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Thanks to Jada Ryker for sharing her books with me today. Be sure and check them out. They look like a lot of fun!!

“TAKE THE BODY AND RUN is a fast-paced ride with a sparkling character and written in a new, original voice. This is a don’t-miss debut.”

-Carolyn Haines, USA Today bestselling author of Pluto’s Snitch and Sarah Booth Delaney

~*~ The Kindle Scout Winner is FREE through PRIME and Kindle Unlimited ~*~

Macey’s first day in the college employee relations department ends with a knife at her throat.

Macey is certain things can’t get any worse. She’s wrong. An angry employee vows to put her on an online hit list. When he turns up dead, she’s a suspect–and on the hit list.

To keep her secrets and her life, Macey partners with two unexpected allies who cause her pulse to race with steamy attraction–and exasperating annoyance. Vince, a handsome, driven lawman, digs up more than just clues to the brutal murder. Brett, a fun-loving pathologist with a deadly sense of humor, drives everyone crazy with his have fart machine-will travel. Macey’s supersized black cat Wikket, possessing courage, curiosity, and crankiness in equal portions, assists in his own grumpy, feline fashion, golden eyes open and claws extended.
Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick-Lit Twist Series

Sassy Macey Malloy and her grumpy cat Wikket debuted in Take the Body and Run. The Kindle Scout winner is about a hunted woman, a handsome lawman, a have fart machine-will travel doctor, and a crime-solving cat.

The series is fun to read in any order. Here’s the list in chronological order.

#0 – Prequel: Two Tickets to Paradise
Macey risks her life when she’s embroiled in a brutal murder, and meets her feline, crime-solving partner. The novelette appears in the Kindle Scout winners’ anthology, Winter Solstice. The story is also included in Gone Cat and Other Stories.

#1 – Take the Body and Run
The Kindle Scout winner is a “goofy thriller” about a hunted woman, a handsome lawman, a have fart machine-will travel doctor, and a crime-solving cat.

#2 – Take a Walk on the Dead Side
Macey and Wikket, her crabby cat with a nose for crime, plunge headlong into danger when a stalker targets an innocent college student. Terrified for the girl, Macey tries to help her, only to be trapped in the web of deceit with tangled links to missing women.

#3: Take Her to the River
Macey has to solve a murder, and find her missing friend, Leila. The investigation hurtles Macey and Wikket into a desperate killer’s path. Will they survive, even with Wikket’s unusual brand of help?

#4: Gone Cat and Other Stories
In the prequel novelette Two Tickets to Paradise, Macey risks her life when she’s embroiled in a brutal murder and meets her feline, crime-solving partner. The novella Runnin’ with the Devil Cat resumes the story right after Take Her to the River. The action continues with the short story “What the Cat Dragged In,” and the novelettes Cat Scratch Fever and Gone Cat.
 

KINDLE SCOUT WINNER Jada Ryker snagged the Kindle Press publishing contract for her book, Take the Body and Run, through Amazon’s Kindle Scout program. The “goofy thriller” is about a hunted woman hiding under a dead friend’s identity, a handsome lawman, a have fart machine-will travel doctor, and a cranky cat with a nose for crime.

Jada is also the author of Die and the Family Stone, a Kirbie Stone mystery; Dog Days of Karma, the first Carr-Maah Consulting mystery/paranormal novel; A Pink Zombie, with a Mist, a Shaken, Not Stirred, mystery/horror adventure; and Murder Takes a Dare, the first book in the Takes a Dare mystery series. The books combine humor and murder in a total package of entertaining and fun southern adventures. At the same time, Jada sketches in addiction/recovery issues and childhood angst with a deft and compassionate touch.

Jada spent the first twenty-odd years of her life in rural Kentucky, many of those years without electricity or running water. In her writings, Jada draws upon her early years of deprivation.

She now lives in central Kentucky with her wonderful husband and their cat, rescued from the animal shelter. In her day job, Jada works in higher education. She holds a masters degree in public administration.

Jada’s mystery adventures are available on Amazon in electronic and paperback formats.

Jada loves feedback from readers, both one-on-one and through customer reviews on Amazon.com. Connect with Jada to share your thoughts about her books by emailing her at [email protected] or by visiting her website.

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Five on Friday

Name three things you always have with you.

Wikket is the black cat who insists on helping Macey with her investigations (Take the Body and Run). My husband gave me a small, stuffed black cat. I keep Wikket in my backpack, which serves as my purse. Wikket goes everywhere with me. The security person at the airport in Orlando thought the cat was funny . . . I think funny-peculiar, not funny-ha-ha.

I always have my Kindle. Waiting in line or stuck in traffic? No problem, I’ll take a walk on the wild side with True.

The third thing I always have with me is my imagination. If I can’t whip out my Kindle, then I’ll check in with my characters. Lately, Wikket is intent on leading Macey into another spot of trouble that might get her killed, while blatantly interfering with her love life.

Ann: If you’re talking about my book, True, be warned, it may set your hair on fire!

Do you laugh at your own jokes?

Yes, I laugh at my own jokes. Sometimes I’m the only one laughing. Here’s an example of a joke that I think’s funny. How do you get a handkerchief to dance? Put a little boogie in it.

Yeah, I don’t hear you laughing right now 😉

Ann: I’m laughing on the inside!

Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find/recognize?

Yes, but if I told you, I’d have to wipe your memory.

Ann: If you’re like me, you hide them well enough no one will ever guess who they are!!

Name three places you want to visit inside the US.

I want to take the train between Fairbanks and Anchorage. I’ve visited Fairbanks, but didn’t have time for the train journey. I’ve heard you see tons of wildlife during the trip. It might also be a fun concept for a book. The heroine takes the train. It goes off the rails due to a freefalling glacier. The hunky guy across the aisle had been covertly watching her. As the train careens into the snow, he catches her in his strong arms. They brave the snowy forest, intent on finding help for the others. They see bears and moose, but don’t realize a two-legged predator is on their trail. The heroine and hero fight off the serial killer with snowballs, triggering an avalanche which buries the killer but leaves them unscathed. They manage to find both civilization and love.

I’d like to revisit Mammoth Cave. A few years ago, I hiked the area above the caves. I’d love to go back, and visit the caves.

I have a friend who lives in a nudist resort. I would love to take a tour with her. Yes, I’m exercising the option of keeping my clothes on. I may get thank-you notes.

Ann: My memory is so bad, I’d forgotten I visited Mammoth Cave years ago! As for the train ride, just be prepared they NEVER leave on time. I took a train trip and on the return, it was delayed 5 hours!! Holy smokes.

Name three of your pet peeves.
Bad drivers, bad drivers, bad drivers. I have a long commute to my day job. Drivers who cut in and out of traffic, speed, and ride bumpers make me understand road ragers. I saw a great bumper sticker, “I brake for tailgate.

Ann: Unfortunately, I may fit into that bad driver category! I don’t speed or ride bumpers or weave in and out, but my slow, steady speed is not good for the other drivers on the road!!