Man of Mystery
From
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Man of Mystery . . .
A BBW with some mystery, intrigue and fun. I found that this Tess was a sweet little kitten by day and then with a little push she would be more. She left the boring behind and took on an adventure that was sure to make her life more entertaining. Liam for me was just a man that provided a change in pace for Tess's life.
Quirky, witty adventure with some moments of 'really' and 'wtf'. I found it to be fun and entertaining. Like one of those comedic action adventure.
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A BBW with some mystery, intrigue and fun. I found that this Tess was a sweet little kitten by day and then with a little push she would be more. She left the boring behind and took on an adventure that was sure to make her life more entertaining. Liam for me was just a man that provided a change in pace for Tess's life. 
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MAN OF MYSTERY: BOOK TRAILER
MAN OF
MYSTERY by Lorelei Moone
“Happy now?” I complain, while
steering the car through the tight zig-zagging roads, heading for the other
side of the housing estate. “Heathrow it is. What terminal?”
“Uhh...”
“Don’t
tell me you don’t know? Do you have any idea how huge Heathrow is?” I exclaim.
“Give
me a moment.”
I
turn to find the stranger looking at a phone-type device, just fatter, like a
handheld satnav thing for hikers. My ex had something similar he took on treks.
“Four.
Terminal 4.”
“Great.”
I put my foot down as I join the A30, all the while keeping an eye on my speedo
which is close to touching fifty miles an hour. “How much time do we have?”
“Not
much. Do your best,” he says, while giving me a quick pat on the shoulder. I
don’t know whether it’s the adrenaline coursing through my body, or the fact
that actually he’s pretty hot for a crazy person, but his touch has an instant
effect on me. I must be losing my mind to let this guy affect me at all.
“Fine.
But if I get a ticket, I’m telling them you drove. I’ve got six points on my
licence already and the insurance company will have me over a barrel if I get
more,” I ramble, my voice trembling slightly.
He
lets out a chuckle and pats my shoulder again. “Deal. Now go.”
He
was right, once I put my mind to it, our progress towards Heathrow has greatly
improved. I know these roads like the back of my hand, even if I still
compulsively slow down at the speed camera leading up to the Terminal 4 ramp.
I’m in this now, whether I want to be or not, but still I’m not willing to
blatantly speed through a speed trap.
“We’ll
reach it soon, then what? Do I park up, or what?”
I
check my mirror, seeing that he’s sitting upright now, staring out the rear
window.
“Actually,
let me out just there.” He points at the mini roundabout ahead of us. “The
cargo is headed for flight SV118 departing for Riyadh at eighteen-fifty. I’m
going to try and intercept it. Pull over.”
I
slam on the brakes and turn to face him properly. His face is tense yet
determined, as he gazes ahead through the metal fence surrounding the cargo
area ahead of us.
“What’s
your name?” he asks, leaning forward and making eye contact again.
“Tess…”
I mumble, severely distracted by the green depths in front of me again. Shit,
why do I have a knack for attracting crazies? He’s handsome though, the strong
jawline, dark brown hair and symmetrical features are practically perfect. He
could be a model, or an actor. Could all this just be an act?
“Tess.
I know I’m asking a lot of you, but your country needs you.” He pauses, his
eyes lingering on my lips for a moment. “We can’t let the plane leave. Give me
your phone.”
I
hand it to him without protest. How is it that his eyes can hypnotise me like
this? Shit, I must be desperate to be so easily distracted by a handsome guy in
a suit. Once all this is over, I’m going to get Maggie to set me up with
someone. She’s been offering for weeks.
The
stranger types a number into my phone and hits ‘dial’, then gives it back to
me.
“I
need you to go into the terminal and keep an eye on the departures board. If
I’m successful, it will show up as delayed. If not, then you’ll see its status
change to ‘boarding’ at around eighteen-twenty. If that’s the case, I need you
to call in a bomb threat to shut down the terminal. Do you understand?” He
reaches out for my cheek, caressing it with the back of his finger and causing
even more upheaval inside my stomach. This has got to be a dream, even if it
feels totally real.
I
nod though. If the plane boards, I call the airport with a bomb threat. Sounds
easy.
“Wait,
why don’t you just report a bomb threat anyway? Why go through all this
nonsense?” I ask.
He
smiles briefly, pulling his hand back. “If I go in by myself, I may be able to
detain some of the people involved. They may have intel. If I call it in now
and the airport gets shut down, they’ll run and we may never know who was
behind it.”
That
makes sense, I guess.
I
nod. “Fine. I’ll go in.”
“I’ll
be in touch if it went well.”
“And
if not?” I ask.
“Chances
are, then I’ll be dead.”
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Author Info
Lorelei Moone is an up-and-coming
author of paranormal romance & romantic suspense novels based in London.
Her first book, Scottish
Werebear: An Unexpected Affair has hit the virtual shelves on Amazon
on 25 September 2015, and her second, Scottish
Werebear: A Dangerous Business a month later on the 25th of October.
A lover of all things sweet, and caffeinated, when she’s not writing about sexy
bear shifters and their strong-willed curvaceous love interests, Lorelei can be
found baking cookies or cakes for her family.
How would you
describe you style of writing to someone that has never read your work?
I mostly write paranormal romance, though my current release is a romantic
suspense. My stories are mainly character-driven, though some do have a bit of
a suspense plot line thrown in as well. Then again, they are romances, so the
most important thing is the couple. How do they come together and find common
ground when often to the casual observer, they might not fit together very
well? This is especially true in my current release, Man of Mystery. Tess and
Liam couldn’t be more different. And yet they have to find a way to make it
work...
What mindset or routine do you feel the
need to set when preparing to write (in general whether you are working on a
project or just free writing)?
I find it helps me get in the zone to listen to music. Some authors can only
focus with music that doesn’t have vocals/lyrics, but I find that it doesn’t
matter to me. As long as it’s something I like, music helps me block out the
rest of the world so that I am left in my own little bubble with my characters.
Then I put my fingers to the keyboard and things start to happen… Oh and I
definitely must have a big mug of tea as well before I begin.
Do you take your character prep to heart? Do you nurture the growth of each
character all the way through to the page? Do you people watch to help with
development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation?
I do not extensively plan my characters. Often I will
start with a few details that I know about them. Perhaps their job, their hopes
and future plans, or maybe just some interesting thing about them that makes
them different from their counterpart so that the evolving relationship will be
interesting in some way. The rest of the character reveals itself to me while
writing. Closely related: I also don’t create very detailed outlines, just
broad strokes for what I know needs to happen for the couple to get their
happily ever after. So at times I will gain fresh insights into my characters
during the writing process, which will in turn inspire different events than I
had initially foreseen. I suppose that makes me a pantser at heart; a writer
who prefers to write “by the seat of my pants”.
Have you found yourself bonding with any
particular character? If so which one(s)?
In Man of Mystery in particular? Tess would be the obvious choice. She is me.
She is everyone who has ever had a job they would rather not do, with
colleagues who seem to like nothing better than to induce rage in us. Her days
look largely the same, and nothing exciting ever happens to her. Except of
course the day she meets Liam Everson, the mysterious government agent who is
trying to save the country.
Do you have a character that you have
been working on that you can't wait to put to paper?
I have a few characters developing in my head at the moment that are quite
exciting actually. My more established series, Scottish Werebears is soon going
to come to an end and the hero of that story is just begging to be written. I
don’t want to give too much away just yet, but he’s got someone in his past who
can’t wait to catch up with him.
Have you ever felt that there was
something inside of you that you couldn't control? If so what? If no what spurs
you to reach for the unexperienced?
Why, the stories! I can’t control them for the life of me. Characters just turn
up inside my head, little shreds of ideas develop, and they won’t leave me
alone until I get them onto the page. There’s a whole world in there that’s
begging to be unleashed, if only I can focus long enough to write it all down.
I got this one from a friend. If you
could have dinner with 7 fictional character, who would they be?
That’s a tough one… I’d
prefer my dinner party to be a bit exciting, so one guest I’d have to have
would be Tyrion Lannister, as well as Captain Jack Sparrow (the latter can
bring the rum). Then for some snarky remarks and hopefully intelligent
conversation, Dr. Gregory House would be a good one, as well as Tony Stark
(Iron Man). Of course, since that movie basically inspired Man of Mystery,
I’d have to have Roy Miller there (Tom Cruise’s character from the movie Knight
and Day). To add a little paranormal touch, I’d also invite Louis from Interview
with the Vampire and Bill Compton from True Blood/The Southern Vampire
Mysteries. Although… looking back at everyone I’ve picked I’m now concerned
some of them may end up killing each other before dessert is even served...
How would you
describe you style of writing to someone that has never read your work?
I mostly write paranormal romance, though my current release is a romantic
suspense. My stories are mainly character-driven, though some do have a bit of
a suspense plot line thrown in as well. Then again, they are romances, so the
most important thing is the couple. How do they come together and find common
ground when often to the casual observer, they might not fit together very
well? This is especially true in my current release, Man of Mystery. Tess and
Liam couldn’t be more different. And yet they have to find a way to make it
work...
What mindset or routine do you feel the
need to set when preparing to write (in general whether you are working on a
project or just free writing)?
I find it helps me get in the zone to listen to music. Some authors can only
focus with music that doesn’t have vocals/lyrics, but I find that it doesn’t
matter to me. As long as it’s something I like, music helps me block out the
rest of the world so that I am left in my own little bubble with my characters.
Then I put my fingers to the keyboard and things start to happen… Oh and I
definitely must have a big mug of tea as well before I begin.
Do you take your character prep to heart? Do you nurture the growth of each
character all the way through to the page? Do you people watch to help with
development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation?
I do not extensively plan my characters. Often I will
start with a few details that I know about them. Perhaps their job, their hopes
and future plans, or maybe just some interesting thing about them that makes
them different from their counterpart so that the evolving relationship will be
interesting in some way. The rest of the character reveals itself to me while
writing. Closely related: I also don’t create very detailed outlines, just
broad strokes for what I know needs to happen for the couple to get their
happily ever after. So at times I will gain fresh insights into my characters
during the writing process, which will in turn inspire different events than I
had initially foreseen. I suppose that makes me a pantser at heart; a writer
who prefers to write “by the seat of my pants”.
Have you found yourself bonding with any
particular character? If so which one(s)?
In Man of Mystery in particular? Tess would be the obvious choice. She is me.
She is everyone who has ever had a job they would rather not do, with
colleagues who seem to like nothing better than to induce rage in us. Her days
look largely the same, and nothing exciting ever happens to her. Except of
course the day she meets Liam Everson, the mysterious government agent who is
trying to save the country.
Do you have a character that you have
been working on that you can't wait to put to paper?
I have a few characters developing in my head at the moment that are quite
exciting actually. My more established series, Scottish Werebears is soon going
to come to an end and the hero of that story is just begging to be written. I
don’t want to give too much away just yet, but he’s got someone in his past who
can’t wait to catch up with him.
Have you ever felt that there was
something inside of you that you couldn't control? If so what? If no what spurs
you to reach for the unexperienced?
Why, the stories! I can’t control them for the life of me. Characters just turn
up inside my head, little shreds of ideas develop, and they won’t leave me
alone until I get them onto the page. There’s a whole world in there that’s
begging to be unleashed, if only I can focus long enough to write it all down.
I got this one from a friend. If you
could have dinner with 7 fictional character, who would they be?
That’s a tough one… I’d
prefer my dinner party to be a bit exciting, so one guest I’d have to have
would be Tyrion Lannister, as well as Captain Jack Sparrow (the latter can
bring the rum). Then for some snarky remarks and hopefully intelligent
conversation, Dr. Gregory House would be a good one, as well as Tony Stark
(Iron Man). Of course, since that movie basically inspired Man of Mystery,
I’d have to have Roy Miller there (Tom Cruise’s character from the movie Knight
and Day). To add a little paranormal touch, I’d also invite Louis from Interview
with the Vampire and Bill Compton from True Blood/The Southern Vampire
Mysteries. Although… looking back at everyone I’ve picked I’m now concerned
some of them may end up killing each other before dessert is even served...
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