Wordsmith Wednesday

Today I am delighted to host Christine Clark, who is here to tell us about her new book, her fifth action-packed romantic suspense novel, Secret Betrayal. I have travel envy (in addition to fifth book envy) as Christine has recently returned from a fabulous trip to Morocco. You can read more about it on her blog.About the book:Head college librarian, Marissa Reynolds has spent years distancing herself from her crime king pin uncle and his criminal empire. When she awakens in an unfamiliar hotel room with blood on her hands and no memory of how she got there, the past returns with a vengeance, and her life spirals into a nightmare.Straight-laced, Assistant district Attorney, Scott Bannister has spent a lifetime seeking justice for the senseless gangland shooting deaths of his parents. When he realizes Marissa is the niece of his prime suspect, he crosses a line guaranteed to put in jeopardy both his life and his beloved career.He’s made it clear he’ll do anything to destroy her uncle. She fears he’s using her to achieve his goal. As the body count mounts, and their lives are threatened, they must put aside their distrust and work together to find the devious killer. Will they be able to forgive and find true love?Excerpt: She pushed to her hands and knees. The pounding in her brain mushroomed into a full-blown, jackhammer assault. With a moan, she sank onto her bottom and grabbed her head in a fruitless effort to keep her brain from exploding. Despite the pain, she needed to get up. Something was wrong. Something was very wrong.Faint wisps of light seeped through the edges of the window curtains. The distant sound of traffic echoed through the glass. A lamp imbued the room with a soft, rosy glow, revealing a king-size bed. The cover on the bed was a glossy, garish pink, the pillows covered in the same lurid color, the edges trimmed with frilly, black lace.She rubbed the back of her neck and closed her eyes, but when she opened them again she was still in the unfamiliar room. A battered desk faced the bed, a large, flat screen television on top. The flickering images of a naked, full-breasted woman being entertained by two equally naked men played across the screen.A wingback chair, covered in black leatherette sat in the far corner where a door was ajar revealing the cracked linoleum floor of a bathroom and the edge of a chipped porcelain sink. A framed diagram of a fire escape route was posted on the back of the other door. A hotel room? She dug her fingers into her temples. Why couldn’t she remember? Buy Links:Amazon: https://amzn.to/2H4kvbOiTunes: https://apple.co/2Hno9O2Nook: https://bit.ly/2Jlz4KpKobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/secret-betrayalGoogle Books: https://bit.ly/2XlPANOAuthor Bio:Secret Betrayal is award-winning author C.B. Clark’s fifth romantic suspense novel published by The Wild Rose Press. She has worked as an archaeologist and an educator, and enjoys hiking, canoeing, and snowshoeing with her husband and dog near her home in the wilderness of central British Columbia.Social Media Links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbclarkauthor/Blog: https://cbclarkauthor.wordpress.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/cbclarkauthorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbclarkauthor/Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15029617.C_B_ClarkAmazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/C.-B.-Clark/e/B01BK61TQG/