I’m hosting the starter day party for “The Rose Red Reaper” today. It’s a romantic suspense novel/thriller and I can’t wait to start reading it!
The Schedule
April 15th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
April 17th: Book Excerpt and Giveaway @ Regina May Ross’ Blog
April 19th: Book Review and Excerpt @ Books, Books and More Books
April 20th: Book Excerpt @ The Book Daily
April 22nd: Author Interview @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog
April 24th: Book Review @ I Heart Reading
April 26th: Book Excerpt @ 365 Days of Reading
April 28th: Book Review @ The Single Librarian
April 30th: Author Interview @ Majanka’s Blog
May 1st: Book Excerpt @ Hollow Readers
May 2nd : Book Review @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog
May 3rd: Review and Guest Post @ Mama Knows Books
May 5th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
May 6th: Book Review @ Bookaholic Ramblings
May 7th: Book Excerpt and Giveaway @ Loup d’Argent
May 8th: Book Review @ Forever Book Lover
May 10th: Author Interview @ Deal Sharing Aunt
May 11th: Guest Post, Excerpt and Giveaway @ The Broke Book Bank
May 12th: Book Review @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
May 13th: Review, Interview and Giveaway @ The Wormhole
May 14th: Book Review @ The Book Daily
May 15th: Guest Post @ Bianca2B
The Rose Red Reaper
Title: The Rose Red Reaper
Author: Kristi Loucks
Genre: Romantic Suspense / Thriller
Lt. Commander Mason Cole never intended to follow his brother into law enforcement, but the murder of a loved one gave him the motivation needed to take a position as the head of Chicago’s Serial Crimes Unit. Along with his brother, Detective Devon Cole, former FBI Profiler and Technical Analyst Melinda Kade and Detective Piper Torello, Mason is tasked with finding some of the cities most prolific serial killers.
As a former Navy SEAL, Mason has seen some of the worst the world has to offer, but nothing could have prepared him for his initiation into the world of a serial killer.
Their first case came with a gruesome introduction from a man who has given himself his own press ready moniker. Known for his macabre signature and the white rose he leaves at the scene with a calling card signed in blood,
THE ROSE RED REAPER
Mason and his team will pursue the killer through the vast streets of Chicago, across the affluent suburbs of the North Shore following cryptic clues left at each crime scene and pointing them to a web of violence dating back to The Reaper’s own childhood.
Complications begin to arise when The Reaper makes a connection to the woman that Mason loves. Dakota Rose Shelton. The stunning, raven-haired beauty that has carefully salvaged Mason’s broken heart may also be the key to ending The Reaper’s bloody reign. Left blind by a childhood illness, she must help them to assemble the pieces of the Reaper’s past with no visual memories to aid her.
Can Dakota help the team put the pieces together before The Reaper targets one of there own? And will she be able to fight off a killer that she cannot see?
Author Bio
Kristi Loucks is a Pastry Chef and Cake Designer with a degree from Le Cordon Bleu Chicago. Her writing and storytelling has always been a way to manage the day to day stresses of working in the world of restaurants and food service. Kristi started writing in High School and has continued to share her work with friends over the years.
While she never planned to pursue writing as a profession, but a supportive friend armed with a copy of her debut novel, A Life Interrupted happened to share it with the right person who urged Ms. Loucks to consider publishing her work.
On March 4, 2013, Kristi released the first book in her new Chicago Serial Crimes Series, The Rose Red Reaper. It’s follow up, The Blue Line Bone Collector is expected to arrive this summer. Currently, she is planning for a four book series.
Kristi splits her time between two creative worlds these days. Working at her Suburban Bakery during the day and writing at night, or on her somewhat infrequent days off.
Hi Majanka,
Thank you so much for kicking things off and for organizing the tour!
Kristi