Dead Secrets by Richard Milton

This book was given to me to review. It was presented as a paranormal romance. Cover unseen at this point, those two words brought up a couple pictures in my mind. Paranormal of course usually brings up something to do with vampires or werewolves, not that I mind much, but the subject is getting rather old in my opinion. And then there is romance. Most romance I've seen lately involves a whole lot of "love at first glimpse" and "I just can't live without him/her". The rest of the book, in my opinion, too many of them fall just short of erotica as the erstwhile pair struggles to hate each other while at the same time they can't stay out of each others pants. The whole point of the story is to get from point A-in bed to point B-in bed to point C-in bed... You get my point.

Anyway...

This book has paranormal more along the lines of precognition and the romance is the kind that makes you cringe with fear. Yes, I said fear. Almost as soon as Tony meets Miss Eve Canning, he loves her, but he still carries on with his research. His goal, to debunk scientifically one wealthy psychic. However an inheritance from his mother opens a puzzle-box that he can't resist. When his work starts to cross paths with the mystery surrounding his mother, he has to dig hard, and when his psychic ends up dead, Tony starts mixing with the rich and rather freaky. I mean, when some old lady with a title can shell out 7 million for a skull... Yeah - scary.

Have I tweaked your curiosity yet? This book is well written and well researched. If I didn't know it was fiction, I could have easily taken it for some kind of diary. It lead into realms, London, that is, I'd never been to before, and yet I had no trouble following in Tony's footsteps, nor did I have any trouble following his logic. I don't believe I would have made the choice he made at the end, but then again, I was more than a little scared of Eve, and I wasn't in love with her.

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Meet My Guest, Stacy Eaton

I belong to a forum where writers gather to share their experience and thoughts -  http://www.authors.com/ - this is where I met Stacy. A couple days ago, she posted some excerpts from her books and I was intrigued. Paranormal I'm familiar with. Police stories are also common, especially on TV these days. Never before have I seen them combined. What would a police officer do when confronted by a real live vampire. I plan to find out. I fully intend to buy one of her books ASAP. At any rate, I invited her here to introduce her to you.

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It is with great honor that I get the chance to grace the Anna’s Obsession blog.  I met Anna on the Authors.com website and I am honored that she asked me to join her here to tell you a little bit about me and about my current books.  So thank you Anna and here I am.

Hello, my name is Stacy Eaton, and I’m an author.

Currently, I work full time as a police officer for a small township in southeastern Pennsylvania. While my current position is that of a patrol officer, I spend a lot of my time doing investigations and crime scene processing.  Forensics is something I love and I take my job very seriously.

I am also a wife to a police officer and with our constant schedules life can get very hectic in our home. I have been blessed with two children, a son who is currently in the United States Navy and I am very proud of him for what he is doing and for serving his country. My daughter is a priceless princess who loves to help me market my books to teachers and other parents while she is at school and church.

When I am not working the job that currently pays all the bills I work on my business. Yes, I have my own business too.

I have two Shiloh Shepherd dogs, Garda and Callie. They are larger and less aggressive than the normal German shepherd and they have more fur!  Man do they have fur!!!  Garda has a face that resembles a wolf, which makes me love him even more. (You can see by my photo that I wear a wolf pendant). Garda actually means "The Guardian" in Irish. It is also the name of the Irish Police.  Rather fitting for our family of officers don't you think?

In my spare time... I write…

The first two books that I have written will intertwine the reality of police work and the paranormal world of vampires.  By weaving bits of these two worlds together, I feel that I have given the world of paranormal a bit of down to earth reality.

My Blood Runs Blue, the first book in the series, will introduce you to three main characters; Officer Kristin Greene, Julian Hutchinson and Alexander Armstrong. While Kristin is busy investigating a homicide, her life enters the world of the paranormal and she finds things out that she never knew existed. She will also learn things about herself that will forever change her world. There are twists and turns in there that will surprise you. Especially as you try to figure out whom Kristin will choose in the love triangle that has been around for over 30 years.

Blue Blood for Life is the second book and was just released on September 30^th. Kristin returns in this book, as does Alexander and Julian. You will meet Kristin’s three best friends and find out how she reveals the changes in her life to them. When Alex is kidnapped, Kristin will work with Julian and Gabe (you will meet Gabriel in book 1) to try and locate him. There is another hot and sexy vampire that enters the scene here, Trent Myers. You are going to see a whole lot of changes in this book, and quite a few new names and faces.  The twists and turns of this book will keep you intrigued and in a constant state of suspense as you follow the four main characters through the story.  Everyone that has read it has said they were extremely surprised by the ending and loved it!

Both of these books will give you the direct points of view from the character who is talking at that time. You will always know whose head you are in by the chapter title. In book one, Kristin, Alex and Julian will share their thoughts and feelings through their words. When you get to book two, Trent joins the chorus of voices.

Of both of the books, Blue Blood for Life is my favorite.  Why?  Because I love the choices and challenges that Kristin is faced with, both in the vampire world and the police world that she is such a part of.  You will follow her through shifts at work and see her as she touches people’s lives. She will show you that no matter who or what you are, you can always show your humanity.

Thank you Anna for allowing me to visit your blog! 

I truly appreciate it!!  If your readers are interested in seeing more about my books, they can visit my website at

http://stacyseatoncom.fatcow.com/index.html

They are also available on Amazon as Kindle downloads

http://www.amazon.com/My-Blood-Runs-Blue-ebook/dp/B004VGUIBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302138781&sr=1-1-catcorr

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Blood-Life-Book-ebook/dp/B005R0S8EI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1317399578&sr=8-5

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Do check out her books. I'm sure they are well worth your time.