I’m
delighted to welcome my friend Seelie Kay to Beyond
Romance. It’s release day for Infamy - the latest volume in her Feisty
Lawyers series. It also happens to be her birthday! ~ Lisabet
Q.
Why do you write romance?
Because
I am fascinated by the games people play to find and secure a lasting
relationship, which is not always love. There’s the chase, the
courtship, the falling, the surrender. That’s what I try to capture
in my stories.
Q.
Do you prefer a certain type of romantic hero?
I
adore smart, dashing gentlemen who aren’t afraid to live on the
edge. They can be a bad boy, a billionaire, a prince, or a secret
agent. That hint of danger just hooks me! However, I also love
strong, independent women who aren’t afraid to fight for what they
want, even love.
Q.
Why did you write Infamy?
The
characters featured in this story—Sheikh Harun Ali and his wife,
Marianne Benson--are both lawyers who focus on international law and
their practice is devoted to compensating the victims of terrorism.
So I was looking for a new hook, something on the horizon that could
pose a serious threat to the world and in particular, the United
States. I found it in an article on advances in “cloaking”
technology or making planes disappear. For years, we have had stealth
planes that do not appear on radar, but can be seen in the air if
anyone is looking. I wanted to take that a step further: What if
someone created a means to actually cloak a plane and hide it from
everyone’s view? What if that technology fell into the hands of
terrorists? And “Infamy” was born.
Q.
How does your former profession as a lawyer impact your writing?
After
30 years, the law and the legal world are so firmly embedded in my
brain that I can’t flush them out. That has become the lens through
which I view the world and that naturally guides my characters and
plots. Little peculiarities that I have witnessed in lawyers and the
law always work their way into my stories.
Q.
Any plans to write outside the romance genre completely?
Actually,
I ghostwrite non-fiction for other professionals—doctors, lawyers,
financial gurus—so I dip my toes into a lot of different genres.
However, I have been itching to write a book about a relative who
founded a religious cult. I researched it for years and found a lot
of information that had been buried. I have a pile of paper a foot
high. Someday, I need to go through it carefully and start writing. I
have the interest, just not the time.
Blurb
Infamy.
An evil or wicked act. Terrorists bent on revenge have found a way to
make planes disappear from the sky, without a trace. And when one
winds up buried in a Wisconsin cornfield, it’s a race against time
to rescue the passengers from certain death.
When
international law attorney Sheikh Harun Ali is lured to the Amazon
and warned of a frightening plot against the United States, he and
his wife, Marianne Benson, enlist the assistance of their neighbors,
covert agent Cade Matthews and his wife, Constitutional Law Professor
Janet MacLachlan. Ultimately, these feisty lawyers are pushed to the
wall, desperate to find a plane that has been buried in an unknown
cornfield, the passengers still on board. The terrorists’ hatred
for the Alis is absolute—the Alis once left their organization
bankrupt and broken—but they hate America more. And their fiendish
games are just beginning. They are seeking a much bigger prize, one
that could destroy a nation and possibly the world. An act that will
live in infamy.
Excerpt
Cade
grasped his water bottle with both hands. “Before his brother died,
he said eight words.”
Harun
nodded. “They are going to make American planes disappear.”
Dianna’s
eyes grew wide.
Anders
rubbed a hand over his face, then through his long dark hair. His
deep green eyes stared up at the ceiling of the plane. “Fucking
hell. Nine-eleven all over again.”
“That
is our fear,” Harun said. “However, so many precautionary
measures are in place in this country, simply hijacking planes and
flying them into buildings is no longer easy. They must have a
different plan.”
Cade
emitted a heavy sigh. “And that is what we need to figure out. What
exactly do those eight words mean? For example, he did not specify
that the planes would disappear in America, which could mean that
they will disappear abroad or over oceans.”
Anders
sat up straight. “And disappear could mean many things. Crash.
Hijack. Pull a Malaysia. How many ways can you make a plane
disappear?”
Amazon,
Smashwords and BN coming soon
About
Seelie Kay
Seelie
Kay is a nom de plume for a writer, editor, and author with more than
30 years of experience in law, journalism, marketing, and public
relations. When she writes about love and lust in the legal world,
something kinky is bound to happen! In possession of a wicked pen
and an overly inquisitive mind, Ms. Kay is the author of multiple
works of fiction, including the Kinky Briefs series,
The Garage Dweller, A Touchdown to Remember, and
The President’s Wife.
When
not spinning her kinky tales, Ms. Kay ghostwrites nonfiction for
lawyers and other professionals. She resides in
a bucolic exurb outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she shares a home
with her son and enjoys opera, gourmet cooking, organic
gardening, and an occasional bottle of red wine.
Ms.
Kay is an MS warrior and ruthlessly battles the disease on a daily
basis. Her message to those diagnosed with MS: Never give up. You
define MS, it does not define you!
Author
links
Prior
Books:
Coming
soon!
Cult
(Book Three, Feisty Lawyers): TBD
Seizing
Hope
(Divorce Divas anthology): TBD
2 comments:
Happy Birthday and Happy Release Day, Seelie! Hope the new book does really well.
Thanks so much for featuring "Infamy" on release day, as well as the birthday wishes!
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