Her first art "repo" turns south when Gwen Davies recovers a "fake"
Take Me #2
Signet
April 2009
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Featuring: Gwen Davies; Quinn Lawson
336 pages ISBN: 0451226623 EAN: 9780451226624 Paperback $6.99
Romance Series, Romance Suspense
New to the art recovery world, agent Gwen Davies takes on
her very first "repo" assignment: restoring a solid gold,
bejeweled Venetian mask to its rightful owner. But she's
mortified to find that she's stolen back a fake and worse
yet, the client is her ex, Quinn Lawson.
Both are forced to
team up in order to find the real mask, leading them to the
twisting canals of old Venice—and also in harm's way because
of a centuries-old curse. Someone seems to want this mask
even more than they do, and the growing danger forces them
closer together than they ever expected to be—again.
I like your web site and enjoyed reading a little more about Take Me For A Ride. Sid Thresher also sounded interesting. Enjoy the RT Conference. (Karin Tillotson 7:57am April 20)
Love Karen Kendall....have read all of her books and waiting for more! (Charlotte Lapham 9:35am April 20)
This sounds like a great read. Do you worry about getting your characters mixed up when you write since you mention you sometimes do when you're talking about them? (LuAnn Morgan 9:44am April 20)
Loved Gwen! One of my all time favorite heroines! Everyone needs to get this book! See you later this week! (Linda Conrad 9:51am April 20)
I am looking forward to reading "Take Me Two Times". It must be difficult as an author to be working on one book while having to do revisions on a book that has already been submitted to a publisher. (Robin McKay 10:49am April 20)
Forgeries in the news fascinate me along with stories of questionable fakery vs reality in the art world. Passion and belief combine to yield heated debates and modern tech ways designed to reveal the truth. Count me as a lover of art and a collector with big eyes. (Alyson Widen 10:59am April 20)
I love Romantic Suspense! Do you keep a chart of your characters? (Karen Barnett 11:09am April 20)
Hi Karen. Sounds like a great book. :) (Crystal Broyles 11:41am April 20)
The books sound good! (Teresa Warner 2:12pm April 20)
I really enjoyed Take Me If You Can, great storyline, and I am looking forward to reading this next story. (Cathy MacDonald 3:30pm April 20)
This sound like a fantastic read! I can't see how authors keep everything straight with want they go through to get their books published. (Gail Hurt 3:58pm April 20)
I too totally enjoyed Take Me If You Can, and anxiously awaited the sequel. I recently downloaded it to my kindle, and now you tell me there's another coming. Now the decision is to wait and read both together or to read this one and then be mad I didn't wait? Decisions Decisions Decisions! (Sandi Shilhanek 7:39pm April 20)
Hi, everyone! Thanks for the very nice comments. Sorry I'm chiming in so late but I was on the road to the Romantic Times conference in Orlando today, where I taught at the Aspiring Authors workshop.
I'm happy to say that it went very well--we had a great time with my workshop, From Idea to Novel.
So, to answer some of your questions: no, I don't keep character charts. I'm one of those dinosaurs who does it the old-fashioned way, by re-reading and memory . Though I've already caught one small mistake . . . we'll see if you catch it when TAKE ME FOR A RIDE comes out in November! LOL.
Sometimes I really do have to stop and think; remember everyone's characteristics and goals. But mostly it's a joy to create a series like this one. It draws on my art background and has challenged me to do a lot of research into the world of art crime, which fascinates me.
Glad to see an art lover out there! But of course it's not necessary to love art or know anything about it in order to enjoy these TAKE ME books--they're all about the chase and the "license to steal" that my art recovery agents have. They're walking a tightrope between legal methods and illegal methods ... which keeps things interesting!
Feel free to ask me any other questions--I'll check in again in the morning. Thanks for your support.
Wishing you all a wonderful spring full of great books! Best, Karen Kendall (Karen Kendall 8:18pm April 20)
These books sound like a wild ride. You answered most of my questions above. Good luck on the next book. (Patricia Barraclough 10:24pm April 20)
Sounds like a great book. (Donna Simmonds 12:28pm April 21)
Sounds like a great book. You're and incredible author. Best wishes! (Sierra Pendleton 1:05am April 21)
I'd like to read your books! (Bridget Hopper 12:28pm April 21)
I've loved your other books and this one looks equally as good! (Jody Faltys 3:28pm April 21)
I can't wait to read this series! (Kelli Jo Calvert 5:34pm April 21)
Hi Karen! Awesome on the sequel! I love to re-visit characters and neat to see updates on the characters from the previous books, like saying Hi, you know? Sounds so good! (Cathie Morton 10:24pm April 23)
