Sadie Sabatini believes in standing up for the
underdog, but
this time around, she’s using all the skills she’s honed as a grifter to defend
her new life and keep herself out of prison.
Murderous CONsequences
A Sadie Sabatini Mystery Book 1
by Nicole Leiren
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Sadie Sabatini thinks of
herself as a modern-day Robin Hood
who uses her gift as a skilled con artist to help those who have nowhere else
to turn. Leading this life is rewarding, but the number of enemies are piling
up. Sadie decides to lay low and start over with a new (and legitimate
business) in the small town of Wilson, Texas, situated on a small peninsula in
beautiful Lake Amore.
Trouble
is never far behind though and her past catches up
to her in a big way when a friend of a former mark threatens blackmail for his
silence. When he turns up dead and Sadie is the prime suspect, she realizes
this time she must protect herself. Her skills prove helpful as she digs deeper
into the web of revenge, blackmail, and secrets to discover she’s not the only
one with a past to hide.
As the
threats mount, Sadie knows she’s closing in on the
truth. She now worries that the few new friends she’s made in town are in
danger because of her. With time running out, can she protect those around her
and find the real killer before this new chapter in her life is conned out of a
happy ending?
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Described by those who know her best as perky, quirky and
effervescent, USA Today Best-Selling author Nicole Leiren likes to have fun --
in life, with her characters and, of course, her readers. She admits to being
sassy (just ask her mother!) and inspiration for her characters are drawn from
the real-world heroes and heroines she meets while traversing the country.
Nicole enjoys sharing the love, laughter, mystery, and
occasionally a touch of the mayhem she forces her characters to endure—all for
the reader’s pleasure! Her real-world heroes and heroines will keep you turning
the pages until you reach the whodunit or happily ever after (usually both!)
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Fun facts about me (that you might not find anywhere else)
As I share in a lot of my blog posts, I was born in a small town. My parents both worked their entire careers in the medical field. My mom was a registered nurse who spent the majority of her career in geriatric care (nursing homes.) Her love for others and the way she cares for them served as a great inspiration for Sadie’s mom in the new series. Interestingly enough, she has teased me for years about writing female characters who don’t have good relationships with their mothers. She would narrow her gaze and say, “Are you trying to tell me something?” To which I always replied with a laugh, “No, mom. If they got along great with everyone, including their parents, there would be no drama. And what story doesn’t have some drama??!!” So for my mom (who I have a great relationship with, by the way), I decided Sadie’s family drama could be with another member of the family and she and her parents would have a strong, supportive relationship.
Let’s see, I started going to a private, Christian school when I was in 7th grade. After my mom witnessed a drug deal in the parking lot of the school I was attending, she decided my sister and I needed to be educated elsewhere. She and my dad worked hard and sacrificed to afford the tuition so I worked hard in return and graduated co-valedictorian of my class at age 16. Lest anyone get the wrong impression that I’m super smart, I’ll stop you right there. I’d say I was of average intelligence possessing a gift for knowing what teachers liked to read in essays and worked very hard. I also had a knack for picking classes that helped me earn the credits necessary to accumulate for graduation. I didn’t go on to Harvard or anything like that. Instead, I went to a local community college and got my associates degree in secretarial science, specializing in the legal field. I won’t regale you with any more tales of my education journey other than to tell you I went back to college after I got married (at age 19) and had a baby (at age 20) to get my Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Management.
I’ve been married to my real world hero for 36 years now and we just have the one child, who is now married and has gifted me the sweetest little grandson ever. Both my daughter and her husband (and now their child) are only children so it makes for some interesting dynamics in their household.
For fun, I love to sing karaoke and perform every year in a variety show hosted by the neighborhood I live in. We do four shows in three nights and it is a way we build community. Perhaps if Sadie’s story continues, we’ll have a book that is centered around the show.
I also have my red-black belt in taekwondo and would love some day to get my black belt. However, as it’s been a very long time since I’ve studied the martial art, I fear the time it would take me to get back up to speed and learn all I needed to in order to achieve that might not be in the cards. Although, one never knows what the future holds!
With starting piano lessons when I was in elementary school, I loved playing and my initial dream was to be a concert pianist and play at Carnegie Hall. Being a realist, I knew the likelihood of that was slim to none and I enjoy eating to much to be a starving artist (hence why I still have a day job while pursuing my writing career 😉) Being a wife, mom, employee, and student left little time for such things, but I’m happy to report that my husband encouraged me to procure a keyboard in December of 2024 that has the “real feel” keys and I’ve set aside time a couple times a week to begin playing again. It does my soul good to hear the music again.
I think that’s enough fun facts/secrets for one sharing session - thanks for hanging out with me.
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