What Would These Romantic Suspense Heroines Do With Lisa Renee Jones, Melinda Leigh, and Elisabeth Naughton
This
month bestselling authors Lisa Renee Jones, Elisabeth Naughton, and
Melinda Leigh are each releasing thrilling romantic suspense novels. But
while they write in the same genre, you can expect very different
stories.
Lisa kicks off her new Lilah Love series with a bang in Murder Notes.
When copycat murders plague her hometown, FBI profiler Lilah Love is
sent to investigate. But she returns to find hidden secrets from her
past aren’t staying hidden and the danger swirling around her is just
beginning.
Elisabeth continues her RITA award Deadly Secrets series with Protected. Fashion
designer Kelsey McClane rolls her eyes when her overprotective brothers
saddle her with a bodyguard while she is on a press tour, however,
she’s more than thankful to have former Army Ranger Hunter O’Donnell on
her side when a deadly explosion hits too close to home.
Morgan Dane is back in Melinda Leigh’s unforgettable new story Bone’s Don’t Lie.
In this outing Morgan stands by her man as Lance attempts to unearth
the secrets of his father’s decades old murder. Morgan quickly realizes
that just because the case is cold, doesn’t mean the original killer
isn’t out for more blood.
Interested
in learning more about these books? Continue reading as the Lisa,
Elisabeth, and Melinda play a not-always-nice game of “What Would Your
Heroine Do?” that will give you an inside look at their characters and
enter the giveaway to win copies of the authors’ full series.
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What would your heroine do if she feels like someone is following her, yet she can’t prove it?
Lisa: Well funnily enough in the first book of my Lilah Love series, Murder Notes, Lilah is being followed, but she can prove
it as her stalker is quite blatant and goading with their practices.
However, if Lilah couldn’t prove it, she would probably cuss a blue
streak, as she’s prone to do, and make herself bait in order to lure her
stalker out. She’s definitely not afraid of any danger, she is an FBI
agent after all, and she loves nothing more than to best someone at
their own game.
Elisabeth: This actually happens in Protected!
I don’t want to give too much away, but Kelsey would definitely turn to
someone she trusts for help. In this case...Hunter O’Donnell...the hero
of Protected.
Melinda:
The first thing Morgan would do is determine if she was actually being
followed. She'd make some turns then see if the car was still behind
her. If it was, she would never drive home and lead a potential stalker
to her family. Instead, she’d head somewhere public and call PI Lance
Kruger. Together, they’d try to trap whoever was following her.
What would your heroine do if the man in her life was injured and in the hospital?
Elisabeth:
Freak out. LOL Actually I think her reaction is dependent on how and
when he was injured and whether she thinks she’s somehow responsible.
Lisa:
Lilah’s man, Kane, is forbidden fruit. He brings out her dark side.
He’s on the wrong side of the law. He helped her do something very bad
and she wants to blame him, but really blames herself. She can’t really
be with him but she loves him. If he were hurt, she’d try to play it
cool. She would put on a strong face at first, but she would go to Kane
and the minute he catches her showing that she cares, he’d point it out.
He’d make her admit it. She’d, in turn, deny her feelings and tell him
in no uncertain terms that he’s screwed with her schedule and he better
not f-ing do it again. She’d tell him she hates him for making her worry
but that means she loves him, and he knows it, too. She’d try to go
after his enemy, and Kane, would go after her.
Melinda:
Since, Lance frequently gets himself into trouble, Morgan has some
experience with this. She is protective and loyal and always wants to be
by his side.
What would your heroine do if she receives an anonymous text accusing her of committing a heinous crime?
Elisabeth: Kelsey would be shocked first. Then become angry and want to track down the sender of the text.
Melinda:
Having been stalked in the past, Morgan takes threats seriously. She
would want to find out who sent her this text. She would try to trace
the phone number, enlisting the help of experienced investigator Lincoln
Sharp or computer whiz Jenny Kruger if necessary. In the meantime,
she’d be extra vigilant — and so would Lance.
Lisa:
In the opening Duet that launches the Lilah Love Series, Lilah isn’t
getting text messages, but rather notes, left for her. They are very “I
Know What You Did Last Summer” since she really did something bad. She
isn’t one to be played with though, so Lilah goes on the attack, seeking
out her note writer.
What would your heroine do if she wins a surprise trip to a faraway tropical island?
Melinda:
Single mom Morgan has not had a vacation in ages. She'd talk her sister
into babysitting her three kids and pack her bags! Or… could she save
the trip as a potential future honeymoon?
Lisa:
I don’t think I can picture Lilah on a vacation, she’s such a
workaholic! But as far as her response to winning it, she’d probably say
she has far too many dead bodies to deal with and then handoff the
winnings to someone else.
Elisabeth: Kelsey is skeptical of everything so I’m pretty sure she’d assume the surprise trip was a scam.
What would your heroine do if she has the choice to confront someone threatening her?
Elisabeth: The answer to this really depends on whether this confrontation happens at the before Protected or after. Kelsey’s journey through the book is really one of empowerment. At the start of Protected I
don’t see her being confrontational with someone threatening her, but
by the end she really comes into her own. She’s never going to be a
kick-ass heroine like some of my other heroines, but she can definitely
take care of herself.
Melinda:
Morgan comes from a law enforcement family. Her father and grandfather,
both former cops, taught her to defend herself when she was young. She
would rather not get into a physical altercation unless it was
absolutely unavoidable. She prefers to talk her way out of trouble. That
said, she carries a gun and knows how to use it.
Lisa:
Lilah does this on a daily, if not hourly basis. She sometimes even
provokes the threat, so her response would be colorful, as are all of
her responses, with a hint of condescending humor and her own threat in
return.
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About the Authors
Before topping multiple bestseller lists—including those of the New York Times, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal—Elisabeth
Naughton taught middle school science. A voracious reader, she soon
discovered she had a knack for creating stories with a chemistry of
their own. The spark turned into a flame, and Naughton now writes
full-time. Her books have been nominated for some of the industry’s most
prestigious awards, such as the RITA and Golden Heart Awards from
Romance Writers of America, the Australian Romance Readers Award, and
the Golden Leaf Award. When not dreaming up new stories, Naughton can be
found spending time with her husband and three children in their
western Oregon home. Protected is the third book in her Deadly Secrets series, following Gone and Repressed, which was a 2017 RITA winner in romantic suspense. Learn more about Elisabeth at www.ElisabethNaughton.com.
Lisa Renee Jones is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author of the highly acclaimed Inside Out series; the Dirty Money
series; the White Lies duet; the Tall, Dark, and Deadly series; and The
Secret Life of Amy Benson series. Murder Notes is the first book in the Lilah Love series. Visit her at www.lisareneejones.com.
Wall Street Journal bestselling
author Melinda Leigh is a fully recovered banker. A lifelong lover of
books, she started writing as a way to preserve her sanity when her
youngest child entered first grade. During the next few years, she
joined Romance Writers of America, learned a few things about writing a
novel, and decided the process was way more fun than analyzing financial
statements. Melinda’s debut novel, She Can Run,
was nominated for Best First Novel by the International Thriller
Writers. She’s also garnered Golden Leaf and Silver Falchion awards,
along with nominations for a RITA and three Daphne du Maurier Awards.
Her other novels include She Can Tell, She Can Scream, She Can Hide, She Can Kill, Midnight Exposure, Midnight Sacrifice, Midnight Betrayal, Midnight Obsession, Hour of Need, Minutes to Kill, Seconds to Live, Say You’re Sorry, and Her Last Goodbye.
She holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo karate; teaches women’s
self-defense; and lives in a messy house with her husband, two
teenagers, a couple of dogs, and two rescue cats. You can learn more
about the author at http://melindaleigh.com.
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