Showing posts with label Carol Kilgore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carol Kilgore. Show all posts

IWSG & Secrets of Honor

Wednesday, June 4, 2014



Today is IWSG post day. ‘The purpose of the IWSG is to share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!’

The co-hosts for this month are C. Lee McKenzie, Tracy Jo, Melanie Schulz, and LG Keltner!

If your IWSG needs a little love, hop on over to the Facebook group and post your link in the assigned thread.  Last, but not least, do remember to visit other IWSGers today. 


Today, I’m not so much insecure as undecided. Having launched several books and done different things each time, I sometimes feel like a hamster on a wheel when I have something new in the pipeline. I wanna do something different, but my overworked brain doesn’t necessarily want to cooperate with me. I’ve decided to release my next book by my birthday, which is June 28. I’m still racking my brain as to what I should do in celebration of this book’s birth. I may try for something fun and easy or I may skip the hoopla (not a good thing).

What are your insecurities today? 

Please scroll down for details of what sounds like a fascinating story. Carol is sharing her cover this week!

  

Sometimes, a woman has to do what a woman has to do . . . even when she knows she shouldn't.

By the end of a long evening working as a special set of eyes for the presidential security detail, all Kat Marengo wants is to kick off her shoes and stash two not-really-stolen rings in a secure spot. Plus, maybe sleep with Dave Krizak. No, make that definitely sleep with Dave Krizak. The next morning, she wishes her new top priorities were so simple.
 
As an operative for a covert agency buried in the depths of the Department of Homeland Security, Kat is asked to participate in a matter of life or death—locate a kidnapped girl believed to be held in Corpus Christi, Texas. Since the person doing the asking is the wife of the president and the girl is the daughter of the first lady’s dearest friend, it’s hard to say no.

Kat and Dave quickly learn the real stakes are higher than they or the first lady believed and will require more than any of them bargained for.

The kicker? They have twenty-four hours to find the girl—or the matter of life or death will become more than a possibility.

BIO

Carol Kilgore
Carol writes grocery lists, texts to her family, new lyrics to old songs for her dogs, love notes to her husband, and novels for herself. And for you. In between, she blogs weekly at Under the Tiki Hut and is active on Facebook and Twitter.

She sees mystery and subterfuge everywhere. And she’s a sucker for a good love story—especially ones with humor and mystery. Crime Fiction with a Kiss gives her the latitude to mix and match throughout the broad mystery and romance genres. Having flexibility makes her heart happy.

LINKS

You can connect with Carol and her books here:

Crime Fiction with a Kiss

Monday, January 7, 2013



Today, I’m helping to spread the word on Carol Kilgore’s upcoming book, Solomon’s Compass. The story is crime fiction intertwined with romance – a good combination in my book. So here goes:-





The death of her beloved uncle, Randy Rankin, brings US Coast Guard Commander Taylor Campbell back to Texas to take care of his estate and find out if he really did bury his treasure. Jake Solomon’s job is to make sure Rankin’s killer doesn’t set his sights on CDR Campbell. Set along the Texas Gulf Coast, SOLOMON’S COMPASS is a story of love, loyalty, and the value of keeping a promise.





Carol Kilgore is an award-winning author of several published short stories and many essays and articles. Solomon’s Compass is her second novel, a blend of mystery, suspense, and romance she calls Crime Fiction with a Kiss – always at least one crime; always a love story. Carol and her Coast Guard husband live in San Antonio, Texas, with two herding dogs that like nothing better than pack time on the patio.

You can find Carol here:

Finding the Golden Nugget - Best Marketing Mix

Monday, July 9, 2012


You know how sometimes you start a project and it’s slow going and then inspiration strikes and you can’t stop writing? I had one such experience yesterday. I wrote up a storm and got all of two chapters written. Not a lot of words by some standards, but for someone who writes in dribs and drabs these days, anything over a thousand words is a major achievement.

I’ve been doing other stuff too as you’ll know if you’ve been following the posts over the last couple of weeks. I took out a Facebook ad this past week, but pulled the plug on that after a few days. I think advertising there works better for me when I’m just after ‘likes’. 

A Jamaican Christmas Under the Tiki Hut!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011


I visited a few blogs this morning and only then did I realize how much I miss dropping in and chatting with other writers.  Time has been in short supply around here, but I loooong to get back to reading, editing and writing. 
Poinsettia

Today, one of my characters is visiting with Carol Kilgore, Under the Tiki Hut. If you have a moment, drop in and see what a Jamaican Christmas is like.
Also, Tracy Sumner is giving away a set of three books here on Friday. Make sure you enter for that here