With: Trish Jackson
Congratulations to the winners, "Colleen C." and "Bn100" of Trish's giveaway. Thank you to all who participated!
Even if you don’t watch television, reality shows are hard
to avoid these days. Whether you hear a discussion on the radio about what
happened in ‘Big Brother’ last night,
the person who was voted out of ‘Survivor’
at the water cooler, or who had illicit sex on ‘Temptation Island’, you’re bound to find out about them somehow.
Why have they become so popular? That’s a good question, and
it probably has many answers. One possibility may be that the participants are
ordinary people like you or I, and we can identify with their hopes, fears and
dreams. They send a message that anyone can become a celebrity, if only for a
few weeks. If you’re anything like me, you also derive a certain underhanded
enjoyment from the cunning secrets, the sneaky scheming, the deviousness, the heated
verbal clashes, and the sly blindsides.
But what if things started to go horribly wrong?

I was born and raised in Zimbabwe, Africa, and I love the African
potential for sweeping vistas, vibrant sunsets and herds of animals galloping
across the savannah grassland, and that’s why the reality show takes place
there.
As a camera operator, Lexie has a good reason to work out of
her comfort zone. She is determined to overcome her PTSD which was caused by
prolonged sexual abuse by her aunt’s boyfriend when she was a child. She’s nervous about the legendary monster that has
driven all the former inhabitants out of the area, but imagine her horror when
she finds out he is a
competitor—the monster who destroyed her childhood.
Now all she wants is to get away—as far away as possible.
But how? They're stranded one stop past nowhere in Africa, and it seems like
the producer is playing some sort of game with their lives.
When traumatic and horrifying events start to happen, Lexie
draws comfort from Jake, the producer's chocolate lab, and cowboy contestant
Billy Murphy, who makes her laugh at the darkest of times, and heats up more
than her heart with his touch. . .
Excerpt:
“I’ll let you go if you promise you ain’t gonna
attack me. You’re like some sort of hellcat and I’m scared you’re gonna bite me
or kick me in the nuts or something if I give you half a chance.”
My jaw is still clenched tightly and I feel sick
from Trip’s touch on my hair.
“Well?” Billy prompts. “I’m not complaining about
holding you like this. It's kind of nice. I’ve been wanting to get closer to
you all day, but I want to be sure before I let you go.”
“I won’t do anything,” I say with a snort.
~*~
I’ll
be giving away two copies of Virgo's Vice, and also, if you go to my website, www.trishjackson.com you’ll find a
link to a free download of ‘Lexie’s
Story’, the prologue to Virgo’s Vice. You can also watch the book trailer video
at the same time.
Bio:
A
romantic at heart, Trish Jackson grew up in Zimbabwe, Africa, where her real
life adventures sparked a desire to write contemporary thrillers with romantic
elements. She loves people and animals. Her stories all carry an important
message and bring awareness to various current social issues. She calls it ‘fiction
with a conscience’.
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Oh this book sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it, Colleen.
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This is one book that needs to read by everyone! Talk about hanging by one's fingernails by suspense! Wow!! Trish Jackson knows how to deliver entertainment to the reader!!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading this one.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the influences on the writing of your great new suspenseful book! The excerpt is excellent!
ReplyDeleteThanks to all of you. I appreciate you taking the time and glad you liked the excerpt..
ReplyDeleteThanks to all of you. I appreciate you taking the time and glad you liked the excerpt..
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