Hello everyone, it’s my pleasure to host friend and fellow author Staci Trolio today. She had a brand new release and is here to tell you all about it. Staci, take it away!
Thanks for inviting me here today, Joan. I appreciate having a chance to talk to your readers about my new novel. Hi, everybody!
Meet Danny Caruso. Actually, if youβre a fan of the Medici Protectorate series, youβve already met him. Danny was introduced in book two, Mind Control, and he returns in book four, Tortured Soul. Danny is considered a member of the Protectorate because he used to train with the Brothers and helps Mike when he is asked. But he is not a member of the Brotherhood, and he does not work for MDH. Danny has his own private security firm, Nightforce Security, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And his novel, Password, is the opening story to my new Nightforce Security series.
The above teaser is dialogue spoken by Danny, directed at his latest client, Braelyn Edwards. Braelyn is hypervigilant about protecting her privacy, but Danny keeps prying. They dance around the issue for a while; he digs, she evades. Eventually, the situation comes to a head. Heβs frustrated. Heβs blunt. His question might be indelicate, but itβs perfectly clearβand itβs something she needs to hear. Braelyn may be smart, but sheβs completely ignorant of how serious her predicament is. Danny knows better.
The funny thing about Danny is that he was a secondary character who insisted on becoming more. When we met him in Mind Control, he kind of stole the scene. And as I worked on the series, he kept nagging me for more page time. I brought him back in a bigger way in Tortured Soul and figured that would be enough. I was wrong. Danny is a strong personality as well as a strong man. He insisted his life was just as interesting as the Brothersβ lives, so I sat up and took notice.
You know what? He was right. Danny has some real horrors in his past that we learn about in Password. If you want to learn about his history, please read the book.
A sequel is already in the works. The next installment will be a novella released in March as part of Susan Stokerβs Special Forces Kindle World. So if youβre interested in more of Danny and his security team, you wonβt have long to wait.
Blurb:
Some passwords protect more than just secrets.
Danny Caruso was glad to be back in the United States, back to his regular job. Back to his comfortable routine of all work and no play. But when his friend Mac asks a favor of him, he canβt refuse. He owes the guy everything. So he accepts the job, even though it means a twenty-four/seven protection detail guarding a particularly exacerbatingβand beautifulβwoman.
Braelyn Edwards is careful to stay out of the spotlight, preferring to hide in the background and skip the trappings of a vibrant social life. But her privacy is threatened when thereβs an attempt on her life and a bodyguard is foisted on her. Compounding problems? He doesnβt just want to protect her. He wants to investigate every detail of her life, starting with her top-secret job.
Danny casts his sights on Charlie Park, her coworker, her partnerβ¦ the one man who knows all Braelynβs secrets. Sheβs frustrated by the distrust until she realizes jealousy fuels Dannyβs suspicions as much as instinct and proof. One of them is right about Charlieβbut by the time they figure it out, it may be too late to save their relationship. And Braelynβs life.
Staci Troilo writes because she has hundreds of stories in her head. She publishes because people told her she should share them. She’s a multi-genre author whose love for writing is only surpassed by her love for family and friends, and that relationship-centric focus is featured in her work.
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21 Responses
Thanks so much for inviting me today, Joan. I appreciate it. π
Staci, it’s always a pleasure to have you here. And you already know how much I loved the book. Great start to what I know will be a great series!
That’s so sweet of you to say. Thanks, Joan.
It’s true!
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Nice to see you touring around. I’ll share the posts as I find them.
Thanks, Craig. Much appreciated.
Thanks for stopping by, Craig!
I enjoyed Password. Great character development. I canβt wait for the next book.
Thank you, Michele. Busy working on it today, actually!
Password was great! And I took look forward to the next one.
I’m so glad you decided to give Danny his own book. I loved all the brothers, and erm, one in particular π but Danny really carried the show in Password. I loved getting to know him better, especially through such a great story. Congrats on a fabulous release and I’m looking forward to March!
Thanks, Mae. I’m glad he insisted on his own story. And I’m having so much fun writing the sequel.
Don’t you love it when characters do that? Happened to me, as you well know!
It’s always a surprise, and often a pleasure. In this case, I’m quite pleased.
I loved Danny and this book. I’m looking forward to more of this series.
I love the name, Braelyn, so different! I’m guessing there will be fireworks in this relationship π
Thanks. It wouldn’t be any fun without fireworks!
I can guarantee there are fireworks. Thanks for stopping by today, Jacquie!
I have the book and can’t wait to get into reading it! Best of luck with everything, Staci! π
Thanks so much, Harmony!