September 21, 2006

HOW GREEN IS MY VALLEY …

All the tourists are gone.

Well, they haven’t really — it seems the empty-nester wave has arrived now that the kids are back in school, but their wave is small, and the ‘beaches’ are blissfully empty — and the entire place feels like MINE!!

Thank you so much for the congrats, everyone. Have I mentioned how much I love my editor??

And for those who asked, the first two books are linked. The first features heroine Dr. Emily Carlin — a psychologist and profiler (she’s named after my intrepid webmistress :)). Emily comes across the biggest challenge of her professional and personal life when she is contracted to infiltrate the lair of, and profile, the darkly-seductive and notoriously dangerous mercenary Jean-Charles Laroque — Le Diable — who is not quite what meets the eye.

And the second book picks up with Luke Stone, a rough-around-the-edges Australian ex-bodyguard (you can see his bio on this page). Stone has vowed never, ever to take another close protection job, but when it becomes clear that beautiful Asian-American journalist, Jess Chan, will most certainly die if he doesn’t — and soon — he simply doesn’t have a choice. Stone and Jess are lurched into a death-defying race to expose a very sinister organization before that same organization kills Jess. Needless to say … the passion simmers as the tension ratchets up.

Both Stone and Dr. Carlin are working for the Shadow Soldier force introduced in my trilogy and the overall plot arc ties to corruption at the heart of the US spy agency. The working titles are DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, and DANCE WITH THE DRAGON, but I suspect that may well change.

The third book will be a standalone, something a little different

My Path: Rainbow

My Distance: 55:34 mins

My Beat: The Witches Song - Marianne Faithfull

Posted by Loreth @ 10:48 pm | THE RUNNING LIFE, THE WHISTLER LIFE, THE WRITING LIFE

2 Responses to “HOW GREEN IS MY VALLEY …”

On September 22nd, 2006 at 8:53 am
Jill Says:

Belated congrats!!!
On September 22nd, 2006 at 11:26 am
Meretta Says:

I LOVE the working titles, Loreth. I hope SRS keeps them. And great premises. Can’t wait to read these ones as well. Congratulations again!!

MANHUNTER dishes up “Creepy chills” - 1st review is in!

After Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Gabe Caruso can’t save his fiancee from a sadistic serial killer, he has trouble dealing with the guilt. His only consolation is that he put the man in jail. Cutting himself off, Gabe takes a post in Black Arrow Falls, a small town in the Yukon. There, he meets tracker Silver Karvonen, a woman with secrets of her own. Both are stunned to feel the pull of attraction. Then the killer escapes, and Gabe knows that trouble is on the way. Loreth Anne White serves up some creepy chills in Manhunter (4), as a serial killer wages both psychological and physical warfare. This compelling tale, part of the Wild Country series, features two emotionally scarred people who discover that being together makes them stronger.

—Sandra Garcia-Myers

“THE HEART OF A RENEGADE is a skillfully crafted novel, packed with complex characters involved in a well-used plot line; however, it is innovatively done. Loreth Anne White’s pacing is superb, maintaining ever mounting intensity as the story plays out. This story is rich with detail, and a plot that could be expanded to a 450 page hardcover. That said, it does not feel as if it were condensed but evolves in the expected manner only to twist and turn a bit adding interest and suspense. The dynamics between Jessica and Luke are extraordinarily well handled.

White is a very gifted author and whose future novels will be sought out by this reviewer.”

–Thea Davis

A TOP PICK from Romantic Times BOOKreview for THE HEART OF A RENEGADE

“Luke Stone is just like a stone. After his pregnant wife is murdered, he closes up emotionally, until his employer asks him to protect Jessica Chan, who’s a target of the Chinese Triad Dragons for attempting to expose their atrocities. Luke doesn’t want to be responsible for anyone, and he’s surprised to find a kindred spirit in Jessica. When they’re on the run with only each other to lean on, their emotional barriers crumble. The Heart of a Renegade (4.5) is an action ride full of thrills and surprises and a love story that will make your heart beat faster.

Loreth Anne White has expanded her Shadow Soldiers series, and intriguing and dynamic characters continue to make it compelling.

—Sandra Garcia-Myers

And a five-star review from CataRomance.com:

From the instance THE HEART OF A RENEGADE starts, one will take an indrawn breath and continue to gasp until the explosive ending. The danger is believably suspenseful with heart-pounding threats, and how they are carried out is terrifying realistic. Just when one thinks all is going smoothly for the hero and heroine, more peril crops up and they must once again fight for their lives.

Luke and Jessica are one of the most endearing couples about whom I have had the pleasure to read, and their compelling story profoundly touched me. Whether they are fleeing from the enemy or expressing exactly how they feel on a subject, their actions are authentic and make them seem very true-to-life. Ms. White had me caring for this couple and what the future holds for them, causing numerous tension-filled moments during the story. THE HEART OF A RENEGADE masterfully evokes images and feelings to create an enthralling plus emotional story which never disappoints.
–Amelia Richard

SEDUCING THE MERCENRY earns Cata award