Sometimes a leap of faith can cost you everything…

An empath who feels only the negative emotions of others, Ava Tiernan has lived a life of self-imposed isolation. Circumstances force her to put her trust in Vincent Everett, the leader of Echo Company, a special ops unit consisting of soldiers with unusual abilities. But when she needs his help the most, he doesn’t believe her and leaves her alone and defenseless against a man determined to exploit her.

After a mission goes sideways, leaving one of his men seriously injured, Captain Vincent Everett has one goal: find out who set up his team and why. When he discovers Ava is the reason his team was ambushed and has been kidnapped by a rogue government agent, he risks everything to save her.

Now he has one chance to make things right for his team, one chance to keep Ava safe, and one last chance to prove he’ll never let her down.

Wild Women Authors welcomes back indie author Katherine Grey who is celebrating the release of the latest book in her Echo Company series, Promises to Keep. Along with Katherine is medical researcher Dr. Ava Tiernan who will go first.

Good morning, Dr. Tiernan. Let’s start with where you’re from. I was born and spent my early childhood in San Francisco. After that we moved around a lot depending on where my father could find work.

Tell us a bit about Promises to Keep. I am an empath who feels the negative emotions of others. I was being held in Colombia by a rebel leader and was rescued by members of Echo Company, an elite special-ops military unit and brought back to the United States. Unfortunately high level government operatives sought to exploit my ability by kidnapping me. Captain Vince Everett from Echo Company kept me safe while searching for the person responsible for my abduction.

What did you think the first time you saw Vince Everett? The very first time I saw him, I thought he’d come to kill me.

Given what you’d been through already, that seems logical. What was your second thought? That he was much more than the hardened military operator he wanted everyone to believe.

Was it love at first sight? Not at all. I thought he viewed me as just one more mission objective to achieve.

What do you like most about him? He’s willing to put everything on the line for those he cares about.

How would you describe him? Trustworthy, loyal, honorable and kind are the first things that come to mind, but he’s so much more than that. And there’s the fact that’s also drool worthy. Don’t tell him I said that though.

How would he describe you? I’m sure the first thing he would say is that I’m stubborn. I hope he’d also say I was brave.

What made you choose the medical research as a career? I hate my ability to absorb the negative emotions of others so I went into the medical research field in hopes I could find a way to rid myself of it.

How do you relax? I don’t do much relaxing. I’d rather spend any free time I have in the lab conducting experiments.

Who is your favorite fictional character? I guess you could say Rapunzel. After you read Promises to Keep, you’d understand why.

What is the best piece of advice you ever received? I’m not sure this is advice I received, just what I learned throughout my life – Expect the worst and you’ll never be disappointed.

Thanks for spending time with us, Ava. Now we’d like to chat with Katherine.

What movies or books have had an impact on your career as a writer? I love any movie or book that tugs at my emotions. I aspire to be able to do that with my own stories.

Tell us a bit about your publisher: I’m a self-published author. This is my second indie published book.

What book[s] currently rest on your TBR pile? At the top is Jackson by Emily March, right below that is Ten Things I Hate About The Duke by Loretta Chase and below that is Chilled To The Cone by Ellie Alexander – this is the 12^th book in Ms. Alexander’s Bakeshop mystery series.

Lastly, what's up next and when can we expect to see it on the shelves? Next up is Until You (this is a tentative title and may change), the third book in the Echo Company series. It is scheduled to be released in November 2021.

Katherine brought an excerpt from Promises to Keep:

It was understood every mission Echo Company undertook was off the books and if caught, they’d be disavowed by Uncle Sam. Everyone involved knew it, accepted it, but there was something about this OP, something that with the clarity of hindsight seemed just a little bit hinky. The intel regarding where they could find the good doctor was wrong, not to mention the little fact they were told she was a man. They’d been told there hadn’t been any rebel sightings for months within a fifty mile radius and ended up walking right into an ambush.

Vince clamped down on the anger that threatened to resurface. He needed to get to the rendezvous point. And he needed to get there fast. He adjusted the weight of the unconscious woman he carried over his shoulder. There was no telling how long their escape would go unnoticed and until he met up with the rest of the team, he had no way of knowing if they made it out of the compound.

He moved down the side of the building, doing his best to keep to the shadows though it was damn hard with sodium vapor lights at regular intervals lighting up the night like a god damn carnival. He eyed the hard packed earth between his present position and the next building. It was a good twenty feet of open space.

The woman began to stir, using his back to try and lever herself upward. He placed a hand on her ass and she froze--just as he intended. He’d never threaten an innocent woman or intentionally frighten one, but if it kept her from fighting him right now, he was willing to do it.

He felt her chest expand and knew trouble was brewing. He flipped her off his shoulder into the dirt. Covering her mouth with one hand, he planted his knee beside her hip. He pointed the gun at her, high enough to be sure she saw it. “Don’t make a sound,” he said in a low tone.

Music and raucous laughter spilled into the silence from the cantina at the far end of the compound. If she screamed all hell would break lose and his odds of getting out of Colombia outside a body bag would plummet to zero.

She nodded and he lifted his hand a scant few inches from her mouth.

“Why are you doing this? Who are you?” she whispered.

“Believe it or not, I’m trying to get us both out of here in one piece.”

She opened her mouth to say something more and he held up his hand. “Save the questions for later.” He lifted her to her feet. “You make even a peep, I’ll shoot you without a second thought. Got it?”

Ava nodded. She had no doubt that he’d do just that.

To pre-order Promises To Keep, go to: - Promises To Keep

To learn more about Katherine Grey go to:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorKatherineGrey

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/katherine_grey

Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Katherine-Grey/e/B005PMMHUO

You can also contact her at Katherineg425@yahoo.com