BookTrope Publishing
eBook; 360 Pages
Genre: Historical Suspense/Literary
Her menacing past was loose and in close pursuit. The fear of the thing lived in her eyes, and trepidation sounded with each step her heels made as she fled…
Los Angeles 1956—Marilyn Palmer is a beauty with a deep dark secret. After a threatening note from a blackmailer arrives she hires a private eye to help keep her unsavory past under wraps.
Incurable is a story wrought with impetuous and regrettable decisions made by a desperate young woman. Barely eighteen years old, and a gifted seamstress, she makes the ill-fated decision to run away from her Detroit home with a wily friend. Bound for Hollywood, and seeking stardom, the girls set out on an incredible journey.
This splendidly imagined debut explores the tumultuous life and times of a woman who suffered the ultimate betrayal as a child during the Great Depression. A story of survival set against the backdrop of early Hollywood, misery on Hotel Street in Honolulu before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and heartbreak in Los Angeles during WWII, Incurable delivers an emotional intensity rarely found.
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Praise
“Incurable will have you flipping through its word-painted images, and thinking about its characters long after you’ve read the last line.” – Anita Kovacevic
Excerpt
#1
Her eyes were green and definitely her best feature. He had to admit those
gorgeous emerald pools held a huge claim to fame, because they were in
competition with flawless skin, a perfect nose, and full lips, all framed with
long silky auburn hair begging to be touched. Never had he laid eyes on such a
lovely head so up close and personal. Reg did his best not to let his hungry
eyes travel south. He recognized what was happening. He felt like a breathing
cliché, a private eye in a seedy office facing a beautiful dame in need of his
know-how.
#2
She would be back. Marilyn Palmer’s menacing past was on the loose and in close
pursuit. The fear of the thing lived in her eyes, and trepidation sounded with
each step her heels made as she fled out the door, through the dark hallway,
down the steps, and out the building. It seemed to Reg as if she thought that
placing enough real estate between her shapely body and the Western Detective
Agency would cause the reality of what was surfacing to elude her for a brief
spell.
#3
When Marilyn pulled out of her driveway and into the cul-de-sac, she spotted a
mysterious blue car parked across the street. The very same car had been parked
up the way the day before, and she wondered if it meant anything. On her way to
meet Lillian at Flynn’s Fish-n-Steak, Marilyn thought she spotted the blue car
in her rearview mirror, but when she turned around she realized it was a
different vehicle altogether. Her mind must be playing tricks; she had jumped
to an absurd conclusion. So what if a strange car showed up two days in a row? Her
normally reclusive neighbors must have company—that’s all.
About the Author
When E.C. Moore’s not writing feverishly, you will find her out walking or sightseeing. She’s wild about coffee, books, cooking, good wine, cairn terriers, miniature ponies, historical houses, and witty people.She resides in a fifties bungalow in Southern California, with her creative-director husband, a yappy
blonde dog, and one feisty Chihuahua.
For more information visit E.C. Moore’s website. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Amazon, Google+, and Goodreads.
Incurable Blog Tour Schedule
Monday, August 10
Review at Book Nerd
Tuesday, August 11
Review at A Fold in the Spine
Spotlight & Excerpt at Curling Up By the Fire
Wednesday, August 12
Guest Post & Giveaway at Unshelfish
Thursday, August 13
Review at With Her Nose Stuck in a Book
Spotlight & Excerpt at A Literary Vacation
Spotlight & Excerpt at What Is That Book About
Sunday, August 16
Review at History From a Woman’s Perspective
Spotlight & Excerpt at Please Pass the Books
Monday, August 17
Guest Post at Passages to the Past
Thursday, August 20
Review at Bookramblings
Spotlight & Giveaway at Teddy Rose Book Reviews Plus More
Friday, August 21
Tour Wrap-Up & Giveaway at Passages to the Past
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