{"id":3396,"date":"2017-01-04T12:15:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T12:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=3396"},"modified":"2017-01-04T12:15:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T12:15:39","slug":"a-secondhand-life-by-pamela-crane-book-tour-and-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/04\/a-secondhand-life-by-pamela-crane-book-tour-and-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Spotlight &#038; Giveaway: A Secondhand Life by Pamela Crane"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/hbu2uut7t\/secondhand_life_banner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/hbu2uut7t\/secondhand_life_banner.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"147\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/trqsolmjt\/A_secondhand_life.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/trqsolmjt\/A_secondhand_life.jpg\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>A Secondhand Life:<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">(The Killer Thriller Series Book 1)<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">by Pamela Crane<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Genre: A compelling serial killer thriller <\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/jkcupxppl\/sl__about_the_book.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/jkcupxppl\/sl__about_the_book.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">**&#8221;A Secondhand Life&#8221; is a standalone psychological thriller<br \/>\nfeaturing characters also found in the companion novella, &#8220;A<br \/>\nSecondhand Lie.&#8221;**<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">2016 New Apple Literary Award in Psychological Thrillers, First Place Winner<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">2016 Reader&#8217;s Favorite Award in Thrillers, First Place Winner <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">2015 Library Journal selection<\/span><\/p>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">2016 Chanticleer Clue Awards nominee<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">2016 Silver Falchion Best Fiction nominee<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><!--more--><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">A heart never forgets its last beat&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">In a freak collision when she was twelve, Mia Germaine faced death and<br \/>\nthe loss of her father. A heart transplant from a young murder victim<br \/>\nsaved her life, but not without a price. Twenty years later, chilling<br \/>\nnightmares about an unresolved homicide begin to plague Mia.<br \/>\nCompelled by these lost memories, she forms a complicated connection<br \/>\nto the victim\u2014the girl killed the night of Mia\u2019s accident\u2014due<br \/>\nto a scientific phenomenon called \u201corgan memory.\u201d <\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Now suffocating beneath the weight of avenging a dead girl and catching a<br \/>\nserial killer on the loose dubbed the \u201cTriangle Terror,\u201d Mia must<br \/>\ndodge her own demons while unimaginable truths torment her\u2014along<br \/>\nwith a killer set on making her his next victim. <\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">As Mia tries to determine if her dreams are clues or disturbing<br \/>\nphantasms, uninvited specters lead her further into danger\u2019s path,<br \/>\ncosting her the one person who can save her from herself. More than a<br \/>\npage-turning thriller, &#8220;A Secondhand Life&#8221; weaves a tale of<br \/>\nsecond chances and reclaimed dreams as this taut, refreshing story<br \/>\nensnares and penetrates you. <\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/25371156-a-secondhand-life?from_search=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads<\/a> * <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Secondhand-Life-compelling-thriller-Thriller-ebook\/dp\/B00SU9NO9M\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/gc8dcw3ft\/A_Secondhand_Lie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/gc8dcw3ft\/A_Secondhand_Lie.jpg\" width=\"258\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>A Secondhand Lie: <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">A gripping short story thriller <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">(The Killer Thriller Series Book 0)<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/jkcupxppl\/sl__about_the_book.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/jkcupxppl\/sl__about_the_book.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">**&#8221;A Secondhand Lie&#8221; is the companion novella featuring characters<br \/>\nalso found in the full-length standalone thriller, &#8220;A Secondhand<br \/>\nLife.&#8221;**<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Sometimes you know things you\u2019re not supposed to know. Things that you can<br \/>\nnever un-know. Things that will change the course of your life\u2026and<br \/>\nthe fate of the ones you love.<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">I found her in our living room, bleeding and close to death, but alive.<br \/>\nBarely. Until morning stole her last breath. The media called her<br \/>\nkiller the \u201cTriangle Terror\u201d \u2026 and then forgot about her. But I<br \/>\nnever forgot\u2014my murdered sister, and an investigation that led to<br \/>\nmy own resurrection from the dead.<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Twenty-two years ago, on a cold February night, Landon Worthington lost his<br \/>\nfather for the last time. After an armed robbery gone wrong, evidence<br \/>\nand witness testimony pointed a shaky finger at Dan<br \/>\nWorthington\u2014deadbeat dad and alcoholic husband. But before the dust<br \/>\ncould settle over the conviction, Landon\u2019s preteen sister, Alexis,<br \/>\nis murdered in their home, plunging Landon\u2019s life into further<br \/>\ndespair. <\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Two decades and a cold case later, Landon is dogged by guilt over their<br \/>\nestranged relationship and decides to confront his incarcerated<br \/>\nfather-of-the-year about what really happened the night of the<br \/>\nrobbery. But the years of lies are hard to unravel. And the biggest<br \/>\nquestion of all haunts him: How does everything tie into his sister\u2019s<br \/>\nmurder?<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">And so begins Landon\u2019s journey to piece together the puzzle of secrets,<br \/>\nlies, and truths that can free his father, avenge his sister, and<br \/>\nperhaps save himself. <\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/28160192-a-secondhand-lie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads<\/a> * <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Secondhand-Lie-gripping-thriller-Thriller-ebook\/dp\/B018XVK5UW\/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/?ui=2&amp;ik=4b64b14f35&amp;view=fimg&amp;th=1595be397db82fd4&amp;attid=0.7&amp;disp=inline&amp;safe=1&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ-FkVi88soH-_5SkKpBH0t25YzNHZzQtQXqj5rKsXP5NCAx04dFeXoX6X_5zjzH3Vi0VXUOGYFutq_RRjCoZLelcf6d8pOxwfDUt4isQOvue8yoGYosLZDBFkc&amp;ats=1483531622458&amp;rm=1595be397db82fd4&amp;zw&amp;sz=w1366-h672\" alt=\"Displaying sl- excerpt.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The last thing I remembered was my life splintering\u2014the crack of bones, the crunch of glass, the shriek of scraping metal \u2026 normalcy as I knew it gone forever and in its place a ghastly existence. After the accident, my life would never be the same. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Gone were the days of carefree antics and childish joys. All that remained of my life was a higher calling, a calling I never asked for but had no choice but to accept.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/lrh3duuzt\/sl__about_the_author.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/lrh3duuzt\/sl__about_the_author.png\" width=\"320\" height=\"61\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/42pcm8j8p\/Pamela_Crane.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/42pcm8j8p\/Pamela_Crane.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">Pamela Crane is a professional juggler. Not the type of juggler who can toss<br \/>\nflaming torches in the air, but a juggler of four kids, a writing<br \/>\naddiction, a horse rescuer, and a book editor by trade. She lives on<br \/>\nthe edge (ask her Arabian horse about that\u2014he\u2019ll tell you all<br \/>\nabout their wild adventures while trying to train him!) and she<br \/>\nwrites on the edge. Her characters and plots are her escape from the<br \/>\nreal world of dirty diapers and cleaning horse stalls, and she<br \/>\nthrives off of an entertaining tale.<\/span><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\">She is the author of the best-selling psychological thriller &#8220;The<br \/>\nAdmirer\u2019s Secret,&#8221; Amazon top 20 short story &#8220;A Fatal<br \/>\nAffair,&#8221; and her latest releases &#8220;A Secondhand Life&#8221;<br \/>\nand &#8220;A Secondhand Lie.&#8221; <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><span lang=\"en\">To pick up a copy of a FREE book, or to find out more about her chaotic<br \/>\nexistence, visit her website at <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pamelacrane.com\/\"><span style=\"color:blue;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><span lang=\"en\"><u>www.pamelacrane.com<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><span lang=\"en\">.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Author.Pamela.Crane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook <\/a>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1811367.Pamela_Crane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Goodreads<\/a> * <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pamela-Crane\/e\/B00FOS91AI\/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/v1t7he5pl\/sl__giveaway.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/v1t7he5pl\/sl__giveaway.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a id=\"rcwidget_22ag75lr\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/23d974a9118\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/s4wj6946h\/sdsxx_tours_smaller_new.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.org\/s4wj6946h\/sdsxx_tours_smaller_new.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div lang=\"en\" style=\"line-height:115%;margin-bottom:.14in;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Secondhand Life: (The Killer Thriller Series Book 1) by Pamela Crane Genre: A compelling serial killer thriller **&#8221;A Secondhand Life&#8221; is a standalone psychological thriller featuring characters also found in the companion novella, &#8220;A Secondhand Lie.&#8221;** 2016 New Apple&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/04\/a-secondhand-life-by-pamela-crane-book-tour-and-giveaway\/#more-3396\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Book Spotlight &#038; Giveaway: A Secondhand Life by Pamela Crane<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[52,99,187,204,510],"class_list":["post-3396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","tag-blog-post","tag-books","tag-fiction","tag-guest-post","tag-young-adult"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3396\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}