Sassy Moms say: READ ROMANCE: T.J. Hamilton

Title: Death's Shadow

Author: T.J. Hamilton

Genre: Dark Romance

Exclusive Paperback Release: November 29, 2014 at Sydney Author Event

Worldwide Publication Date: December 1, 2014

Blurb

My name is Tatiana Pavlenko. I am the Russian Ballet’s Prima Ballerina. It’s been a tough journey to reach the pinnacle of my career, and it has come at a great cost … my soul. I have been known by many names throughout my young life, but no one knows the true identity of who I really am. War is about to break out around Russia, and it is the perfect opportunity for me to kill every man who has hurt me; who had his way with me. The evil that’s about to strike down on Russia’s powerful men isn’t from their neighbouring countries. It’s from me, the one they call Ten' smerti … Death’s Shadow

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Erin's Review

I have loved Tatiana since TJ Hamilton's Making Thyme series. I was hooked in just the brief glimpse we did get from her and I love that she got her own book.

Taken and sold in to the sex slave trade, Tatiana has been through hell. She's been bought, sold, beaten and had everything taken from her.She has every reason not to want to go on, but she does, and she comes back with a vengeance. After all, no one would suspect the Prima Ballerina.

This book is so well written. It's full of suspense and intrigue and underneath it all, the hope of a new life and love. You get the feeling of satisfaction as Tatiana takes down those that wronged her, and you can feel her desperation when she knows she can't be found out. She doesn't want Luka to know, he's the one thing that brings her happiness. The one thing she strives for.

Her past has shaped who she has become and the TJ does a brilliant job at showing you just what she did go through. Just who she was depended on what role she had to play. The only time she could be herself was with her beloved Luka. And even then, she had secrets, she had to protect him.

TJ takes what appears to be a secondary character and puts her center stage and she just draws you in. I truly hope that this isn't the end for Tatiana. A woman such as she deserves more. The only spoiler I will give, is that you best be sitting down and have a few shots poured when you reach the ending. And that's all you will get from me.

A 5 star read for any lover of dark and suspense.

About the Author

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TJ is an Aussie former cop turned writer. Her experiences with the seedier side to life when she was on the beat in one of Sydney's toughest areas, has given her plenty of food for fodder in her sexy tales of mystery and intrigue. Tragedy always strikes deep in TJ's stories, so her version of romance isn't like the kind your mum used to read. Nowadays her only source of action is the one going on inside her head as she enjoys a quiet life in the tropics with her ultimate leading man and beloved young family. Be sure to check out T.J’s Thyme Trilogy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18040477-buying-thyme

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Keeping Thyme (Thyme Trilogy #3)
By T.J. Hamilton

SYNOPSIS
Miranda is back … and she’s back with a vengeance. Her sight is set and her target is Tench. Too many people in her life have fallen at the hands of the man who has a strange obsession for with her. Could Miranda be his next victim?

She knows how her friend Sally died, but she still doesn’t know why. Could this information be the key to unlock everything the Agency needs to put Tench away forever? Or is an unlikely ally and a piece of her past the answer to it all?

Her heart may be torn with grief, but her head is filled with a burning reprisal. Could Tench’s unhealthy desire for Miranda be her best weapon against him … or will she push him too far?

AUTHOR BIO
TJ Hamilton is a former New South Wales Police Officer who worked in various areas of policing around inner city Sydney. She also holds a degree in Criminology through Griffith University. Her love of crime and mystery started at an early age after she read her first Agatha Christie novel at the age of nine. Her fascination with the darker side of life came from living with a high-class escort when she first moved to Sydney in her early twenties. She developed a close understanding of these ‘ladies of the night’ over the years and loved the stories they told, most of whom she has still remained friends with to this day. TJ writes about her first love, the city of Sydney, and the wonderful places around this fabulous location. Her attachment to fashion is also present within her stories, thanks to her handsome Husband and his successful international modelling career. Writing came after leaving the Police Force when she was pregnant with her daughter, she sat down one day and started typing and has not stopped since. Nowadays TJ lives a quiet life in the tropics as a devoted mother and wife who loves her kitty-cats, far from the gun-slinging and criminal-catching days of the past. The action packed life she may have once had is now relived through her sexy fictional stories of mystery and intrigue.
Website: http://www.tjhamiltonauthor.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tjhamiltonauthor
Twitter: T_J_Hamilton
Blog: http://tj-hamilton.tumblr.com/

Excerpt:

“I don’t like what you do to me, Miranda.” He speaks in almost a growl as he grips onto a fist of my hair.

He rips my head back and I’m restricted in this position. My heart is in my throat and my knees shake involuntarily.

“So now I’m going to show you what you do to me, and you’re not going to like it.”

I stare at him in the mirror but don’t say a word. A tear falls from my eye and catches the light on the way down my cheek,

but I daren’t take my eyes off his. My nostrils flare as they draw in as much oxygen as possible to calm my terror.

He’s not going to take from me anymore.

I had Buying Thyme on my Kindle for a while and it sat there calling my name. So when I saw that there was a blog tour for the third book in the series I opened my Kindle and started reading. This trilogy is awesome! I mean, how can you not love a reformed hooker, a mobster and secret agency?
Mia is on a mission to take down Joe Tench. There were times I felt bad for Joe. You kind of actually get to like him a bit, then he goes and does something bad and you hate him again.
Mia is put to the ultimate test as she gets more involved with the agency and everyone there is more than they appear.
This book has everything, suspense, mystery and erotic scenes that will make you sweat. I honestly did not know what to expect when I started this trilogy but I have to admit, I LOVE it! The characters are well developed, the story is well developed and this conclusion ends the story perfectly. I absolutely fell in love with her brother, he needs his own story(hint,hint).
I felt for Mia quite a few times in the story, she has lost so much but when her back is against the wall, she steps up and performs like she was made for the job. I finished the book in less than I day because I had to know what happened. It will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last word. It is fast paced without skimping on details so you don't realize how fast you read until you put your Kindle down. If you read the first two books, you MUST read Keeping Thyme, and if you haven't, WHY NOT?!?! There are buy links right below this post so get to one-clicking NOW!! You won't be disappointed!
Don't forget to check out the other stops on the tour as well!!