A successful businesswoman who used to live by the rules. A struggling single mother whose best is never good enough. A gorgeous rebel who lost by playing it safe. Each has a man unjustly sentenced to long prison terms by former prosecutor Hammond Grey. They've tried every legal remedy to get justice—only to see Hammond climb ever higher up the political ladder and secure himself behind power and privilege.
So when Kim, Jayda, and Harley meet by sheer chance, they've got no options left. Now it’s time for them to launch Plan B. And they won't stop at infiltrating Hammond's elite world and turning all his advantages into tempting traps. Because playing his weakness is the ultimate payback—and the kind of lethal justice they'll gamble everything to get…
An Excerpt of STILETTO JUSTICE by Camryn King
Prologue
“Is he dead?”
“I don’t know, but seeing that lying trap of a mouth shut is a nice change of pace.”
Kim Logan, Harley Buchanan, and Jayda Sanchez peered down at the lifeless body of the United States senator from Kansas, Hammond Grey.
“I agree he looks better silent,” Kim mused, while mentally willing his chest to move. “But I don’t think prison garb will improve my appearance.”
“Move, guys.” Jayda, who’d hung in the background, pushed Harley aside to get closer. She stuck a finger under his nose. “He’s alive, but I don’t know how long he’ll be unconscious. Whatever we’re going to do needs to happen fast.”
“Fine with me.” Harley stripped off her jacket and unzipped her jeans. “The sooner we get this done, the sooner we can get the hell out of here.”
“I’m with you,” Kim replied. Her hands shook as she unsnapped the black leather jacket borrowed from her husband and removed her phone from its inside pocket. “Jayda, start taking his clothes off.”
“Why me?” Jayda whispered. “I don’t want to touch him.”
“That’s why you’re wearing gloves,” Harley hissed back. “Look, if I can bare my ass for the world to see, the least you can do is pull his pants down. Where’s that wig?”
Kim showed more sympathy as she pointed toward the bag holding a brunette-colored hair transformer. “Jayda, I understand completely. I don’t even want to look at his penis, let alone capture it on video.”
Harley had stripped down to her undies. She stood impatiently, hand on hip. “I tell you what I’m not going to do. I’m not going to get buck-ass naked for you two to punk out. It’s why we all took a shot of Jack!”
“I’m too nervous to feel it,” Jayda said as she wrung her hands. “I probably should have added Jim and Bud.”
“Hold this.” Kim handed Jayda the phone and walked over to the bed. After the slightest of pauses, she reached for the belt and undid it. Next, she unbuttoned and unzipped the dress slacks. “Jayda, raise him up a little so I can pull these down.”
Harley walked over to where Kim stood next to the bed. “Don’t take them all the way off. He looks like the type who’d screw without bothering to get totally undressed.”
Kim pulled the pants down to Hammond’s knees. The room went silent. The women stared. Kim looked at Harley. Harley looked at Jayda. The three looked at each other.
“Am I seeing what I think I’m seeing?” Jayda asked.
Harley rubbed the chill from her arms. “We’re all seeing it.”
“Star Wars? Really, Hammond?” Kim quickly snapped a couple pics, then gently lowered the colorful boxers and murmured, “Looks like his political viewpoint isn’t the only thing conservative.”
She snapped a few more. Harley donned the wig, looked in the mirror, and snickered. “Guys, how do I look?”
“Don’t,” Kim began, covering her mouth. “Don’t start to laugh…” The low rumble of muted guffaws replaced speech. The liquor finally kicked in.
“Come on, guys!” Jayda harshly whispered, though her eyes gleamed. “We’ve got to hurry.”
“You look fine, Harley. As gorgeous a brunette as you are a blonde.”
Harley removed her thong and climbed on the bed. “Remember…”
“I won’t get your face, Harley. What the wig doesn’t cover, I’ll clip out or blur. You won’t be recognizable in any way.”
“And you’re sure this super glue will work, and hide my fingerprints?”
Jayda nodded. “That’s what it said on the Internet.”
“I’m nervous.” Harley straddled the unconscious body and placed fisted hands on each side.
“Wait!” Kim stilled Harley with a hand to the shoulder. “Don’t let your mouth actually touch his. We don’t want to leave a speck of DNA. I’ll angle the shot so that it looks like you’re kissing.”
“What about…that.” Jayda pointed toward the flaccid member.
“Oh, yeah. I forgot. Look inside that bag.” Harley tilted her head in that direction. “With the condom on, it looks like the real thing.”
Jayda retrieved a condom-clad cucumber and marched back to the bed as though it were a baton. “He won’t like that we’ve filmed him, but he’ll hopefully appreciate that we replaced his Vienna sausage with a jumbo hot link.”
The women got down to business—Jayda directing, Harley performing, Kim videotaping. Each job was executed quickly, efficiently, just as they’d planned.
Finally, after double-checking to make sure her work had been captured, Kim shut off the camera. “Okay, guys, I think we’ve got enough.”
Harley moved toward the edge of the bed. “Pictures and video?”
“Yep. Want to see it?”
“No,” she replied, scrambling into her jeans. “I want to get the hell out of here.”
“That makes two of us,” Jayda said, walking toward the coat she’d tossed on a chair.
“Three of us.” Kim took another look at the footage. “Wait, guys. I have an idea. Jayda, quick, come here.”
“What?”
“No time to explain. Just trust me on this…please?”
Five minutes later they were ready to go. “What should we do about him?” Jayda asked, waving a hand at his state of undress.
“Nothing,” Kim replied. She returned the phone to its hiding place in her pocket. “Let him figure out what may or may not have happened.”
They’d been careful, but taking no chances, they wiped down every available surface with cleaning wipes, which they then placed back in the bag that once again held the condom-clad cucumber. Harley almost had a heart attack when she glimpsed the wineglass that if forgotten and left behind would have been a forensic team’s dream. After rinsing away prime evidence, she pressed Grey’s fingers around the bowl, refilled it with a splash of wine, and placed it back on the nightstand. After a last look around to make sure that nothing was left that could be traced back to
them, the women crept out of the bedroom and down the stairs. Harley turned off the outside light and unbolted the side door.
Kim turned to her. “You sure you don’t want to come with us?”
Harley shook her head. “I have to leave the way I came. Don’t worry. The car service is on the way. See you at the hotel.”
After peeking out to make sure the coast was clear, Jayda and Kim tiptoed out the back door as quietly and inconspicuously as they’d arrived. A short time later Harley left, too.
Once down the block, around the corner, and into the rental car, Jayda and Kim finally exhaled. The next day, as the women left the nation’s capital, hope began to bloom like cherry blossoms in spring. Until now their calls for help and cries for justice had been drowned out or ignored. Maybe the package specially delivered to his office next week would finally get the senator’s attention, and get him to do the right thing.
Before delving into the world of suspense, intrigue and inconvenient attraction, Camryn King was the senior writer and managing editor for a lifestyle magazine. An avid traveler, she's lived in or travelled to more than a dozen countries, and visited almost all fifty states, acquiring endless fodder for upcoming novels. Stiletto Justice is her debut release and it's followed by Triple Threat. Website: CamrynKing.com. Facebook: http://bit.ly/CamrynKingFB
Intimate Conversation with Camryn King
Before delving into the world of suspense, intrigue and inconvenient attraction, Camryn King was the senior writer and managing editor for a lifestyle magazine. An avid traveler, she's lived in or travelled to more than a dozen countries, and visited almost all fifty states, acquiring endless fodder for upcoming novels. Stiletto Justice is her debut release, followed by Triple Threat.
Camryn King has experienced her share of fear, insecurity, confusion and self-doubt, but she learned early on that there wasn't any form of teenaged angst a good book couldn't cure. Now, after years of dreaming about it, she's put pen to a lifelong passion and poured the characters who have long lived inside her head into the pages of a novel. Her other passions include travel, playing detective and living vicariously through others' lives via the internet and people-watching in Las Vegas, where she lives. Now that she's rolled the dice and written a novel, she'll go for double or nothing by opening the door to her life at CamrynKing.com and inviting your comments and feedback at CamrynKingBooks@gmail.com.
BPM: It is such a pleasure to have you join us to discuss, Stiletto Justice.
Describe yourself in three words. Supporting women empowerment.
BPM: What drove you to publish your first book or create your first series? How long have you been writing?
I wanted to delve into a genre that spoke to today's breaking news stories, the headlines of our lives. Stiletto Justice deals with some very real issues that America is facing right now - political corruption (a big one!), mass incarceration, a broken judicial system and greed.
BPM: Describe what you do outside of writing to expand your business or brand?
Honestly, I'm more focused on the writing, using my work of fiction to make a difference in real life. My website, CamrynKing.com is where I put most marketing energy. I believe that those who want to read about strong, empowered women who don't back down, and good winning over evil, will be drawn to my books.
BPM: What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your body of work/books?
That I became emotionally invested in the story line as though the characters were real.
BPM: How did you choose the genre you write in? Have you considered writing in another genre?
My work crosses the genres of contemporary fiction, women's fiction and suspense. Those are enough for me.
BPM: Tell us about your most recent work. Available on Nook and Kindle? Stiletto Justice, my debut novel, is published through Kensington Books and available in print, eBook and audio, wherever books are sold.
BPM: Give us some insight into your main characters or the speakers. What makes each one so special?
The three main characters Kim, Jayda and Harley each represent a different culture. Kim is Black. Harley is White. Jayda is Mexican. Their respective cultures and experiences shape not only their personalities but their points of view, something I think is true for all of us. What becomes clear as readers get to know them is that strength can be shown in different ways, depending on one's personality. But when one is determined, they can be unstoppable.
BPM: Share one specific point in your book that resonated with your present situation or journey.
I've had people close to me, family members, abused by the judicial system. I could absolutely relate to the frustration, helplessness and sometimes even hopelessness that these ladies felt.
BPM: Are there certain characters you would like to go back to or is there a theme or idea you’d love to work with?
No, these women have happily gone on with their lives. ;)
BPM: Is there one subject you would never write about as an author?
I'd never write about a subject for which I'm not personally vested, don't believe in or have no interest in. I would never write a book that goes against my own personal viewpoints and beliefs.
BPM: Do you ever have days when writing is a struggle? Have you ever had to deal with rejection?
I've been fortunate not to have dealt with being rejected as an author. Writing is work and as with any job, there are days when you love it and days when...not so much. Sometimes the words aren't there or the creative juices aren't flowing. You just have to keep going until the magic returns. It always does.
BPM: Have you written any other books that are not published?
My second novel, Triple Threat, releases in October, 2018 and another book, Snapshot is in the works.
BPM: What projects are you working on at the present?
A novel called Snapshot, about a photographer who unknowingly snaps a picture that could bring down the most powerful man in our country...the President.
BPM: How do you stay connected with others in publishing and your readers?
Through my website, CamrynKing.com.
BPM: What legacy do you hope to leave future generations of readers and new writers with your writing?
That my writing isn't just about entertaining but about making a difference, doing what I can to make our world a better place.
A tenacious reporter. A billionaire philanthropist. And all-access secrets that won’t leave anyone safe fuel Camryn King’s relentless new thriller . . .
Mallory Knight knows all too well how perfect lives can be illusions. Her best friend, Leigh, seemed to have it all. But then she’s found dead. Suicide, or so they say. Mallory isn’t convinced, and decides to put her investigative journalist skills to use in a whole new way.
To the rest of the world, superstar athlete Christian Graham seems perfect—he is kind, honorable, and easy on the eyes. But after discovering his name in Leigh’s journal, Mallory wonders if there are secrets behind his megawatt smile. If every generous public gesture is a lie.
Challenging the popular superstar puts Mallory’s career and reputation on the line. But she won’t back down in her pursuit of the truth—even if the cost is her job . . . or her life.
Camryn King has experienced her share of fear, insecurity, confusion and self-doubt, but she learned early on that there wasn't any form of teenaged angst a good book couldn't cure. Now, after years of dreaming about it, she's put pen to a lifelong passion and poured the characters who have long lived inside her head into the pages of a novel. Her other passions include travel, playing detective and living vicariously through others' lives via the internet and people-watching in Las Vegas, where she lives. Now that she's rolled the dice and written a novel, she'll go for double or nothing by opening the door to her life at CamrynKing.com and inviting your comments and feedback at CamrynKingBooks@gmail.com. Visit her website to read an excerpt from her books: http://camrynking.com
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