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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Roped In by K. D. Hays Virtual Book Tour










PUYB Inside the Book

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Roped InTitle: Roped In
Author: K.D. Hays
Publisher: K.D. Hays
Pages: 140
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Life has settled into a more stable pattern for fledgling investigator Karen Maxwell of DS Investigations, but that stability is precarious. At work, she has an uneasy truce with Rodney, the “office maximizer” hired by her brother to do some of the administrative work she used to do. Her brother has not assigned her any real cases and she thinks it’s because he doesn’t trust her after she was fired from her last major assignment.
But she soon gets her chance. The firm’s insurance agent calls in a favor and asks them to investigate whether a valuable parrot was killed as a result of snowfall damage to a house. Karen is pretty sure Dave will assign this to her, since the investigation will involve no money or prestige. But it may help earn back his confidence.
Then Gina Callaghan hires DS Investigations to find out who sabotaged her daughter Hayley’s rope at a jump rope competition. Hayley competes in power jumping events, and she failed to make the top four in the regional tournament. If Karen can prove that one of those top four jumpers behaved unethically, then Hayley, (who was fifth) will have a spot at the national competition, and a chance to go to the World tournament. Dave assigns Karen the lead role in this case, so now she has a chance to prove to her brother that she can conclude an investigation before the client is ready to pull the plug.
Karen bribes her son to take a jump rope class on the day when the jumpers she needs to watch have their practices. Initially, Hayley Callaghan does not want the matter investigated so Karen has to be a subtle as possible. Meanwhile, in the parrot case, Karen’s investigation seems to indicate that the parrot’s owners are telling the truth and not trying to defraud the insurance company. But the picture they offer as proof somehow arouses Karen’s suspicion.
At jump rope practice, she finds a lot of masked hostility and a host of possible suspects, but no one who saw anything. Then Hayley’s sister steps forward and admits that she saw someone rummaging through her sister’s rope bag. Circumstances point to two possible suspects, in addition to the sister herself. But Karen can find no proof of wrongdoing and thinks the break was most likely an accident. Then Hayley changes her position and urges Karen to follow through with her initial suspicions. She immediately wonders why.
But she doesn’t have time to wonder. Her brother insists that she stop working on the insurance case and her client insists that she write up suspicions against one of the other jumpers so they can file a complaint with the national sanctioning commission. Working against the clock, Karen finds proof that the picture is fake, proving that the insurance clients were trying to defraud the agency. But time runs out on the jump rope investigation—once again the dissatisfied client fires Karen before she solves the case. This time, she knows an innocent girl is going to face blame and could be banned from the sport she loves. So she digs on until she uncovers the truth —and possible destroys a family in the process.

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  • Roped In is available at Amazon.
  • Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club at Goodreads.
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PUYB Meet the Author

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K.D. HaysKate Dolan began her writing career as a legal editor and then newspaper columnist before she decided she was finally ready to tackle fiction.  As the author of more than a dozen novels and novellas, she writes historical fiction and romance under her own name and contemporary mysteries and children’s books under the name K.D. Hays.  When not writing, she enjoys volunteering as a living history interpreter and riding roller coasters with her daughter.
Her latest book is the cozy mystery, Roped In.
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PUYB Tour Schedule A
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Monday, November 2
First Chapter Reveal & Kick Off at Pump up Your Book
Tuesday, November 3
Interview at I’m Shelf-ish
Wednesday, November 4
Guest Blogging at The Story Behind the Book
Thursday, November 5
Book Review at Queen of All She Reads
Monday, November 9
Interview at The Writer’s Life
Tuesday, November 10
First Chapter Reveal at Read My First Chapter
Wednesday, November 11
Interview at The Literary Nook
Thursday, November 12
Monday, November 16
Interview at Beyond the Books
Tuesday, November 17
First Chapter Reveal at Literal Exposure
Wednesday, November 18
Book Featured at Bound 2 Escape
Thursday, November 19
Book Featured at 3 Partners in Shopping
Tuesday, November 24
Guest Blogging at Lori’s Reading Corner
Wednesday, November 25
Book Featured at CBY Book Club
Tuesday, December 1
Interview at As the Page Turns
Wednesday, December 2
First Chapter Reveal at Review From Here
Thursday, December 3
Book Featured at My Bookish Pleasures
Friday, December 4
Book Review at Mom Loves 2 Read
Monday, December 7
First Chapter Reveal at Literarily Speaking
Tuesday, December 8
Book Featured at Cheryl’s Book Nook
Wednesday, December 9
Interview at Booklover Sue
Thursday, December 10
Interview at The Book Rack
Monday, December 14
Interview at Deal Sharing Aunt
Tuesday, December 15
Book Featured at Teatime and Books
Thursday, December 17
First Chapter Reveal at A Taste Of My Mind
Monday, December 21
Character Interview at Pimp That Character
Tuesday, December 22
Book Featured at Around the World in Books
Monday, December 28
Book Featured at SheWrites
Thursday, December 31
Book Review at StoreyBook Reviews






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