Flash Giveaway! I’ve got two copies of OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS to share with readers who’d like to spend some of their holiday down time curled up with tales of suspense and romance. Enter soon for a chance to win a copy of this USA Today bestselling anthology. Winners chosen just after midnight on Wednesday, December 21st.
Thanks everyone for making publication day for The Dollmaker, The Forgotten Files Book 2, one of the most fun and successful ever. We had a blast with the all day giveaway party and I had my best first day on sale ever at Amazon. So, let’s keep the celebration going with a thank you giveaway that introduces two winners (Book 2, get it?) to The Forgotten Files with print editions of The Shark. Enter below and, while you’re waiting to hear if you’ve won, you’re invited to enjoy excerpts of The Shark and The Dollmaker.
Happy Summer! The temp has been in the 90s and, despite it getting a bit too toasty some days, I love my southern summers and all the visiting and activities that come along with it. However, that doesn’t mean I can’t get into the winter holiday spirit long enough to share a giveaway and to let you know that Our First Christmas is being re-released this September.
A USA Today best-seller, the collection features novellas from Lisa Jackson (Under the Mistletoe), me (A Ranger for Christmas), Mary Carter (A Southern Christmas) and Cathy Lamb (Christmas in Montana).
Ready for a touch of holiday romance? If so, I hope you’ll enter for a chance to win a copy of Our First Christmas
Thanks for all the great response to recent Forensic Friday posts and excerpts. I’ve enjoyed pulling from the research for my Morgan Family novel, Vulnerable, and my brand new The Forgotten Files debut title, The Shark. And I hope everyone’s been enjoying the excerpts included with the forensic facts.
However, in the interest of taking advantage of the beautiful weather and spending more time out of doors with the pups, I’m taking a Forensic Friday summer hiatus. Watch for more facts and law enforcement info as fall approaches.
In the meantime, I’m celebrating Audiobook month–June!—with a new Grab the Evidence Bag Giveaway. Content will be a surprise, but they are recent titles and this time around we’ll have three winners. Are you a fan of audiobooks? If so, please check out all my audiobook editions.
I hope you’ll enter for a chance to win. Happy Audiobook Month to you!
Publication day is almost upon us. The Shark, the first of my The Forgotten Files novels, is already on sale and will be officially published this Tuesday, May 24th. I hope you’ll want to meet “The Shark”and put him on the top of your TBR pile. Until then, I hope you’ll take a moment to read an excerpt or check out the early reviews.
In the meantime, you’re invited to share the publication day excitement by gambling to win a copy of The Shark via the entry below.
But hurry! The giveaway ends Tuesday at midnight. Good luck!
Michelle of Wernersville, Pennsylvania is the winner of last week’s Grab the Evidence Bag Giveaway. Congrats, Michelle!
Tonight, this week’s evidence bag giveaway is just beginning. I’m sharing another chance to win and debuting a new, exclusive to maryburton.com excerpt from The Shark, the first of my The Forgotten File novels! I hope you enjoy it.
Again, if you gave it a shot last week and and didn’t win, take another chance. Enter below and you may be the one to receive the next evidence bag of books.
In the meanwhile, here’s Virginia State Police Trooper Riley Tatum and Agent Dakota Sharp on their way to question the parents of a victim . . .
As they drove in silence, she thought about the playing cards hidden in her house. A thousand miles and a dozen years separated her and the day someone had given her those cards. She had no forensic evidence or memories she could attach to the cards. And with Hanna’s adoption looming, just the suggestion of a link to a serial killer could derail the final judgment. Still, the cards couldn’t be ignored.
“Have you considered entering the murder in ViCAP?” she asked.
“The FBI database? Why?”
“The playing cards found with the victim are distinctive. The handwritten word Loser on each is a signature.”
He cursed under his breath. “Don’t make this more than it is.”
Gripping the wheel, she pulled herself up a little straighter. “I disagree. They have a distinctive look. I bet they’re custom made. It’s worth a shot.”
“Anything federal amounts to a shit-ton of paperwork.”
“I’ll do it.”
He groaned and rubbed his eyes. “You don’t want to deal with the feds.”
“You don’t like the feds?”
“We’ve crossed swords before.”
“But it’s the only hard evidence we have at the moment,” she coaxed. “You’ve got to admit the cards are different.”
He tensed as she sped up to merge into highway traffic. “The cards are unique.”
“Like I said, I can help.”
He glanced at her, eyebrow raised as if searching. “What aren’t you telling me?”