Julianna Baptiste, a feisty bodyguard, finds
her new job tedious, that is until her boss, the evasive Jackson Haynes, spikes
her curiosity. Who is behind the vicious threats to his beautiful wife and why
is he interested in two estranged siblings?
Mark works for Haynes’s vast company. He’s
hiding from ruthless money launderers.
His teenage sister Ellen has an online friend
whom she has never met. Ellen guards a terrible secret.
For eight years their duplicitous father has
languished in prison, claiming he is innocent of murder. The evidence against
him is overwhelming, so why does Mark persist with an appeal?
Keen to prove her potential as an
investigator, Julianna forces Mark to confront his mistakes. The consequences
will put all their lives in danger.
Pre-order Link
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08X1PN4VH
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08X1PN4VH
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57237006-a-chance-encounter
Trailer - https://youtu.be/g2U11opEcqs
Author Q&A
What
would you consider to be your Kryptonite as an author?
Procrastination.
Favorite
childhood memory involving books?
Not
exactly books. I took a long time to learn to read – I was about seven years
old. I loved Asterix graphic books, and having the visual clues helped with the
reading. Being slow to learn to read shouldn’t be used to judge intelligence,
and no child should be stigmatized for using whatever they need to help them
learn.
Did you
want to be an author when you grew up?
Yes – I
wrote poetry from about eight years old. My first proper short story when I was
ten.
How long, on average, does
it take you to write a book?
It’s either a year or six
years, so my average would be a bit misleading. Some books just take time to
evolve, and I’ve abandoned early versions because I don’t feel ready to tackle
them.
How do you select the names
of your characters?
Easy to type and with the
help of a random generator when I need something unusual. I use the Scrivener
writing tool and it comes with a name generator.
What is your favorite genre
to read?
Historical, especially
Medieval or Tudors, and I prefer mysteries to straight drama. Not a big fan of
Victorian era, although I love Dickens.
What do
you like to do when you’re not writing?
I draw
and play music – I’m a flautist and pianist.
Do you
listen to music when writing?
Yes, but
nothing with lyrics, or at least lyrics in English, as they distract. I have a
‘relaxing music’ playlist that fills the silence and it’s pretty eclectic and
mainly classical.
Would you
ever write under a pseudonym?
Rae Shaw
is my pseudonym for the Crime series I’m writing. My real name, which I also
publish under, is Rachel Walkley.
Do you
have a favorite food/snack/drink when writing (or anytime)?
Tea,
cake, chocolate digestives, fruit smoothies. Brain food, not exactly healthy
stuff!
Author Bio –
Rae Shaw is a pen name for the author
Rachel Walkley.
Rachel is based in the North West of England. She read
her first grown-up detective novel at the age of eleven, which proved to be a
catalyst for filling many shelves with crime books, which still occupy her home
and grow in number whenever she visits a book shop.
As well as crime, Rachel likes to unplug from the real
world and writes mysteries that have a touch of magic woven into family
secrets.
Social
Media Links –
https://twitter.com/RaeShawauthor
Thank you for sharing my book, and the interesting questions.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome! :) And thank you!
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