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ABOUT
Sharon Kleve was born and
raised in Washington and currently lives on the Olympic Peninsula with her
husband.
She loves romance. She
loves reading romance, living romance, and especially loves writing about
romance. She gets no greater feeling than watching her characters come alive in
each other's arms. Most of all, she loves giving her characters the happily
ever after they deserve—with a few bumps and bruises along the way.
One of her favorite things
to do is picking up a new book and sinking into the story, immersing herself in
the emotions between the characters. She hopes to inspire her readers the same
way her favorite authors have inspired her.
When not writing, she can
usually be found either curled up in her recliner with her cat and a good book,
or in the kitchen baking sourdough bread or bagels.
The Ex
The Cony Myers Series 4
Corny has her work cut out for her in "The
Ex", Book Four in The Corny Myers Series.
Corny's excitement over
serving on jury duty is squashed when she hears news of Steve's ex girlfriend
relocating to Seattle.
Steve's an aggressive,
tough, Seattle narcotics cop who thinks Celeste could do no wrong.
Celeste is back in town
and has set her sights on rekindling her relationship with Steve. Being an FBI
agent she's used to getting what she wants, no matter what the cost.
Corny is trying to keep
her relationship from falling apart, while rescuing pets, and saving her friend
from a loan shark.
Can Pete, Corny's ferret,
learn how to use the phone in time to save the day?
Excerpt
Have you told Steve about the jury summons? You need to
tell him how to take care of me in case you get sequestered. Pete grabbed his tail with his tiny paws and chewed on
the tip, a sure sign he was agitated.
"How do you know I
didn’t tell him already?" I knew what his answer would be, because his
answer was always the same.
I have excellent hearing, Pete chattered.
"No. You're a little
spying devil."
That's the only way I know what's going on around here.
He pouted.
"I promise to tell
Steve. You have nothing to worry about. I'll have to go through the jury
selection process. If I did get selected for a case the chances of me being
sequestered are slim. You'll be fine."
You better be right. He
scurried down the hall.
Besides being an
aggressive, tough, Seattle narcotics cop, Steve was my boyfriend. He looked
sexy as hell in his faded jeans, Mariners T-shirt, sneakers and 9mm gun hooked
to his belt. He'd grabbed a leather jacket out of the bedroom closet and flung the
heavy material over his shoulder.
"Hey Steve, can you
check on Pete real quick? I might've hurt the little guy's feelings."
"Sure. What am I looking
for? Will he be blowing his nose or wiping his eyes with a tissue?" Steve
asked.
The Inside Scoop
Q. Do you prefer to write 1st or 3rd
Person POV? Why?
A. In my first book,
'Flamingo Blues' I wrote in 3rd person. It felt awkward and I kept inadvertently
writing in 1st person. I constantly got slapped by my editor. She'd say, Pick
one and stay with it". With 'Be Mine' I chose 1st person and
felt more at home. All four of The Corny Myers books will be released as an anthology
this month, so I rewrote 'Flamingo Blues' in 1st person. It reads
smother that way.
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