Interview & Giveaway with Dee Davis

Dee Davis Intro:

Hello everyone!  Book Monster Reviews and LITERAL ADDICTION are proud to welcome author Dee Davis 

to the site today!  

Dee Davis has a BA in Political Science and History, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. During a ten-year career in public relations, she spent three years on the public speaking circuit, edited two newsletters, wrote three award winning public service announcements, did television and radio commercials, starred in the Seven Year Itch, taught college classes, lobbied both the Texas State Legislature and the US Congress, and served as the director of two associations.

Her highly acclaimed first novel, Everything In Its Time, was published in July 2000. Since then, among others, she’s won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she has sold twenty-one books and four novellas, including the A-Tac Series and Set-Up in SoHo.

She’s lived in Austria and traveled in Europe extensively. And although she now lives in Manhattan she still calls Texas home.

Dee is the creator of the incredible romantic suspense series, A-Tac, as well as her Last Chance series which was just digitally reissued last month with some awesome new covers, and a few woman's fiction novels and some time travel ones as well.

Today we are going to help Dee promote the A-Tac and Last Chance series so we've posted blurbs and covers below so you can get to learn more about the books.

Dark Deceptions

A-Tac, Book 1

April 2010
Grand Central Publishing 

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TORN BETWEEN DUTY AND DESIRE

Covert operations expert Nash Brennon has spent the last eight years trying to forget Annie Gallagher, his former field partner and the only woman he ever loved. Annie betrayed him when he needed her most, then vanished without a trace. Now suddenly she’s back in the game—this time as a suspected traitor and threat to national security.

Annie’s son has been kidnapped by political terrorists. The price for his life? Assassinate a UN ambassador. Then Nash finds her, and immediately, the smoldering passion between Annie and the man she swore she’d never contact again almost blazes out of control. But can Nash trust her? The stakes couldn’t be higher: their enemy’s endgame is personal, and one false move could cost them their lives.

Deadly Dance

A-Tac, Book 5

April 2012
Grand Central Publishing 

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As the intelligence specialist for A-Tac, a black-ops CIA unit masquerading as Ivy League faculty, Hannah Marshall is used to working behind the scenes. But when a brutal murder hits too close to home, Hannah finds herself in the middle of the action, falling in love while racing to outwit a sadistic mastermind.

A KILLER CLOSES IN

After the death of her A-Tac partner, Hannah doubts everything she thought she knew about love and loyalty. When handsome Harrison Blake joins the team, she’s reluctant to trust him—or to act on her intense attraction to him. Then Hannah receives a podcast of a gruesome murder, and the only person who can help her find the killer is Harrison.

Harrison has spent years trying to hunt down the cunning monster who killed his sister. Now investigating with Hannah, he faces a shocking possibility—his sister’s murderer has resurfaced. As the danger escalates, Hannah and Harrison grow closer, and the desire simmering between them ignites. After Hannah disappears, Harrison has only one chance to save the woman he loves.

Double Danger

A-Tac, Book 6

December 2012
Grand Central Publishing 

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As the newest member of A-Tac, a black-ops CIA unit masquerading as Ivy League faculty, ex-SEAL Simon Kincaid races against the clock to save lives—and outrun his wrenching past. But preventing a major terrorist attack will plunge him and the one woman he’s never forgotten into a desperate fight for survival.

COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Ignoring his instincts once cost Simon a vital op—and the life of his best friend, Ryan. Now as escalating, violent attacks hit A-Tac, another person he loves is in danger. Homeland Security agent Jillian Montgomery’s investigation has brought her back into Simon’s life, and unless they can learn to trust each other, their dangerous mission will fail.

After her husband Ryan’s death, Jillian dedicates herself to saving others. She can’t afford to be tempted by Simon, even though his every touch reignites the desires they once shared. But in the last desperate minutes before disaster strikes, their second chance at love might be the most lethal trap of all …

Endgame

Last Chance, Book 1

April 2005 (original)
July 2012 (digital reissue)
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They both know the games killers play...

FBI criminal profiler Madison Harper understands dangerous minds. Tough, tenacious, with nerves of steel, she’s the best of the best. So is her new partner, Gabriel Roarke, a crack CIA operative who likes to do things his way. When the two are forced to jointly head up a task force investigating murder in high places – it’s no surprise that sparks begin to fly.

As they race through a shadow world of power, politics and deadly secrets, the passion that simmers between Madison and Gabriel soon ignites. But a clever killer at the top of his game has challenged Madison to play to the very end. Now all she can trust is her instincts—and Gabriel, the one man reckless enough to keep her alive...

Enigma

Last Chance, Book 2

June 2005 (original)
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Two men burned to possess her…

But only one would win the deadly game…

Samantha Waters was no hot shot, just damn good at her job. And as the best bomb specialist around, she was the logical choice for the elite crime-fighting squad, Last Chance, Inc. But Sam’s sexy self-confidence put a crucial member of the team on edge—seasoned CIA black ops specialist Payton Reynolds.

Sam’s passion for risk drove Payton up a wall. The last thing he needed was someone to keep out of trouble. But soon, as they work side-by-side to decipher the bomber’s next moves, the sparks between them begin to fly. Now the two of them must fight to keep their feelings in check—as they’re drawn toward a final, explosive confrontation with a madman...

Exposure

Last Chance, Book 2

September 2005 (original)
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The men and women of Last Chance, Inc. are back in another heart-stopping tale!

British special agent Nigel Ferris has devoted his life to working covert operations, and avoiding relationships. Until he’s called upon to help foil an International terrorist plot, and comes face to face with the one woman who ever came close to scaling his emotional walls.

Photojournalist Melissa Pope knows that the intelligence she’s been gathering is invaluable – so much so that someone’s willing to kill to her for it. But the man assigned by Last Chance to protect her is another kind of threat altogether…

Drawn into the heart of a dangerous game of International intrigue Melissa and Nigel are soon fighting for their lives… and for the chance to explore the long-denied passion that still burns between them.

Don't they sound incredible?!  Now that we’ve got your interest peaked, let’s find out some more about the author behind these incredible books, shall we!?

Book Monster Reviews/ LITERAL ADDICTION:  Hi Dee!  Welcome to Book Monster and LITERAL ADDICTION!  We’re very happy to have you here today!

DEE:    Delighted to be here!

Book Monster Reviews/ LITERAL ADDICTION:  We like to start out by finding out a bit more about our guest author, and then we’ll dig into the books…

 

Q1): Can you tell us 3 things about yourself that we can't find out on the Internet?

DEE:    Wow!  Well,  I once worked with the Sea Grant Program which was working to save the sea turtles on Padre Island.  I once got locked out of a hotel in Europe and my friend crawled into my window to let me in—it was the wrong window.  And I bought tortillas in Austria from a man named Gunter Gonzales in the basement of an apartment building somewhere in the depths of Vienna.  Best. Tortillas.  Ever.

Q2):  Did anyone or anything in particular inspire you to become an author?

DEE:    I’ve always loved reading and a blank page is like a siren call for me.  But probably the author Mary Stewart did the most to inspire me.  Her books are so evacotive of the places she wrote about.  You can literally see and feel and smell them.  Airs Above the Ground took me to Vienna.  My Brother Michael to Greece and Stormy Petral to the islands off the coast of Scotland.  She’s an amazing writer.  And I wanted to try and do the same.

Q3):  What has been the biggest surprise with regards to your writing career to-date?

DEE:    How much of it is spent not writing.  Editing, promoting, marketing, plotting etc…

Q4):  What are some of your hobbies or things that you enjoy doing when you’re not working, writing or taking care of other business?

DEE:    I love to cook.  And eat in great restaurants (five star and dives alike).  And therefore I also excel in dieting. J  I love to travel and explore new places.  I love learning new things.  And I’m still a voracious reader!

Q5):  If you could describe yourself in 5 words, what would they be?

DEE:   Optimistic, introspective, funny, loyal, spacey

Q6):  Who are some of your favorite authors, and what’s in your TBR pile right now?

DEE:    I already mentioned Mary Stewart.  Susannah Kearsley, Barbara Samuel/O’neal, Michael Crichton, Robert Ludlum, C.S. Lewis—just to name a few.  On my TBR: A new Ludlum, written by his best friend, Roxanne St. Claire’s Barefoot in the Sand, and A Moveable Feast-Hemingway (the latter I want to reread).

Q7):  What are some of the qualities you feel that all heroes or heroines should have?

DEE:    Humor, honor, intelligence

Q8):  What are the best and worst parts of writing for you?

DEE:    Best is the beginning of a novel, when the pages are still blank and anything is possible.  And the end of a novel, when I finally manage to wrangle everyone to the final moments of the story.  Worst is probably—and predictably—the middle when I usually just want to blow everyone up and be done with it.

Q9):  If you could spend the day with one of your characters, which would it be, and what would you want to do?

          DEE:    Interesting question.  Hannah Marshall popped into my mind immediately (A-Tac’s intel officer).  She’s just so much fun. And quirky.  And interesting.  I suspect hanging out with her for a day would be fabulous.  On the sexier side of the equation though, wouldn’t mind spending a day with Avery Solomon (A-Tac’s commander).  Maybe exploring a favorite city –like Prague.

Book Monster Reviews/LITERAL ADDICTION:  O.K, now we’ll ask some questions directly related to your books and series …  J

Q10):  For readers that are new to your books, can you please tell us a little about A-Tac, your popular romantic suspense series? 

DEE:  A-Tac is an elite CIA unit working deep undercover as faculty at an Ivy League college in upstate New York.  Brilliant, badass, and seemingly bulletproof, the members of A-Tac are assigned to the riskiest missions and the most elusive targets.

Q11):  Was there any specific inspiration that lead to the concept and creation of the  A-Tac series?

  

DEE:  I was thinking about my brother-in-law, who is an English teacher at a private school, and wondering what it would be like if I discovered he had a secret life—like as a spy.  From there (fueled by cocktails with a friend) A-Tac was conceived.

Q12):  What were the challenges (research, literary, psychological, logistical, etc) in bringing the A-Tac series to life?

DEE:    Doing my homework. I have to make sure I understand the logistics of both the places I write about and the things that my characters are involved with.  I have to understand trajectory, how a bomb works, blast ratio, the internal mind of a serial killer, the workings of international arms dealers, the Colombian jungle, Ancient ruins, car crashes, T.S. Eliot, Mayanmar and the Mekong River (for my newest A-Tac novel) just to name a few...  So lots of research into some very interesting stuff. I do so want to get it right.  But sometimes, for the sake of the sake of the story, I do have to work really hard to find something that is both plausable and dovetails into the plot in the way that I need it to. 

Q13):  Do you have any other projects coming up that you can share with us?

DEE:    Double Danger, the sixth A-Tac book (Simon’s story) is coming out this December.  And I’m about to start work on Avery’s story—the last A-Tac novel (although never say never). 

Q14):  Is there anything specific you would like to say to your readers, or info that you'd like to share with us, while we have you here today?

DEE:    Just that I so appreciate all the people who read my books.  Just the idea that I have been able to transport someone into a world filled with people who live in my head… well, it’s truly magical.  And I pinch myself often, to prove that it’s really true!!!

Book Monster Reviews/ LITERAL ADDICTION:  Dee, thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to be with us today!  We’d love to have you back to help promote your next release if you’re interested…

DEE:    I’m always up for visiting with you guys!  So, until next time!

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