Released today courtesy of Extasy Books - a sizzling, brand new Contemporary Romantic Suspense novel by Seelie Kay:
FIRST, WE KILL ALL THE LAWYERS
What an intriguing title! Before we find out more about the story, let's start with a few questions for Seelie:
Q.
Why do you write romance?
Q.
Do you prefer a certain type of romantic hero?
I adore smart,
dashing gentlemen who aren’t afraid to live on the edge. They can be a bad boy,
a billionaire, a prince, or a secret agent. That hint of danger just hooks me!
However, they have to be paired with strong, independent women who aren’t
afraid to fight for what they want, even love.
Q.
Why did you write “First, We Kill All the Lawyers?”
I have wanted to write a vampire tale for some time, but had difficulty coming up with something consistent with current tropes. Finally, I decided it was time to break all the rules. After all, vampires have been around for centuries. Surely, they have evolved by now. And no doubt, they have many of the same societal problems that humans do. However, I also wanted the vampire to be a lawyer. The title came from my experience as a lawyer. I can’t tell you how many times someone would quote Dick the Butcher, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” (Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2.) They would laugh heartily, like they had just told a wonderful joke, but for me, it was great inspiration for a story. What if someone was killing lawyers?
Q.
Obviously your former profession as a lawyer impacts your writing!
My friends say I am obsessed with justice and I guess that’s true. After 30 years, the law and the legal world are so firmly embedded in my brain that I can’t flush them out. That has become the lens through which I view the world and that naturally guides my characters and plots. Injustice infuriates me, but it also leads me to great stories! Even in this book, I find a way to explore social and criminal justice issues.
Let's not wait any longer, let's hear more about the book with the fascinating title.
Someone
is killing lawyers, but a particular vampire lawyer won’t stay dead.
Donovan Trait is a marked man. Flamboyant, stunningly handsome, and notoriously insatiable, his attitude and style belie his skills in the courtroom. No one survives a cross-examination at Donovan’s hands. His knowledge of the law and trial practice has accumulated over the years… and years, of experience. More than three hundred years. You see, when Donovan isn’t seducing judges and juries, he’s a creature of the night. And now that someone has decided that it’s time to kill all lawyers, his lust for attention has set him in the murderer’s sights. The problem is, vampires don’t die. Not easily, anyway. That’s good news for Donovan, not so much for his very human lady love, also a target of the serial killer. Will several unsuccessful attempts on his life expose Donovan’s true nature? Will the killer learn the secret that will guarantee a permanent death? Or will Donovan finally manage to put an end to the killer’s murderous spree and live happily ever after, with his lady love?
Excerpt:
Donovan’s cell phone pinged. He pulled himself into a small alleyway, away from the stampede trudging back to their workplaces after lunch, and leaned back against a building to read a text. His face screwed up in confusion. The text read, The first thing we do, let’s kill all lawyers! Starting with you!
“What
the bloody hell?” he muttered. “Is this some kind of joke?” Donovan’s eyes
surveyed his surroundings. He gazed right, then left. It did not appear that
someone had made him the focus of their attention. Everyone was scurrying
about, like mice in pursuit of a big cheese. “Must be Finley,” he said. “Finley
is always plying me with lawyer jokes. He thinks he’s funny.”
Donovan
shrugged. Not funny at all. He left the alleyway and re-entered the mass
migration on the sidewalk. He approached the crosswalk at Michigan and Superior
and emitted a snort of frustration as the light changed and the crosswalk
filled with cars. He was bumped hard by someone behind him. Donovan was forced
to step into the street to regain his balance. A cab rushed by and narrowly
missed clipping his side. Donovan jumped back onto the sidewalk.
A woman
screamed and Donovan jerked his head around, trying to see what all the fuss
was about. The woman was pointing at him. Donovan frowned and turned away. God
save me from simpering females who saw the last issue of City Magazine. Donovan
had appeared on the cover after being named as one of Chicago’s most eligible
bachelors. Since then, he had learned that the female population was comprised
of women of questionable morals and distressing behavior. He was growing weary
of the attention. While his colleagues thought it a wise marketing strategy, it
had brought him nothing but unwanted female attention. He had become prey.
Vampires
were predators. They stalked their victims. Sometimes, they pursued them with a
vengeance. That was why he had joined the legal profession. His predilections
were well-suited to that particular world. Now, his role had apparently shifted
and he was not pleased.
Someone
tapped Donovan on the shoulder. “Sir? Are you alright? You’re bleeding. It
appears someone stuck a knife into your side.”
Donovan’s
mouth gaped and he turned toward the man who had spoken. Then he looked at
where the man pointed. There was indeed a knife sticking out of his left side
and a stream of his blood was flowing onto the sidewalk. He had a very high
threshold of pain. He hadn’t felt the knife thrust into his side. If it wasn’t
so appalling, he would be embarrassed. Donovan opened his mouth to reply. Then
the pain in his side exploded and his vision dulled. Slowly he slid onto the
sidewalk as if he planned to sit on the curb.
Then everything went black.
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Seelie Kay is a
nom de plume for a writer, editor, and author with more than 30 years of
experience in law, journalism, marketing, and public relations. When she writes
about love and lust in the legal world, something kinky is bound to
happen! In possession of a wicked pen
and an overly inquisitive mind, Ms. Kay is the author of 18 works of fiction,
including the Kinky Briefs series, the Feisty Lawyers series, The
Garage Dweller, A Touchdown to Remember, The President’s
Wife, The White House Wedding, and The President’s Daughter.
When not spinning her kinky tales, Ms. Kay
ghostwrites nonfiction for lawyers and other professionals. She resides in a bucolic exurb outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she
shares a home with
her son and enjoys opera, gourmet cooking, organic gardening, and an occasional
bottle of red wine.
Ms. Kay is an MS warrior and ruthlessly battles the disease on a daily basis. Her message to those diagnosed with MS: Never give up. You define MS, it does not define you!
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Coming soon:
The Last Christmas, date of release: December 11, 2020.
