Around the fire new release spotlight with Karina Bartow.

Accidental Allies
by
Karina Bartow
Released 11/20/23
Police Procedural
PG
Everybody’s experienced a rocky start to a new job, but few can top Minka Avery's return to Orlando PD.
After six years as a stay-at-home mom, Minka’s nervous but excited to sit at a detective’s desk again. Before she has a chance to break in her badge, however, her career resumes with a bang when someone bombs the county courthouse.   
With many disillusioned with the justice system, several brow-raising suspects emerge right away. Minka and her new partner, Renee, follow several tips that lead to dead ends, until they zero in on the courthouse's former security guard. Their attempts to apprehend him send the city and police department into chaos. Meanwhile, Minka contends with the lingering suspicion of another party being involved. Could his accomplice be closer than she thinks?
Get your copy today.
 https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Allies-Unde-feted-Detective-ebook/dp/B0CHWKQ98F 
 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/accidental-allies-karina-bartow/1144069605
 https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Accidental-Allies/Karina-Bartow/9781509252077
 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Unde-a-Feated-Detective-Accidental-Allies-Series-3-Paperback-9781509252077/5087500511 
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Inspiration for the story from Karina.
In continuation of The Unde(a)feated Detective series, I decided to bring Minka back to the police force in Accidental Allies, but I wanted her return to be suspenseful, much like her departure was in Husband in Hiding. Thus, I set it around an explosion. You can’t get much more action-packed than that, right?
Along with that, I used this installment to provide a glimpse into the adversity Minka faced—and continues to face—in her pursuits to be a policewoman. Being disabled myself, I channeled some of my own experiences and reactions to them through her.  Like her, I’ve also been privileged to have “allies” in my corner who believe in me, so I implemented characters around her that show her that kind of support.   

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​About the author.
Karina Bartow grew up and still lives in Northern Ohio.  Though born with Cerebral Palsy, she’s never allowed her disability to define her.  Rather, she’s used her experiences to breathe life into characters who have physical limitations, but like her, are determined not to let them stand in the way of the life they want.  Her works include Husband in Hiding, Brother of Interest, Forgetting My Way Back to You, and Wrong Line, Right Connection.  She may only be able to type with one hand, but she writes with her whole heart!
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