Thursday, June 18, 2020

Our Story BEFORE The Story ~ Kylie Stone (not really my name) & Luke Dryden ~ Justice Undercover by Connie Queen

Hello, my name is not really Kylie Stone. But don’t tell anyone. If I want to stay alive, I must remain dead. Three years ago, I was US Marshal Melody Garner and lost a young mom and two children under my protection to Hal Alcott, a popular businessman accused of laundering drug money and racketeering—a killer who will stop at nothing to protect the empire he built by illegal means. Injured and fearing Hal will come after me, I fake my own death and change my identity. My life is even more complicated by my mother’s cancer diagnosis, and I desperately want to get back to my loving family and let them know I’m alive. But first, Hal Alcott must be brought to justice. Even though my greatest fear is losing another family, I take a nanny job for a Texas Ranger so I can investigate his sister’s death—a death I believe may be connected to Hal.

Hello, my name is Luke Dryden. I’m a 34-year-old Texas Ranger and recently learned my dad—the man I idolized and loved—adopted me. I can’t believe I’ve been lied to my whole life and now I’m leery to trust others. My sister died and left me to care for her two-year-old twins. Not believing her death was an accident, I hire a nanny and delve into my sister’s past to see if I can find answers.

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My Story Title:   Justice Undercover

My Story Genre:  Christian Romantic Suspense

My Story Releases:   June 2, 2020

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The Author of My Story:    Connie Queen

Connie Queen spent her life in Texas where she met and married her high-school sweetheart. Married for 34 years, they’ve raised eight children and are enjoying their grandchildren.

As a child, Connie remembers her mom and sisters reading, but she preferred to be outside. It wasn't until later, she found the joy of being whisked away into another world.

Today she resides in Nebraska with her husband, and Nash, her Great Dane, where she’s working on her next suspense.

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WHERE can the book be purchased?

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The author will be honored to gift a winner a signed copy of
JUSTICE UNDERCOVER.


Be sure to leave a comment with an email address where you can be reached should you win.

DRAWING TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY EVENING ~ June 25, 2020.

19 comments:

LG1010 said...

How did you come up with your star characters? After all my years living on this earth, I have never heard of a female U S Marshall. Thank you for writing this book.

Connie Queen said...

Hello!

Honestly, I already had the idea of an adult finding out his dad wasn't who he thought he was. I know a couple of people who kept this secret from their kids for a long time. The "dad" had been in their life since almost birth and there wasn't a good age to sit their kids down and tell them the truth. 5 years old? 10? Or maybe tell them when they're a teenager? And waiting until the child is adult can certainly be shocking.

Luke learning he'd be deceived his whole would be upsetting.


For my heroine, one of the editors had mentioned wanting to see more secret identity stories. And I thought, what a perfect character for my hero!

I love secret identity stories so Justice Undercover was fun to write.

Sherida Stewart said...

Connie, I too love secret identity stories...and your debut is a good one! Very believable! And it’s fun to read your post from the POVs of the characters. Congratulations, my friend!

Sally Shupe said...

Connie! Great post. Kylie investigating his sister’s death—a death I believe may be connected to Hal.-and a nanny to twins! Love the cover of this book. Makes me want to burrow under a blanket (since something happened to my sun and warm temperatures lol) and read from first word to last!
sallyshupe1 at gmail dot com

Laura Conner Kestner said...

Love this glimpse of the story behind the story! Congratulations, Connie! I love secret identity stories, and Texas Ranger stories. Cannot wait to read this!

HeidiDruKortman said...

This looks really intriguing.

Sharee Stover said...

Connie, I love the uniqueness behind your characters, especially a female US Marshal! And Justice Undercover was fabulous! A definite page turner! Congratulations on your debut!

Connie Queen said...

Thank you, Sherida!

Connie Queen said...

Sally, I love to curl up under blankets and read. I turn up the ac down and turn up the fan.

Thank you!

Connie Queen said...

Laura Kestner, I've always loved secret identity stories. I remember several in the old historical romances.

And Texas Rangers just make good heroes.

Connie Queen said...

Good afternoon, Heidi.

Thank you for stopping by.

Stacy T. Simmons said...

What an interesting character interview, Connie. You hooked me when the words Texas Ranger were mentioned. Congratulations on your novel!

Natalya Lakhno said...

WOW, what a great introduction! I love the characters ❤️ Can’t wait to read it!

Connie Queen said...

Natalya,

Thank you for stopping by and commenting!

Nice to meet you.

Marilyn R. said...

Kylie's and Luke's story will be a great one to read. An intriguing introduction to these two characters plus having two year old twins will add fun times but tense moments also, I'm sure. I love stories with twins--twins infants or twins adults are great in books. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity.

Connie Queen said...

Stacy Simmons, somehow I missed your comment!

Hello! I'm so glad you like stories w/Texas Rangers. I do too!

Thanks.

Connie Queen said...

Hello Marilyn!

Stories w/twins and babies do make for fun times, don't they? I've never had twins, but it's fun to imagine.

You're entered in the contest!

journeystojoy.net said...

AND.... WE HAVE A WINNER

SALLY SHUPE HAS WON A SIGNED COPY OF CONNIE'S BOOK _ JUSTICE UNDERCOVER_

CONGRAT-YOU-LATIONS, SALLY!


So happy you stopped by to read the STORY BEFORE THEIR STORY

journeystojoy.net said...

Connie;

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING YOUR CHARACTERS TO JOURNEYSTOJOY.NET!!!


Connie - I ordered your book from Amazon, and it arrived this afternoon - I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO GET UNDER THE COVERS AND READ IT!

My only opportunity to read now is about a half hour every evening after climbing between my sheets.

THIS IS MY REWARD FOR GOOD BEHAIVOR - getting my own edits/revisions done by deadline. LOL

Be sure to let me know when your next characters are into your next book!
Would love to have you join me here again!

Hugs