Do You Like Stephanie Plum? Then You'll Love Jonie Waters

March 15, 2011 - PRLog -- Tamara Ward's debut novel takes place in Wilmington, NC where fledgling reporter Jonie Waters follows a news tip and discovers her girlhood friend’s mangled body.  Nothing can dissuade her from setting out to find the murderer. Though Jonie attracts the suspicions of local police as she finds herself in the middle of other related crimes, she continues her investigation, risking her job, tentative family ties, and the chance of romance with the alluring lead investigator.

Advance Praise for Storm Surge

"Tamara Ward spins a compelling mystery full of vivid detail that will keep readers captivated until the very last page.  Jonie Waters is an engaging character who returns to her hometown to start a new life, and in the process of investigating a murder, faces her past and charts a brand new path for the future. Mystery readers won't want to miss this enthralling novel." Amanda Lamb, Author of The Evil Next Door: The Untold Stories of a Killer Undone by DNA, Smotherhood, Deadly Dose: The Untold Story of a Homicide Investigator's Crusade for Truth and Justice and the newly released Girls Gone Child (2011)

The book will be released in paper back and Kindle versions in April, 2011.  Follow Tamara Ward at: http://stormsurge.blogspot.com/

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About Tamara Ward

Tamara Ward, whose journalism has won awards from the North Carolina Press Association, holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A resident of a small town near Raleigh, North Carolina, Tamara enjoys wrangling with her two young boys, writing as a freelance journalist, and working on her next Jonie Waters mystery novel. She can’t believe the trouble Jonie is in this time! http://stormsurge.blogspot.com/

About Peak City Publishing

Peak City Publishing, LLC is a small, indie-trade publishing company featuring new and aspiring authors. Owned and operated by independent book store owners: Janice Monaco and Shiloh Burnam, of All Booked Up, the publisher is co-located with the store at 104B North Salem Street, Apex, NC 27502. www.peakcitypublishing.com; www.allbookedupsalemstreet.com