Danger never smelled so sweet.

On September 2, 2008 a new Romantic Suspense heroine appears on the scene in APHRODISIAC, by first time author, Allyson Roy (actually Alice & Roy, a husband and wife team).

Something about Gwen Applebee's death doesn't add up. Saylor Oz knows
for certain that the late perfume-maker wouldn't have been caught dead wearing a
fanny pack. So why was there one strapped around Gwen's waist when her body was
discovered? Not to mention the coded message embedded in her "suicide note." A
message clearly meant for Saylor. She pursues her misgivings, and discovers that
Gwen had stumbled upon an ancient formula with great powers -- and someone was
willing to kill for it.

The villain didn't get the formula, but does send a posse of thugs
after Saylor. Why? To her surprise, Saylor learns that she is supposedly the
keeper of her dead friend's secret. Now Saylor and her tough-talking buddy,
Benita Morales, are swept into a deadly seven-day race to figure out where Gwen
hid the formula.

Enter smoking hot boxer Eldridge Mace to complicate matters for
Saylor. A half-Mohawk, half-Irish hunk, he has a reputation as a troublemaker
who enjoys dangerous risks. Can she trust him? His resemblance to the
heartbreaker Saylor fell for at sixteen forces her to confront a nagging issue
from her past.

Saylor's desperate hunt leads her from the dark corners of Brooklyn
and the glittering skyscrapers of Manhattan to the beaches of the Hamptons --
all while she tries to stay one step ahead of a ruthless killer.

Allyson Roy will be guest blogging on Fresh Fiction Monday, September 8.