GUESS THE TRUE STATEMENT
& WIN JESSICA BELL’S THRILLER, WHITE LADY!
To celebrate the release of Jessica Bell’s
latest novel, WHITE LADY, she is giving away an e-copy (mobi, ePub, or PDF) to
the first person to correctly guess the one true statement in the three
statements below. To clarify, two statements are lies, and one is true:
Jessica
Bell has never told anyone about the ...
a. tattoo on her butt that says “Winnie the Pooh”
b. bald spot she has on her scalp which resulted from a bike accident
c. the birthmark on her back that’s in the shape of a heart
What do you think? Which one is true? Write
your guess in the comments, along with your email address. Comments will close
in 48 hours. If no-one guesses correctly within in 48 hours, comments will stay
open until someone does.
Want more chances to win? You have until
October 31 to visit all the blogs where Jessica will share a different set of
true and false statements on each one. Remember, each blog is open to comments
for 48 hours only from the time of posting.
If you win, you will be notified by email
with instructions on how to download the book.
Click
HERE to see the list of blogs.
ABOUT
THE BOOK:
*This novel contains coarse language, violence, and
sexual themes.
Sonia yearns for sharp objects and blood.
But now that she’s rehabilitating herself as a “normal” mother and mathematics
teacher, it’s time to stop dreaming about slicing people’s throats.
While being the wife of Melbourne’s leading
drug lord and simultaneously dating his best mate is not ideal, she’s
determined to make it work.
It does work. Until Mia, her lover’s
daughter, starts exchanging saliva with her son, Mick. They plan to commit a crime
behind Sonia’s back. It isn’t long before she finds out and gets involved to
protect them.
But is protecting the kids really Sonia’s
motive?
Click
HERE to view the book
trailer.
Click
HERE for purchase links.
My Review
My Review
I
was offered a free copy of this book directly from the author in return for an
honest review. From the blurb, I wasn’t expecting a cosy mystery but the
constant explicit language and characters wanting to slit throats hits the
reader bang in your face. On the other hand, Jessica Bell has tried to do
something different in telling the story through multiple points of view. At
first I found this hard to get into as I was only just getting to know one
character when it was onto the next chapter and a different point of view
leaving me to imagine what it must be like to suffer from schizophrenia. The
book has been described as ‘edgy’ or ‘gritty’ and if that appeals to you then
you will enjoy this book. I wish I could say I’d enjoyed it more but it was
just that bit too near the edge for my tastes. Nevertheless, I can appreciate
what the author was trying to achieve.
3/5
Jessica Bell, a thirty-something Australian-native contemporary fiction
author, poet and singer/songwriter/guitarist, is the Publishing Editor of Vine Leaves Literary Journal and the director of the Homeric Writers’ Retreat & Workshop on the Greek island of Ithaca. She makes a living as a
writer/editor for English Language Teaching Publishers worldwide, such as
Pearson Education, HarperCollins, MacMillan Education, Education First and
Cengage Learning.
Connect with Jessica online:
Website | Retreat & workshop | Blog | Vine Leaves Literary Journal | Facebook | Twitter
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