Today is the letter G on the A to Z Challenge. My books today are, The Georgie Connelly Series by E. L. Lindley. Genre: Crime
The Georgie Connelly Stories by E. L. Lindley
Georgie Connelly is pure wish fulfilment and we could all use a friend just like her. Georgie is the fearless heroine of a series of novels, who manages to find trouble wherever she goes. She’s loudmouthed, infuriating and irresponsible but she has a heart as big as a house. The series begins when Georgie, a documentary film maker based in LA, finds herself the target of one of her subjects. Her best friends, Callie and Eric Delaney, recruit ex-Marine James Finn to protect Georgie and fireworks follow. All of the novels feature James, Callie and Eric as well as other recurring characters including Georgie’s man-eating mother.
Business Us Usual is; A thrilling crime novel, introducing Georgie Connelly a feisty protagonist along with a cast of loyal and likeable characters who surround her. If you enjoy novels that have heart and humour why not give it a try.
The Ties that Bind Us; After a harrowing couple of months, Georgie and James Finn prepare to take their relationship to the next level, only to find their plans scuppered by the
arrival of Georgie’s estranged mother, Marilyn, who is accused of murdering her husband. Suddenly Georgie has to deal with issues that resonate back to her troubled childhood.
The Righteous Path; In between projects and waiting for James to return from the Gulf, Georgie is excited when her old friend Sean Collins asks her for help in finding a missing
girl. Little do they realise where their digging will lead and before too long they are caught up in the sinister world of a religious cult.
False Allegiance; When a grieving mother asks Georgie to look into the death of her daughter, she finds herself becoming entangled with a college fraternity and its sister sorority. As she strips away the tradition and elitism, she uncovers a dark core which suggests that the death of the young woman may not have been an accident.
The stories are in the following order although they can also be enjoyed as standalone reads. Business As Usual, The Ties That Bind, The Righteous Path, False Allegiance.
Find out more at
UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/E.L-Lindley/e/B006S2GRCE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1392466564&sr=1-1
USA http://www.amazon.com/E.L.-Lindley/e/B006S2GRCE/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1369223835&sr=1-2-ent
Or visit E. L. Lindley’s website at http://ellindley.weebly.com/
You can catch up with more of E. L Lindley’s books by clicking over to a previous post when we discussed some of her other books and writing. http://wp.me/p2Eu3u-2mY
Here are some randomly chosen links to other bloggers taking on the challenge, please find time to visit them too.
http://saylingaway.wordpress.com/
http://lizblocker.blogspot.co.uk/
http://alexandrawhalen.wordpress.com/
http://jeoneil.blogspot.co.uk/
During the challenge we are encouraging people to comment on as many blogs as possible, all supportive comments are greatly appreciated, thanks.
Great post. I follow E.L. on Twitter and have been intrigued by her book series for some time. This has spurred me on to start Business As Usual!
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Thank you June, E.L is a lovely author, I’ve read some of her other books, I do recommend them.
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Thank you so much for inviting me to be part of your A to Z challenge, Rosie, I think you are doing a great job. You are so kind and supportive, I really appreciate it 🙂
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Thanks June that’s really kind of you to say so. I really hope you like Georgie as much as I do 🙂
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Hi Rosie .. I love mysteries and murders .. though so often don’t read them – while it’s good to have ‘regular’ characters in the novels – so we understand the mix and match as they unravel, or dig themselves deeper into the storyline .. they sound a fun read .. Cheers Hilary
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I have a good feeling about these books too.
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Thanks Hilary – I love a good thriller especially after a hard day when I just want to switch off and unwind 🙂
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I’ve never heard of these, and I don’t know why!! I love a good mystery with a feisty female protagonist, so these sound right up my alley. Thank you for introducing me!
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You’re very welcome, I think there are just so many books out there that no one can expect to keep up.
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Hi Liz, let me know if you decide to give them a go – I’d love to know what you think 🙂
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Thanks so much – I definitely will!! And Rosie, thank YOU for the shout-out!
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I’ve never read this author, and since the protagonist in my mystery series (first book: Death in a Red Canvas Chair, sorry for the shameless self-promotion) sounds a lot like Georgie, I’m going to check out E.L. Lindley today. Thanks for the heads up! Looking forward to more.
PS Two of my favorite mystery/crime writers right now both hail from Wyoming: Craig Johnson and C.J. Box. Craig Johnson’s sheriff is the unforgettable Walt Longmire, of the Longmire TV series.
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Thanks Noelle.
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Hi Noelle, if you decide to give Georgie a try, let me know what you think. I will be checking out your own leading lady 🙂
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I don’t read a lot of crime although I used to. You have introduced an author who is new to me so I might have another crime spurt. Cheers Irene
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Thank you, and thanks for stopping by I’ve just returned the compliment.
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glad to have you stop by. Cheers Irene
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Hi Irene, I’m so pleased that Georgie has piqued your interest and reignited your interest in crime stories 🙂
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She certainly has. It sounds like a good yarn E.L. Cheers Irene
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I’ve never read of this series before, but it looks good! Really good.
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Hi Sonia, thanks for your comment and if you decide to take the plunge let me know what you think 🙂
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Wow, I suppose the heroine is fictional, but who wouldn’t love an introduction like this, “Georgie Connelly is pure wish fulfilment and we could all use a friend just like her.” Lovely! Well done. 😉
Visiting from A to Z via Pass the Sour Cream.
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Thanks Bradley, it is a great opener.
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Thanks Bradley, I definitely live vicariously through Georgie – she does and says all of the things i’m too scared and polite to do 🙂
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What a wonderful thing: to have a character through whom you can vicariously live and be the person you’re not!
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Thanks for the shoutout! Much obliged 🙂
The books sound interesting. I do love crime thrillers.
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You’re very welcome.
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I’m a fan of crime fiction, so I might have to check these books out! Thanks for sharing them!
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Glad you stopped by.
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Hi Carrie-Anne, thanks for your comment and let me know if you decide to give the books a go 🙂
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I will!
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The Georgie Series sound like great reads! I think we all know someone like this who stirs it up a bit from time to time, but have hearts of gold. :-))
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I quite like the idea of having an ex-marine paid to look after me, trouble is he’d be bored with my life.
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