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Shenanigans - Book Tour and Giveaway

6/13/2018

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Shenanigans
by Gail Koger
Genre: Paranormal Romance

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Kandi Cain inherited her Dr. Doolittle abilities from her grandmother and became a psychic pet detective. To her dismay, she just acquired the power to communicate with the spirit world, but dead people give her the willies. 

Just when Kandi thought her life couldn’t get more complicated, the neighbor from hell moved in next door. The nasty guy’s name is Dutch Callaghan. How can someone so gorgeous be such a dick? Kandi could chalk some of it up to his job. Dutch is a Phoenix PD homicide cop. 

Kandi’s current case is rescuing a Yorkie from a brutal dog fighting ring. Little does she know her dog napping suspect is involved in a series of brutal murders. Disguised as an elderly nun, Kandi rescues the Yorkie and, in the process, blows the hell out of Dutch’s undercover operation.

Kandi now finds herself a person of interest in her client’s murder and her sexy-as-hell, pain-in-the-butt neighbor is in hot pursuit of the Ninja Nun. Is Dutch about to slap the cuffs on? Only time will tell.



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My name is Kandi Cain. How did I get stuck with this swell name? My mom, Margaret, is obsessed with Christmas. She even dresses as an elf in July. She had her ears surgically altered to be more elf-like. Ho. Ho. Ho.
I got into more fist fights than I could count in school defending mom’s quirkiness and my name. When I was eight, Dad decided enough was enough and gave me boxing and karate lessons. By the time I reached high school, no one dissed my mother or me anymore.
Our home is a shrine to Santa and his elves. The interior is a museum to rare and unique Christmas ornaments from the 19th century. The yard is decorated year-round with enormous Santas, giant candy canes and nutcracker statues. There’s an awe-inspiring amount of twinkling lights on the roof. They’re so bright, the astronauts complained.
I think my mother’s preoccupation with Christmas started when her father got drafted during the Vietnam war. Before he was sent on his second deployment, he took leave to spend Christmas with his family. He was killed in action six weeks later.
My father, Nick Cain, is a very large Santa look-a-like. He was a mob enforcer for the Gambino family until he met my mother at a Christmas party. It was love at first sight. To keep her safe, my Dad quit his job and they quietly moved from New York to Apache Junction, Arizona. Apache Junction is a small tourist town located at the base of the Superstition Mountains. The town caters to people interested in visiting the numerous ghost towns and hunting for the Lost Dutchman’s gold mine.
When Dad isn’t playing Santa, he’s a member of the Superstition Mountains Search and Rescue squad and a highly sought-after rattlesnake wrangler.
I was two when my parents found me in the backyard surrounded by birds, skunks, coyotes, jackrabbits, dogs, cats and a big ass mountain lion. I was giggling happily and petting them. My Dad said he almost crapped himself.
Mom wasn’t pleased I had inherited her mother’s psychic talents. She wanted me to have a “normal” childhood. As if. My ability to summon and communicate with critters grew until they were forced to ask Grandma Hester for help. They didn’t know how to deal with a miniature Doctor Doolittle.
My mother and Grandma Hester are poles apart. My grandmother always reminded me of the Queen of England with her crazy hats, brightly colored polyester suits, pearl necklaces and pristine white gloves. C’mon who still wears gloves? In the summer? In Phoenix?
My grandma lived her entire life in a dazzling pink gingerbread house located in the historic district of Phoenix. Her two acres of orange trees kept the neighbors supplied with fruit.
Overwhelmed by requests to find lost pets, and unable to live on the military’s survivor’s benefits, Grandma Hester started a pet detective agency called Finders. I was seven when I started helping her locate missing pets. I discovered I had a knack for it and once I started my hunt, I never failed to track down the lost dog, cat, horse, parakeet or pot-bellied pig. When I graduated from high school, I became a full-time pet detective. Since the pay wasn’t the greatest, I moved in with Grandma Hester and didn’t miss the Christmas music at all.
News of Grandma Hester’s ability to find missing pets spread and a movie star flew her to Hawaii to find his missing tiger. Her helicopter went down in a storm and the wreckage was never found. It felt like a piece of my heart had died with her.
She left me her house, the business and a bank account with the grand total of three thousand dollars in it. The bad news was, the house needed a new roof. The price tag was ten thousand dollars and our rainy season was rapidly approaching.
Two months after my grandmother died, the neighbor from hell moved in. One look at his muddy red aura and I knew he would be a problem. The asshole’s name is Dutch Callaghan. He reminds of that guy who plays Thor in the movies. How can someone so gorgeous be such a prick?
I could chalk some of it up to his job. Dutch is a Phoenix PD homicide detective. I know the long hours and the blood and gore would make me cranky. I even baked the ass some “welcome to the neighborhood” cookies. He took one bite and dumped them in the trash. I’ll admit I’m not the best cook in the world, but that was downright rude.
Then the bastard said, “I don’t do pity fucks.”
I was so stunned, I just stood there gaping at him. With a nasty smile Dutch stomped off.
Me a pity fuck? Did I look that desperate? My temper flared to life and I yelled, “I’m not a pity fuck.”
“And I don’t pay for sex either,” the asshole yelled back.
He thought I was a prostitute? Oh, hell no. This meant war. The jerk had spent hours washing his big, black, high-rider truck. I summoned a flock of pigeons and had them crap on it. Repeatedly. “Game on asshole.” ​

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How do I come up with my stories? Being psychotic helps. I was a 9-1-1 dispatcher for way too long. All those years of wild requests, screwy questions, bizarre behavior and outrageous demands have left me with a permanent twitch and an uncontrollable craving for chocolate. Don’t get me wrong. Working as a 9-1-1 dispatcher can be very rewarding. BUT - some days I felt like the entire world was nuts. I mean, c’mon, who in their right mind calls 9-1-1 for the winning lottery numbers? To keep from hitting myself repeatedly in the head with my phone, I took up writing.

I made the Night Owl's Awesome Paranormal Romance Authors List.



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44 Comments
Bea LaRocca
6/13/2018 04:58:43 am

Congratulations on your recent book release and on the book tour. Great cover and excerpt! This sounds like an excellent story. Thanks so much for offering a giveaway.

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James Robert
6/13/2018 08:09:28 am

Congrats on the tour and thanks so much for the opportunity to win. I enjoy getting to hear about new books that my family would enjoy reading.

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Gail Koger link
6/13/2018 08:18:18 am

Shenanigans is a zany, sexy, and a rollicking good time on the streets of Phoenix.

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Calvin
6/13/2018 10:51:09 am

Such a wild tour you have going on.. nice shenanigans book

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Rita Wray
6/13/2018 02:09:21 pm

Sounds like a good book.

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heather
6/13/2018 02:26:50 pm

I think I would really enjoy reading this one.

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Gail Koger link
6/13/2018 02:34:52 pm

This book is fun, fast-paced read with lots of giggles and snark!

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Victoria
6/13/2018 07:45:51 pm

This sounds really great, thanks for sharing!

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Gail Koger link
6/13/2018 08:35:55 pm

Thanks for stopping by

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Cara Fisher
6/14/2018 09:26:01 am

Sounds amazing 😍

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Brenda Hook
6/14/2018 04:00:31 pm

Thank you

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Norma Gail Koger link
6/15/2018 10:12:21 am

Dutch leaned down until his nose touched mine. “I don’t know how you did it, but you sic’d those damn pigeons on me.”

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Debbie P
6/23/2018 11:32:55 pm

I just had to say what a great name for a book title this is. And the story sounds great too.

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Barbara Montag
7/3/2018 09:17:36 am

I love the book cover - so hot!
Makes me want to read this book.
thank you

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Norma Gail Koger
7/3/2018 09:57:33 am

I love the cover too. If you like to laugh, you gotta read Shenanigans

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shelly peterson
7/3/2018 02:21:25 pm

Great cover!

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Bridgett Wilbur
7/3/2018 03:51:45 pm

I just love your cover.

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wendy hutton
7/3/2018 04:46:24 pm

hot cover thanks for hosting

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Denise Higgins
7/3/2018 11:35:09 pm

Love the cover

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Janet W.
7/4/2018 06:14:45 am

Nice, steamy cover! Can't wait to read it!

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Barbara Montag
7/4/2018 08:24:44 am

I am looking forward to reading this book - love the cover.
thank you

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Mood Reader
7/4/2018 08:55:45 pm

This one sounds so good!! :)

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Norma Gail Koger
7/4/2018 09:19:38 pm

I have a great cover artist

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Jolanda
7/5/2018 01:08:38 am

Congrats on the tour. Cover looks great

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Barbara Montag
7/5/2018 04:45:45 pm

A book on my to read soon list - great cover.

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Norma Gail Koger
7/5/2018 08:39:20 pm

The cover artist is terrific

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Kelly Nicholson
7/6/2018 04:32:02 am

What do you think of the book or the cover?

i think the cover sets the mood thanks

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Barbara Montag
7/6/2018 10:48:27 am

Oh wow hot cover - a have to read.

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Denise Higgins
7/6/2018 04:02:04 pm

Can’t wait to read

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Amy Friedentag
7/7/2018 08:23:12 am

Love the cover! sounds like an amazing read.

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Jessica Whitehouse
7/7/2018 04:46:59 pm


I don't normally pay attention to book covers- I choose books based more on the blurb or summary from review sites.

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Norma Gail Koger
7/7/2018 07:12:23 pm

Please check out the reviews on Amazon.

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Denise Higgins
7/7/2018 05:05:56 pm

Sounds like a good book

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Sarah L
7/7/2018 06:28:40 pm

Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest. 

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susan smoaks
7/8/2018 05:32:05 pm

i think this book looks like a good read.

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Denise Higgins
7/8/2018 07:22:14 pm

Looks very interesting

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Norma Gail Koger
7/8/2018 07:47:16 pm

Thank you! I had a lot of fun writing it.

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Denise Higgins
7/9/2018 04:19:26 pm

Sounds amazing

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Wendy
7/9/2018 04:49:50 pm

The cover looks intriguing.

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Minta Boggs
7/10/2018 09:19:36 am

Wow!! the cover looks hot! The cover also looks like there will be many secrets going on. It has got my interest.

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Denise Higgins
7/10/2018 08:43:17 pm

Love the cover, thanks for the chance to win

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Lisa Brown
7/11/2018 03:03:19 am

I enjoyed getting to know your book and thanks for the chance to win :)

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Denise Higgins
7/13/2018 08:16:57 pm

Nice cover, thanks for the chance to win

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Jerry Marquardt
7/13/2018 11:12:15 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including Shenanigans. I wish the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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