Audiobook Review: A Solitary Man by Shira Anthony and Aisling Mancy (Giveaway)

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Blurb:

Sparks fly when Chance meets tall, sexy Xav at a Wilmington bar and they have the hottest one-nighter of their lives. But Chance doesn’t do repeats, Xav seems detached, and they go their separate ways without a word. Later, when closeted Assistant District Attorney C. Evan “Chance” Fairchild meets Dare's Landing’s newest deputy sheriff, Xavier “Xav” Constantine, Evan isn’t only wary. He’s irritated as hell.

Xavier is a former FBI agent turned deputy sheriff who is hot on the trail of a South American child prostitution ring. Evan is fighting to put an end to rampant cocaine trafficking and chafing under the thumb of an election-hungry boss. When someone tries to kill the eleven-year-old witness who holds the key to both their investigations, they’re forced to work together as they put their lives on the line to protect him. As Chance and Xav collide in the heat of a sweltering North Carolina summer, dodging bullets and chasing bad guys isn’t the only action going on.

Blog Tour: Heartifact by Aisling Mancy (Exclusive Excerpt + Giveaway)

Blog Tour: Heartifact by Aisling Mancy (Exclusive Excerpt + Giveaway)

Join me in welcoming Ash Mancy to our blog today with his newest novella, Heartifact!

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DEADLY AMBITION

One of the mysteries surrounding the ominous archaeological dive that Harper and Stick agree to undertake in Heartifact is that two divers died during the expedition’s last attempt to raise the ancient ship. The business men behind the venture aren’t being entirely forthright and it’s up to Harper, as chief archaeologist, to determine whether the marine expedition is safe to pursue. During their initial meeting with Areleous, the financier of the expedition, and representatives of the Greek Cultural Ministry, Harper and Stick learn that UXO, or unexploded ordnance, from the conflicts in the Middle East was discovered at the site.

PART 1 EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT:

Harper knew Liviko Pelagos was the Libyan Sea and he brightened. “We’re going on a treasure hunt?”

“With complications,” Areleous interjected.

“Those complications wouldn’t have anything to do with the two divers you lost, would they?” Stick asked in all seriousness.

Captain Dimitris looked pained.

“We encountered UXO,” Areleous said briefly.

Stick’s jaw dropped. “Unexploded ordnance?”

Areleous nodded gravely. “Libya’s detonation teams are not thorough, and ocean currents have carried cluster munitions from their shoreline to the southern coast of Gavdos.”

Harper pursed his lips and glanced at Stick before turning back to Areleous. “No ordnance survey was performed before the dive?”

“We had no reason to perform an ordnance survey.” He gestured to Michael Thompson who’d been silent through the brief history lesson. “Mr. Thompson is a specialist in this area. A survey has since been performed and he and his company have removed all unexploded ordnance within five kilometers of the southern coast of Gavdos.”

Harper looked directly at Michael. “Then why are you still here?”

Michael was undaunted by the direct question. “Gavdos sits at the junction of the Eurasian and African continental plates and there is considerable seismic activity in this region. We have no way of knowing whether UXO may have become buried in undersea ruins, shipwrecks, and the like.”

Harper met Michael’s eyes. “Thank you for the honesty.”

While Harper is satisfied that the leaders of the expedition have been reasonably honest with him, he remains skeptical. He’s been in business far too long to be fooled by platitudes offered from those who only have financial gain in mind. As the marine dig progresses, Harper and Stick discover a strange energy associated with the archaeological site. Though they are expert scientists and archaeologists, they are unable to identify the source of the joules that register in the research ship’s equipment. Harper can’t help but suspect it has something to do with the death of the two divers on the previous expedition.

PART II EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: