• Series Feature,  Suspense

    Read the series: The Love and Murder Series by Brenda Whiteside @bwhitesid2 #RLFblog #RomanticSuspense

    Read the series: The Love and Murder Series by Brenda Whiteside @bwhitesid2 #RLFblog #RomanticSuspenseLacy’s research into her birth parents uncovers dangerous secrets in the first book of Brenda Whiteside’s Love and Murder Series. In this Romantic Suspense, the sheriff is as tangled in the web as Lacy, putting them both on the edge of disaster.

    Brenda, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your series.

    The Art of Love and Murder, #1 in the Love and Murder Series

    Kicks off the series in Flagstaff, Arizona. All but one of the suspenseful romances take place in northern Arizona. One ventures to Austria to meet a grandfather and see the castle estate in the Alps. The books are linked by characters and setting, but they can be read out of order. There is suspense, love, sexy heroes, and enough villainous characters both male and female to keep the reader turning the pages. All of the books are available on audio also.

    Genre Romantic Suspense

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): Restricted

    When Lacy Dahl’s research uncovers dangerous secrets about the mother she never knew and secrets that dispute the identity of her father, she finds herself on the edge of disaster.

    Sheriff Chance Meadowlark is still haunted by the murder of his wife and the revenge he unleashed in the name of justice. When he meets Lacy, he is determined not to become involved, but their pasts may make that impossible. As they move closer to the truth, saving Lacy may be his only salvation.

    Lacy begins to think the present is more important than her past…until Chance’s connection to her mother and a murder spin her deeper into danger and further from love. Will the truth destroy Lacy and Chance or will it be the answer that frees them?

    Which book is this in the series?

    Book One

    How many books do you plan for the series?

    Five

    How many books are completed?

    Five

    What characters are the main stars in your series?

    Each book tells the story of a different couple. They are all in some way related, either by blood or friendship. Lacy Dahl and Sheriff Chance Meadowlark begin the series in book one. Book two stars Lacy’s best friend, Phoebe, and Chance’s brother, Mason. Lacy’s daughter, August, falls in love and danger with Inspector Tobias Wolf in book three. August’s friend, Penny, skirts danger and love with Jake in book four. Book five is the story of Laura, Phoebe’s nanny for her son, and Randy, their ranch foreman.

    What is the overall theme in this series?

    Is love worth the danger?

    Please list the series titles below, in any order you prefer.

    The Art of Love and Murder

    Southwest of Love and Murder

    A Legacy of Love and Murder

    The Power of Love and Murder

    The Deep Well of Love and Murder

    What did you like best about writing this series?

    I really love my characters. I became so attached to them. There are times I wonder to myself how they are doing—as if they actually exist.

    What other books (not in this series, have you written?)

    Sleeping with the Lights On was the first book I published.

    Post-War Dreams is the book of my heart since I used stories of my mom’s life growing up in the 40s.

    Amanda in the Summer is a short.

    The Morning after is a sexy, western novelette.

    And my current series in progress is The MacKenzie Chronicles. Secrets of the Ravine, book 1 is available.

    Where can we find links for all your books?

    https://www.amazon.com/Brenda-Whiteside/e/B003V15WF8/

    Where to buy The Art of Love and Murder

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Art-Love-Murder-Brenda-Whiteside-ebook/dp/B00K0N0Y6M
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-art-of-love-and-murder-brenda-whiteside/1119395121?ean=2940149319657
    iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-art-of-love-and-murder/id877435573
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-art-of-love-and-murder-1

    Brenda Whiteside Social Media

    Brenda Whiteside is the author of suspenseful, action-adventure stories with a touch of romance. Mostly. After living in six states and two countries—so far—she and her husband have decided they are gypsies at heart, splitting their time between Central Arizona and the RV life. They share their home with a rescue dog named Amigo. While FDW is fishing, Brenda writes.
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  • Book Release,  Suspense

    Author Interview: Brenda Whiteside The Art of Love and Murder @brendawhitesid2 #RLFblog #suspense

    The Art of Love and Murder
    Title The Art of Love and Murder
    Genre Romantic Suspense
    Author Brenda Whiteside
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13
    Lacy Dahl never questioned her past until the deaths of her adoptive
    parents and her husband. A husband who wasn’t what he seemed. Her research uncovers
    secrets about the mother she never knew; secrets that dispute the identity of her
    father and threaten her life.
    Sheriff Chance Meadowlark is still haunted by the murder of his
    wife and the revenge he unleashed in the name of justice. When he meets Lacy he
    is determined not to become involved, but their pasts may make that impossible.
    As they move closer to the truth, saving Lacy may be his only salvation.
    Lacy begins to think the present is more important than her past…until
    Chance’s connection to her mother and a murder spin her deeper into danger and further
    from love. Will the truth destroy Lacy and Chance or will it be the answer that
    frees them?

    Buy This Book

    Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Art-Love-Murder-Brenda-Whiteside-ebook/dp/B00K0N0Y6M/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1399254400&sr=1-1&keywords=the+art+of+love+and+murder
    Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-art-of-love-and-murder-brenda-whiteside/1119395121?ean=2940149319657
    ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-theartofloveandmurder-1496046-149.html
    Kobo http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-art-of-love-and-murder

    Interview with Brenda Whiteside

    Why did you write this
    book?
    I’d never written a series and I wanted to. After brainstorming
    for a couple of weeks, I came up with an idea for three related stories. That has
    since morphed into five stories.
    What is your favorite
    genre to read?
    Suspense of any subgenre. Romantic suspense in particular.
    What is your favorite character from fiction (not including your
    own characters)?
    I have to give you a male and female –give equal time to heroes
    and heroines!
    Claire Beauchamp Randall of the Outlander series is my favorite
    female. Although this is a time travel series and pushes the envelope on believability,
    Claire makes me a believer. She’s real. My favorite male is Lucas Davenport from
    the Prey series. I’m reading through the series right now so that could be the reason.
    But he’s one of those flawed characters that ropes me in.
    Do you enjoy films and/or
    TV shows? Which are your favorites?
    I watch very little TV, but I do have my never miss favorites
    – Castle, Bones and The Mentalist. I actually love, love, love going to the movies.
    But I’ve gotten very stingy with my leisure time and am careful to not waste time
    on “maybe goods.”
    What are you working on
    at the moment, and what are we likely to see from you in the coming months?
    The Art of Love and Murder, which released only a week ago, is
    the first in my Love and Murder series. Book two, Southwest of Love and Murder is
    on my editor’s desk right now. I’m six chapters into book three, The Legacy of Love
    and Murder. Books four and five, which are promised to my publisher, are still in
    the planning stage.
    Please tell us about your
    latest book.
    Lacy Dahl, prompted by her daughter, sets out to research some
    art left by her birth parents who died in an airplane crash when she was an infant.
    She goes to Flagstaff, Arizona armed with the sketches and visits a step-aunt,
    an art gallery and a museum. Those visits lead to a collector of the artist’s work
    and an old friend of her birth mother. Everyone appears to be holding back some
    truth. And from her first night in town when she is followed down a dark alley,
    danger lurks, but she doesn’t know why. When a Paul Bunyan of a man who happens
    to be the sheriff, comes to her aid, the mystery gets even murkier. His ties to
    a murder and the art may or may not hinder their relationship. Lacy finds herself
    discovering secrets and lies that threaten her life.

    Blurb

    Lacy Dahl never questioned her past until the deaths of her adoptive
    parents and her husband. A husband who wasn’t what he seemed. Her research uncovers
    secrets about the mother she never knew; secrets that dispute the identity of her
    father and threaten her life.
    Sheriff Chance Meadowlark is still haunted by the murder of his
    wife and the revenge he unleashed in the name of justice. When he meets Lacy he
    is determined not to become involved, but their pasts may make that impossible.
    As they move closer to the truth, saving Lacy may be his only salvation.
    Lacy begins to think the present is more important than her past…until
    Chance’s connection to her mother and a murder spin her deeper into danger and further
    from love. Will the truth destroy Lacy and Chance or will it be the answer that
    frees them?

    Author Bio

    Brenda spends most of her time writing stories of discovery and
    love. The rest of her time is spent tending vegetables on the small family farm
    she shares with her husband, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Together, they’ve
    embraced an age-old lifestyle that has been mostly lost in the United States
    – multiple generations living under one roof, who share the workload, follow their
    individual dreams and reap the benefits of combined talents.
    Although she didn’t start out to write romance, she’s found all
    good stories involve complicated human relationships. She’s also found no matter
    a person’s age, a new discovery is right around every corner. Whether humorous or
    serious, straight contemporary or mystery, all her books revolve around those two
    facts.
    Visit Brenda at www.brendawhiteside.com.
    She blogs on the 9th and 24th of every month at http://rosesofprose.blogspot.com
    She blogs about writing and prairie life at http://brendawhiteside.blogspot.com/

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