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Astray
Randa Florez is an award-winning newspaper reporter. She is the only member of the press granted interviews with murderer Jona Beck. Beck had brutally murdered her drug dealer and perhaps others. The drifter/drug addict avoided the death penalty by using the insanity plea. But when she escapes, her enemy's list not only includes Randa Florez...but the reporter is at the top of Beck's execution list.
That is not a healthy place to be, as Randa learns.
The women in her life concur. Alison Pagette is the stunning executive that glides in and out of Randa's life. She strongly suggests Randa take precautions. Randa meets Officer Nevada O'Bryan - and has feelings for the adorable cop. Nevada would like to be her bodyguard.
Her discordant family agrees that Randa needs to be careful. The paternal Florez side of her family worries about her safety. A rift with her mother, Erika Randolph, and her maternal grandparents, becomes its own worry. Her grandmother is dying, and Randa refuses to be at the woman's bedside. She has her reasons.
Life is a puzzle and Randa Florez desperately needs to find the solution - terror is near.
That is not a healthy place to be, as Randa learns.
The women in her life concur. Alison Pagette is the stunning executive that glides in and out of Randa's life. She strongly suggests Randa take precautions. Randa meets Officer Nevada O'Bryan - and has feelings for the adorable cop. Nevada would like to be her bodyguard.
Her discordant family agrees that Randa needs to be careful. The paternal Florez side of her family worries about her safety. A rift with her mother, Erika Randolph, and her maternal grandparents, becomes its own worry. Her grandmother is dying, and Randa refuses to be at the woman's bedside. She has her reasons.
Life is a puzzle and Randa Florez desperately needs to find the solution - terror is near.
272 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 20, 2016
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About the author
Kieran York
30 books13 followersAuthor of APPOINTMENT WITH A SMILE, 2012 - Blue Feather Books, 2013 Lambda Literary Award Finalist; TIMBER CITY MASKS, CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN VEILS, SUGAR WITH SPICE - short story collection, and WET VIOLETS - poetry collection contributor.
Appointment with a Smile is available through Blue Feather Books Limited. Please visit the site at www.bluefeatherbooks.com. Or through Bella Books Distribution for books or as an e-book. It is also available from Amazon. Wet Violets: Sappho's Corner Poetry Series, Volume 2, is published by UltraVioletLovePublishing and is available through UltraVioletLovePublishing or Amazon.
Kieran York worked as a reporter and reviewer for both newspapers and magazines and was a magazine publisher for three years. She has written mainstream works including poetry and general fiction and is the author of two Royce Madison mysteries, Timber City Masks and Crystal Mountain Veils. She also wrote a collection of lesbian short stories entitled Sugar With Spice.
During the seventies, she wrote and performed songs with a woman's band.
Kieran has been a guest lecturer and panel member at various events, including Rocky Mountain Book Exhibition, Colorado Woman Musicians Series, and Sisters in Crime Mystery Writers programs. She has written for "Journal of Mystery Readers International." In addition, she has given numerous campus and coffeehouse poetry readings and taught poetry and creative writing workshops.
She graduated from a Kansas university and attended Mexico's University of the Americas her junior year. She has done graduate work at the University of Colorado.
Kieran lives in the Rocky Mountain foothills with her schnauzer, Clover. She enjoys gardening, music, literature, art, and theatre. She considers her valuables to include Clover and other family and friends, her library, her antique typewriter collection, her guitar, and her garden.
Appointment with a Smile is available through Blue Feather Books Limited. Please visit the site at www.bluefeatherbooks.com. Or through Bella Books Distribution for books or as an e-book. It is also available from Amazon. Wet Violets: Sappho's Corner Poetry Series, Volume 2, is published by UltraVioletLovePublishing and is available through UltraVioletLovePublishing or Amazon.
Kieran York worked as a reporter and reviewer for both newspapers and magazines and was a magazine publisher for three years. She has written mainstream works including poetry and general fiction and is the author of two Royce Madison mysteries, Timber City Masks and Crystal Mountain Veils. She also wrote a collection of lesbian short stories entitled Sugar With Spice.
During the seventies, she wrote and performed songs with a woman's band.
Kieran has been a guest lecturer and panel member at various events, including Rocky Mountain Book Exhibition, Colorado Woman Musicians Series, and Sisters in Crime Mystery Writers programs. She has written for "Journal of Mystery Readers International." In addition, she has given numerous campus and coffeehouse poetry readings and taught poetry and creative writing workshops.
She graduated from a Kansas university and attended Mexico's University of the Americas her junior year. She has done graduate work at the University of Colorado.
Kieran lives in the Rocky Mountain foothills with her schnauzer, Clover. She enjoys gardening, music, literature, art, and theatre. She considers her valuables to include Clover and other family and friends, her library, her antique typewriter collection, her guitar, and her garden.
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November 30, 2019
Great!
I really enjoyed Astray. Such a great combination of police work, romance and family connections. It does make you realize that we can never really understand a violent persons mind.
I really enjoyed Astray. Such a great combination of police work, romance and family connections. It does make you realize that we can never really understand a violent persons mind.
February 22, 2016
Don't miss this exciting read!
This story has great suspense, awesome plot, it is a twisting crime thriller. As one of the best crime reporter, Randa is compelling to go after the evil insane woman. She investigate the life of Jona, her damaged personality, her surroundings and the reason for the diabolical murders. Randa is extremely dynamic and fascinating. I loved her hispanic family, they were so heartwarming. And Yes, aunt Renie was a lovable person too. The bickering between Lanny and Randa, always with a sense of humour. They are competitors, going after the same story but they are also friends. I have laughed at the directness of Nevada compared to women. I like her tough appearance but soft character. Someone you can rely on, you can trust. Randa has her doubts about being able to love but as the author wrote, trust your love, love is the sweetest part of life. This story has everything. It is bone chilling, it has cruelty, eerie characters, thrilling actions, romance and the pace was excellent and so vividly written. Don't miss this exciting read!
This story has great suspense, awesome plot, it is a twisting crime thriller. As one of the best crime reporter, Randa is compelling to go after the evil insane woman. She investigate the life of Jona, her damaged personality, her surroundings and the reason for the diabolical murders. Randa is extremely dynamic and fascinating. I loved her hispanic family, they were so heartwarming. And Yes, aunt Renie was a lovable person too. The bickering between Lanny and Randa, always with a sense of humour. They are competitors, going after the same story but they are also friends. I have laughed at the directness of Nevada compared to women. I like her tough appearance but soft character. Someone you can rely on, you can trust. Randa has her doubts about being able to love but as the author wrote, trust your love, love is the sweetest part of life. This story has everything. It is bone chilling, it has cruelty, eerie characters, thrilling actions, romance and the pace was excellent and so vividly written. Don't miss this exciting read!
February 25, 2016
Amazing
This was an amazing experience story to read. The storyline and characters were well written. I have read many books, but this the first time that the author let me use my Imagination. Thank you Kieran York for the great adventure.
This was an amazing experience story to read. The storyline and characters were well written. I have read many books, but this the first time that the author let me use my Imagination. Thank you Kieran York for the great adventure.
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