Camy Tang Guest Blog and "Deadly Intent" Giveaway!

Camy Tang is guest blogging today - check out what she has to say about family...

Family—can’t live with them, can’t kill them

I don’t actually feel that way about my family most of the time, but sometimes we all wish we had a little less family around us and more sanity!

I love writing about families in my books, because they’re just so much fun. No matter the ethnicity or background, readers can always relate to family problems and conflicts, even if their own families are great. After all, no family is without little trials.

The Grant family in DEADLY INTENT is a little how I wish my family was—I always wanted a sister, and so since I can’t really expect my mother to oblige me at this point in my life (grin), I created a family of sisters.

Naomi, Rachel, and Monica all have their own problems with each other, like any trio of sisters—but they’re also fiercely loyal to each other and to their father, August Grant, and their aunt, Becca Itoh, who is the sister of their deceased mother.

The Grant family has plenty of problems—Monica and her dad are always at odds, even though Monica, a nurse, left her San Francisco job in order to take care of him after his stroke. Rachel is buried in her research for a new product for the family’s day spa, Joy Luck Life.

And Naomi, the heroine of DEADLY INTENT, has just discovered one of her clients attacked and left to die in Naomi’s massage therapy room at the spa.

Lovely start to a week.

But despite Naomi’s problems—including being framed for the client’s murder—she can depend on her family to comfort her, encourage her, give her a kick in the pants when she needs it, and pray for her.

It’s the Grant family’s faith and warmth that attracts the hero, Dr. Devon Knightley, when he’s sucked into the mystery surrounding Naomi. Since Devon is from a rather cold family—with the exception of his younger sister—the Grants’ welcoming arms are like a balm to his soul. I hope they’re a balm to your soul, too! :)

So I hope you’ll pick up a copy of DEADLY INTENT and “visit” with my fictional sisters! Squabbles always end with chocolate cake!

Camy


Thanks Camy! And now about Camy's new book...

DEADLY INTENT back cover blurb:

SCENE OF THE CRIME

The Grant family’s exclusive Sonoma spa is a place for rest and relaxation—not murder! Then Naomi Grant finds her client Jessica Ortiz bleeding to death in her massage room, and everything falls apart. The salon’s reputation is at stake...and so is Naomi’s freedom when she discovers that she is one of the main suspects! Her only solace is found with the other suspect—Dr. Devon Knightley, the victim’s ex-husband. But Devon is hiding secrets of his own. When they come to light, where can Naomi turn...and whom can she trust?

MY REVIEW:
I absolutely adore Camy's "Sushi For One" series, but those are Asian Chick Lit, not mysteries. So I was a little curious to see how Camy would pull off a mystery. From the beginning I felt connected to the main character, Naomi, but that is to be expected... Camy is a master at characterization after all. But could she keep me in suspense about who done it? And the answer is... Yes, she can! I read this book breathlessly, waiting to see where she would take us next, and who would die, and just how Naomi would manage to keep getting all the fingers pointing right at her!!! All I can say is that I hope this is the first of many mysteries to come from Camy!
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Camy has agreed to give away a copy of Deadly Intent for one lucky reader, so leave a comment (with your email!!!!) telling me what makes a mystery fun for you to read - I'll pull one name out from the entries so you can read Camy's new book! Good luck :-)

Bio:

Camy Tang writes romance with a kick of wasabi. She used to be a biologist, but now she is a staff worker for her church youth group and leads a worship team for Sunday service. She also runs the Story Sensei fiction critique service. On her blog, she gives away Christian novels every week, and she ponders frivolous things like dumb dogs (namely, hers), coffee-geek husbands (no resemblance to her own...), the writing journey, Asiana, and anything else that comes to mind. Visit her website at http://www.camytang.com/ for a huge website contest going on right now, giving away ten boxes of books and 30 copies of her latest release, DEADLY INTENT.