Recommended Read: Trust in You
With this first in the Falling for You series, Julia Firlotte has written a 5-star book. In Trust in You, Meet Ella, a young heroine who learns through the proverbial school of hard knocks lessons about life, love and security. Sheltered and naïve, Ella moves with her sisters from England to rural Kansas. They relocated for a better life after the passing of their father. As they struggle to make a fresh start amidst financial constraints, they take money from loan sharks. Ella finds the American ways mystifying, while her accent and obvious innocence amuse and intrigue those she meets. This includes her love interest, Adam.
From the moment Adam and Ella lock eyes, there’s an undeniable sizzle that soon sparks and smolders while they begin an enticing cat and mouse chase. The extended foreplay that plays out on the page between Ella and Adam is at the top of your mind when Firlotte—in a brilliant move—takes you into the underbelly of the underworld straight from the eyes of Ella, who finds herself in a perilous situation. Adam comes to Ella’s rescue, the reader later discovers, at his own expense.
While Ella longs to trust in Adam, she knows that he is hiding dark secrets. The couple’s romance is as enticing as it is suspenseful. You’ll find yourself on the edge of your seat waiting to see what will happen with their relationship and the mysterious circumstances surrounding Adam that ensnare Ella.
Trust in You is written in first-person, which is a difficult viewpoint to write in—yet Firlotte pulls it off effortlessly. You feel as if you are with Ella on a moment-by-moment basis. I highly recommend this book.
With this first in the Falling for You series, Julia Firlotte has written a 5-star book. In Trust in You, Meet Ella, …
The Discovered Truth Series launches September 26, 2019 You know those novels you hear about that journalists have hiding in their desk …
You know those novels you hear about that journalists have hiding in their desk drawers? I finally pulled mine out, dusted it off and spruced it up, and Discovered Secrets will be out soon. Well, okay, it was a little more complicated than that. Actually, a lot more complicated. I actually “gestated” this book for three decades. There I’ve said it. So for those of you who yearn to get that novel out, this is proof that it’s possible to give birth to that baby and send the little darling out into the world!
Also on the horizon in October are Discovered Memories and Discovered Indiscretions.
The Discovered Truth Series started with Discovered Secrets and my burning desire to tell the story of the Canal Zone and the Zonians who made the US territory home for 74 years. At one point during the writing of the book, I fell in love with one of the characters and decided to take him along into a next book. That being said, my series is what I would call a loose one. I don’t have the same main characters in each book. Instead, I bring along minor characters into the next book and tell their stories. And then continue the pattern with the next.
That way when you run into a minor character from one book who is a major character in the next, you know the person’s backstory. That makes you privy to what’s going on. You’ve got the insider information. At the same time, that makes the books able to be read as standalone novels, because you don’t have to know the backstory to like the book. It’s just a little icing on the proverbial cake.
The Discovered Truth Series consists of romantic suspense novels featuring complex, gutsy women and equally complicated, charismatic men who find themselves immersed in dangerous and intriguing modern-day challenges such as human trafficking, drug smuggling, national security threats and identity theft. When the heroine and hero meet, worlds collide and sparks fly, kindling unforgettable romance and intrigue.
Hooked yet? I hope so. Let me know if you have any questions. I’m happy to answer!