Stilettos and Sniper Rifles
by Gail Koger
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GENRE: Action/adventure/comedy/romance
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BLURB: I’ve
been a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy for four years. Most folks don’t have a
clue about what a cop deals with every day. Like a pack of attack chihuahuas, a
monkey with a bad case of diarrhea, a hungry python, a Brahma bull named
Bodacious and a six-foot iguana.
And that is just the critters. Now let me tell you
about the two-legged varmints. Such as a three-hundred-pound biker who got a
bit irate when I zapped him with a stun gun, or a murderous nun, and let’s not
forget the senior citizens having an orgy. Ugh.
My personal life isn’t much better. Off duty I’m a ballroom dancer which everyone
makes fun of. I love competitive
dancing; I get to meet a lot of people who aren’t trying to kill me. Ok, there
was one incident, but hey, shit happens. At a dance competition Detective
Sergeant Dante Delgado waltzed into my life. My girly parts yelled yee-haw,
he’s the one. Now, if I can only get him to do the tango with me.
Law enforcement isn’t for the fainthearted. Are you
brave enough to enter my world?
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Excerpt One:
Out of the
corner of my eye I caught a flash of movement and I instinctively spun to face
the threat. My jaw dropped. Zorro stood there. I examined him from the top of
his black hat to his knee-high boots. He was a couple of inches taller than me,
and his muscular body rivaled my dad’s.
“Nice costume.”
He bowed
elegantly. “Thank you, my lady.”
His low,
gravelly voice sent goosebumps over my body. Lordy, I could listen to him all
night. His dance partner was one lucky girl. “What dance are you doing tonight?”
His white teeth
flashed in the darkness. “A routine I created and you?”
“Something that
has never been done before.”
Zorro stepped
closer and I caught the tantalizing scent of sandalwood. “I can’t wait to see
you dance.” His gaze focused on something behind me.
I let my police
demeanor take over and turned to face my opponent.
“What are you
wearing?” Ichabod demanded.
I could have
asked him the same question. His gaudy, red-sequined tux had flared legs, and
he was wearing men’s high heels. “The pants hide my knee brace and I thought we
could do something different tonight.”
“We will stick
to our routine.” Ichabod snapped and stormed off.
I chuckled.
Boy, was he in for a surprise.
“He needs to
learn how to treat a lady,” Zorro said.
“Don’t worry.
His time is coming.” I smiled at Zorro.
“Good luck, and I love the cape.”
He held out a
gloved hand. “I’m Dante.”
“Gemma.” I took
his hand.
Gazing into my
eyes, Dante raised my fingers to his lips and pressed a sensual kiss on my
scraped knuckles. My skin heated, and my girly parts yelled Yee-haw. “We will
meet again.” With a swirl of his cape, he followed Ichabod into the ballroom.
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In this book, we hear the harried and hilarious adventures of a tough-as-nails cop broad as she deals with such house calls like chihuahuas attacking a postal worker, getting pummeled by a granny with a cane, and searching for a lost monkey. I liked the candid, snarky tone in the narrative.
But when she wasn’t out there trying to make the community a safer place, Gemma Stone was a ballroom dancer in her off-time. Of course, her dance partner—someone who called himself her boyfriend—was a narcissistic jerk, and I was glad when she cuffed him on stage and got rid of him. Unfortunately, that act was not without its consequences as it would seem the guy and a crazy, bible-toting nun were out for revenge against Gemma. Good thing her mama taught her how to shoot a sniper rifle.
It's just one crazy thing after another here. I didn’t really like that it sometimes got too technical in police and gun terminology, but Gemma certainly brings the reader back with her sharp wit for the most part. There wasn’t too much action as Gemma was laid up with physical injuries, so that was slightly disappointing.
Overall, this was a fairly good
read.
Rating:
3 stars
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I was a 9-1-1 dispatcher for the Glendale Police Department and to keep from going totally bonkers – I mean people have no idea what a real emergency is. Take this for example: I answered, “9-1-1 emergency, what’s your emergency?” And this hysterical woman yelled, “My bird is in a tree.” Sometimes I really couldn’t help myself, so I said, “Birds have a tendency to do that, ma’am.” The woman screeched, “No! You don’t understand. My pet parakeet is in the tree. I’ve just got to get him down.” Like I said, not a clue. “I’m sorry ma’am but we don’t get birds out of trees.” The woman then cried, “But… What about my husband? He’s up there, too.” See what I had to deal with? To keep from hitting myself repeatedly in the head with my phone I took up writing.
Author links: www.gailkoger.com
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1598719.Gail_Koger
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https://www.bookbub.com/authors/gail-koger
http://www.amazon.com/Gail-Koger/e/B001K838BY
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ReplyDeleteWhat are your favorite scenes in the book?
ReplyDeleteThe monkey scene
DeleteFrom attack chihuahuas to murderous nuns, Deputy Gemma Stone’s job is never dull.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your review thoughts.
ReplyDeleteThe title and cover looks great.
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