Shattered Truth Snippet 4 is Here!
Shattered Truth Snippet #4 NOW!
Shattered Truth will be live this Friday, December 13! Oh yeah! I’m ready for more Erik!
Here it is! Woot Woot! The second to last snippet for book 2 in the Opus X series, Shattered Truth! Enjoy!
Snippet #4:
“So, all I have to do to get you off my back is earn a series of rapid promotions?” Jia joked.
“That would be proof that more immediate social realities could be delayed.” Lan agreed.
Jia bit her lip to keep from laughing. If her mother had been in the same room with her, she would have never gotten away with the sarcasm undetected. Lan Lin could look at the twitch of her daughter’s eyebrows and all but read her mind, but pure voice communication over a PNIU put them on more equal footing.
Jia was sure this had been true for generations of Lins going back to their homeland, to the very first Lin family who had a mother and daughter.
“I’ll keep that in mind,” she replied. A snicker still threatened to slip out. It was time to escape. “I don’t mean to be rude, but it’s been a long day, and there are a few things I’d like to take care of before I sleep.”
“Very well, then,” Lan offered. “I’ll speak to you later.”
“I’d like that.” Jia was surprised by her admission, hoping it would not come back to bite her later. “I miss talking to you, Mother. I’d like to do it more directly, not mediated through Mei.”
“Perhaps I can attempt to adjust my schedule, but there will be numerous issues requiring my attention during the next several weeks, just so you know.”
Jia sighed. “I understand. I just wanted you to know. I love you, Mother.”
“I love you, too, Jia. I hope you remember that, even if you don’t always agree with the rest of what I do. We will speak again, and sooner than the previous delay. For now, goodnight.”
“Goodnight.”
Lan terminated the call.
Jia lingered near her window, pondering her family.
Her father, mother, and sister all opposed her working as a detective, but her recent successes had denied them their previous major lines of attack. The Lin family might pride itself on being important in the business world, but more than anything, the family obsessed over being the best, and right now, Jia’s successes pointed to her being on track to being a good detective, if not potentially one of the best.
“I finally got what I wanted,” she murmured. “And all I had to do was expose the disgusting truth behind the city. It’s almost funny in a sick way.”
Jia shook her head, then touched the window to fully blacken it and headed toward the door. A quick jaunt down the hallway brought her to a small brightly lit room. The door slid open, and she stepped in.
A cloud of sweet fragrances settled over her. Jia smiled. Two tables held rows of carefully arrayed earth-tone pots, each containing a different flower. She had arranged them to form a natural color gradient from blue on one end to red on the other.
Messing around with an indoor flower garden used to calm her, but she’d let herself be distracted in the last year and had given up her hobby after six months on the force. With the recent success, she had decided to start up again.
She had cheated a little with plants ready to bloom as a reward.
Being a detective defined her, and she had no problem with that. It was what she wanted, but somehow, being around Erik, with his ridiculous sports flitter and cavalier attitude, reminded her that she wasn’t just a cop; she was a human being who should not be defined only by her job.
Or how viable a marriage partner she might be.
Dancing with her friends was one way to remember that, but she needed beauty and relaxation in her home before she let the job consume everything, and she had pushed away flowers as well.
“If I’m going to continue digging into the darkness in Neo SoCal,” Jia murmured, “I better have something good waiting for me when I get home.”
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Poor Jia. But, who hasn’t had an issue relating to at least one of their parents, if not both? I hope by the end of this Jia and her family are able to get along better. 🙂
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BTF041: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
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In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN!
The game is over. Real life is getting up close and personal. Kaiden and his friends. To pass his final year, Kaiden needs to not only pass the test but stay alive too. Join him an his friends in the battle in Invasion. It’s out today, so go get your copy!
The challenges faced by the Moonlight Detective Agency continue with Under Pressure. I can’t wait to see what Remy and Taylor get up to in this edition. Things are definitely heating up.
Cali, Fyre and Zeb return for more magical adventures in New Orleans in Mystical Alley Groove. Cali and Fyre are in the crosshairs of two different sets of enemies. The city’s magical council is precious little help, leaving her to handle things on her own, as usual. Join Cali as she handles these challenges as well as a secret she learns about her past.
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And the one we’ve all been waiting for, which is on pre-order, book 2 of Opus X, Shattered Truth, releases on Friday! Join Erik and Jia as their adventures continue and they continue their investigation of a murder cover-up that could bring down the Federation. Pre-order your copy at your favorite retailer today to get it delivered to your device on Friday!
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Shattered Truth Snippet 3 Time
Shattered Truth Snippet #3
Did you know we are only 5 days away from the release of Shattered Truth??? I can’t wait! Then it’s only a couple more days before the audio is released! YES!!!
Can I get the pitchforks and matches crew to join forces again and ask for the audio to be released early? Pretty please????
Snippet #3:
Jia’s PNIU chimed, pulling her out of her reflection as her heart rate kicked up. “Now what?” It was that kind of day.
She gasped as she sent the caller ID to her smart lenses. “No way. This is impossible.” It wasn’t her partner, the acting captain, or anyone calling to tell her about a case or a criminal.
It was something far more dangerous.
INCOMING CALL: LAN LIN.
It was her mother.
Jia would have been less surprised if the UTC prime minister had called her. She tapped her PNIU. Her mother didn’t like to be kept waiting.
“Is everything all right, Mother?” Jia answered, trying to keep the fear out of her voice. Her parents were in good health, but accidents happened. Wealth and money couldn’t save someone from circumstance or the will of “the Lady” Erik liked to talk about.
“Of course, everything is all right,” Lan replied in a crisp tone. “Why wouldn’t it be?”
“Because you’re calling me so late,” Jia explained, thinking “calling me at all” would have been a more appropriate response. She placed a hand over her pounding heart and sucked in a breath. Even if her parents didn’t approve of her career choice, she loved them, and she hated that she couldn’t personally do more to help them, even if they didn’t need it. Faint guilt lingered over the idea that she had disappointed them. Perhaps it would remain until she capitulated to their wishes.
“Oh, it’s not that late,” Lan insisted. “I know you’re up this late all the time, and I often work late, too. It’s not as if you’re a child who needs to go to bed early, Jia.”
“It’s just been a long day. The criminals are feisty lately,” she explained.
“Feisty?”
“Don’t worry about it.” Jia kicked off her shoes and laid back on her bed. “But I’m happy to talk to you. It’s been a while.”
A few beats of silence passed, as if Lan were crafting her response before offering it. “We’ve both been busy with our respective careers. There’s nothing wrong with that, and there’s no shame in not being able to chat for a period of time.”
“I’m not saying there is, Mother.” Jia sighed. “But let’s be honest. We both deserve that much.”
“I would like to think that if I can pride myself on anything, it’s on my honesty with my children.” A quiet scoff followed. “An honesty that has produced more than an insignificant amount of strain between the two of us. If I weren’t honest, you would be less nervous when I call.”
“Fair enough. I don’t want to fight with you. What did you want?”
“I wanted to congratulate you,” Lan explained with a hint of condescension her voice.
Jia refused to rise to the bait. Even if the call wasn’t intended to be a positive experience, she would make it into one. “Thank you. Congratulate me for what? Mei told me already that you were happy with what I’ve accomplished lately.”
She saw no reason to doubt that report. It wasn’t as if her sister would go out of her way to shield Jia from the truth. Such feeble sentimentality accomplished nothing useful for anyone in their family.
“Good,” Lan replied. “I hoped she would pass that along without too much embellishment. You know how unfortunate indirect conversations can be. But yes, your father and I are pleased with you achieving an unusual level of success in your relatively low-level position. One might even make the argument that the level of attention you’ve received represents a potential peak in your current experience.”
“That’s a possibility.” Jia sat up, her stomach tightening. This was leading somewhere, but she wasn’t sure where. “But there are advancement opportunities in my career. I could be chief someday, or even commissioner. A captaincy is definitely in the future.”
“All true, but let me present a different scenario for your consideration.”
Here it comes, she thought and waited for a moment before asking aloud, “What’s that?”
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Shattered Truth Snippet #2
Shattered Truth Snippet #2 is here!
Are you getting as excited as me? I know, I say that a lot, but truly this series has inspired me. I’m so excited for each book coming, it’s almost like Mike’s first series! I must admit I was part of the original pitchforks and matches crew, but I don’t want that to happen here. LOL with each release scheduled 6 weeks apart, that would get tiring. LOL
Anyway, without further ado, I’ll give you today’s snippet!
Jia hurried behind him, her stun pistol pointed at the suspect. She yanked his arms down and slapped on bright orange binding ties to secure him. “You are under arrest. All Article Seven rights apply. Do you need these explained to you?”
“Nope, I’m good,” the man replied morosely. “As good as a man who just got nailed by the cops can be. Not my first time talking to you, but it is the first time you all chased me like that. Damn. That was a nice flitter, too. I’m sure the idiot I stole it from had insurance. You didn’t need to come after me like that. It’s not fair.”
“Fair?” Erik shouldered his rifle and reactivated the safety. He’d been expecting more resistance, but he supposed a man who’d had his vehicle shot out of the air recognized that he wasn’t in a position to resist. “Don’t commit crimes if you don’t want the cops to be unfair to you.”
The man scooted to face the two detectives and the approaching patrol officers. He narrowed his eyes, his face scrunching in concentration as he looked at Erik and Jia. “Wait a minute.”
“What?” Erik grunted. “Want to whine about things being unfair some more?”
“Hey, I know you,” the suspect muttered. “I know both of you.”
Jia frowned. “I don’t know you, criminal.”
“That’s harsh,” he complained.