Twisted Lies by C.B. Clark
Welcome C.B. Clark, a sister Wild Rose author and fellow pantster with her new release Twisted Lies. Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about C.B., and her Twisted Lies. Good to see you C.B.
Thank you for hosting me on Author’s Secrets, Tena! I’m thrilled to be here.
Anyone who tells you writing is easy is selling you a line of drivel. Writing is hard. Very hard. It’s especially challenging when you don’t plot out your story before you start. Yep, that’s right. I’m a pantster, one of those quirky writers who start with a first sentence and a germ of an idea and run from there. I enjoy not knowing what’s going to happen next and letting my characters lead me. Since I write romance, I know that no matter what trials and tribulations my main characters face, they’re going to have a happy ending.
In Twisted Lies, my heroine, Athena Reynolds, was the impetus for the story. Her battle with alcoholism is an important thread. She has a will of her own and provoked many unexpected twists and turns, some heart wrenching, others heart-warming. I rooted for her to find true love and happiness, and I hope you will too.
Tells us a little about Twisted Lies:
Athena Cooper’s tragic past drives her to seek solace in a bottle. The addiction threatens her legal career, and she risks spiraling out of control. When her dog engineers a meeting with an all-too-handsome hunk, it’s lust at first sight…until she discovers his identity.
Businessman Russell Crawford is desperate to find the woman who cheated him out of his inheritance. His shock when she turns out to be the gorgeous red head he had a brief encounter with is only surpassed when she claims his father was a murderer.
Athena and Russ declare a truce and join forces to investigate the mystery of her parents’ disappearance from an isolated island off the rugged Northwest Coast of British Columbia. Russ promises to be her safe harbor as they uncover long-buried secrets that rock her very foundation. Can she overcome a lifelong distrust and open her heart to love?
How about a peek between the pages of Twisted Lies?
How was it possible? After all these years? The past she’d been running from had found her. The nightmare was back. The envelope fell from her shaking hands. Her legs wobbled as she rose and stumbled out of the living room and down the short hall to the kitchen.
Afternoon sunlight streamed through the window above the sink. The cozy kitchen, with its walls painted a cheerful butter yellow, and the well-scrubbed laminate countertops, gleamed. The steady hum of the refrigerator and ticking of the antique clock on the wall were the only sounds in the silent house. The pungent smell of fried onions and roasted garlic from last night’s homemade spaghetti sauce hung in the air.
The efficient kitchen, with its breakfast nook and view of the tidy, fenced backyard and the rolling, grassy foothills and snow-crested Rocky Mountains beyond, was the reason she’d bought the small rancher. This was her favorite room—the place she sought refuge when life overwhelmed her. How many times had she sat there in the evenings after work, sipping a glass of chilled white wine, watching the birds at the feeder on the back porch, breathing in the sweet smells of flowering Saskatoon bushes, regrouping until she was ready to face the world?
These days, her drink of choice was a cup of herbal tea or unsweetened apple juice. Alcohol was off the table…had been for twenty-one unendurable days.
But today, all bets were off.
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About the Author::
Twisted Lies is award-winning author, C.B. Clark’s seventh novel published by The Wild Rose Press. When she’s not busy traveling around the globe or hiking and camping in the wilderness near her home in northern British Columbia, she can be found in front of her laptop plotting the next story.
Social Media Links:
Facebook: cbclarkauthor@facebook.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbclarkauthor
Blog: https://cbclarkauthor.wordpress.com
Goodreads Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15029617.C_B_Clark
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbclarkauthor/
Amazon Profile Page: https://www.amazon.com/C.-B.-Clark/e/B01BK61TQG/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1517868402&sr=1-2-ent
Book Bub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/c-b-clark
It’s been great having you with us today. Good luck with Twister Lies!
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Posted in Authors' Secrets Blog and tagged CB Clark, Mystery, Twisted Lies by Tena Stetler with 13 comments.
Thank you once again for featuring Twisted Lies today, Tena. I always have a great time on Author’s Secrets.
Sounds like a great read, and I love the cover. All the best, Christine!
Thank you so much, Judith! I really appreciate you stoppinng by and commenting.
Hey Judith! Thanks so much for stopping in.
Oh, I’m with you on pantsing–but I’m trying hard to learn to plot. Tough going so far 🙂 Twisted Lies definitely sounds like a compelling book. Wishing you all the best.
Thank you, Barb! Pantsing must agree with you….you have many award-winning published books. Appreciate you stopping bby and commenting.
My pleasure Christine! Can’t wait to read your book!
Have to agree with you on panster. But I can’t plot my way out of a paper bag. The characters take over and away we go. LOL Thanks for stopping by Barbara!
As a plot driven author I find pantsing very difficult but it sure works for you. Your stories have an air of excitement, suspense and great romance. Congrats on your 7th book.
Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting, Lin. Plotting saves a lot of revising, that’s for sure.
Looks like it will be an interesting read CB. Can’t wait till my next trip into town. I know I could down load, I still like hand to paper. I love the smell of books.
Thanks, Cindy! I totally agree..nothing beats a ‘real’ book…the smell, the weight…
Thanks so much for stopping by Cindy! Paper is ok, but I like being able to carry most of my library on my ipad for camping trips.