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Book details
  • Genre:FICTION
  • SubGenre:LGBTQ+ / Lesbian
  • Language:English
  • Series title:Light Em' Up
  • Series Number:1
  • Pages:508
  • eBook ISBN:9781667832975
  • Paperback ISBN:9781667832968

Light Em' Up

by Sami Garcia

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Overview
Sam Harris, a female Jack Ryan, strives to stop a serial bomber, while simultaneously forced to deal with her past traumas, defend loved ones, including a secret lover, and the community Harris's sworn to protect, at the risk of sacrificing herself.
Description
Light Em' Up is a crime thriller series about a bomb squad unit in Arizona and Sam Harris striving to stop a serial bomber seeking revenge. Harris leaves a career in stripping after inadvertently causing her best friend Cassidy's death with an explosive device and joining the Explosive Disposal Ordinance (EOD) unit. Harris grows in the bomb squad, but a childhood trauma surfaces, prompting a one night stand with McKenzie, who ironically becomes her new partner, taking any kind of romantic relationship off the table to keep their jobs. Harris keeps busy competing with McKenzie to maintain the title of team lead,despite the growing desire between them. To complicate things further, Harris is assigned as a mentor in an elementary after school program for abused children. Harris manages to juggle all of her responsibilities, and manages to expose the serial bomber they have been searching for, a retired EOD officer, closing the case, or so she thought. McKenzie and Harris succumb to the attraction,deciding it's worth risking their jobs but while basking in their passion, Harris doesn't see the new threat emerging with vengeance in its shadow. A dangerous new serial bomber believes Haris is the cause for their pain and suffering and will stop at nothing to ensure everyone she cares about is bathed in blood. The suspense builds as the devices become more deadly, the targets more personal leading to the end where Harris faces a life-altering decision: sacrifice herself to save others.
About the author
Sami Garcia has a Bachelor's degree in Criminal justice and years of experience working in Corrections. Her screenplay "Light Em' Up" based on the book has been recognized in seven competitions and has received three awards in international film festivals. Sami began her career working her way through college and has been a cosmetologist for 16 years. She discovered her passion in Criminal Justice which led to her beginning a career at the State prison. Starting as an officer, Sami worked her way up through the ranks to Associate Deputy Warden allowing her an insight into law enforcement. During her time in Corrections, Sami met her amazing wife who was in the medical field. The couple has been together ever since and after many failed attempts at starting a family, her wife encouraged her to follow her interest in writing.

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