*Book Tour & Giveaway* Everything to Lose by Shannon Work-GUEST POST

 

Everything to Lose
Mountain Resort Mystery Series Book 2
by Shannon Work
Genre: Mystery, Suspense

When the truth could cost you everything... Sometimes murder is the only way out.
 
When her husband is found dead in their Vail, Colorado mansion, Victoria Banks is accused of murder. Determined to prove her innocence, she hires famed detective Jack Martin to help find the real killer.

But when the two uncover a sinister plot some would kill to keep secret, could it cost both of them their lives?

With a growing list of suspects, can Jack find the killer in time to prove Victoria's innocence? Or will he discover his beautiful client is actually guilty of murder?

From the mountain luxury of Vail, Colorado, to the oilfields outside Denver, Everything To Lose is a page-turning story of murder and greed.

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Now I See You
Mountain Resort Mystery Series Book 1

Two murders. A terrified mountain resort. Can a daring reporter help stop an avalanche of dead bodies?

Celebrity TV anchor Georgia Glass wants out of Denver and far away from her obsessed fan. Set to host her own investigative crime show in LA, she’s surprised to inherit a Victorian house in Aspen from a mysterious uncle she never knew. But while exploring the gothic property, she discovers the frozen corpse of a missing heiress.
Georgia’s journalist instincts kick in and she is determined to help police track down the killer. But by investigating the murder, has she made herself the killer’s next target?
Can Georgia help solve the case before she becomes the next victim? Or will the stalker that followed her to Aspen get her first?

Now I See You is a fast-paced whodunit set amidst the spectacular scenery of Aspen, Colorado, and the first book in the suspenseful Mountain Resort Mystery series.

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Shannon Work grew up in Del Rio, a border town in the dusty wilds of West Texas. When she graduated from high school, she moved east to College Station and graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and a master's degree in Land Economics and Real Estate.
Most of her working life has been spent developing real estate, earning a national Best in America Living Award for one of her developments. After two failed starts at writing a novel while raising three kids and working, she retired to pursue her dream of writing mystery novels full time.
Shannon and her husband are recent empty nesters and split their time between Houston, Texas and Telluride, Colorado. Always with their laptops and dogs in tow.

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 What are your favorite books/authors?

My all-time favorite book is probably Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. The beginning is set along near Del Rio, Texas, my hometown. It’s one of the best studies in story and character I’ve ever read. I was completely enthralled the first time I read it. Other favorites include Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy, The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware, and Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer.

How long have you been writing?

I’ve been writing something my whole life. I wrote poetry as a child, I was the editor of my high school newspaper, and a journalism major in college. When I was in business, I wrote marketing and design materials. Later, I started (but never finished) two novels while I was still working and raising three children. Finally, a couple years ago, I thought it was now or never, and I sat down and started Now I See You. It took me a year to finish, hiding what I was doing from my family. After being outed as a writer, I finished Everything To Lose much faster! I’m busy outlining Book 3 in the series now. It should be out this winter!

Do you read yourself and if so what is your favorite genre?

I have always been a voracious reader, and I read many different genres, not just mystery. Although mystery is my favorite, I read history, biographies, westerns, and the occasional romance.

Do you prefer to write in silence or with noise? Why?

I definitely prefer writing in silence. I’ve heard of authors who write to music, but I would find that very distracting. My favorite place to write is outside when the weather is good, but the sounds of nature are calming, they don’t bother me.

Do you write one book at a time or do you have several going at a time?

I only write one book at a time, but I always keep a spiral notebook for the next book in the series. While I’m writing the current book, if I get any ideas for the next one, I jot them down in the spiral.

If you could have been the author of any book ever written, which book would you choose?

Definitely Lonesome Dove! It’s probably my all-time favorite book, and it won a Pulitzer Prize in 1986. Who wouldn’t want to win a Pulitzer?! It’s a western novel chronicling a cattle drive from south Texas to Montana. The story focuses on the relationship of several retired Texas Rangers and their adventures along the cattle drive. After mysteries, westerns are my favorite books to read. I would love to write one someday!

Pen or typewriter or computer?

Computer. I take my laptop everywhere when I’m writing. I move around the house, I go outside, I’ve taken it to coffee shops and on vacations. I’ve even written in the car (while my husband was driving). But I outline mostly with pen and paper—no technology. Once the outline is nearly done, I will type up a list of scenes. After that, I use my laptop to write and edit the book.

A day in the life.

There is no ‘typical’ day for me. They’re always different. We usually spend half of the year in Houston and half in Telluride, Colorado. A lot of the time, we have friends or family staying with us, so my writing schedule revolves some around them and what we might be doing that day. But I usually write in the afternoon, and sometimes into the evening. When I’m getting close to finishing a book, I often write later into the night. I rarely write first thing in the morning—it takes me a while to get going!

Describe your writing style.

I write stories similar to Mary Higgins Clark, modern mysteries with twists and turns that don’t include gory violence or sex. They’re fun, fast-paced stories in ritzy settings where there happens to be a murder. But the bad guy is always caught and justice rules the day.

What is your writing process? For instance do you do an outline first? Do you do the chapters first?

I love outlining. That’s when I sit down with pen and paper, ban technology, and brainstorm story and character ideas. It’s a very enjoyable step in the creative process--anything goes.

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