SELESTE DELANEY
Seleste discovered early the trick to not being afraid of the monsters under the bed was to turn them into heroes. Since then, she has seen enough of human monsters that she prefers escaping to worlds where even the worst demons must play by the rules and the good guys might end up battered and bruised (or even dead), but they always win.
She resides in southeast Michigan with her kids and a pair of fierce slobber-monsters of her own. In those moments when not battling terrorists, vampires, or rogue clockworks, she loves to interact with readers all over the Internet.
Pen Holloway’s done with men—in real life. Guys in game are so much less drama. But when her partner from Heroes of Fallen Gods invites her to the convention of the year, she panics. What if he’s another jerk? What if he’s not?
Cal Burrows is living his dream of being a spy. One of TRAIT’s misfit spies, but still a spy. It’s the perfect job… until an arms dealer with a taste for blood invades his not-so-secret geek haven. All Cal wanted from ConDamned was to meet his on-line girl. Now, with the threat of mass murder looming, he’s forced to choose between keeping his mission a secret and protecting the girl of his dreams.
Despite their attraction, Pen can’t help but suspect Cal’s hiding something. She also can’t shake the feeling he’s not as much of a stranger as he seems.
The sequel to this book, Conning for Keeps, recently released. I know even with books that can stand alone, a lot of readers prefer to get in on the ground floor and start with the first one. Besides, geeks, gaming, a sci-fi convention, and spies. What more could a girl want?
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ReplyDeleteLoved Seleste's Badlands, and I'd like a chance to read more of her work.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! There is a second book in that series as well (in case you didn't know). It's called Clockwork Mafia :)
DeleteLooks interesting!
ReplyDeleteWould love to read this :)
ReplyDeletePlease Pick me :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like my kind of read!! ( who is Jeffe??? Lol)
ReplyDeleteum, I'm Jeffe... but why do you ask?? was my name on here in some weird way?
DeleteNot your typical romance, which makes it more interesting. What was you inspiration for this book?
ReplyDeleteI used to be a diehard Everquest player and developed some wonderful friendships with the people in my guild, The Fourth Wall. I'd always wanted to write something "for" them, but never found the right story…until this one :)
DeleteI love that description - "a misfit spy". This sounds like it would be a good read, with characters that are different from the norm.
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