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Kara Comes Clean – Gift Read her Story Anytime

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Kara Comes Clean. My name is Kara Cartwright. Some people think I’ve got a chip on my shoulder, but what I really have is a wound in my heart. That wound was inflicted in Riverton, New York, a place everybody else seems to love.

Kara Comes Clean. Too many of my Riverton memories are painful. From the heartbreaking fate of my mentally ill mother, to the day I met Anthony Benton, a cruel man who preys on the vulnerability of others, especially women. Nine years ago, I was one of those women, vulnerable and naïve and making the worst choice of my life.

Kara Comes Clean. I’d lost the man I loved, and I was shattered. Anthony Benton promised comfort and protection. He gave brutality instead, until I was finally able to escape from him, and from Riverton.

Kara Comes Clean. Unfortunately, that meant I also had to leave Aunt Dee, the one person in the North Country I truly cherished. Other than Matt Kalli, of course, the person who destroyed my heart.

Kara Comes Clean. Now, Aunt Dee has died and left me her big old house on Flower Street, but with some strings attached. I’m in Riverton to untangle those strings, then leave here asap. That is my plan, and I intend to stick to it, like hard winter ice sticks to a North Country highway.

Kara Comes Clean. I have remade myself and my life since I was last here. I’m no longer either shattered or vulnerable. I am quite the opposite as a matter of fact, strong and independent and in charge of my life. Or so I think, before the old hurts and confusion return the moment I drive into town with a dead cell phone and unsettling realities assaulting my heart.

Kara Comes Clean. Maybe that explains my hare-brained impulse to call Matt Kalli from the ancient phone booth I can hardly believe still stands on the corner next to the Victory Diner. I have been in Riverton less than half an hour, and I’m already making foolish choices. Kara Comes Clean. Maybe I haven’t changed as much as I thought, which makes me more than a little shaky in my no-nonsense hard-heeled boots. AND, I don’t yet know Anthony Benton has been murdered. OR, that I could be a prime suspect. What I do know is that I have definitely taken A Wrong Way Home.

Alice Orr – www.aliceorrbooks.com

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A Wrong Way Home – Riverton Road Romantic Suspense Book 1 – Matt & Kara’s Story – is a FREE Kindle eBook HERE. Danger & romance explode in a red-hot read. Don’t miss it.

A Time of Fear & LovingFor yet another great read and fiery ride – readers recommend Alice’s latest novel. A Time of Fear & Loving – Riverton Road Romantic Suspense Book 5. Available HERE

What readers say about A Time of Fear & Loving. “I never want an Alice Orr book to end.” “Alice Orr is the queen of ramped-up stakes and page-turning suspense.” “Warning. Don’t read before bed. You won’t want to sleep.” “The tension in this novel is through the roof.”
“A budding romance that sizzles in the background until it ignites with passion.”
“The best one yet, Alice!”

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FREE BOOKS GIVEAWAY – A Villain for Vanessa – Gift for 5 Days

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#FREE #Books #Giveaway. Autumn in the North Country and everything is on fire. Fabulously flaming trees. Red hot passion about to ignite. Blood-red murder smoldering in the vengeful heart of A Villain for Vanessa.

#FREE #Books #Giveaway. I loved conjuring this story. Now I love giving it away. Vanessa, in search of a warm family embrace, finds terror and sorrow and a wild river to drown her deep. Bobby, struggling to keep his loved ones safe, sees them dash toward destruction instead. A Villain for Vanessa book over art

#FREE #Books #Giveaway. I’m thrilled by the response to this story which was a rollercoaster ride to write. What readers say about A Villain for Vanessa. “Tightly written suspense with tension, shifts and twists that don’t let you look away.” “I was gripped before I was off the first page.” “The mystery gets tighter and tighter while the romance gets hotter and hotter.”

#FREE #Books #Giveaway. I reveled in recreating the place where I once walked among swirling leaves beneath thrashing branches beside that roiling river. Like Vanessa, my heart pounded as the wind rose. The same furious winds whipped my imagination to frenzy as I wrestled each scene onto the pages of A Villain for Vanessa.

#FREE #Books #Giveaway. We dare you to join us, Vanessa and me, careening past catastrophe, squealing through narrow escapes, a runaway speedboat toward conflagration. Your free ticket awaits – RIGHT HERE – Today/Thursday, October 25th, through Monday, October 29th. Enjoy the ride called A Villain for Vanessa.

Alice Orr – www.aliceorrbooks.com

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For yet another great read and fiery ride – don’t miss Alice’s latest novel. A Time of Fear & Loving – Riverton Road Romantic Suspense Book 5. Available HERE. Look for all of Alice’s books HERE.

A Time of Fear & LovingWhat readers say about A Time of Fear & Loving. “I never want an Alice Orr book to end.” “Alice Orr is the queen of ramped-up stakes and page-turning suspense.” “Warning. Don’t read before bed. You won’t want to sleep.” “The tension in this novel is through the roof.”
“A budding romance that sizzles in the background until it ignites with passion.”
“The best one yet, Alice!”

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How to Make Giveaways the Best Fun Ever

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Coconut Body LotionQuestion: Can you tell us what it’s like to run a non-book giveaway?

Answer: It’s great. I’m in the middle of my second one now.

The first was a replica of the coffee mug sitting next to me this morning. Brown letters on ivory ceramic spell out, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.” The mug was given to me by my grandchildren so it is precious and personal. The words are precious and personal too. I smile each time I read them.

This time, I wanted a gift from my new story A Villain for Vanessa – Riverton Road Romantic Suspense Book 4. There’s emphasis on a jacket, but I can’t afford several of those. How about the lighthouse? If somebody sent me a miniature lighthouse I’d think, “One more trinket to dust,” and take it to the neighborhood thrift store that benefits at-risk children.

Back when I was publishing Harlequin Intrigue novels, I had a perfect solution for the giveaway dilemma. I’d embed an item in the story, and give away a replica of it at book signings after publication. My last Intrigue plot is a good example.

Dear Santa’s hero and heroine Vic and Katherine try to save two very at-risk children, Coyote and Sprite, from serious danger during the holiday season. In a poignant yuletide scene, Sprite hangs a sparkling glass angel ornament on an evergreen tree.

I don’t remember how many crystal angels I ordered, but they were everywhere in our house. Plus spools of red ribbon printed with the title and small, clear bags covered in snowflake images. We sat on the floor. My husband Jonathan bagged the angels. I tied ribbons.

I led lots of writing workshops back then. I trundled those packets with me each time, for the book signings after my presentation. More than once, an airport security person stared askance at the x-ray machine. “Angels,” I would say, and they’d let me through.

More recently, I was wishing I’d included Vanessa’s version of a crystal angel in her story, when a solution occurred to me. Much of the book happens at a spa. I’d give away something associated with that setting. That was when the real fun began. Shopping!

I spent happy hours online playing with possibilities. Everything from way-to-pricey items to way-too-chintzy ones. All the while I was circling, more or less deliberately, toward the ideal destination for me. Things that make you smell good and feel better.

I settled on Oahu Coconut Sunset Shea and Vitamin E Body Lotion from Bath and Body Works, a great match for my spa fantasy.

I placed the order, smiling almost as wide as I do when I read my grandkids’ mug. I love giving presents. Don’t you? Soon I’ll be giving presents to contest winners. I can hardly wait for the July 11th drawing. That will be the best fun of all.

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Email “I’ll meet you at the spa,” to aliceorrbooks@gmail.com to be entered in the Spa Lotion Giveaway Contest.  A Villain for Vanessa and my other books are available from Amazon HERE and most other online book retailers at their websites.