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Kari Lee Harmon | A New Series - Coldwater Cove
Giveaway!
March 1, 2022
Hi, everyone, I’m so glad to be here today. It’s March! The month of spring. I don’t know about you all, but I have had enough of being isolated. Between winter and covid, the days seem to drag on endlessly. I, for one, am ready for a fresh start. It’s a new year, full of new possibilities, and brand-new books!
DARK SEAS (Coldwater Cove book 1) comes out on March 8th.
The book takes place in a fictional little fishing village called Coldwater Cove in Maine. I’ve never lived in Maine, but I’m fascinated by the majestic state. I love the rugged coastline and cliffs, the powerful ocean, the quaint towns, the harbors filled with fishing boats, and the lighthouses.
Maine lends itself as the perfect backdrop for a suspenseful book. I set Coldwater Cove to border Canada, with Nova Scotia right across the bay. With so much of Maine being remote, there aren’t enough border patrol agents to plug all the holes. Inspection stations and checkpoints are so spread out that many sections are unmanned for hours. Even with cameras and motion sensors in place, if an illegal immigrant, trafficker, arms dealer, or terrorist slipped through and was seen, he or she would be long gone by the time the agents got there. This opened the door for several book ideas.
In the first book, DARK SEAS, Stacy Buchanan’s mother drowned ten years ago. Stacy moved away to follow her dream of becoming a sports journalist, but when her father’s health declines, she moves back to help him. After she moves back, a key piece of evidence reveals her mother’s death may not have been an accident. The setting plays a big role in adding suspense to the situations Stacy finds herself in. Rugged terrain and unpredictable weather with a killer on the loose who will do anything to keep the past buried made this book exciting and fun to write.
The next book in the series, FROZEN WATERS, will come out July 12th and I am writing that book right now. So, tell me, how important is the setting to you all when you choose a book to read? Does it depend on the genre of book you’re reading? Do you like vivid descriptions with backdrops that make you wish you were there? Or are the characters more important to you, and you don’t really care what setting they are in?
In honor of DARK SEAS coming out on March 8th, I’m holding a giveaway. Leave a comment about what aspects of a book are the most important to you and why. Settings, characters, plot, etc. One winner will receive a signed copy of the book and a basket of goodies :-) Thanks so much for playing along, and happy reading! Good luck!
Coldwater Cove #1
 An unsettled past…
Ten years ago Stacy Buchanan’s mother—the mayor—was found dead in Coldwater Cove, Maine. Her death was ruled an accident, but Stacy never got over the feeling that something was off. Her father’s health takes a turn for the worse, and he can no longer live alone. A champion swimmer turned journalist; she is forced to pass up a dream job at ESPN to return to the cove.
Former marine turned FBI agent—Trent West—has thought of nothing for the past ten years except his secret mission. Undercover as Trent Clark—a delivery man for Worldwide Parcel Service—he moves to the cove and befriends the Buchanan’s.
After Stacy finds a key piece of evidence that proves her mother’s death was no accident, the case gets reopened. She can’t move on with her life or find closure until justice is served, but a desperate killer is still out there and will do anything to keep the truth buried in the past. The only person she trusts is Trent, who keeps turning up whenever she needs him. He offers to help her find the killer, but she discovers he has a few secrets of his own. Secrets that link him to her mother’s case, making Stacy doubt everything she thought she knew and threaten her chance at finally being happy.
Romance Suspense [Oliver-Heber Books, On Sale: March 8, 2022, e-Book, ISBN: 9781648391880 / eISBN: 1230005362615]
 National Bestselling Author, Agatha, RT Reviewers Choice & Golden Duck Award Nominee. Kari Lee Harmon lives in central New York with her husband. She’s a mother of three grown sons, one darling daughter, and two adorable Samoyeds. A former English teacher, she is a long-time lover of reading and writing. She writes romantic comedies, romantic suspense, and women's fiction, but also writes cozy mysteries and upper middle grade under the name Kari Lee Townsend. These days, you'll find her at home walking her dogs and working on her next novel.
Comments
38 comments posted.
Re: Kari Lee Harmon | A New Series - Coldwater Cove
Sounds like a good read!
(Melanie Rosen 1:40am March 1, 2022)
sounds good to me,thanks for the chance
(Vickie Couturier 7:40am March 1, 2022)
Awesome
(Paula Reyes 8:03am March 1, 2022)
Compelling characters, intriguing plot, and unconventional settings all contribute to a great read for me!
(Linda Gawthrop 8:38am March 1, 2022)
I'm excited to be able to check this
book out. Thank you for the chance!
(Sarah Woodhouse 1:35pm March 1, 2022)
I am so ready to read this!
(Kathleen Gardiner 2:14pm March 1, 2022)
People are so focused on the southern borders of the country that they often forget that there are extremely large areas on the northern borders that are really quite open.
(Carol Gowett 2:15pm March 1, 2022)
Your book sounds amazing!
Thank you for the opportunity to enter a contest.
Have a wonderful day and take care!
(Tracey Boehm 3:30pm March 1, 2022)
Oh, those fictional little fishing villages will get you every time--skullduggery
and thrills in spades! I hope Stacy and Trent can discover what *really* happened
all those years ago! Congratulations on the great new book!
(John Smith 5:17pm March 1, 2022)
The characters have to be likeable and believable; and the setting is
important, too. Thanks for the chance to win.
(Nancy Reynolds 7:04pm March 1, 2022)
Love the cover.Sounds like an exciting read
(Catherine Myers 7:15pm March 1, 2022)
Characters are more my focus, buy I do enjoy visiting
different places in books
(Colleen Conklin 7:23pm March 1, 2022)
The characters need to be relatable, and rooted-for!
(Martin Bodnar 7:24pm March 1, 2022)
I actually really love the settings because I get completely into the books I read
and I want to feel like I’m right there. Having more descriptive settings really
helps and is thrilling.
(Richelle Leffler 7:49pm March 1, 2022)
Sounds good. Can't wait to read it
(Mary Branham 7:54pm March 1, 2022)
Sounds amazing! I can't wait to read it!
(Meredith Winn 11:19pm March 1, 2022)
I like suspense, mystery, angst, wit and romance in the books I read.
(Tracy Urschler 11:20pm March 1, 2022)
Your books sound really good.
(Kara Marks 11:32pm March 1, 2022)
This sounds like a very interesting romance suspense.
(Tina Rucci 1:57am March 2, 2022)
I always go for the plot but in-depth characters and
descriptive settings are a must also.
(Patricia Wong 3:13am March 2, 2022)
This book looks like a good read in a great setting to escape.
(Rebecca Shields 7:31am March 2, 2022)
It's all about the characters to me.
(Lindsey Andronak 12:19pm March 2, 2022)
Characters are the most important. If I I'm not interested in
the characters, then I'm not going to care what happens in
the story. Thanks for the giveaway!
(Jana B 2:32pm March 2, 2022)
This book looks like it has everything you would want a
romance and suspense book to have. All of your books are
always well written. I look forward to reading this.
(Terry Kirgan 3:04pm March 2, 2022)
A mystery with a fishing village as a setting sounds
intriguing. Lighthouses and being on the water are
atmospheric. It looks like a read that holds the reader in
suspense.
(Alyson Widen 8:34pm March 2, 2022)
All aspects of the book are important to me. Good character and plot
development are crucial. A good description of the setting is also desired. The
locale of a story influences so much of what can happen as well as the feel of
the work. We lived in Maine for several years and travel back when we can.
That atmosphere is important to convey whether you are in the mountains or
along the coast. I love both areas. As a reader who has been lucky enough to
travel a bit, it is rewarding when I come across a book set where I have been. It
adds so much more to my enjoyment of the book.
(Patricia Barraclough 12:43pm March 3, 2022)
Characters and plot are essential elements. Kari Harmon is a
new-to-me author. Thank you for the chance.
(Caryl Kane 10:47am March 3, 2022)
I'm all about finding new to me authors, and having new
reads. Looking forward to checking it out!
(MargaretAnn Rice 2:22pm March 3, 2022)
nothing better than reading one of your books, while munching through some nice snacks (your basket,perhaps - lol)!
(Arlene Aughey 3:06pm March 3, 2022)
This is my type of book. Thank you for the chance to win it.
(Anna Speed 3:20pm March 3, 2022)
I can't wait to read this!
(LeAnn Abernathy 8:43pm March 3, 2022)
The setting is important and makes the book more
interesting, but the characters are more important. If the
characters aren't ones that I can care about, then it
doesn't matter what the setting is.
(Tanja Dancy 9:20am March 4, 2022)
The characters are important to a story. No matter how good the plot or the
setting if a reader can’t like the characters then the book won’t be worth
reading.
(Jackie Wisherd 3:37pm March 4, 2022)
Characters that are well written and easy to relate
to. A plot line or setting are secondaries in
details and something I can easily imagine. Your
book sounds like something I would enjoy reading.
(Sarah DeLong 6:38pm March 4, 2022)
This book sounds like the kind I enjoy reading.
I like to read about characters that are believable in the situations they find
themselves in
(Joy Isley 11:42am March 5, 2022)
This book sounds like a good read. Looking forward to it.
(Pam Howell 6:15am March 7, 2022)
How do you "flesh out" your characters?
(Judy Gregory 12:53pm March 7, 2022)
Thank you for the opportunity! So exciting!
(Katie Bean 10:20pm March 8, 2022)
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