INSATIABLE (A Sydney Rye Novel, #3) is Free Thru Monday

 

The third novel in my Sydney Rye Series of dark murder mysteries is free on Amazon today thru Monday. I hope you’ll pick up an ecopy for your kindle, phone, or tablet. Don’t have an ereader? Then sign up to win a paperback copy on Goodreads.

My Sydney Rye series feature a strong female protagonist and her canine best friend, Blue. It is recommended for the 18+ who enjoy some violence, don’t mind dirty language, and are up for a dash of sex. Not to mention an awesome, rollicking good mystery!

INSATIABLE (A Sydney Rye Novel, #3) begins with private detective Sydney Rye living a simple, disciplined life in London, but when a dangerous man from her past calls, Rye finds she cannot turn him away. Robert Maxim explains that the daughter of a powerful friend has gone missing and he wants Rye to find her. In exchange he offers her something she had given up hope of ever having; freedom from her past.

With her dog, Blue, at her side, Rye meets up with her new partner, a handsome man she’s not sure she can trust. Heading for Mexico City, they go undercover, posing as husband and wife. After meeting with the bereaved parents, Rye starts to sense that there is more going on than just a missing girl. But it isn’t until they arrive in the Yucatan Peninsula, hot on the girl’s trail in Paradise, that all hell breaks loose. Sydney has to reach out for help from old friends and deal with the consequences of her past, if she’s going to find the girl and keep them all alive.

STRINGS OF GLASS (A Sydney Rye Novella, #4) is due out Mid-Summer. Sign up for my newsletter to receive new release updates.

Dear Readers

Yesterday was the most beautiful drive of the trip so far. We travelled from Austin, TX to Carlsbad, NM. The roads were straight with high speed limits. Gorgeous gentle rolling hills spotted with scrubby little trees stretched to the horizon.

At one point we spotted a freight train moving across the still landscape. It reminded me of the cows that have broken up the vegetation and empty space. Starkly black against the grey green of the landscape.

As the sun slipped below the horizon it shot out gentle pink rays, blanketing the never-ending flatness with a dusk both soft and quick.

The fences that lined the road caught tumble weeds in their grip. The plants became tangled in the barbed wire lines stopping them in a sad tableau. I hope they will become free and move on to better and happier times.

em

We travel with our own cactus. Mette has had it since she was 12. I know, it’s totally tiny, right?

Dear Readers,

We’re a week into our cross-country trip and it’s been a blast. Ashville, Savannah, Pensacola (perhaps the epicenter of Florida skeevyness?), New Orleans, Austin and now en route to Carlsbad, NM to climb around in some caverns. We’ve eaten like queens and danced late into the night. We’ve lunched, lounged pool side, received mani-pedis, toured stately homes and walked the dog while sipping beers.

A cross-country trip is a classic adventure and one I’m thrilled to be enjoying again. This is the first time I’ve taken the Southern route and I really think it’s the way to go (see list above). I’m sad that my best friend is moving across the country but if there is one state I’m willing to visit often it’s California. As we move forward now we’ll be seeing the real West. We plan to ride horses in Flagstaff and hike in Joshua Tree. The driving will become longer and the landscapes epic.

I’ll leave you with a couple of pictures from the journey so far.

Drinking wine on our way home from dinner at Aligator Soul in Savannah where our waiter told us we were “young looking” women. Not actually young, just young looking. Yeah, we’ll take that.

Savannah is just gorgeous isn’t it?

Pensacola does have a nice beach… although Hamley was not allowed.

The amazing adorableness of these houses is only one of the myriad of reasons I want to live in New Orleans.

My brother took this picture of us in Austin showing off the “Best Friends” necklace we bought in Savannah. That’s right, two mature, successful women in their 30s are sporting best friend necklaces. What?

Dear Readers,

Yesterday I started a cross-country trip with my friend Mette. She is moving to San Fransisco and we are taking the Southern.. and curvy route. It took us almost twelve hours to get from my parent’s place in PA to Asheville, NC. We were twenty minutes late for our reservation at The Admiral but they let us order anyway.. though only cold things. And then we begged to try their fried sweetbreads and they were kind of enough to oblige us. It was a wonderful meal to end a long slog of a day.

Today we went over to the Biltmore Estate and wandered the gardens and greenhouses with Mette’s dog, Hamley. Who after a day in the car was very excited to get out in the open. He peed on some rare plants including this japanese yew (at least that’s what I think it is).

 

 

Now we are headed to Savannah which is one of my all time favorite cities. And yes, I know, not really on the way to San Fransisco. But that’s kind of how Mette and I roll, in the wrong direction.

I hope you are all making it in time for your reservations out there in reader land.

Best, Emily

P.S Isn’t this just the nicest place to sit and read a book. If only I was a Jane Austen character…

In the main greenhouse of the Biltmore Estate

Dear Readers

I have my first hang over in two months and it feels bad. But I’m home and that feels good. All I want to do is climb back into bed and watch the Walking Dead which is what I’m going to do in just a couple of minutes.

The trip home has made me feel a little insane. We were in Mumbai for a couple of days which was amazing and stimulating and exciting then we flew to Paris where it was sleeting. One night in the city of lights and we caught our flight back to New York where our good friends made us pasta and we drank a lot of wine, hence my hangover.

It’s rainy here and cold, though not freezing. I feel as though I’ve traveled through space and time and it’s warped my mind. I’m sure in a couple of days I’ll feel normal again but for right now I feel disconnected.

Oh, and I finished the first draft of Sydney Rye #4 on the plane ride to Paris. Really cut it to the last-minute there but I did complete my goal of finishing it before I got home. Now I’ll take a couple of days to catch up on stuff at home and in a couple of weeks I’ll start to edit.

I hope you’re all doing well out there in reader land.

em

UNLEASHED is FREE today!

Hi Everyone,

The first book in my Sydney Rye Series, UNLEASHED, is free today through Friday on Amazon. Pick up a copy for yourself or send one to a friend. Nothing says I care like a book filled with violence, dirty language, a dash of sex, and good triumphing over evil.

 

    When my Sydney Rye series begins her name is Joy Humbolt. She does not like people telling her what to do, so it comes as no surprise that she was just fired from her last job. When she buys Charlene Miller’s dog-walking business on Manhattan’s exclusive upper east side, it seems like the perfect fit: Quiet environment, minimal contact with people.

    But then one of her clients turns up dead, and Charlene disappears. Rumors say Charlene was having an affair with the victim–and of course, everyone assumes Joy must know where she is. Joy begins to look into the crime, first out of curiosity then out of anger when there is another murder and threats start to come her way.

    When police detective Mulberry is assigned to the case, Joy finds a kindred spirit–cynical and none-too-fond of the human race. As they dig deep into the secrets of Manhattan’s elite, they not only get closer to the killer but also to a point of no return. One last murder sends Joy Humbolt hurtling over the edge. Her only chance of survival is to become Sydney Rye.

    UNLEASHED is the first book in my bestselling Sydney Rye series of dark murder mysteries. DEATH IN THE DARK (A Sydney Rye Novella, #2) and INSATIABLE (A Sydney Rye Novel, #3) are both available in the Kindle Store.

    If you’ve enjoyed UNLEASHED and the Sydney Rye series let you’re friends know the first one is free. I really appreciate it!

 

Thanks, em

Dear Readers,

Dear Readers,

It rained last night! That’s the first precipitation I’ve seen since December. The last few days have been some of the hottest on record, yesterday I thought I might pass out. So the rain was welcome though strange.

It came down with such force that the sand flew up onto everything. The chairs and table outside our hut are totally mudded. And the laundry I left drying needs to be washed again. But it’s lovley and cool here now. Power is acting a bit funny though, the fan keeps slowing down to a crawl and then whirling back up to full speed.

I’ve reached a new state of home-bodiness and have not left our compound except to swim in days. I’ve eaten every meal at the restaurant here. They’ve got English breakfast and green salad so I’m kind of in heaven.

Only a couple scenes left to write in Sydney Rye #4 but they are some of the most pivotal. I’ve had a sense of slogging through it for the past couple of days which is not a good place to write from but, hopefully, it was just the heat and now I’ll be able to write with care and ease.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

em