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The author of these blog posts is a lawyer by day and fiction writer by night.
Jun12

Back Cover Blurb: Senior Assassin

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Here’s the back cover blurb on my upcoming release from Black Opal Books, Senior Assassin:

In 1935 Europe, storm clouds of impending hostilities loom over the landscape, threatening the uneasy peace on the continent since the upheaval of the last world war.

Winchester Barrington, IV, scion of a wealthy Connecticut family, boards the luxury train, The Orient Express, ostensibly for a pleasure trip from Paris to Istanbul. In reality, he’s a spy for the United States War Department on the trail of a master assassin. His mission: to find and capture this elusive executioner.

Among a growing list of suspects, including an Oxford Don, an American entrepreneur, a Chicago gangster, and two mysterious Turkish men, Win finds himself attracted to a shy librarian who may actually be his quarry.

 

Jun8

Senior Assassin- Setting the Mood

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I have no idea who took it so I can’t credit it here but if anyone seeing this knows, please let me know so I can take it down or give proper credit.  Thanks!

My novel coming soon from Black Opal Books is called Senior Assassin and this is the picture I sent in that I think evokes the mood of the book- of course the cover itself will look quite different. The story is a murder mystery set in 1935 and takes place on the luxury train, The Orient Express.  I’m excited for it to come out. I’ll share the blurb soon.  Header24

Jun4

Word Wednesday- June 4, 2014- Gubbins

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Today’s word is GUBBINS. I recently learned this from one of my British friends.  It’s a pretty cool word and has several meanings, all of them British.

(1) fish parings or refuse; or more broadly, any bits and pieces (scraps)

(2) gadgets

(3) a foolish or futile person (simpleton)- such as “you silly gubbins”

Try to use this in a sentence this week and see what looks you get.  LOL

May23

New Book Acceptance

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My NaNoWriMo story for 2013 was set in New Orleans, La and is called The Eisenger Element. It’s a sophisticated mystery with a couple of fun characters. I especially enjoy the heroine and her partner. They are homicide detectives and they cracked me up with their banter. She has some quirks such as giving everyone nicknames and she’s flat out sassy.

The hero is more staid as he’s a lawyer and tightly wound. He has a brother in prison in Angola, La. The brother was wrongfully convicted of murder and the hero is doing his level best to get him released.

The prison has annual rodeos in real life so I incorporated that into the story. I also set some scenes in my beloved French Quarter and the Garden District.

This was a very fun story to write and the first 50,000 words were done in 12 days. I love it when a story really speaks to me. It ended up at 64,000 words and was totally drafted in 25 days. I, of course, spent much more time polishing it!

I got the acceptance email from Black Opal Books on my way to New Orleans for the RT conference last week (how cool is that?). I don’t have a release day as yet but I’ll post more as things occur.

May19

Hot Pursuit is Finally Available in Paperback!

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Author's avatarJillian Chantal

I know we aren’t supposed to have favorite children or books we wrote but I have to confess, I do have a few favs and this is one of them. This is def. a book of the heart for me and it is finally available in print. I am so excited.  Link to Amazon

Racing across the globe to help a client isn’t part of corporate lawyer Evangeline Fleet’s normal legal services, but this is no ordinary client. She’s the beloved daughter of an old family friend. In her efforts to save the girl, Evangeline gets in over her head when sexy Interpol agent Cecil Waugh enters the picture in hot pursuit of her client. He follows the lawyer on an international chase from New York City to Rio de Janeiro where they forget their differences for a moment and fall into bed together. Before the sheets can even cool…

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Apr22

SALE! For Earth Day

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All Romance E-Books is having a 1/2 price sale for Earth Day on April 21, 2014 only. Grab some books on sale. Here’s a link to one of my favorite author friends.

Check it out before it’s too late.  Give the Earth a hug today like this climber is and read some great stories when you get through!

Apr10

New Paperback Available- Moon Dance

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Author's avatarJillian Chantal

Available now in print at Amazon.com 

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Back cover blurb:

After an explosion at NASA in Houston that shook her confidence, Olga Quinn tries to run from her demons by moving halfway around the world to a new job in London with the space program there. As a rocket scientist, she wraps herself in her work, and convinces herself her commitment to her job is why she doesn’t date much.
Gabriel Swicord lost his vision as a firefighter when a backlash blinded and scarred him. He’s considered a hero by the family he saved, but he doesn’t want the praise. Demons of another kind haunt Gabriel; demons with a voice that sound far too much like his father. Left to find a new career, Gabriel dives into his love of music and becomes a celebrity DJ in London. He’s content to live alone and take care of himself. He needs no…

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Mar11

Happy Birthday!

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Tomorrow is my son’s 27th birthday and I wanted to share this cool picture of him and his groomsmen before his wedding. I love this. We also had the father of the groom and grandfather of the groom in the same socks. Fun times!www.stephaniew.com, www.facebook.com/stephaniewphoto, @stephaniewhisler