I am thrilled to announce that Susan Flett-Swiderski’s
latest book EXPLOSIVE BEGINNINGS is now available
for PRE-ORDER!
It will be released on April 30th!
I was privileged to receive an advanced review
copy, and I’m excited not only to announce
the good news but to post a review.
Maybe this time will be
different.
Terrible things happen to the
people he cares about the most, so it’s safer for Archie Jaworski to simply stop caring. He doesn’t give a flying
fandango what anybody says about him, keeps every relationship shallow, and
does unto others before they can do unto him.
And then, shortly before he
leaves the Army, he spots a pretty widow and her two kids, and all bets are
off.
His war hero uncle says he’s
not good enough for that perfect little lady, but Archie’s determined to prove
him wrong. No matter how many threats his uncle and his fellow officers make to
scare him away from their buddy’s widow, and no matter what it takes, he’s
determined to meet that family and to seduce that skirt.
What’s more, if she’s a decent
cook, he might even marry her.
Archie plans his courtship to
the smallest detail, but the one thing he forgets to do is keep his feelings
under wraps. He doesn’t mean to care about them, but the allure of finally
being part of something normal, something
good, is more than he can resist.
Maybe this time, no one has to
die.
***
Explosive Beginnings is a
thrilling roller coaster ride through the 1950s, featuring surprising twists
and a shocking finish I didn't see coming. Gripping!!!"
Robynne Rand, author of THE
MECHANIC NEXT DOOR
MY REVIEW
Archie Jaworski is not the most likable guy, but he’s had a hard life and he/s
taken on the blame for too much pain. He’s surly, and combative and apologizes
for neither.
Life continues to conspire against him until he sees Madeline
Quinn, then everything changes. Even Archie.
Archie is on a mission, and maybe even falling in love. It
doesn’t matter that she has two kids, it doesn’t matter that he’s been warned
off. He knows what he wants, and no one
is going to tell him he can’t have it.
But will a real family make Archie whole? The book is called Explosive Beginnings for a reason. Has Archie’s
bitten off more than he can chew? I won’t
spoil the surprise. I’ll just say that Susan is the one author who can tell it
just like it was. She’s an expert storyteller, flawless novelist, and master of
the surprise ending.
Although this is the first book in the Blast Rites Series, it is a stand-alone with a beginning, middle, and very
explosive end!
I
highly recommend Explosive Beginnings.
About Susan:
Susan Flett Swiderski grew up
in Dundalk, Maryland, where everybody calls everybody "hon"- fishing and crabbing is a way of life,
and eating steamed crabs is practically a sacrament. Although she loves her
home in Georgia, a part of her heart will always linger beside the shores of
the Chesapeake Bay. The rest of it enjoys life with her husband and love of her
life (Luckily for her, they're the same person.) and their two spoiled cats Dot
and Dash. Strange names, perhaps, but not for a couple of amateur radio
operators. Susan and her husband that is.
Not the cats.
Susan is also the author of Hot
Flashes & Cold Lemonade and has a short story in the anthology Old
Broads Waxing Poetic. She’s also an expert at blogging, and you can find her thoughtful prose at I Think: Therefore I Yam
CONGRATULATIONS,
SUSAN!
