Die Before You Wake - Paperback

by D. A. Bale (Author)

What do you get when you combine a coma-inducing career, an ardent academic, and a nefarious nemesis?

A Vicki Bohanan hangover cocktail.Your favorite bartender babe is back and cutting a trail through a new vocation, with a college class tucked between briefs instead of sheets, and an alarm clock in two - er, tow. It's no secret that a sleep-deprived Vicki is a volatile Vicki.

Especially when a certain Texas Ranger goes MIA.

And her first official case involves one pageanted Padget accused of killing her fiancé.

Even as her recently resuscitated relationship with Zeke Taylor hits a skid mark visible from the International Space Station, it's up to Vicki to put aside old rivalries to solve the mystery and rescue a former beauty queen from the guillotine - before her secret pops out.

And before the murderer strikes again.

Garfield's not the only one who hates mornings, so witness the cat fur hit the fan as the claws come out in book four of the Bartender Babe Chronicles, the laugh-out-loud mystery romance series that readers of Janet Evanovich are calling the "Texas Stephanie Plum"!

Author Biography

Sometimes life emulates fiction. Life is filled with tragedy and Ms. Bale's writing reflects this reality. However, there is always a silver lining...even if one must spend their entire life searching for it. In her previous career, Ms. Bale traveled the United States as a Government Relations Liaison, working closely with Congressional offices and various government agencies. This experience afforded her a glimpse into the sometimes "not so pretty" reality of the political sphere. Much of this reality and various locations throughout her travels make it into her writing. She dreams of the day she can return to visit Alaska. Visit her blog - leave a comment or send a personal message at http: //dabalepublishing.blogspot.com