PLAY ME ONCE
by M.M. Desch
January 25 – February 19, 2027 Virtual Book Tour
Synopsis:
The Portland Murders
Grace MacKenzie lived quiet for decades. Not broken quiet. Strategic quiet. The kind that keeps the most important things hidden and whole.
In drought-stricken Durango, Colorado, she buried her grief, her desires, and her identity behind a life tailored to someone else’s pattern. The family farm in Nebraska, the last thing tying her to a past she survived, is finally about to sell. Seven figures. A clean break. A new life.
Then Kate Nichols walked into it. Sharp, magnetic, tender. And Grace opened the door she’d spent decades locking.
It was the most dangerous thing she ever did.
When Grace finds a dead reporter’s business card hidden in Kate’s belongings, a mask begins to crack. Not hers. Kate’s. The farm sale is being quietly sabotaged. Her farm manager has vanished. Someone with a key has been inside her office. And in a small town where everyone knows everyone’s business, someone has been studying Grace’s for a long time.
Every thread leads back to the woman sleeping beside her.
Grace knows exactly how to fold herself back into silence. She’s done it a thousand times. Now she faces a choice she never imagined: retreat into the shadows that always kept her safe, or stop folding and find out what her quiet has been protecting her from.
For fans of Freida McFadden (THE BOYFRIEND), Jeneva Rose (THE PERFECT MARRIAGE), and Isha Raya (YOU’LL NEVER FORGET ME).
Book Details:
Genre: LGBTQ+ Psychological Suspense
Published by: Otherwise Occupied Press (self-published)
Publication Date: January 26, 2027
Number of Pages: 320
ISBN: 979-8-9910136-4-2 (paperback)
Series: The Portland Murders, Book 2, following TANGLED DARKNESS (Book 1)
Book Links: Amazon | Kindle | Goodreads
Author Bio:
M.M. Desch writes psychological suspense set in Portland, Oregon, morally complex crime stories where the darkest cases are the personal ones. Before turning to fiction, she practiced psychiatry for more than thirty years, with specialty training in psychosomatic medicine and addiction psychiatry. Her debut novel, TANGLED DARKNESS, launched the Portland Murders series and was shortlisted for the Chanticleer Clue Awards and a Readers’ Favorite finalist. A member of Sisters in Crime and Willamette Writers, she lives in Portland with her wife and their mini schnauzer, where she’s at work on the next Portland Murders novel.
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Tour Host Info:
Book Formats: Kindle+, Print, ePub
Hosting Options: Review, Interview, Guest Post, Showcase
Giveaway: There will be a tour-wide PICT Giveaway
More: According to the author/publisher PLAY ME ONCE is considered to be R-level content or less. Readers may still encounter potentially sensitive material. If you have specific trigger or content concerns, please contact Partners in Crime Tours directly for more detailed information.
