On Tour 10/04/22-10/31/22 “Double Exposure” by Jeannee Sacken

Release Date: September 27, 2022

About The Book:

November 2015-Seasoned war photojournalist Annie Hawkins returns home after an assignment to find her life falling apart. She’s under investigation for an incident that happened six months earlier in Afghanistan. Her best friend’s daughter, Seema, is still missing, apparently with her Taliban boyfriend. Her daughter Mel and friends are busy fundraising to rebuild the Wad Qol Secondary School for Girls and expect Annie to deliver the money. To make matters worse, she has a major argument with the love of her life, Finn Cerelli, and they’re no longer speaking.

When Annie returns to Afghanistan to cover peace talks between the government and the Taliban, she takes a side trip to Wad Qol, where she discovers that not everyone wants the new school. Sabotage delays construction, and when a worker ends up dead, it’s clear the militants are to blame. It’s also obvious that they know exactly where Annie is.

About The Author:

A former English professor, Jeannée Sacken is a Milwaukee-based photojournalist who documents the lives of women and children in Africa, Asia, and South America. Behind the Lens is her debut novel and a timely read. With the pull-out of U.S. troops, dark forces threaten Afghan women and girls’ most basic human rights. A portion of the proceeds is being used to fund their education. https://www.jeanneesacken.com/home/

Social Media:

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Book Blurbs:

“. . . Annie Hawkins Green is without a doubt currently my favorite badass woman. She is smart, strong, gutsy, and kind, but at the same time flawed, with emotions (and lingering PTSD) that cause some of her decisions to take her into situations that range from mildly upsetting to life-threateningly dangerous. . . . Sacken’s prose is brilliant.” -Patricia Sands, author of the best-selling Love in Provence series

“Jeannée Sacken has done it again. A well-researched story and intriguing suspense that grips you till the end.” -Kathryn Gauci, best-selling author of The Secret of the Grand Hôtel du Lac

“Captivating, fast-paced, and unsettling, Double Exposure is a story of strength, love, perseverance, and resilience. Chock-full of raw emotion and visceral pain, it made me weep then rage at the plight of females in Afghanistan.” -Laurie Buchanan, author of the Sean McPherson novels

“With smart narration, nuanced characters, and thought-provoking situations reminiscent of Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns, Sacken brilliantly explores the story of Annie Hawkins, a photojournalist torn between the needs of her teenage daughter back home and her own deep-seated desire to change the lives of the women in a small Afghan village.” -Maggie Smith, author of Truth and Other Lies

“Double Exposure thrusts the reader into full-out romantic suspense. Not only is the tension high and the immersion visceral, but the romance is deeply emotional (I fell hard for Cerelli).” -Jennifer Trethewey, author of historical romance

“A superbly crafted and thrilling sequel with enough twists and turns to keep you riveted right up to the tension-filled finale. Jeannée Sacken captures the beauty and complexity of Afghanistan through the eyes and lens of Annie Hawkins-always with a tough, yet tender touch.” -Debra Thomas, Sarton Award winner of Luz

Bloggers On Tour:

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