Happy Release Day!!
Today is release day for Pursuit by Australian author Caitlyn Nicholas
It sounds great, I'm adding it to my TBR pile :)
Author: Caitlyn Nicholas
Publisher: Momentum Books
Release Date: August 1st 2013
Legendary hacker, Dimity Pond, is on the run from the law.
Her landlord’s sold her home, her money has disappeared along with her two-timing husband, a cyber-terrorist named Nemesis is forcing her to wreak havoc with a nasty virus and she's developing a vile migraine.
Six
years ago, Nemesis framed Dimity for the collapse of one of Europe's biggest
banks. The money was never found, and the bank's failure caused untold damage
to its customers. She's been living under the radar ever since. The only way
she can clear her name and live a normal life is to uncover Nemesis's identity,
but he's always one step ahead.
Since
Lord Richard Summerhayes left the Special Forces he's built the best
disaster-recovery network in the world, known as The Bunker. Banks, militaries,
airports and other major systems around the world rely on him as the last
unshakeable digital fortress in the face of disaster. Richard has been keeping
an eye on his neighbor who has a dubious hacking past. He doesn't like hackers,
and when someone nukes his network with an intriguing new virus he knows
exactly who to blame. But when he confronts her, he gets a whole lot more than
he bargained for.
When
Nemesis commits an unthinkable act of terrorism, the last hope is an encrypted
file that only Dimity can crack. Will Nemesis manipulate Dimity into helping
him wipe out the world's biggest financial center? Or can Richard and Dimity
take Nemesis down once and for all?
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When Dimity
and Richard first meet its not exactly love at first sight...
The purr of
a powerful engine made her glance around. A luxurious car cautiously made its
way into the yard, its fat tires creeping through the mud.
A pitchfork
leaned against the side of the stables. Dimity grabbed it and stepped out in
front of the car. It jerked to a halt, and its driver stared over the steering
wheel, as if deciding whether he could run her over and get away with it. Then,
with a slow shake of his head, he turned off the engine.
“You’re
Dimity Pond,” he said with grim resignation as he got out of the car. He was
taller than she’d imagined, lean and dressed entirely in black. His hair was
dark brown, same as his eyes, and he had the pale skin of a cave-dweller. There
were deep lines of strain around his eyes.
He took a
step toward her, keeping a close watch on the pitchfork.
She tightened her grip.
“And you’re Richard Summerhayes.”
This
couldn’t be about the virus – it was untraceable – so she glared at him, though
he didn’t seem to notice. Instead he glanced down, frowning as his black boots
sank into the mud. There was a controlled rigidity about him, as if every
movement was planned. He wasn’t quite what she’d expected.
“My name is Susan Kiffler.” The woman had a cultured English accent that perfectly matched her outfit.
Kiffler?
Dimity’s heart stopped.
“So?”
The woman
scrabbled around in her gigantic mauve handbag.
“This is a
photo of me and my husband, Jake Kiffler, on our wedding day.” She held out a
picture with a hand that shook. Not just trembling, but shaking, like an online
gamer at the end of a forty-eight hour session, down to his last quart of
caffeinated beverage.
Dimity took
the photo from the trembling hand and stared at it, trying to make out what it
meant. A stunned, sledgehammered feeling made it hard to concentrate. Thoughts
skittered out of her grasp and fragmented, like the smashed mug.
One thing
was certain.
Jake was
the groom who smiled at her from the photo.
“He said it
was a disaster, that his first marriage only lasted a few months.” Dimity
lifted her chin and narrowed her eyes.
Jake knew
her secrets. He’d helped her create a vague sort of life.
Hiding.
Isolated.
“Jake Kiffler
and I have been married for eleven years.” The woman pulled out a piece of
paper and waved it at Dimity. It was a wedding certificate. “We’re not
divorced. He’s still my husband.” She pointed to his name on the paper, then
put it carefully away.
“Get away
from my house.” Dimity reached forward and flicked the photograph back into the
gaping bag. “Go away.”
Susan
grabbed her wrist. “He’s disappeared. We’ve got two children.”
Meet the author
Caitlyn
Nicholas began writing in 2005. Exhausted, pregnant and coping with a demanding
toddler, she decided the time was right to embark on a writing career.
To her family's eternal startlement she is now the author of five novels and a short story.
Her debut
novel - and the first manuscript she had ever written - Running Scared, was
published in 2007. This was followed by Secret Intentions in 2009, The Danger
Game in 2012 and, Drive Me To Distraction, also in 2012. Her next novel, Pursuit, will be out in
August 2013.
Author Links
Website: http://www.caitlynnicholas.com
My blog: http://www.caitlynnicholas.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/CaitlynNicholas
Fb: https://www.facebook.com/CaitlynNicholasAuthor
Google plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/105412279044420141735/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/783424.Caitlyn_Nicholas
Buy links
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D8MYCTM
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00D8MYCTM
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/pursuit/id659158185?mt=11
Momentum: http://momentumbooks.com.au/books/pursuit-2/
