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06 November 2017

Zenka By: Alison Brodie Release Blitz!

 Title: Zenka
By: Alison Brodie
Publication Date: November 6, 2017
Genre: Contemporary Romance
#zenkarelease
Release Blitz!
Ruthless, devious, and loyal, Zenka is a Hungarian pole-dancer with a dark past.
When cranky London mob boss, Jack Murray, saves her life she vows to become his guardian angel – whether he likes it or not. Happily, she now has easy access to pistols, knives and shotguns.
Jack discovers he has a son, Nicholas, a male nurse with a heart of gold. Problem is, Nicholas is a wimp.
Zenka takes charge. Using her feminine wiles and gangland contacts, she will turn Nicholas into the son any self-respecting crime boss would be proud of. And she succeeds!
Nicholas is learning fast that sometimes you have to kill, or be killed.
As his life becomes more terrifying, questions have to be asked:
How do you tell a mob boss you don’t want to be his son?
And is Zenka really who she says she is? 

What Others Are Saying

5* "To say I loved this book is a massive understatement" -Bloggers From Down Under 5* "Will warm your heart and chill your bones" -Tome Tender Book Blog. 5* “Top of my list for best fiction this year” – Lauren Sapala, WriteCity 5* “You won’t be able to put this book down” –Laura’s Reading
Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2hJfKph  
 Amazon UK - http://amzn.to/2gLNTDh
Amazon CA - http://amzn.to/2gLOUef
Amazon UK - http://goo.gl/58v0r5
Amazon CA - https://goo.gl/duU52G
Alison Brodie is a Scot, with French Huguenot ancestors on her mother’s side of the family.  Alison was a photographic model, modelling for a wide range of products, including Ducatti motorbikes and 7Up.  She was also the vampire in the Schweppes commercial. 
A disastrous modelling assignment in the Scottish Highlands gave Alison an idea for a story, which was to become Face to Face.  She wrote Face to Face as a hobby and then decided to send it off to see what would happen.  It was snapped up by Dinah Wiener, the first agent Alison sent it to.  Three weeks later, Alison signed a two-book deal with Hodder & Stoughton.  Subsequently, Face to Face was published in Germany and Holland.  It was widely reviewed, ie:  “Vain, but wildly funny leading lady.” -Scottish Daily Mail.  It was also chosen as Good Housekeeping’s “Pick of the Paperbacks.” 
Unfortunately, Alison then suffered from Second-Book Syndrome.  The publisher’s deadline loomed and she was terrified because she didn’t have an idea for a story!  She found the whole experience a nightmare; and this is why she cautions first-time authors to write more than one book before approaching an agent.  She managed to finish the book – Sweet Talk – but it bombed.
While writing Sweet Talk, she moved to Kansas and lived there for two years.  She loved the people, their friendliness, their free-and-easy way of life, the history and the BBQs!  Sadly, her visa ran out and she had to come back to the UK – although her dream is to one day live permanently in America.  Now, Alison lives in Biarritz, France.
Alison has taken the exhilarating steps to becoming an indie author.  Her second ebook, THE DOUBLE, is out on Amazon Kindle with some great reviews.  “Excellent.” –San Francisco Book Review.
Alison writes contemporary romance.  She aims for a strong plot line, set against the background of a world-changing event, coupled with touches of humour, sexual tension and character transformation.
She loves to hear from her readers.

3 comments:

  1. Good luck with your book Alison!

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  2. Thank you, hon!
    I have a bit of a cold, so I'll try not to breathe over you.
    Where's the Guinness??!! Ah, there it is. I'm saved.
    Thank you sweetie for creating such a fabulous Release Post for ZENKA. I hope you enjoy reading it. If you don't enjoy it, stop reading, I don't mind. Best you read what you love than to trudge through something you can't get your heart into.
    So far, I have been lucky with reviews (touch wood!)
    The book blogging community is such a warm, fuzzy world and I love being part of it. It is the family I never had.
    I hope next time we chat you will have good news about Charlie.
    Give my love to Kara and Emily. And you too. x

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  3. Well we love having you a part of the community! A special place for authors and readers alike. Not much new about Charlie yet, well he got his first haircut...lol. They did take in a little boy, 6 months and a girl 18 months, siblings last week. Probably not a permanent thing but...

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