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Crowns: A Passion Patrol Novel - Police Detective Fiction Books With a Strong Female Protagonist Romance (Seduction) Kindle Edition

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Winner of the 2017 New Apple Award for Literary Excellence

A London girl cop. A political crisis in Paris. A spark to fire the passion of love. One moment of courage to catch the destiny of history.

A surprising romantic adventure set in a very near future, when reality TV becomes real.

When single mother Sergeant Sophia Castellana stumbles into a terrorist shooting and kidnap in London, things are not as they seem. The mysterious young man she rescues is the star of a worldwide reality TV show and demands to have Sophia as his personal bodyguard. He also has a secret that makes him a key player in a high-power international political plot into which Sophia is drawn. The love of this far younger man and the infatuation of a charismatic French woman seduce her into a blur of inappropriate love and infinite danger. Power and celebrity beckon, betrayal and violence threaten every move as events unfold in the city of Paris. Her brute courage and loving woman’s heart confront ruthless enemies who offer no second chances. She knows the streets, she knows her power as a lover. Can she, dare she seize the prizes before her? Will a world offer her the choice?

‘Seduction of Crowns’, another stand-alone story in the ‘Seduction Series’ of suspense romance novels. Steamy Emma Calin holds nothing back to bring you her juicy mix of cops crime and passion, with a large side order of French satire sauce.

If you enjoy James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter and Kendra Elliot, you'll love a series that combines all of their best traits in fast-paced, pulse-pounding roller-coaster adventures full of passionate steamy romance, danger and love.

Scroll up and click the buy link now to find out the sexy side of power and all the flavours of love in the mix of politics.

The complete Seduction Series:

Seduction of Combat

Seduction of Dynasty

Seduction of Taste

Seduction of Dynasty Plus – Gourmet Book Bundle Edition

Seduction of Crowns

Seduction of Santa (Dec 2017)

Seduction of Wealth (Feb 2018)

NB. ‘Seduction of Crowns’ was previously published as ‘Passion Patrol 3 – Love Bleeds Blue’.

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Emma Calin was born in London in 1962. She currently lives in France and the UK.

She has been writing since childhood and has won numerous local, national and international prizes for poetry and short stories, including the East Texas Writers Guild Award in 2017 and the New Apple Award for Ebook Literary Excellence in 2017.

Emma currently writes steamy police action romance novels and gritty short stories with her partner, an ex-Interpol, London Met' Police and Special Branch detective. These books are published with the 'Passion Patrol' logo. Currently there are nine stand-alone titles in the series, available in digital e-book, paperback and audio book formats.

Emma's 'POWER'. The latest brand-new hot cop adventure romance, where sassy rookie London cop, Olivia, joins the 'Passion Patrol'. She falls for Jackson, a visiting congressman and potential presidential candidate from the USA. They meet on the street while Olivia is subduing a man with a knife. When the press gets hold of the story, all bets are off. Can a romance survive across cultures and continents? Can Jackson avoid those that would see him fall? He has one invincible weapon - a woman in love.

For an introduction to the series, meet the female cops who make up the team when you try book #1, 'GUILT'. Police dog handler Helen Marx is distraught when her loyal K9 Partner takes a bullet. He's been her only companion since her soldier husband died on duty. The man who comes to her aid has problems of his own. Can these two broken souls overcome their guilt to love again? *También en español - 'CULPA'.

'COMBAT' is an early title in Emma's 'PASSION PATROL' series. A steamy love story set against a backdrop of international gambling corruption and deception. Interpol cop Anna Leyton finds herself torn between love and duty when her professional and private life intersects.

'DYNASTY' is another stand-alone novel following the 'Passion Patrol' theme of hot cops, hot crime and hot romance. Shannon Aguerri is a witty but feisty inner-city wild-child cop, brought up on the wrong side of the tracks. After an unwanted move out to a rural patrol beat, she discovers there's more going on in this sleepy village than meets the eye. The son of a local aristocrat arouses suspicion of drug crime activity - but his widower father arouses more animal instincts! Their social differences mean nothing to their passion and need. Already in the mix is an upper class female rival - who has long plotted her way into the Earl's bed. The jealousy is an evil shade of green and the anger is a violent scarlet. Could she really mix with the British royal family? Can she risk her heart and career on yet another high risk unauthorised investigation? Can she get justice for an innocent boy? Dare a kid from the gutter dream of being a countess?

'SEDUCTION OF TASTE' a companion cook book to 'DYNASTY' - read the romance, feel the passion TASTE the love. Now combined in a bargain bundle of both books in 'SEDUCTION OF DYNASTY PLUS'.

'CROWNS' this fast-paced action adventure story tells of an ordinary London girl cop who gets swept up in world-changing political events. A juicy mix of cops crime and passion, with a large side order of French satire sauce.

'SANTA' - a feel good story for the holiday season but with a love story to warm your heart all year.

'WEALTH' - Kaitlyn Thorne, traffic cop, could never imagine that the arrest of the cheeky driver of a crashed Maserati would link her to international banking fraud investigations, lorry chases, mafia shoot outs, and the love of the richest man in the world.

The 'LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE COLLECTION' - a complete 'boxed set' of 5 gritty hard-hitting novelettes and short stories which explore the human quest for love, compassion and survival. Available in July 2013 in print, digital e-book and audiobook formats.

'SUB-PRIME' is a prize-winning hard hitting short story about courage, exploitation and love. It is a raw and brutal exposé of life at the bottom in the aftermath of recession. Available in e-book formats for Kindle and Kindle Reader Apps. This is the first in Emma Calin's novelette and short story series and is available as a single title or in the 'LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE COLLECTION'.

'THE CHOSEN' - the second publication in the 'LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE COLLECTION' - is a short story set in modern times where working people struggle to keep their dreams alive. A world where the promise of love motivates desperate measures. Available as a single title in e-book format for Kindle and Kindle Reader Apps, or as part of the collection.

'ESCAPE TO LOVE' is a novelette set in an urban landscape, the third in Emma's 'LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE COLLECTION'. A mother and her autistic daughter are trying to start a new life. They have escaped an abusive relationship only to now find themselves tangled in further drama and controversy. Can she trust her instincts and make the right choices for her child? Their future depends on it. Available as a single title in e-book format for Kindle and Kindle Reader Apps.

'ANGELA' is a very short story of a late night taxi ride where the final passenger may not be all that she seems. The fourth story in the 'LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE COLLECTION'.

'LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE' is a novelette which is the fifth and final book in Emma's 'boxed set' and gives the name to the anthology - THE LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE COLLECTION. A mature woman finds the truth of herself. She cannot go back even though physical and emotional violence erupt around her. Dare she give in to love? Will sexual passion and fear overwhelm her stable life? Who can she trust to love her for herself? Available as a single title or as part of the collection.

As part of the HitLitPro team, Emma is proud to donate her short story 'CHAMPIONS' to the 2014 Movember anthology 'LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS' published by ThornBerry Publishing UK. Nine Mo-Sistas - all romance authors - have embraced the moustache baton and joined forces to support their menfolk. All profits from the sale of the book will go to the Movember charity.

Emma also produces illustrated children's modern-day fairy tales - the 'Once Upon a NOW' series, which includes 'ALF THE WORKSHOP DOG', 'ISABELLA'S PINK BICYCLE' and 'KOOL KID KRUNCHA AND THE HIGH TRAPEZE'.

Try the first of Emma's series of suspense romance novels FREE here: http://smarturl.it/EmmaFree

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Rosemary Hughes

Watch this how our media changes our focus on world events

Reviewed in Australia on 31 March 2017

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This book is staggering in it's outlook on today's world, and the current political climate. I know it is a skeptical look at what today's society has become, with pop star celebrities, rating as high as Political heavy weights, all playing, with a background theme of "The whole world is a stage".
The only problem, the author may be spot on, and the public manipulation of the masses, by the use of modern media, doesn't fall far from the target.
I throughly enjoyed this book, and believe that a "G" rated version could be used in classrooms, across the globe, for examples of media and political science.

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Bella

Interesting premise

Reviewed in Australia on 9 June 2017

I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily reviewing.
This book surprised me! Quite a complicated (but not complex) plot, it took some getting into. Not a book to read one chapter at a time; Emma Calin's writing style is quite demanding and requires a bit of attention while the plot warms up. Written in third person but only revealing what the main character knows as she learns -- which means the reader is constantly left hanging and a little in the dark. I enjoyed it, and I will probably read the other books in the series, but I did not love it (a great premise but not executed as cleanly as it could have been, and some serious flaws in character development).

Reviewed in Australia on 26 June 2017

I received an ARC and am voluntarily reviewing this book. It took some time to settle into the storyline but eventually I became intrigued as to where it was leading. With all the political upheaval in the world anything is possible. Loved Emma's wicked sense of humour in the naming of world leaders.

Reviewed in Australia on 31 March 2017

Wow! What can I say? This story has drama, sex, excitement, political intrigue, and the French. The story begins in London with a simple London cop foiling a hijacking. Another cop dies. From there, the intrigue takes over. Whisked to France, Sophia became embroiled in politics. The French wanted a King. The problem was the King wanted Sophia. The French wanted a French Queen to go with the King. Sophia was British. Drama, deaths and backstabbing followed to its ultimate conclusion. Well worth a read.

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Lisa Jolly

Great Book!!!!

Reviewed in Australia on 3 April 2017

I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book

Sophia is a police officer on a routine burglary call that turns out to be not so routine. Her life changes in a blink of an eye. She is whisked away to France while there is a political crisis facing the world she meets the guy who she came across at the burglary. This book is full of drama, romance, and politics and is a great read.

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Not my cup of tea.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 May 2017

I'll start by saying that I have not read other books by this author. I received an advanced copy with the request that I return the favour with an honest review.

Going by the promo of the book, I expected something along the lines of the main character being in the femme fatale category. What we have is a 40+yo female cockney street cop who can rugby wrestle a terrorist to the ground and karate head-kick an intended assassin, but who then becomes a slobbering, gooey, weak-kneed blob of jelly whenever she comes anywhere within view or arms reach of a 26yo man due to be prince of France. Oh, pleeeaaasee! Sorry, but I only made it halfway through to protect my stomach from prolonged nausea.

I note that one other reviewer suggests a G-rated version be published for school to highlight the global politics side of the story. Please don't. I've seen more action & realistic romance on kids cartoons than you get in this book.

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Claude Forthomme

A Wild Dystopian Police Thriller

Reviewed in the United States on 1 April 2017

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You have never read a book quite like this one (I hadn't). It has everything: a wild love story, steamy sex, hot thrills, highly likeable characters and nasty villains, cliffhangers at the end of every chapter, all set in a totally unexpected, near future. Or perhaps, not that unexpected given current political trends: the world is in the hands of populist dictators, with great names: Martine La Plume in France, Ronald Grump in the US, Victor Pinupskin in Russia. The story revolves around a London police woman, Sophia Castellana, 38, single mother, uncommonly brave (and sexy). She is given a difficult mission, made all the harder as she can't quite tell what exactly is going on (and neither can we, the readers). She has to work hard to stay on top of the situation, and many times only barely avoids disaster. On every page, you wonder what will happen next - the hallmark of a good thriller.

But what appealed to me most was the depiction of this dystopian future in which reality TV becomes reality in the hands of shameless, narcissistic populists. What Martine La Plume has in reserve for France is guaranteed to come as a surprise. There are some memorable comments, like this one: "Kings build palaces and cathedrals, republics build shopping malls and industrial estates". Not to mention the dark, twisted plotting of the "Napoleon Brotherhood". The story is brilliantly carried along at a fast clip by Emma Calin's vivid pen, that recalls the breathless flourish and penmanship of another great writer, Angela Carter, particularly in Nights at the Circus, probably Carter's masterpiece. So enjoy! I certainly did.

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Emma Calin has outdone herself.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2017

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Excellent book, thoroughly enjoyed it. Enjoyed some of Emma Calin's work in the past but this is by far her best piece of writing.

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Godiva 2000

Real roller-coaster ride

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2017

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This is a truly unique book (at least I think it is, but as I haven't read the previous books in the series, I may be wrong) It is a very clever satire which has wickedly funnily named versions of famous characters, a vivid portrayal of a near-future world where populism is all and a rather involved plot around restoring a monarchy to France. It is very imaginative and very fast-paced, so much so that neither the main character, Sophia, nor us really has any idea what is going on.
Whilst I think that it is a very good book, I have 'docked' it one star, purely because I found it quite difficult to get in to at the start, and thought that it was rather long and wordy in places. But it certainly is an interesting book and well worth a read.
I received an ARC and voluntarily wrote this review from it.

S. B.

A bit weird...

Reviewed in the United States on 12 January 2024

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This is only a review of half the book, as I only read half of it. I enjoyed the other Passion Patrol series books that preceded this one. The plot is convoluted to say the least. Just when I thought I knew what was happening, the story would get stranger again. The characters are confusing and the plot outrageous, if not unlikely at best, and some of the characters resembled real life people on purpose, with the names obviously changed (i.e. British actor Grant Hughes, or US President Grump). Maybe it was written tongue in cheek, but I wasn't expecting that. I am now reading the next in the series and the plot seems to be more like I'm used to enjoying from this author. My suggestion would be to get a free sample before buying to see if the book appeals to you first.

KAJordan

Kings and Queens

Reviewed in the United States on 21 June 2017

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Not ever read a book quite like this one. I had received an ARC in return for an honest review. Great writing again from the author that ties in her first 2 books characters Anna and Shannon into this new complex story involving Sophia, Martine the president of France and Charles the would be king of France. The plot is very well written and is full of political stap story moves with parallels to the current world political views of today. Very moving, fast paced story with an HEA.

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