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Book Spotlight: Blood Orchids by Toby Neal & Giveaway (US Only)

March 6, 2012 by Darlene

Today’s spotlight is on Toby Neal and her debut novel called Blood Orchids.  Blood Orchids is a crime novel and it sounds like a good one.  I don’t read a whole lot of crime fiction but this one appeals to me so it’s on my to read list.  Anyone ever see that movie Multiplicity – well I need quite a few multiples of myself to do more reading!  So let’s learn a bit about the book and it’s author and be sure to check out the giveaway at the end of the post as well!

 

 

About Blood Orchids by Toby Neal (from Toby’s website)

Hawaii is palm trees, black sand and blue water— but for policewoman Lei Texeira, there’s a dark side to paradise.

Lei has overcome a scarred past to make a life for herself as a cop in the sleepy Big Island town of Hilo. On a routine patrol she finds two murdered teenagers—one of whom she’d recently busted. The girl’s harsh life and tragic death touches a chord with Lei, and she becomes obsessed with the case. The killer is drawn to her intensity and stalks her, feeding on her vulnerabilities and toying with her sanity.

Steaming volcanoes, black sand beaches and shrouded fern forests are the backdrop to Lei’s quest for answers. She finds herself falling in love for the first time—but the stalker is closer than she can imagine, and threads of the past are tangled in her future. Lei is determined to find the killer—but he already knows where she lives.

Read an excerpt
Buy Blood Orchids at Amazon.com or Amazon.ca

 

About Toby Neal (from Toby’s website)

 

Toby Neal was raised on Kauai in Hawaii. She wrote and illustrated her first story at age 5 and has been published in magazines and won several writing contests. After initially majoring in Journalism, she eventually settled on mental health as a career and loves her work, saying, “I’m endlessly fascinated with people’s stories.”

She enjoys many outdoor sports including bodyboarding, scuba diving, beach walking, gardening and hiking. She lives in Hawaii with her family and dogs.

Toby credits her counseling background in adding depth to her characters–from the villains to Lei Texeira, the courageous and vulnerable heroine in the Lei Crime Series.

Toby’s website
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GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of Blood Orchids by Toby Neal to share with my US readers only.  To enter…

  • For 1 entry simply leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
  • For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, let me know and I’ll pass on the extra entry to you as well.
  • For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.
  • For 4 entries, follow me on Networked Blogs.  You can find this at the bottom of the right hand column of my blog or you can click here and it’ll take you right there.  Just log in with your Facebook ID and follow.  Thanks!

This giveaway is open to US residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for a winner on Saturday, March 24/12.  Good luck everyone!

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  1. Lisa Garrett says

    March 6, 2012 at 4:16 am

    I love the cover. I don’t think I have read any books set in Hawaii. I have this one on my TBR list.

  2. Lisa Garrett says

    March 6, 2012 at 4:17 am

    I follow via GFC and email.

  3. Lisa Garrett says

    March 6, 2012 at 4:18 am

    Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/lag32583/status/176989916570460160

  4. Harvee says

    March 6, 2012 at 5:44 am

    I would love to win this mystery novel set in Hawaii! +1

    I am a follower. +2

    I have followed you on Networked Blogs. +4

    Thanks,

    harvee44@yahoo.com

  5. Dalene Higgins says

    March 6, 2012 at 7:15 am

    I just picked this up last night! Free download for my Kindle. Can’t wait to read it!

  6. Ellie says

    March 6, 2012 at 7:21 am

    This book would be wonderful. Many thanks. I am an e-mail subscriber.

  7. Anne says

    March 6, 2012 at 7:22 am

    What a great review and giveaway. I subscribe via e-mail.

  8. Linda B says

    March 6, 2012 at 7:34 am

    Like you, I don’t read a lot of crime fiction, but every so often it really hits the spot, and I have a good friend for whom it is the genre of choice. Fun to share a book with a friend. Thanks for the giveaway.

    I am a GFC follower.

  9. jennygirl says

    March 6, 2012 at 8:26 am

    Uh! I LOVE Hawaii. It’s my future home state! I have to read this book. Thanks for the contest. Sounds like a delicious read, and will definitely take me back there. Been to Hilo and had Breakfast at Ken’s 🙂

    jennygirl73[at]gmail[dot]com

    +2 old skool follower

  10. zibilee says

    March 6, 2012 at 9:03 am

    I hadn’t heard much about this book before, but it sounds like it’s a really intense and intriguing thriller that I need to check out. Please do enter me in your giveaway, Dar, and thanks for hosting it. It seems like it would make a great read for me!

    zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net

  11. rhonda says

    March 6, 2012 at 10:10 am

    this book sounds really interesting.lomazowr@gmail.com

  12. rhonda says

    March 6, 2012 at 10:11 am

    i am email subscriber.

  13. rhonda says

    March 6, 2012 at 10:11 am

    i follow ontwitter at rhondareads and will tweet.

  14. rhonda says

    March 6, 2012 at 10:12 am

    i am gfc follower.Have a good day!!

  15. Muzette says

    March 6, 2012 at 10:31 am

    I subscribe to your blog, and would love to be entered to win a copy!

    Thanks!

  16. Karen B says

    March 6, 2012 at 10:34 am

    I love a good crime novel and this looks like it will fit the bill!
    kpbarnett1941[at]aol.com

  17. Karen B says

    March 6, 2012 at 10:35 am

    Email subscriber.
    kpbarnett1941[at]aol.com

  18. Karen B says

    March 6, 2012 at 10:36 am

    Networked Blogs follower.
    kpbarnett1941[at]aol.com

  19. Margie says

    March 6, 2012 at 11:44 am

    This book sounds very intriguing…a good mystery with a very luscious background.

  20. Margie says

    March 6, 2012 at 11:44 am

    email subscriber

  21. Margie says

    March 6, 2012 at 11:44 am

    follower by Networked Blogs

  22. Nise' says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    I’ve seen this book around. I like crime fiction.

    I am a follower.

  23. bn100 says

    March 6, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    This sounds like a suspenseful book. Thanks for the giveaway.

  24. bn100 says

    March 6, 2012 at 1:36 pm

    I follow the blog.

  25. Carol Wong says

    March 6, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    I have been to Hawaii via two book and since I can’t afford to fly there I would love to go there via this exciting story.

    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

  26. Carol Wong says

    March 6, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    + 2 I am a long time follower of your blog.

    CarolNWong*(at)aol(dot)com

  27. Carol Wong says

    March 6, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    I tweeted this giveaway:
    http://t.co/CEO0EvYd

    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

  28. Carol Wong says

    March 6, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    I follow your blog on Networked Blogs.

    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

  29. Linda Kish says

    March 6, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    I would love to win a copy of this book.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  30. Linda Kish says

    March 6, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    I am a GFC follower

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  31. Patricia N says

    March 6, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    I like mysteries and I love Hawaii! Sounds like a good read –
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  32. Patricia N says

    March 6, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    I follow your blog via GFC as Patricia N
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  33. Patricia N says

    March 6, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Tweet
    https://twitter.com/#!/pmernick1/status/177182883939762178
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  34. Patricia N says

    March 6, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    I’m following via Networked Blogs as Patti Mercier Nicklas
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  35. Staci says

    March 6, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    This one sounds promising!!!

  36. sagustocox says

    March 6, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    This sounds like a thrilling book. I’d like to be entered for my mom…she loves these.

  37. carol says

    March 7, 2012 at 9:30 am

    Sounds like a good thriller and I love the idea of it being set in Hawaii. Thanks for entering me.

    I’m a follower.

    carolsnotebook at yahoo dot com

  38. Leslie says

    March 7, 2012 at 11:02 am

    This sounds good. I like a little crime fiction now and then.

    I’m a follower and I posted the giveaway in the sidebar of my blog.

  39. Beth says

    March 10, 2012 at 10:05 am

    This looks great! Please enter me!

    bethsbookreviewblog2 AT gmail DOT com

  40. Beth says

    March 10, 2012 at 10:05 am

    I’m a follower.

    bethsbookreviewblog2 AT gmail DOT com

  41. Beth says

    March 10, 2012 at 10:07 am

    I’m a Networked Blogs follower (Beth Book Review).

    bethsbookreviewblog2 AT gmail DOT com

  42. Mary Ann Woods says

    March 11, 2012 at 10:28 am

    Thanks for the chance to win this book. I love the fact that it is based in Hawaii. I probably will never get to visit our 50th state so I appreciate being able to enjoy it this way! I follow you via email, GFC and NetworkedBlogs. Thanks again.

  43. Carol M says

    March 11, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    I enjoy crime novels. This one sounds good! Thank you for the giveaway!
    mittens0831 at aol dot com

  44. Carol M says

    March 11, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    I follow on GFC.
    mittens0831 at aol dot com

  45. Carol M says

    March 11, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    https://twitter.com/#!/CarolAnnM/status/178908021404086274

    mittens0831 at aol dot com

  46. Carol M says

    March 11, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    I follow on Networked Blogs.
    mittens0831 at aol dot com

  47. Krista says

    March 13, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    Im hoping I win on this one, I follow, tweeted and follw your newtworked blogs. Hoping I don’t have to post a seperate comment for each one.

  48. anne joyce says

    March 17, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    book looks great!

  49. Maureen says

    March 19, 2012 at 10:46 am

    It looks like a great book.
    I follow on GFC
    I follow on networked blogs
    Tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/MaureenCE/status/181783598758760450

  50. Georgette Coan says

    March 20, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    Looks like another great pick! I love, love, love that cover. So vibrant.
    I follow on email.
    Also on twitter and FB.

  51. Anita Yancey says

    March 22, 2012 at 8:27 am

    I have heard a lot about this book, it sounds amazing and I’d love to read it. The cover is so pretty. Please enter me. Thanks!
    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net

  52. Anita Yancey says

    March 22, 2012 at 8:28 am

    Follow on GFC as Anita Yancey.
    Email Subscriber
    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net

  53. Helen says

    March 23, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    1- I would love a chance to win this
    2- follow on gfc as Helen
    3- tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/helldog3/status/183356957908926465

  54. GJ says

    March 27, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    Just finished reading the book. AWESOME! Can’t wait for future books by this author.

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