The Luck of the Draw Epic Book Launch

About the Book 

Book: The Luck of the Draw 

Author: Kate Darroch 

Genre: Humorous British Detective Story 

Release Date: August 9, 2024 

Hunt’s back in court – as the defendant! Why is our suave hero in hot water? Can his friend and colleague Genie-Penny save him yet again? Will she want to? Or is Hunt playing a deep double game? Find out in The Luck of the Draw 

  

Book Excerpt 

Which I think is a little unkind, myself. Since when is a lot of desert Paradise? Putting a bunch of casinos way out there was marketing genius, in my opinion. 

“Darling,” I plead, “Think of the shows. You know how much you love the theatre. Think of the food. You know an English milady can get a reservation at places where anyone else has to wait six months. Think of the shopping. You shall have all my winnings to spend on anything you like.” 

My lovely lady just picks up Monty, her cute miniature and starts cuddling him. The little tyke snuggles right back, but he isn’t content to leave it at that. Monty is a dog with a lot of love (and slobber) to give. He begins stretching and bouncing in a hopeless attempt to reach Sophia’s chin and give it his love. 

There’s a sharp pain in the fleshy part of my thigh, as Diamonds, who had leapt onto my knee the instant Sophia picked Monty up, digs her tiny claws in deep, preparatory to springing for Monty’s back, which she will use as a platform to lick Sophia’s face. That baby cat is less than half Monty’s size, but she’s smart enough for ten of him.  

Not wanting a family squabble to distract my love from my sales pitch for Vegas, I place my hand firmly on Diamonds’ back to prevent her ariel manoeuvre. She meows piteously. 

 

Missed Any Excerpts?

Excerpt One: https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/posts/the-luck-of-the-draw-epic-book-launch/
Excerpt Two: https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-luck-of-draw.html
Excerpt Three: https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/2024/07/16/the-luck-of-the-draw-epic-book-launch/
Excerpt Four: https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2024/07/epic-book-launch-luck-of-draw.html
Excerpt Five: https://www.guildmaster97.com/posts/the-luck-of-the-draw-epic-book-launch/
Excerpt Six: https://www.fictionbooklover.com/posts/the-luck-of-the-draw-epic-book-launch/
Excerpt Seven: https://www.amoderndayfairytale.net/2024/07/the-luck-of-draw-epic-book-launch.html

 

 

  

  

About the Author 

Twice Indie Spotlighted by Publishers Weekly; the 2022 and 2024 winner of the Incipere Award for Christian Fiction, 2022 winner of the Readers Favorite Gold Medal for Humor, and of many mystery book awards, Kate hopes that her readers will enjoy her Màiri Maguire Cozy Mysteries. 

Kate also writes Sweets by The Sea, a series of Second Chance for Lasting Love novels that combine the themes of forgiveness, redemption and recovery, set in sleepy Welcombe Bay on the gorgeous Devon coastline. Kate’s readers say these love stories are even sweeter than her Cozies. Thanksgiving in Welcombe Bay, the first book in the series, took First Place in the 2024 Incipere Awards for Christian Fiction and Clean Women’s Fiction; and in the Pencraft Christian Fiction Awards. 

Yet it is when writing the Huntingdon Hart Investigates series that Kate has the most fun. Hunt’s story has not been accorded any accolades, but he takes that in his stride – a prophet is never appreciated at home. Although, as Hunt modestly points out, he’s not a prophet, just a genius!  A smidgin of prescience, together with skills honed by his earlier service in MI5 and MI6, make Hunt a force to be reckoned with. But not in the eyes of his beloved, the divine Sophia, twenty years his senior and younger than spring, who refuses to take Hunt’s pursuit of her seriously.