Through Her Eyes
The Mindâs Eye Series
Book Four
Deborah Camp
Genre: Romantic Suspense/Paranormal Romance
Date of Publication: July 24, 2017
ASIN: B071KC41NB
Number of pages: 415
Word Count: 92418
Cover Artist: Patricia Schmitt
Tagline: She can see evil and evil can see her
Book Description:
Psychic detectives Levi Wolfe and Trudy Tucker comb the streets of New Orleans in search of a serial killer who has claimed 19 lives and counting.
The suspect was in an accident almost two years ago that left him paralyzed in a wheel chair, but the murders continue. Is he faking it or has he enlisted a protégé to continue his reign of terror?
As Levi and Trudy draw closer to the truth, Trudy discovers new and unsettling psychic abilities in herself.
Excerpt:
âSo, tell me about your experience,â Trudy said, sitting next to Levi.
âIt was strange. Very strange. I was contacted â during a business meeting, mind you â by the dead son of the new contractor I was speaking with in my office. This kid â a salvage yard murder victim â popped into my head and started yelling at me. I tried to shut him out, but I couldnât. I had to actually stop the damned meeting and tell the man that his deceased son was demanding an audience. Gonzo thought Iâd lost my noodle.â
âGood Lord!â She covered her parted lips with her hand. âIâd say that was a heck of a coincidence, but . . .it seems to be so much more than that.â
âYeah, right.â He sat back and drummed his fingers on the table for a few seconds. âAnyway, the kid â Clayton Nelson â was hitchhiking in New Orleans when a guy in a pickup stopped for him. He couldnât see much of the manâs face because he wore a ball cap and sunglasses. He had a mustache that looked fake to me. He used the ploy of something being wrong with his truck to get the kid to look under the hood and then he knocked him out with a blow to the head. Clay came to in a basement, his wrists and ankles bound with plastic ties and chains.â He shuttered his gaze from her. âThatâs where he was murdered.â A few seconds ticked by before his lashes lifted to reveal his dark blue eyes that never missed much. âYouâve been in contact with the murderer already, havenât you?â
Her heart jolted. He was uncanny. âI was in contact with someone whoâs warped. I donât know if it was the salvage yard killer.â
âWas he murdering someone?â
âSomething. A cat.â
Leviâs upper lip lifted in disgust. âJesus.â
âYeah. He was practicing, I think.â She shuddered and blocked out the memory.
âThe kid in my head showed me a compass and pointed to the N on it.â
She gasped at the reference. âYour true north?â
âBingo. His way of telling me that you were already part of this.â
She reached for her glass of juice. They must be destined to examine this case. How else could she explain what happened to Levi and what sheâd already experienced?
About the Author:
Deborah Camp is the author of more than 50 romances, both contemporary and historical. She received the first Janet Dailey Award (given to a romance novel that best addressed a social problem). "My Wild Rose" dealt with battered women and children.
A bestselling author, Deborah's books have been praised by reviewers, bloggers, and readers who love complex characters and clever plotting. She always mixes in a bit of humor, even in her romantic suspense novels.
Communicating with readers and other writers is something she enjoys, so don't be shy about visiting her online. If you post a review of her books, you'll probably receive a personal "thanks" even if the review isn't entirely favorable!
Deborah lives in Tulsa, OK where she is continually inspired by real cowboys, real Indians, and real heroes and heroines.
Interview:
1. Where do you get your ideas?
I donât know. They just pop into my head. I think thatâs how writers know theyâre writers. We donât search for stories. The stories find us.
2. Do you have a dream cast for your book?
I do, sort of. I actually like the guy depicted on the covers of my Mindâs Eye books. He looks like I see Levi in my head. As for Trudy, the girl on the cover of âThrough Her Eyesâ is also very much like I see Trudy. Quintara is a dear, departed friend of mine, so I see Peggy when I write Quintaraâs character.
3. How do you handle writerâs block?
I donât have writerâs block.
4. What inspired you to write this book?
Iâve had the series bouncing about in my brain for years, but it took âFifty Shades of Grayâ to give me the courage to go ahead and write it. As for this book, âThrough Her Eyes,â I read about a serial killer who murdered over a number of years and I decided to tackle that. Or have Trudy and Levi tackle it. I also like to visit New Orleans, so I set it there to give me a good excuse to go back to the Big Easy and âresearch.â LOL.
5.Whatâs the hardest part of being an author?
âThe hardest part . . . hmmm. I suppose it is finding readers. As an independent author now (as opposed to when my books were contracted with mass market publishers), itâs all on me to get the word out, cajole and entice readers to buy them, and to solicit reviews. Also, itâs up to me to schedule the advertising, the blog tours, the giveaways, the interviews, etc. Promoting books can and does take up a lot of time that I could be writing. For example, right now Iâm negotiating with an actor to narrate âThrough His Eyesâ for an audio version. The upside of promotion is that I get to connect more closely with readers and reviewers, which I appreciate.
I donât know. They just pop into my head. I think thatâs how writers know theyâre writers. We donât search for stories. The stories find us.
2. Do you have a dream cast for your book?
I do, sort of. I actually like the guy depicted on the covers of my Mindâs Eye books. He looks like I see Levi in my head. As for Trudy, the girl on the cover of âThrough Her Eyesâ is also very much like I see Trudy. Quintara is a dear, departed friend of mine, so I see Peggy when I write Quintaraâs character.
3. How do you handle writerâs block?
I donât have writerâs block.
4. What inspired you to write this book?
Iâve had the series bouncing about in my brain for years, but it took âFifty Shades of Grayâ to give me the courage to go ahead and write it. As for this book, âThrough Her Eyes,â I read about a serial killer who murdered over a number of years and I decided to tackle that. Or have Trudy and Levi tackle it. I also like to visit New Orleans, so I set it there to give me a good excuse to go back to the Big Easy and âresearch.â LOL.
5.Whatâs the hardest part of being an author?
âThe hardest part . . . hmmm. I suppose it is finding readers. As an independent author now (as opposed to when my books were contracted with mass market publishers), itâs all on me to get the word out, cajole and entice readers to buy them, and to solicit reviews. Also, itâs up to me to schedule the advertising, the blog tours, the giveaways, the interviews, etc. Promoting books can and does take up a lot of time that I could be writing. For example, right now Iâm negotiating with an actor to narrate âThrough His Eyesâ for an audio version. The upside of promotion is that I get to connect more closely with readers and reviewers, which I appreciate.