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A different book – a different contest.\u00a0This time it’s the 2020 Reader’s Choice Awards<\/strong> by TCK Publishing.<\/p>\n

And what is the title of my entry? Drum roll, please …\u00a0It Happened in Gastown<\/a><\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

\"2020<\/p>\n

Blurb<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Trainspotting<\/em> meets Hot Pursuit<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Hilary Dunbar is a uniformed constable with the Vancouver Police with an agenda to rid the streets of drugs, especially the bad ones the notorious dealer, Carlos Navarra, is trafficking.<\/p>\n

Heroin addict, Erik Layne, has lived on the streets of Gastown for as long as he can remember, having left home and Toronto as a rebellious teenage addict. His and Hilary\u2019s paths cross when she finds him unconscious in an alley after injecting a batch of the contaminated drug. He must fight for his life to keep from dying, not only from the tainted smack but also from the man who provided it.<\/p>\n

A domestic disturbance call goes wrong, and Hilary suffers life-changing injuries as a result. As luck would have it, she and Erik are hospitalized in the same ward at Vancouver General Hospital. When she sinks into a deep depression, it\u2019s he who pulls her out of her doldrums.<\/p>\n

But will Hilary\u2019s obsession with bringing down Navarra and others like him destroy their relationship and, more importantly, jeopardize their lives?<\/p>\n

Buy Links<\/h3>\n

Kindle<\/a><\/p>\n

Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n

I hope you’ll show my sweet romance some love and vote for it at https:\/\/www.tckpublishing.com\/2020-readers-choice-voting-page\/<\/a>. Please note the “How to Vote” section above the titles.<\/p>\n

You’ll find my entry in the 2020 Reader’s Choice Awards on Page 7.<\/p>\n

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