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Julie Miller Newsletter & Giveaway

Dear Readers,

Erin Go Bragh to my Irish friends.  Happy March to everyone.  Is it roaring in like a lion, or creeping in like a lamb where you are? Looks like it’s going to be roaring in here where I live—because I just can’t get enough of this bitter cold and snow—not!  Hopefully, the old wives’ tale will hold true to form, and by month’s end, spring and gentler weather will be here to stay.

February was a busy month for me!  I celebrated another birthday.  Got some lovely flowers for Valentine’s Day.  Finished up a play I directed for my local community theater (TWELVE ANGRY MEN)—and the production was really special, if I do say so myself.   Plus, I finished up my book for November.  CROSSFIRE CHRISTMAS is the new title for the book that started off as Kidnapped By A Cop.  This one is a holiday thriller with a wounded hero (literally and emotionally) and a spunky heroine who teaches him about love and trust. So mark your calendars for CROSSFIRE CHRISTMAS!

In other cool news—I was asked to write a free online read novella that will run throughout the month of June at the www.Harlequin.com website.  It doesn’t have a title yet, but it’s going to be a prequel to my August release, KCPD PROTECTOR.  You won’t have to read the prequel to know what’s going on in KCPD PROTECTOR, but it’s a free read!  So I hope you’ll indulge in some extra romantic suspense starting June 1^st.

Coming in April!

Also, on the independent front…for you e-readers out there, I’ll be releasing a boxed set of three of my big romantic suspense books under the title, MAKE MINE A MARINE next month.  Can you guess what all the heroes used to do for a living?  As my dad said, “Once a Marine, always a Marine.”  Yes, these are previously published titles—but they’ve been updated and re-edited, and the set will be available at a bargain price!  Many of you have let me know that you’d like to see some bigger books from me.  So here’s a taste.  I hope you’ll love them!

This month I’m continuing to revisit some of my favorite stories and share them with readers.  Be sure to check out my Contests & Fun Page http://www.juliemiller.org/contests_&_fun.htm to read an excerpt from PROTECTING PLAIN JANE.  I’ve always had a thing for those big bruiser heroes with a heart of gold beneath that gruff & tough exterior.  I hope you’ll enjoy this excerpt, too.  And enter for a chance to win one of my backlist titles!

So what's the weather like in your part of the world? Still dealing with an arctic vortex? Are plants budding in your yard?  Or simply share what is your favorite season of the year and why.  I'll give away a copy of one of my backlist titles to one lucky poster.

Happy Reading!

Julie

Happier Endings

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Did you ever wish you could have more of a certain story?  Well, here's one chance to read more of a book.  In honor of Intrigue month, I'm sharing a free bonus epilogue scene with readers from my March Intrigue, TACTICAL ADVANTAGE.  When I first wrote this story (maybe I was subconsciously writing a new single title novel?), it ran a bit long for Intrigue and my editor asked me to cut about 20 pages.  In other words, there was more to the story than what made it into the final published book.  I tightened some of the book, but a few of the snippets and scenes I dearly loved just had to be cut.  They didn't affect the main mystery or relationship, so for the many of you who have already read TACTICAL ADVANTAGE, don't worry that you may have missed something important.  I didn't cut anything pertinent to solving the mystery of the Rose Red Rapist and the Cleaner.  But, like most of you, I love a good happily ever after.  And, while those intense 48+ hours between Detective Nick Fensom and CSI Annie Hermann ended on an appropriately exciting moment, I thought some of you might appreciate a lengthier version of Nick & Annie's happily-ever-after.

So here it is... the original epilogue I wrote for TACTICAL ADVANTAGE.  It starts here and finishes on my website at www.juliemiller.org.  Enjoy the enriched ending... and explore my website to find an excerpt from my June Intrigue, ASSUMED IDENTITY, a Book GiveAway contest to enter, my monthly newsletter and much more. 

TACTICAL ADVANTAGE

(Excerpt)

By

Julie Miller

©2013

Epilogue

1 1/2 months later

            “Reitzie.”  Annie lifted the lazy Siamese from the domino tumble of picture frames on the mantel where he was lounging while Nick carried up their overnight bags from their weekend getaway to St. Louis.  She set the cat on the floor and shooed him off to find where his counterpart, G.B., was hiding.

            In between unbuttoning her coat and untying the pink scarf that Grandma Connie had knit for her, she straightened one beloved picture after another.  When she reached the mutilated photo from the Baseball Hall of Fame, she smiled.  Without feeling one pang of regret, she opened up her paisley messenger bag and pulled out one of the souvenir post cards she’d bought on their trip and quickly swapped out the old picture for the new one.  She crumpled the memory of her ex-fiancé in her fist and tossed it into the trash.

            “There.”  Annie was admiring the new picture of Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and the new memory it represented, when Nick came in.  He locked the door behind him and hung up their coats.  She pulled the new picture on the mantel to a more prominent position.  “That’s better.”

            Nick came up behind her to wind an arm around her waist and doff a salute to the statue of Stan ‘the Man’ Musial.  “Much better.  Maybe Stan and your dad are up in heaven playing some catch right now.”

            Feeling a pang of melancholy, Annie leaned back against his solid warmth, and found even more comfort when he slipped the other arm around her as well, and pressed a kiss against her cheek.  The sadness quickly passed and she folded her hands over his, soaking in all the miraculous changes in her life since that fateful New Year’s Eve.

            She had a reason to celebrate the holidays now…

Read the rest of the story at <http://www.juliemiller.org/contests_&_fun.htm#BonusExcerpt> 

Available May 21, 2013

Oh, and because I'm so excited to share my latest Beauty & the Beast romantic suspense, ASSUMED IDENTITY, I'll give away a copy here to one lucky poster.  Beauty & the Beast is my all-time favorite romantic storyline--what's yours?  (cowboys, men in uniform, amnesia, secret baby, friends becoming lovers, enemies becoming lovers, whatever)  I'll stop by through the day to chat, and ask my dog Maggie to pick a winner from all the comments and post it tomorrow.

Enjoy!

Julie Miller