Blurb:
Seven
year old Olivia Baxter and her dog vanish while playing in the front yard of
her family's home. After a week of searching, Olivia's body was suddenly found
in the closet, even after the police had thoroughly investigated the home.
Ethan Franco is a troubled journalist working for the Washington Gazette. His
inability to move on from the past has deflated the passion he had for his
career, causing him to lose his edge. Frustrated with Ethan Franco, but not
wanting to lose his once star journalist, Editor-in-Chief, Jameson Stone
assigns him a story to cover as a last chance to prove he could be the reporter
he once was.
Ethan Franco begins his investigation into the mysterious death of Olivia
Baxter and other unexplained disappearances, believing there may be a
connection in the cases. No sooner did Franco begin his investigation then he
realizes he is being tailed by government agencies.
Large footprints in the woods, strange sounds, foul stenches, and a looming
government presence become pieces of the puzzle in cases of the missing.
Inspired by real events, the author of the Bohemian Grove trilogy and the
Apocalypse brings forth a story that has been kept a secret for over a century
-- a story that a large group of people are still trying to keep under wraps.
Excerpt:
Just
as Michael reached for the pot of coffee, replaying that scene in his head for
the thousandth time, a noise from the back room stopped him. Claire was closest
to the hallway where the sound came from and she spun around quickly, drawing
her gun.
Deena
shot up to her feet, her eyes bright with concern. “Who’s back there?” she
whispered to the officers.
The
Captain shook his head. No one was back there. Michael had checked the bedrooms
just an hour before, like he had done every morning, hoping to find some
missing clue as to Olivia’s sudden disappearance. Claire backed up to the north
side of the hallway while Sean and Craig flanked the other side, their guns
drawn as well.
The
noise came again, clearer this time. “Is that a dog?” Claire whispered, her
eyebrows drawn together in a deep V.
Whimpers
filled the home, followed by – scratching? Claire narrowed her eyes as they
made their way quickly down the hallway toward Olivia’s bedroom, with Michael
leading. As they entered her room it was clear where the noise came from.
“I
think that’s our dog,” Deena said, wide-eyed.
The
rangers all exchanged looks. The family dog had disappeared the same morning as
Olivia.
Michael
approached Olivia’s closet door and motioned for Craig and Sean to flank his
right. He opened the door in one quick motion just as the frightened looking
dog bounced out of the closet, causing Michael to stumble back at the sight
inside.
Deena’s
tortured scream pierced the air as she fell to the floor, crawling over to the
dead body of her little girl, curled up on the closet floor.
T.M. So how did you get started writing?
I was listening to a song on the radio while taking a bath one
night when I had an idea of a woman I wanted to write. Since my background was
business and marketing I thought I’d write a blog around this empowering women
that might inspire my clients. Next thing I knew, I had a full-length
science-fiction novel.
What’s the one genre you haven’t written
in yet that you’d like to?
I’m not limited by my genre. If I wanted to write something, I’d
write it – whether I think I’d be good at it or not. That doesn’t mean I’d
necessarily get it published, but I would definitely follow my heart in writing
what compels me.
Are there any genres you won’t read or
write in? Why?
I can’t see myself writing military – I just don’t have an
interest in it. Which means I don’t really read it either. If I even tried I’d
do a terrible job. I don’t know the first thing about the genre or even
anything about the military.
There are so many genres out there that I’m sure there’s plenty
that I haven’t read. But I really do try to read everything I can. With that
said, if someone really recommended a military book to me that they loved I’d
be open to reading it. It’s just not something that’s on the table right now.
So, what are you working on right now?
Got any releases planned, or still writing?
I’m finishing my Bohemian Grove trilogy (The first book that
started my career in 2013) and also my stand alone
psychological-thriller/horror called Children at the Window. Both due out this
Spring and Summer. I have a very full 2015 and 2016 writing schedule which I
keep my readers up-to-date on, on my blog.
Alright, now for some totally random,
fun questions. Favorite color?
Probably baby blue or grey or pink. I seem to own a lot of
things in those colors.
Favorite movie?
There are so many! Thomas Crown Affair,
Something’s Gotta Give, It’s Complicated, Ever After, Seven, We’re the Millers,
The Others, Oceans 11, Last Holiday, Hunger Games…
Alright, you have one superpower. What
is it?
Being invincible. I’d love to see what really goes on in the White House – and publishers offices.
You can have dinner with any 3 people,
dead, alive, fictitious, etc. Who are they?
Thor, Cleopatra, Charlie Chaplin – I can’t think of a more
interesting experience than that!
Last question: Which of your characters are you most like and how/why?
Carter from the Bohemian Grove trilogy. I write a lot of horror
so I’d like to think I’m not like the characters in those books.
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Author Bio and Links:
T.M.
Williams began her writing career by accident when a song inspired a story.
Once she discovered the writing bug she couldn't stop. Since starting her
writing career late in 2012 she has gone on to write several more novels,
including two Amazon best-sellers.
She
writes Experimental Fiction and Non-Fiction. She is also a freelance
journalist, copywriter, and public speaker.
Job Hunt
by: Jackie Keswick
You don’t greet your new boss dressed like an underage rent boy. But when Jack Horwood—ace hacker and ex-MI6 operative—opens the door to Gareth Flynn, he's too busy to worry over details like that. And anyway, his potential new boss is his former Commanding Officer – the same guy Jack has had a crush on since he was seventeen. So he should understand, right?
When he applied for the job in Nancarrow Mining's corporate security division, Jack had hoped for peaceful days repelling cyber attacks. Maybe a bit of corporate espionage on the side. His plans didn't include rescuing abused children, hunting pimps, or dealing with his overly protective and hot-as-hell boss, Gareth Flynn.
Walking away is not an option. Jack never takes the easy way out. More than that, meeting Gareth raises old ghosts that Jack needs to put to rest. Rescuing kids. Taking risks. Saving the day. Jack can do all that – but deciding what to do about his attraction to Gareth isn’t the sort of cloak-and-dagger game Jack plays well. Yet Gareth, strong and smart and always on hand when needed, might be Jack’s salvation. 
Jackie Keswick was born behind the Iron Curtain with itchy feet, a bent for rocks and a recurrent dream of stepping off a bus in the middle of nowhere to go home. She's worked in a hospital and as the only girl with 52 men on an oil rig, spent a winter in Moscow and a summer in Iceland and finally settled in the country of her dreams with her dream team: a husband, a cat, a tandem, a hammer and a laptop.
Jackie loves stories about unexpected reunions and second chances, and men who don't follow the rules when those rules are stupid. She has a thing for green eyes and tight cyclist's butts and is a great believer in making up soundtracks for everything, including her characters and the cat.
And she still hasn't found the place where the bus stops. 
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