A Featured Author
for June 2009
J.P. Mercer |
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Incommunicado
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Incommunicado is a world of lies, deceit, and death along the U.S/Mexico border. Set within the panoramic beauty of the unforgiving Sonoran Desert, it is the story of two strong, independent women: Cara Vittore Cipriano, a lawyer who was born to rule the prestigious Cipriano Vineyards; and Jaquelyn "Jake" Biscayne, an FBI forensic pathologist who has made her work her life. Both live in emotional isolation, emotionally scarred, afraid to live, afraid to trust, to love. Until they encounter each other while investigating a serial rapist/murderer who is using the Sonoran Desert as his hunting ground. |
Threads of Destiny
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Threads of Destiny embraces the coastal paradise of Santa Barbara, California, and the beautiful, romantic scenery of its virgin wine country. It’s the story of the powerful Cara Vittore Cipriano and Jacquelyn Lee Biscayne. Cara is a lawyer and Padrone of the prestigious Cipriano Vineyards and Jake, an FBI forensic pathologist, is undercover with the Monsoon Rain Task Force, which is closing in on the Mexican/Colombian cocaine pipeline.
Twisted threads had torn their lives asunder, leaving each to follow their own path toward an undeniable, inevitable fate. Destined to cross |
paths again, their lives will entwine amidst a world of intrigue, cocaine, murder and the relentless search for a ruthless killer.
Talon
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Liberty Starr had just finished FBI training and believed she was doing her patriotic duty when she agreed to join the Talons, an elite covert group formed by the president in response to an atrocious act of terrorism. The Talons and their mission are insidiously corrupted with murder for profit to further the political careers and power by the president’s trusted advisor and his vice president.
Kayla Sinclair was touted as the best woman downhill skier in the world and was predicted to win more medals than any woman in the history of the Olympic Games. Kayla was at the top of her game when an avalanche |
crashed down on her, causing her to spiral into a liquor bottle to escape her losses.
A twist of fate brings these two emotionally damaged women together during a tumultuous time in the history of the country. Liberty discovers the heartbreak of betrayal and becomes the hunted. Can she find peace and absolution? Can she rekindle a small spark of humanity that still burns in a soul that is coated with the blood of those she's killed?
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Notorious “wild child” Sasha Sheppard, the sister of the first woman President of the United States Ingrid Sheppard, is suspected of committing three gruesome murders. The fact that important evidence was leaked immediately to the newspapers has Ingrid suspicious that there are people who will stop at nothing, including framing her sister, to get to her and prevent her from winning a second term in the White House.
Or is it possible that Sasha, whose life has been spinning out of control for years, actually committed the murder? |
Guilty or not, Sasha needs help and Ingrid immediately calls on her best friend and renowned defense attorney Sidney DeRoche. Sidney is shocked and torn, but can’t refuse to help her best friend even though Sasha is the woman who broke her heart. As President of the United States, Ingrid Sheppard has begun to make a significant difference in a country whose people no longer believe in their government. To restore the people's faith and pride of country, and to accomplish her agenda, Ingrid needs another term in office. If defending Sasha will accomplish that, Sidney will put aside her personal feelings and do the job she does so well.
Other dangers threaten. There has been an assassination attempt on Ingrid's life. Liberty Starr, once the deadliest assassin and agent to work for the government, has been asked to come out of seclusion. Her assignment is to protect the first family, including Sasha, and find out who is trying to kill the president. Could the murders and the attempt on the President's life be connected? Twists and turns take the story on a sequence of events that pit Liberty against an old foe, someone who might be better at the game than she is. Will an assassin be able to find an assassin before tragedy consumes both sisters and the many lives they touch? Or will Liberty be the one who ultimately pays the highest price of all?
J.P. Mercer's Biography
J.P. Mercer was born and raised in Montana and intends to return some day, but, for now, lives in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. She enjoys traveling and hasn’t been to all of the interesting places that she would like to see. She finds Arizona inspiring with its various cultures, but she’s also drawn to the village of Carlsbad, California, the vineyards of Santa Barbara and the Rocky Mountains. After many years working as an RN, she now has the time to indulge her many interests besides writing and traveling. Her website is at www.jpmercer.com.
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