Synopsis
THE PLAN:
* Smuggle diamonds from Liberia to Morocco
* Make the trip in three days
* Don't get caught
* Don't kill each other
* Don't have sex with each other
* Don't fall for each other
* Stick to the plan
This is the story of what happens when an unlikely bond is
formed between enemies, causing tensions to rise, and igniting a chemistry that
threatens to burn them both. Together, they'll learn that sometimes even the
best laid plans can fail.
If this NOVEL were a MOVIE, it would have an R rating from
the MPAA. Contains: Violence, Grisly Images, Strong Language, Nudity, and
Graphic Sexual Content
Goodreads Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25596198-best-laid-plans?ac=1
My Review
Marc is a badass that you will fall in love with. He says
what he feels and doesn’t care if you like it. However, he does have a serious
side and the side is very intense. He is there to do a job and that’s it. Get
in and get out. However, the person he works for has other plans.
Lily is a hard ass in her own right. She trains her body and
mind to be the best. Mistakes will get you killed.
She has to finish her plan she needs to finish
She stays away from intense feeling as those will make you
weak and weak is not something she can afford.
Together Marc and Lily are awesome. The feed off one another
and helps the other person be better than they are.
Fantome has a way of telling a story that is so VIVID, you
can see it, feel it, and hear it. It
brings you to that world and holds you there to the end.
Overall, Best Laid Plans is an amazing read you won’ be able
to put down. I recommend you pick it. If you have never read from this author,
this is the perfect book to start.
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Excerpts
Is my left hand good enough? I should've trained more with it.
Maybe I can get it to my right hand quick enough. Fuck. How quick is he? Fuck!
Did he see me moving!?
“You back stabbing thief,” she hissed. She slid her left hand even
closer to the side of the trunk.
“Keep 'em coming, sweetheart, I've got fifteen bullets here that
are just itching to have a purpose in life. Maybe I'll start by putting one in
your right foot, then move up to your left knee. Maybe when I get to your -”
Now!
In almost one fluid motion, she reached her hand underneath a flap
of material that was hiding a pistol, while at the same time twisting her body
and driving her elbow straight up. She caught him in the side of the face with
a sharp crack. His hand moved off of her head and she rolled around, whipping
her gun into her right hand as she snapped upright. He came around at the same
time, shoving his arm straight out and pointing his gun into her face. Her own
firearm was pointed right at his throat.
Shit, now what.
They glared at each other for a moment.
“You have two seconds to walk away from this situation,” she
breathed, stepping back from the bumper, not lowering her gun. Marc kept his
barrel trained on her forehead as he matched her step for step.
“Not gonna happen, princess. Maybe you should walk away,
you're in over your head,” he cautioned her, his tone snide. She smirked at him
and kept moving, trying to put some distance between them and the car.
“Really? This 'princess' just outsmarted you, twice,
in less than five minutes. I think you're in over your head, so back
the fuck off,” she growled through clenched teeth.
“Kitty has claws, I like it. But can she pull the trigger?” his
tone was questioning as he cocked his head to the side.
That enraged her almost more than anything. More than his deceit.
More than his treachery. More than his violence. The disrespect. He'd always
treated her as an equal before – now he looked at her and spoke to her like she
was a cockroach.
“Try me,” Lily snapped back.
He stared at her for a second longer, then did just that – he let
his gun lower and he strode forward, pushing past her as he made his way back
towards the vehicle. She was stunned.
“I'm taking this car!” he called out. She whirled around, keeping
her gun raised.
“No, you're not! Stop right there!” she demanded. He held up his
middle finger.
“Go ahead and sto-”
Lily fired a shot, right over his head. He froze in place
mid-stride, then turned his head to the side so he could see her.
“I'm warning you,” she cautioned him. He chuckled, but still
didn't move.
“You don't have the balls to shoot me.”
She lowered her gun a couple inches and fired again, directly
between his legs. The bullet pinged into the sand at the edge of the road,
right in front of him. When she sighted back on his head, he looked decidedly
less confident.
“In two minutes, you won't have balls, either.”
Lily didn't want to shoot him, she really didn't. She'd never
killed anyone before, and didn't want to start with Marc. She was saving that
damnable act for someone very specific. She didn't want to condemn her soul to
hell for some piece of shit traitor. Some liar. Some con man.
“Look,” his voice was low, his teeth clenched. “I need what's in
that trunk. Whatever deal you have with Ivanov, I can make you a better one.”
“And if I let you take that car, I'm dead. Not winning me
over,” she replied.
“No, you can just disappear. Drive off into the sunset, find the
nearest plane to take you back to L.A., or wherever you're from. Somewhere
safe,” he suggested.
“Not from L.A., and you have one more minute before I blow your
nuts off.”
“How did a sweet thing like you get caught up with Ivanov?”
“'Sweet thing' just threatened to shoot you in the
testicles. Thirty seconds.”
“Okay! Okay, just take it easy. Maybe we can work out a deal. I'll
split them with you, half and half. Just take them out and we'll divide them
up.”
“Do you really think I'm stupid enough to fall for that?”
“Was worth a shot."
"Ten,
nine, eight, seven, six ...," Lily began counting down.
Guest Posts
1. This is very
different from your previous work – what was your inspiration behind BLP and
what kind of research went into writing this book?
I love love LOVE action movies. I wanted something kind of
gritty and raw, but I didn't want it to be something that's been done, I didn't
want drugs or hitmen. So I went with diamond heist and mercenaries. I wanted
Marc to sort of have that John McClane "Die Hard" feel, very
"IDGAF and I'll say whatever I want, no matter how un-PC", and I wanted
Lily to be beyond badass, almost an anti-hero in her own right.
SO MUCH research went into the book, I had no idea what I
was getting into - I just started writing, and then I got to the scene where
Marc was in the shower, towards the beginning, and after I wrote it I sort of
had a "wait a minute ..." moment and realized there was a distinct
possibility they wouldn't have running water. So I started researching Liberia.
My mind was blown. So many things in the story changed after that point. I
constantly had Google open in one window and Google Maps opened in another
window. Virtually every place they go in the book is a real place. For example:
when a hotel is described, it is based on a real hotel I found on Trip Advisor
and then cross referenced on Google Earth. EVERYTHING was like that. Half of my
brain lived in Africa for two months.
2. A list of 5
reasons why fans/new readers should pick up this book
1. It's different and it pushes boundaries, which I think
everyone could do with a bit of, now and then
2. They might learn something they never knew about a
different country, and learning is good
3. It's a departure from my other works, but still has the
erotica base that is my preferred genre (a.k.a. lots of steaminess haha)
4. It literally takes you on a journey
5. The summer is almost over - can't end it without one last
blockbuster big action flick!
3. What are you
working on next? Can you give us a teaser/hint to book 2 in this series?
Book two is already written, it just needs to go through rewrites
and edits and then it's beta time! Next, I'm caught between two stories that I
really want to work on - one dark, kind of going back to my Kane Trilogy roots.
Weird love and crazy sex and uncomfortable emotions. The other is more
romantic. Still angsty, more of the love-hate, will-they-won't-they vibe. I
don't want to give anything away - it'll be in a popular subgenre, but with a
distinct twist, as I like to try to do with all my stories. Which will come
next, I'm not sure, depends on which will speak to me the most. I hope to have
something publish ready by March 2016.
Out of Plans teaser:
“You once said you would help me. Well, I need help,” Lily
said.
“Of course, love. At your service,” Kingsley bowed his head.
“I want to learn everything. I want to be just as good as
you. Just as good as him,” she added.
“Making you better than him will be easy, darling, but
better than me? That's impossible,” he teased. She rolled her eyes.
“And no flirting. Flirting is what got me into trouble in
Africa. No flirting. No relationship. No sex,” she stressed. “Deal?”
“What deal? Sounds like you're offering nothing in return,”
he laughed, shaking her hand.
“Exactly. Sounds like a hell of a deal to me.”
“Dear god, you've already picked up on De Sant's awful sense
of humor. We have so much un-training to do,” Kingsley sighed.
“Whatever it takes. You train me, and I'll help you in any
way you want, with anything,” she offered.
“Mmmm, any way I want, huh,” his voice dropped low while his
eyes wandered over her body.
“Look here, Law, I meant what I said – you touch me
inappropriately even once, and I'll break your hand in ways it can't be fixed,”
she warned him. He smiled and leaned close again.
“Ooohhh, I love it when you talk rough,” he hissed, sliding
his bottom lip between his teeth.
“You won't love it so much when I back it up with action.
Now let's get out of here.”
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About the Author
Crazy woman living in an undisclosed location in Alaska
(where the need for a creative mind is a necessity!), I have been writing since
..., forever? Yeah, that sounds about right. I have been told that I remind
people of Lucille Ball - I also see shades of Jennifer Saunders, and Denis
Leary. So basically, I laugh a lot, I'm clumsy a lot, and I say the F-word A
LOT.
I like dogs more than I like most people, and I don't trust
anyone who doesn't drink. No, I do not live in an igloo, and no, the sun does
not set for six months out of the year, there's your Alaska lesson for the day.
I have mermaid hair - both a curse and a blessing - and most of the time I talk
so fast, even I can't understand me.
Yeah. I think that about sums me up.
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Buy Links
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Giveaway
The author is giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card and 2 ARC
copies of Out of Plans (when the ARCs are available and ready)
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