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  • Bloopers

    So far I haven’t been alerted to any bloopers for this novel. Please let me know if you find any! I was challenged to include the acronym for my local writing group–WODE for Write Off the Deep End–in this story. Did you catch it?  😉    

  • EDITOR’S CUT WITH COMMENTARY

    For the most part, only minor clarification and phrasing revisions were made. Below are some examples of the kind of changes requested: From Chapter 2: Kate dug her nails into the Formica. “How can she drink a tea without knowing what’s—?” Kate clamped her mouth shut. Good grief, what was she doing ranting at the…

  • Bloopers

    For Critical Condition Irene C. caught this blooper that both my editors (yes, plural) and I missed! On p. 94, Zach has honey brown eyes, but on p 115, the blue eyes are back 😉    

  • Additional Character Interviews

    Interview with secondary characters, Dr. Whittaker, intern Dr. McCrae, and nurse Alice Bradshaw. To help you better follow the interview, allow me to first share a brief description of the other main characters.             Zach Davis (aka Zach Reynolds) ~ Undercover cop working as an IT specialist at Miller’s Bay Memorial Hospital to figure out…

  • Tara Peterson Interview

    Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be in the midst of such suspense.  I am a nurse at Miller’s Bay Memorial Hospital, and while answering a call bell, I found the patient seizing and her husband collapsed on the floor. Someone pushed me from behind and ran out of the…

  • Zach Davis Interview

    Wow, you’ve just had quite an adventure.    Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be in the midst of such suspense. I’m a police officer with the Niagara Regional Police and recently worked undercover as the owner of a computer shop. So when an old friend, Rick Gray, who now…

  • Ethan Reed Interview

    Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be in the midst of such suspense. I’m a police detective from Toronto. The Niagara Regional police chief needed an officer to secretly come in from outside their force to work an undercover operation that might implicate one of their own. Since I’d recently…

  • Yummy & Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

    Yummy & Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Mrs. Corbett, the heroine’s mother in Shades of Truth, stress bakes. Check out this healthy favorite.                    6 large bananas                        1 egg                    1 tsp baking soda                     1 tsp baking powder                    ½ tsp salt                                 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour                    3 tbsp olive oil                          ½ cup…

  • Chapter #1

    STOP NOW, OR ELSE. Rick Gray strode toward the spray-painted warning inside the half-framed building. The sawdust-strewn floor groaned under his weight, then suddenly gave way, dropping him ten feet onto his back in basement mud. His hard hat cracked against a rock and the air rushed from his lungs. Pain streaked through his body….

  • Emile Laud Interview

    Suzanne Hartmann of Write This Way blog interviewed Emile Laud on Sept 26, 2011 Visiting with us today is Emile Laud a character from Sandra Orchard’s debut novel Deep Cover. To help you better follow my interview with Emile, allow me to first share a brief description of the other main characters. Rick Gray (aka…