Retribution
Degrees
of Darkness Series #2
By: Winter Austin
Release
date: June 10th, 2013
Blurb
Called to
the homicide of a Dallas criminal lawyer, Detective Remy LeBeau stares at a
scene that drags him back into his past. To another murdered lawyer in New
Orleans. A case that put Remy on a collision course with death.
Cody Lewis
struggles with the horrific memories of her kidnapping and the need to numb the
pain. The battle she puts up causes her to avoid Remy and their undetermined
relationship. But the flashbacks and nightmares are proving more potent than
Cody thought and she’s having a harder time resisting the cravings for alcohol.
As the case
takes a turn in revealing a professional assassin is behind the death, Remy
begins to make decisions that could cost him his job and Cody. Because the
deeper he sinks, the closer the enemies of his past come to finding him.
“Relentless
is an intensely suspenseful book that will have you turning the pages.” —The
Romance Reviews
Romantic
Suspense
Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
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One
of your favorite quotes.
"All of us failed to match our
dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure
to do the impossible." ~ William Faulkner
Which
authors have caught your interest lately? Why?
Robert Crais, he was
recommended to me by a fellow author for his wit and particular style of
thriller writing. Once I read one of his books, I was hooked. His 2 main
characters Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are pretty awesome Heroes.
And then there is
Sherrilyn Kenyon and her Dark Hunter series. ’Nuff said.
How
did you get the idea for this particular novel?
Retribution came about as a means to reveal more of my hero’s,
Detective Remy LeBeau, secretive past. It was the stepping stone between book
1, Relentless, and book 3, Revenge, where Remy’s life in New
Orleans is fully revealed. I started with a simple what if question: What if a
ghost from your past returned and this time more is at stake?
Retribution proved a difficult book and plot to write as I’m such a
pantser and I didn’t know all the details of what happened to Remy, who did it,
and why. As the story progressed I found all the threads to weave together and
it shocked me. But it helped bring two of the secondary characters into the
spotlight, who will have stronger roles in upcoming books.
What
is your favorite scene in your new release?
My favorite scene was
the climatic action scene. I had so much fun working with my husband—of all people—in
laying out how and what my characters were doing in order to stop the
antagonist. And I truly enjoy writing a good fight scene, though it’s hard to
act out how it goes down in my head. J It’s
probably the most explosive ending I’ve written to date, but there’s room for
more of those kind of scenes.
If
you could be one of your characters - Who would you be? And why?
Oh, Cody Lewis, my
heroine. She gets to have all the fun. She owns horses and can ride whenever
she wants. She’s surrounded by cowboys—some of them some of the hottest guys
you’ll ever meet—and cops. She’s a no holds bar kinda gal who tells it like it
is, but she’s got a softer side that smooth’s out those rough edges. And Cody
is more levelheaded than I am, makes me wish I was more like her.
Flirting Questions
Which actor or book character do you have a crush on?
Richard
Armitage, I have a thing for Brits, and it helps a lot that he’s the character
model for my hero Detective Remy LeBeau, who I’ve had a crush on since the moment
of his conception as the hero of my series.
What’s
your favorite body part of the opposite sex?
Toss up between a
man’s hands and his chest. I love the look of a man’s hands—especially one who
does hard labor, the way the veins pop out and you can just see the strength in
the way their hands are molded. But a nice set of pecs is pretty hot, too!
When
was your last kiss?
Just this morning, I
get a “off to work” kiss every day.
How
did you meet your significant other?
At a high school
football game at my school. Hubby stayed for the dance afterward and we danced.
A week later I asked him to my homecoming dance, then he came for my volleyball
game the night before. After the homecoming dance he asked me out and the rest
is history. ;)
If
you could take a romantic trip, where would it be?
Europe and the
Mediterranean countries, now to convince the hubby to go along.
Flirting Quickies:
Facial hair or clean
shaven? Clean Shaven—though the new scruff/beard look is growing on me
Alpha or Beta? A mix
of both—which I have in real life. ;)
Planner or Panster?
Panster with a teeny bit of planner.
White wine or red? White
Coffee or tea? Coffee!
Sleep in or get up
early? Sleep in—if I get up too early kids are soon to be up.
Beach or
mountains? Mountains.
Spotlight
or In the Shadows? Depends on the situation, but I’m such a
showboater--Spotlight
City or
Country? Country girl to the core!
Christmas
or Halloween? Christmas, I love the music and decorating.
Author
Info
Winter Austin
was once asked by her husband if he could meet some of the people who took
residence in her head. She warned they weren’t all characters he wanted to
meet, as killers walked among them. Needless to say, that conversation ended
abruptly.
A lifelong
Mid-West gal, Winter swears she should have been born in the South, Texas or
Louisiana preferably. But then she’d miss the snowy winters.
Dividing
her day between her four children and their various activities, a growing pet
population, and her Beta-with-Alpha-tendencies Hero, Winter manages to find
time to write chilling thrillers between loads of laundry.
Don’t
worry. You won’t find any of her mouthwatering culinary dishes poisoned. Unless
you’re one of her fictional creations.
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