Book #1 The Caspian Wine Series
Suspense/Thriller
Date Published: October 2012
She was kidnapped not once but twice and now someone wants her dead because of it...
Her life was a lie!
Bailey knew her upbringing wasn’t normal but she’s worked hard to stabilize her life. At 29, she finally has a good business, a stable home; her life is miles from that of her childhood. Then suddenly her mother dies, leaving a gaping hole and a discovery that they may not even be related. If Guy, the private investigator is to be believed, her life is a lie. Using the skills she learned on the streets, Bailey travels back through a sketchy and dangerous past, to find answers. Dodging bullets, staying ahead of those who want her dead and convincing Guy she can do it alone, are making it difficult to discover not only the secrets of her mother’s past but that of a family claiming she is theirs.
Everyone seems to have a story... but who’s telling the truth? And who wants her dead? Is Guy part of the solution? Or part of the problem? To discover the facts, she’ll have to untangle a web of deceit, lies, and secrets, dating back over thirty years.
But can she do it in time...
Captured Lies won Book of the Month LAS Reviews (March 2014)
"Captured Lies is a very edge of your seat sort of book... I was totally enthralled with this book..." Tammy's Tea Time
"Maggie Thom has a hidden gem with Captured Lies!... Like an onion, each layer of this action-packed tale becomes more involved, more wickedly deceitful and more dangerous..." Tome Tender
"Captured Lies is an outstanding book and it was a book I couldn't put down..." Dee Sauter (Moderator Linda Howard Book Junkies)
Is
There a Message in Your Novel That You Want Readers to Grasp?
I think that
first and foremost I want readers to forget about their life for a while and to
live vicariously through someone else's. I also want people to know that
although life can through curve balls (although my books go a bit to the
extreme) that we all really have so much more going for us than we imagine.
Is
there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Like most
writers I think the most challenging thing is getting over the procrastination
bug. It is fierce when it visits and can take a lot of work to get rid of. J
How
many books have you written and which is your favorite?
I have written
many books, only three are published though. Which is my favorite? Aaahhh what
a question to ask. It's like saying which is my favorite child. J Each of them are my favorite but for
different reasons. Captured Lies because it was my first. Tainted Waters
because it was second book, wasn't sure I could write another good one. And
Deceitful Truths because it challenged me in ways I hadn't expected.
If You
had the chance to cast your main character from Hollywood today,
who would you pick and why?
I think Amanda
Siegfried would be awesome as Bailey. She'd have to dye her hair dark as Bailey
is a brunette. Amanda is not only is a good actress but I think she could
really bring Bailey to life and be believable as her. She would do the role
justice.
When
did you begin writing?
I started to
write as a young child. I'm not sure what age but I do know that at the age of
9, I wrote my first novel. I think it might have been ten small pages long. J
How
long did it take to complete your first book?
The first
novel that I had published, Captured Lies took about a year or so to write. I
wrote it mostly on paper while driving my kids to events and sitting and
waiting for them to finish.
Did you
have an author who inspired you to become a writer?
There are several authors who have
inspired me over the years so I can't really say who inspired me the most. Two
authors though who taught me a lot about writing and plotting were Sandra Brown
and Robert Ludlum.
What is
your favorite part of the writing process?
I think the
whole writing and creating of the story. I love coming up with the plot, the
characters and how the story is going to be pulled together. I love, love, love
adding in all the twists and turns.
Describe
your latest book in 4 words.
A twist of fate.
Can you
share a little bit about your current work or what is in the future for your
writing?
I currently have two books I am writing. I plan to
keep writing books for a long time.
Deadly Ties - What connection could there be between a twenty year-old murder and
a thirty year-old murder and a present
day attack on Kyara's mother? Did her grandmother falsely go to jail for
twenty-years?
Split Seconds - Twins sisters meet for the first time as
adults and soon discover that someone has gone to great lengths to keep them
apart and will even kill to ensure that continues.
Award winning author, Maggie Thom, took the challenge and leapt off, leaving a fulltime, twenty year career in management, to write full time. After publishing her first suspense/thriller book Captured Lies, October 2012, she published her second novel, Tainted Waters, April, 2013. Tainted Waters went on to win 2013 Suspense and Thriller Book of the Year through Turning the Pages Magazine and Captured Lies won book of the Month through LAS Reviews (February 2014). She published her third novel, Deceitful Truths (The Caspian Wine Series - Book 2), March 2014. An avid reader and writer her whole life, she decided to break the monotony of wishing to be an author by making it happen. She is a wholehearted nature lover and likes nothing better than to take a book, hike to a remote spot by a river or waterfalls and read. Married to her best friend, she is learning that humor, love and patience help her navigate her way through her twins’ teen years. Her motto: Escape to read and Read to escape. "Maggie Thom writes a fast paced thriller laced with romance that keeps the reader interested and on edge!" InDtale Magazine
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Thank you very much for hosting Captured Lies. :)
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