Marketing for Romance Writers Newsletter April, 2017 Volume # 10, Issue 4* | Page 6

VICKI BATMAN (Cont.)
TEMPORARILY EMPLOYED
BLURB EXCERPT
New Job. New Love. And Murder . Hattie Cooks’s dream
job is down the toilet and her new SUV violated. Desper-
ate for cash to cover the basic necessities of rent and
food, she takes a temporary job where she uncovers an
embezzling scam tied to the death of a former em-
ployee—the very one she replaced.
When the police determine there’s more to the death
of a former Buy Rite employee, Detective Allan Charles
Wellborn steps in to lead the investigation. Overly dedi-
cated, always perfect, he puts his job first, even if doing
so ultimately hurts the one he loves.
Can the killer be found before Hattie’s time is up? No frisking and no arrests were—so far, in my
book—a good thing. Since he was Sarah Anne’s older
brother, I found it easy to eliminate him from the stalker,
murderer, and rapist categories. The something in the truck
line sounded similar to approaches used in past dating
experiences. For instance:
“Want to come up and look at my etchings?”
Translated: A roll in the hay.
Or the ever popular, “Would you like to meet Mr. Liz-
ard?”
Translated: Mr. Wiggly Worm.
“How about coming to my place for a drink?”
Translated: To ply me with multiple drinks and the
requisite roll in the hay.
I hadn’t fallen for those then and wasn’t going to be a
sucker now.
He stuck his hands on his hips and said, “I know
what you’re thinking. I’m not a stalker, murderer, or rap-
ist.”
Apparently, he could read minds.
“Just a minute.” I closed the door partially to release
the chain, then opened it. “Why can’t you just tell me
whatever it is?”
“No. I want to show you—-”
“Not a Picasso?” I asked.
“No.”
“Not an iguana?”
A perplexed expression crossed his face. “A what?”
“Not your pet worm?”
“What pet worm?”
“Not—-”
“Look, I don’t know what
you’re thinking. The only
worms I know about are for
fishing.”
Review ***** Jo-Ann Carson Wrote on Ama-
zon: “Vicki Batman has a wicked sense of humor, but
beneath the fun, she hits strong chords about love and
relationships. The story is more than a collection of the
usual romantic-comedy, bunching-panty hose, and run-
ning-mascara lines. It becomes a deep-down, gut-
wrenching question of self-awareness and the trust re-
quired to make love work.” https://www.amazon.com/
gp/customer-reviews/R3NRZEX708UNSA
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