Cherry Blossom Capers

Cherry Blossom Capers Collection:

Encounter mystery, mayhem, and murder near Washington, DC, alongside four professional females. White House assistant chef Tara Whitley works with an old flame, FBI agent Jack Courtland, to stop a plot to sabotage a state-dinner. Attorney Ciara Turner and her nemesis Daniel Evans have trials tracking down a judge’s murderer. Archeologist intern Samantha Steele and security guard Nick Porter are on the heels of a dangerous forger. Shop owner Susan Holland and renovator Vince Martini turn upside down her late uncle’s mansion while investigating a string of mysterious accidents. Will these sleuthing couples’ machinations move them into matrimony?

Buried Deception Novella
by Gina Conroy 

Mount Vernon archaeology intern and widow Samantha Steele wants to provide for her children without assistance from anyone. Security guard and ex-cop Nick Porter is haunted by his past and keeps his heart guarded. But when they discover an artifact at Mount Vernon is a fake, Nick and Samantha need to work together, set aside their stubbornness, and rely on each other or the results could be deadly. Will Samantha relinquish her control to a man she hardly knows? Can Nick learn to trust again? And will they both allow God to excavate their hearts so they can find new love?

Author Bio short:

Gina Conroy is president and founder of Writer…Interrupted where she mentors busy writers. Knowing how difficult it is to raise a family as well as a career, she chronicles her triumphs and trials on Defying Gravity, hoping to encourage those on a similar path. She is represented by Chip MacGregor of MacGregor Literary, and her first novella, Buried Deception, in the Cherry Blossom Capers Collection, releases from Barbour Publishing in January 2012. Gina loves to connect with readers on Facebook and Twitter

Author Bio Extended:

Gina Conroy’s love of history and mystery collide in her debut novella, Cherry Blossom Capers.With publishing credits that span twenty-seven years and include 350 print articles in various newspapers and magazines in the United States and Nigeria where she spent eight months on a journalism and mission internship. In the last six years, she’s co-authored two books, Reach for your Dreams, Graduate and Anytime Prayers for Everyday Moms and has contributed to numerous online articles.

Gina is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), has served as president of WIN (ACFW Tulsa chapter) where she spoke on “Marketing Yourself Before You Sell,” and is planning to speak on “Writer…Interrupted: Finding Balance in Your Spiritual, Personal, and Professional Life” in the future. Her other teaching credits include being a guest speaker at the Heart of the Matter Homeschool teleseminar where she spoke on writing and balancing motherhood. Gina currently teaches creative writing classes for grade schoolers at Augustine Christian Academy.