“Who Knows the Storm” by Tere Michaels

Publisher:               Dreamspinner Press

Release Date:        October 17, 2014

Pages:                       240

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In a dystopian near future, New York City has become the epicenter of decadence—gambling, the flesh trade, a playground for the wealthy. And underneath? Crime, fueled by “Dead Bolt” a destructive designer drug. This New City is where Nox Boyet leads a double life. At night, he is the Vigilante, struggling to keep the streets safe for citizens abandoned by the corrupt government and police. During the day, he works in construction and does his best to raise his adopted teenaged son, Sam.

 

A mysterious letter addressed to Sam brings Nox in direct contact with “model” Cade Creel, a high-end prostitute working at the Iron Butterfly Casino. Suspicion gives way to an intense attraction as dark figures from Nox’s past and the mysterious peddlers of Dead Bolt begin to descend—and put all their lives in danger. When things spin out of control, Cade is the only person Nox can trust to help him save Sam.

 

Nox sat in the recliner, rereading The Art of War as the grandfather clock ticked behind him like an ancient sentry. It had survived everything—storms and looters and violence. Every click reminded Nox of the slow and steady road of life. You couldn’t let anything throw you off-balance.

 

Soft footsteps caught his attention; he looked up to see Sam in the archway of the study, his face drawn and pale.

 

“I need to tell you something,” he murmured. His glasses were sliding down to the end of his nose, dark curls a mess, like he had been pulling at his hair in frustration. He was still dressed in his uniform, wrinkled and untidy in a way he never was.

 

“Okay.” Nox closed the book, taking his time to put it on the side table.

 

“I….” Sam swallowed, fists clenching and releasing over and over at his side. “Someone came to the house today and gave me a letter.”

 

“I know. I saw him.” Nox waited a beat, folding his hands in his lap. “Who is he?”

 

“I don’t know,” Sam said, shaking his head. He looked genuinely surprised by the entire situation. “He knew my name and gave me this letter.” A white square materialized from behind Sam’s back.

 

Sam looked rattled, which made Nox’s heart thump dramatically in his chest.

 

“What did it say?” He kept his voice even.

 

Tears sprang to Sam’s amber eyes; he extended the letter as if to give it to Nox but pulled it back at the last second. “It says… it says that they might be able to help me find my parents.”

 

The room tilted. Nox tripped out of the chair, the furniture crashing and falling around him. It had to be real, not a figment of his imagination, because Sam’s words were amongst the worst he could have heard.

 

Because he knew that that was impossible. No one could find Sam’s parents because they were dead.

 

Tere Michaels unofficially began her writing career at the age of four when she learned that people got paid to write stories. It seemed the most perfect and logical job in the world and after that, her path was never in question. (The romance writer part was written in the stars—she was born on Valentine’s Day.)

 

It took thirty-six years of “research” and “life experience” and well… life… before her first book was published but there are no regrets (she doesn’t believe in them). Along the way, she had some interesting jobs in television, animation, arts education, PR and a national magazine—but she never stopped believing she would eventually earn her living writing stories about love.

She is a member of RWA, Rainbow Romance Writers, and Liberty States Fiction Writers. Her home base is a small town in New Jersey, very near NYC, a city she dearly loves. She shares her life with her husband, her teenaged son—who will just not stop growing—and three exceedingly spoiled cats. Her spare time is spent watching way too much sports programming, going to the movies and for long walks/runs in the park, reading her book club’s current selection, and volunteering.

Nothing makes her happier than knowing she made a reader laugh or smile or cry. It’s the purpose of sharing her work with people. She loves hearing from fans and fellow writers, and is always available for speaking engagements, visits and workshops. Find her at http://www.teremichaels.com and on Twitter (@TereMichaels), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/tere.michaels).

 

Tour Shedule

 

Monday, October 20 –               Joyfully Jay

Tuesday, October 21 –                The Novel Approach

Wednesday, October 22 –         Boys in our Books

Thursday, October 23 –               Sinfully Sexy

Friday, October 24 –                    Love Bytes

Saturday, October 25 –               Prism Book Alliance

Sunday, October 26 –                  Book Reviews & More by Kathy

 

 

Giveaway : One ebook copy of “Who Knows the Storm” and a $25 gift certificate to your online book retailer of choice.

 

Enter the giveaway by leaving a comment WITH contact email address on each day’s blog tour stop. Every comment is 1 entry into the giveaway. Winner will be chosen at random from all comments and announced on Monday, October 27^th.