adrienne
Jeffries. Adrienne has an uncanny talent for getting inside the city's most
dangerous minds. But first she'll have to get past FBI agent Conner Perigo.
Skeptical of Adrienne's abilities, Conner begrudgingly enlists her
help…unprepared for the powerful attraction that could jeopardize their focus.
With little time, and everything to lose, they must work to find Simon's next
victim—before he does.
JANIE IS GIVING AWAY five (count 'em 5!) autographed copies of INFILTRATION here.
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INFILTRATION and Omega Sector Book 2 - COUNTERMEASURES
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ANGI'S back tomorrow with
WYNTER DANIELS
or @GetLostInAStory #GetLostStories
JANIE WANTS TO KNOW: How big is your family? Did
you come from a big or small family – lots of siblings or maybe just yourself?
What’s the perfect size in your opinion?
