Review & Giveaway ~*~ Vicki's Key by pm terrell

Blurb ~*~   

Following a failed mission, Vicki Boyd leaves her job as a psychic spy with the CIA, determined to start her life over in a small town assisting an elderly lady. But when she arrives, she finds that Laurel Maguire has suffered a stroke and is confined to the third floor of her home and her nephew Dylan has recently arrived from Ireland to care for her. Vicki very quickly falls in love with the charming, handsome Irishman. But all is not what it seems in Aunt Laurel’s old, rambling home. And when the CIA arrive on her doorstep to convince her to accept one last mission, she finds her past and her future are about to collide… In murder.

  

Excerpt ~*~

Dylan pushed her arm against the wall and twisted the phone out of her hand again. This time he held it just inches from her face. “You’re not callin’ the police. And you’re not callin’ Alec. And you’re not callin’ Sam. And if you dare to put your fingers on this bloody phone one more time, I’m smashin’ it to smithereens.” His voice became a roar. “Are ya understandin’ me?”

Vicki sobbed and turned her head away from him.

“And there she goes again,” he said. “Did I not take the time and take the effort to explain to you in minute detail why it is that I can’t bear to hear a woman cry?”

“Yes,” she cried, the tears running down her face.

“Then tell me why, when you can clearly see that I’ve got me hands full with the little matter of a bloody corpse in the room, you decide this is the time you want to cry?”

“I don’t want to cry,” she sobbed, “but you’re being mean to me.”

“I’m bein’ mean to her, she says.” He relaxed his iron grip on her but continued to position her against the wall. “Vicki. Darlin’. I’m not upset with you. Yet. But I’m askin’ you to remain calm and listen. Okay? Do you think you can do that for me? That’s all I’m askin’.”

She heard something shuffling and as she stared into Dylan’s eyes, she realized he was standing perfectly still, waiting for her response. Her eyes tried to move past him, but his body was blocking her view. She heard the sound again and her eyes darted back to Dylan’s. “He’s not dead,” she said, her voice erupting from her in a hoarse whisper. “He’s moving!”

4 Star Review ~*~

This is the first book I've read by p.m.terrell but it won't be the last.  She sets up a great paranormal suspense with characters that just suck  you into the story.  p.m.terrell's descriptions and development really make you feel like you are right there in the thick of things with them.

Vicki is trying to become an ex-CIA agent with special abilities.  But they seem to need her for 'just one more thing'.  I wonder how long that will go on! LOL . . .The characters are all intriguing and none of them are what you would expect.  They are all a bit quirky and fun to love or hate depending on which way they rub you!

I definitely recommend Vicki's Key if you are looking for a book that will make you gasp and really feel like you have been transported into it.  If you are looking for a well paced story that is full of action and finger nail biting moments, pick it up and get started on a journey with p.m.terrell

AUTHOR INFORMATION ~*~

p.m.terrell is the award-winning, internationally acclaimed author of more than 18 books in 4 genres. A full-time author since 2002, she previously opened and operated two computer companies in the Washington, DC area. Her specialties were in the areas of computer crime and computer intelligence and her clients included the Secret Service, CIA and Department of Defense as well as local law enforcement. Computer and spy technology are two themes that recur throughout her books. She is the co-founder of The Book 'Em Foundation, whose mission is to raise awareness of the link between high illiteracy rates and high crime rates. And she founded the annual Book 'Em North Carolina Writers Conference and Book Fair which takes place each February. 
Author's website: www.pmterrell.com 
Author's blogs: www.pmterrell.blogspot.com and www.vickisangelfish.com (inspired by the angelfish "front" used by the CIA in the Black Swamp Mysteries series) 
Twitter: @pmterrell 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/author.p.m.terrell Amazon Links: 
Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Vickis-Key-Black-Mysteries-Series/dp/1935970038/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366120530&sr=8-1&keywords=vicki%27s+key
 Ebook: http://www.amazon.com/Vickis-Black-Mysteries-Series-ebook/dp/B007F1PWBY/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1366120530&sr=8-1 
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Nook (Barnes and Noble): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vickis-key-p-m-terrell/1105875534 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/vickis-key/id501979418?mt=11

 Giveaway ~*~

p.m. will be awarding a $20 Amazon gift card to one randomly drawn commenter.

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