I want to thank Andi Ramos for sharing her debut novel, Gumshoe Girl. I love the cover!! Be sure and follow and friend her on social media!

Sheagan O’Hare got more than she bargained for when her newly inherited detective agency lands its first case; a missing person, embezzlement, and murder. Sheagan’s out to prove she can hang with the pro’s, despite the constant reminder of her amateur status from an annoyingly attractive FBI agent, Colin ‘Mac’ MacEvine, who’s forced himself into her life.

How does she feel when an old high school friend hopes to ignite a new romance?

Will she be able to discover if detective work and love can mingle before someone gets hurt?

Buy Links:
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gumshoe-Girl-Andi-Ramos-ebook/dp/B07CMZVJ9Zi
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Gumshoe-Girl-Andi-Ramos-ebook/dp/B07CMZVJ9Z
Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gumeshoe-girl/id1376902448
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/820388
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/gumeshoe-girl
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gumeshoe-girl-andi-ramos/1128555736

Andi Ramos is a debut author from central Massachusetts where she lives with her family, goat, and Boston Terriers. Her love for reading grew into a passion for writing. She dabbled with pen and paper for a long time and eventually stopped pushing her amusements aside and started developing those stories into novels. One of her favorite things to do is to hop into her motorhome with her family and write while traveling down the road as they journey to various destinations.

Website: http://www.andiramos.com
Blog: http://www.andiramos.com/blog
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andiramosauthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/andiramosauthor

Five on Friday

Name the three most recent movies you’ve watched.

I LOVE old movies! I just watched the Philadelphia Story the other day, my favorite non-love scene in any movie is with Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart, I love how they play off of each other in that scene. So then imagine my surprise when High Society was on just a few days after that, I was eating it up! While I like Bing Crosby in the role, I think Cary Grant wins over, his charm is just intoxicating. I like newer movies too. My third and most recent watched was Jumanji. Let me preface this by I wasn’t a fan of the first one and that is why it took me so long to see this one. Really, the only reason I watched it was because it had my boyfriend Dwayne Johnson in it. I was pleasantly surprised on how good the Rock looked in this movie, I mean how good the movie was. They did a great job with updating the film and bringing something new and fun to the screen.

Ann: Okay, I challenge you to watch the scene between Daniel Day Lewis and Madeleine Stowe in The Last of the Mohicans (1992) where she asks him, “What are you looking at?” And he replies…”You, ma’am. I’m looking at you.” HOLY SMOKES!! It’s my favorite non-contact love scene of all time! And, I actually loved the first Jumanji and liked the second one, too!

Do you laugh at your own jokes?

I do!! My kids think I’m nuts (well, they think I’m nuts anyway) but, my laugh it unique. It’s a blend of a wheeze (which I blame on my asthma), chortle, and a snort. When we are out with friends, they all bet on who can make me laugh first, it’s bad when I win the bet on myself!

Ann: I say beware of those who can’t laugh at their own jokes or at themselves!

What’s the best advice you ever got?

I heard this at an RWA workshop and it stuck with me: It’s okay to write crap- you can fix it later. That is what editing is for. Before I understood this, I would stare at the blank page just trying to formulate the words in the most perfect sentence or waiting for my muse to kick my butt into high gear. If I didn’t get it right I would erase and start again. I wasted more time trying to start and get it perfect. Now, pair “It’s okay to write crap” with JK Rowling’s quote, “The muse works for you. You don’t write at her beck and call—you train her to show up when you’re writing,” and you’ve really got something to kick your muse in high gear even if it’s crap on the page- you can fix it and make it brilliant later!

Ann: I totally agree. I think most new writers suffer with the perfection problem. 

Name the last three books you read.

Kari Lemor- Wild Card Undercover- Romantic Suspense-I was captured from the start and didn’t let go until the very satisfying end. Meg is charming and courageous and Chris is everything we want our white knight to be.

Damon Suede- Verbalize- Amazing industry book. If you have ever heard Damon speak it is very much like that, a whirlwind of fantastic information that leaves you exhausted. When you finish you need to catch your breath and try to remember all the knowledge you just dumped into your brain!

Kemberlee Shortland- One Night in Dublin- Romantic Contemporary- Whoo-hoo sexy romp through a woman’s desire to be loved body and soul. I wanted to keep the main character for myself!

Ann: I’m always interested in the answer to this question. It’s a good way to find new books!!

What is one of your favorite quotes?

Here is another quote that has inspired me for years, not by a writer, but a legend in hockey. The Great One, Wayne Gretzky’s quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” I never realized how much I lived my life in fear until I adopted that quote as my mantra for trying something new, or something I might be nervous about. It’s the kick in the pants I need.

Ann: I love that quote!! Words to live by.