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Wilde Crimes #1
Dope Sick: A Love Story
Once a famous rock star, Colin Wilde nearly dies on a dirty bathroom floor, a lethal dose of heroin in his veins and the name of his murdered wife, Lisa, on his lips. Two years later, finally clean and on the verge of a major comeback, he meets Zoe, a beautiful strung-out dancer. With her help, Colin maneuvers through the seedy world of sex, drugs, and record deals in search of a killer.
Also included in the anthology The Junkie Tales.
Also included in the anthology The Junkie Tales.
263 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 3, 2013
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J.A. Kazimer
48 books163 followersJ.A. (Julie) Kazimer lives in Denver, CO. When she isn't looking for a place to hide the bodies, she spends her time with a pup named Killer. Other hobbies include murdering houseplants and avoiding housework.
She spent a few years as a bartender and then wasted another few years stalking people while working as a private investigator before transitioning to the moniker of WRITER and penning over 15 titles.
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She spent a few years as a bartender and then wasted another few years stalking people while working as a private investigator before transitioning to the moniker of WRITER and penning over 15 titles.
Visit her website at jakazimer.com and sign up for her THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MURDER Newsletter.
Links:
http://www.jakazimer.com
http://www.facebook.com/JulieAKazimer
https://twitter.com/jakazimer
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April 11, 2016
Dope. Sick. Love. Dope. Sick. Love. is J. A. Kazimer's first book in the Wilde Crimes series. Caleb Wile is getting his second chance at fame. But will a former junkie throw it all away again when his past comes back to haunt him?
Caleb is getting the second chance he never thought he'd get. After almost dying after the murder of his wife, losing his recording contract, and losing everything else he cared about, he just might make it. But he'll have to stay away from the temptation that haunts his every step. Never losing the cravings for heroin makes it tough to be in the music business, it's always available, and almost always free.
Caleb meets Zoë at an industry party, the beginning of his career relaunch. But is Zoë all she seems? She's got the signs of a junkie, her ex is a junkie...If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...Maybe not though. Maybe she has another secret, a darker secret.
Caleb is also still trying to figure out who murdered his wife. While he was sleeping off a high, she was murdered in their apartment. And it had to have been someone she knew, someone she trusted. But who? And will Caleb figure it out before that same person tries killing him too?
Dope. Sick. Love is a great book. It's a love story, although not a particularly wanted one, at least by Caleb. It's a story of friendship and loyalty. It's a mystery that just keeps getting deeper and more convoluted at every turn. The reveal of the mystery just kept unfolding and unfolding, I had no idea who it really was that masterminded the entire situation, and in fact, it wasn't just one person. Which just added to the feeling of falling down into the rabbit hole.
I've read several of Ms Kazimer's books, and have yet to be disappointed by any of them. Dope. Sick. Love. is probably my favorite of her books now. I'll recommend it to anyone. Interest in the grittier side of the music scene? Read it. Like mysteries? Read it. Like twisted love stories? Read it. Like your books to have a bittersweet ending? Read it. Like feeling smacked in the face by a book, and then turning around to read it again just so you can really get all the details you might have missed? Read it twice.
Trust me. Just read it. You'll thank me later.
Caleb is getting the second chance he never thought he'd get. After almost dying after the murder of his wife, losing his recording contract, and losing everything else he cared about, he just might make it. But he'll have to stay away from the temptation that haunts his every step. Never losing the cravings for heroin makes it tough to be in the music business, it's always available, and almost always free.
Caleb meets Zoë at an industry party, the beginning of his career relaunch. But is Zoë all she seems? She's got the signs of a junkie, her ex is a junkie...If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...Maybe not though. Maybe she has another secret, a darker secret.
Caleb is also still trying to figure out who murdered his wife. While he was sleeping off a high, she was murdered in their apartment. And it had to have been someone she knew, someone she trusted. But who? And will Caleb figure it out before that same person tries killing him too?
Dope. Sick. Love is a great book. It's a love story, although not a particularly wanted one, at least by Caleb. It's a story of friendship and loyalty. It's a mystery that just keeps getting deeper and more convoluted at every turn. The reveal of the mystery just kept unfolding and unfolding, I had no idea who it really was that masterminded the entire situation, and in fact, it wasn't just one person. Which just added to the feeling of falling down into the rabbit hole.
I've read several of Ms Kazimer's books, and have yet to be disappointed by any of them. Dope. Sick. Love. is probably my favorite of her books now. I'll recommend it to anyone. Interest in the grittier side of the music scene? Read it. Like mysteries? Read it. Like twisted love stories? Read it. Like your books to have a bittersweet ending? Read it. Like feeling smacked in the face by a book, and then turning around to read it again just so you can really get all the details you might have missed? Read it twice.
Trust me. Just read it. You'll thank me later.
March 22, 2013
Wow. More twists and turns than Lombard Street in San Francisco. I did not know what to expect when I grabbed this book. It blew me away. Once I started the book, I could not put it down. I have already purchased the next book in the Wilde Crime Series. I have read some of J.A. Kazimer's short stories and loved them so I grabbed the novel as soon as I heard it was out. This is a book that keeps you guessing all the way to the last sentence. Highly recommended.
April 11, 2014
Highlights the pros and cons of ePublishing. It's definitely a good story that deserves to be told (and read), and might not otherwise be, if not for more independent options like this.
Having said that, it could have used a better editor. There were many punctuation and spelling errors. If you can get through that, still worth your time.
Having said that, it could have used a better editor. There were many punctuation and spelling errors. If you can get through that, still worth your time.
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