We are delighted to welcome Lucianne Rivers to BLI today today as part of her Entangled Publishing Blog Tour in celebration of the release of her Caldwell Sisters Romantic Suspense series. Hold Me and Thrill Me, and Entice Me are now available and have met with excellent reviews. Lucianne has a facinating CV, a former stage and television actress, she now writes romantic suspense for Entangled Publishing and Cobblestone Press. Lucianne now manages a non-profit and is New Mexico State Champion in her weight class for Olympic style weightlifting. Long story. Recently she has taken up Crossfit, Jiu Jitsu and boxing. Born and raised in Ireland, Lucianne currently lives in New Mexico with her young daughter.

When I chose to write about Margo Caldwell, the heroine of THRILL ME (wedged between HOLD ME & ENTICE ME), I didn’t realize how much I wanted to be her; to live vicariously through her as her writer. Margo has just made detective at the Santa Fe Police Department, which means she’s been a patrol officer for the requisite five years. Prior to that she went through the NM Law Enforcement Academy for five months of residential (except for weekends) training. Prior still, she passed the Santa Fe Police fitness test: 1.5 mile run in 15 mins 45 secs, a 300 meter sprint in only 71 secs, 32 sit-ups in a minute followed by 23 push-ups. Then she took a written test, and oral exam, a physical exam and a psychological
screening. All to be paid under $20 an hour, working graveyard shift (11pm-7am) with sporadic days off having abuse hurled at you by the dregs of society. So why does she do it? Because she’s a badass, that’s why. Margo loves a challenge. There is nothing she can’t do if she sets her mind to it. Including falling in love, which she does the same way she does everything else: all or nothing.

It’s not often a woman like that can meet a man who will not be intimidated. Margo isn’t sweet, or coy, or timid. Just the opposite, she will open her mouth, say exactly what she’s thinking and expect the same in return.

Writing Margo’s story made me remember a lifelong dream of being a police officer. I’ve been on a ride-along with a lady officer in the past, and had a tour of the local police station. Little did I realize exactly how much I wanted to live Margo’s life until recently. So, I applied to the SFPD and am currently in training to meet the fitness requirements. So far, I’m a couple of vital seconds over the limit on the sprint, but know I can pass the other tests with flying colors. It’s strange to be influenced by my own fictionally penned story; a weird sort of symbiotic relationship.

And inside Margo’s fictional world, I wonder if she’s considering leaving the force and becoming a romance writer…

Heartsick over the untimely death of her mother, Allison Caldwell is blindsided again by the secret revealed in her mom’s will. Her supposedly dead father is alive, and she and her two sisters must find him in order to settle the Caldwell estate.

Robert Rivera, private investigator and former Navy SEAL, alerts Allison to new intel identifying her father as a P.O.W. in Afghanistan. With her sisters out of the country pursuing leads, Allison insists on heading to the war-ravaged country to find him. Robert doesn’t want his naïve client to take the risk. He knows what danger lays in that godforsaken land…he’s
lived through it. Barely.

But Allison is determined to go, and Robert can’t let her travel alone. Reluctantly appreciative, Allison quickly realizes how much she needs his guidance and protection, and how deeply she longs for his love. Robert struggles to understand her effect on his battle-weary heart.

The path to Allison’s father is blocked by terrorists, traps and treachery—all demons of Robert’s past. Can he survive a second round with the enemy and keep Allison out of harm’s way?

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~*~*Giveaway*~*~

Entangled Publishing has generously offered digital copies of Lucianne’s entire trilogy, Hold Me, Thrill Me & Entice Me to one lucky commenter! 🙂

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Giveaway ends on Saturday, December 3, 2011; and we will announce the winner on Sunday.

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About Lea

Lea is an animal loving, tree hugging vegetarian who lives in Toronto, Canada with her family, which includes three dogs. She is a prolific reader and has been blogging and reviewing since 2008. Lea is a contributor at the USA Today HEA Blog and an active member at Goodreads.

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