A 20-year dream
Haywards Heath author Marie Jones loves mixing the genres, especially thriller/ suspense, crime, detective and romance.
The result is Those We Trust released by GenZ Publishing, £6.99 ebook, also available in paperback, available from Amazon and Waterstones online.
In the book, broken and humiliated by her husband of ten years leaving her unexpectedly, Sophia Meadows muddles through her daily routine—writing computer programs and rarely leaving the house… until an old friend from university shows up at her door with an offer she can’t refuse: a chance to get away and heal in the Scottish Highlands of Inverness by flat-sitting.
As Marie explains: “Once she arrives, she soon discovers the offer is not what she bargained for. A police surveillance team is watching her every move and a mysterious man is after the contents of a safe hidden in a wall. After a break-in at the apartment, her path collides with DI Marcus Armstrong, the man in charge of the apartment surveillance. Sophia is swept into an investigation of fraud involving her university friend and into a sudden attraction with the handsome DI who finds himself drawn to her even though she’s a suspect in his case. With evidence piling up against her and her friend and the attraction between her and Marcus growing stronger, Sophia is forced to confront her broken heart and find a way to clear her name. In a tangled web of secrets and clues, can she and the DI work through their attraction and learn to trust each other in time to stop a criminal and possibly save a life?”
Marie added: “It’s certainly been a very long journey to get here and one thing
I’ve learnt is that you can never give up, that and developing a very thick skin! Rewrite, take feedback, edit and constantly improve your writing, but never stop trying. I had a lot of rejections along the way from agents and publishers, as does any writer. It’s a very tough market to break into. But it’s all been worth it for that moment when you receive an email from your publisher offering you a book contract with them! Holding your book in your hand for the very first time is an unbelievable, pinch yourself kind of moment! A 20-year dream of mine. “I studied creative writing at college and open university. The book is set in one of my all-time favourite places in the world – Scotland, specifically in Inverness at the base of the Highlands. I’ve been fortunate enough to see a lot of the world and many stunning places. But for me, nothing compares to the mystical, wild and staggering beauty of Scotland. I would happily move there tomorrow if I could!”