Hello everyone! I’m so excited to be here on day three of my Hell & High Water Blog Tour. Thank you, Blogger Girls for hosting me, and thank you to everyone who’s following the tour. Today I’m talking about the organization the series is named after, the: THIRDS. On our last stop, I talked about how a new species demanded the creation of new laws and new branches of government. But someone would have to be equipped to enforce these laws. Humans demanded a law enforcement branch that could handle Therian threats, and Therians demanded a law enforcement branch that was unbiased.

The police force had already purged itself of any Therian officers, becoming the Human Police Force–or the HPF. However, world governments agreed that creating a Therian-only law enforcement branch would cause more of a rift between Humans and Therians, a relationship that was already tenuous at best. This new law enforcement branch was a great opportunity to unite both races with one common goal: justice for all.

The government opened the THIRDS. A military funded organization operating as law enforcement under the US Branch of Defense–which includes both Human and Therian defense, and consisting of an equal number of Human and Therian employees. For this series, I had to build this organization from the ground up. Everything from logos to uniforms, to types of agents. It was fun and at the same time overwhelming. And not every detail makes it into the books, but the knowledge has to be there. Despite it involving shifters, I wanted the THIRDS to be as realistic as possible, so there had to be a solid foundation on which to build from.

The THIRDS is a mixture of military and police, comprising of three types of agents: Intel, Recon, and Defense. If you’d like to get an idea of how far I had to break things down, you can check it out here. On our next stop, I’ll be talking about the THIRDS agents that keep your city safe.

Tour Schedule

30th June – The Novel Approach
1st July – Boys in Our Books
2nd July – The Blogger Girls
3rd July – Joyfully Jay
4th July – Prism Book Alliance
7th July – Dreamspinner Press Blog Release Party
8th July – Love Bytes
9th July – Attention is Arbitrary
10th July – Live Your Life Buy the Book

About Hell & High Water

Action. Comedy. Romance. And that one weird guy.

When homicide detective Dexter J. Daley’s testimony helps send his partner away for murder, the consequences—and the media frenzy—aren’t far behind. He soon finds himself sans boyfriend, sans friends, and, after an unpleasant encounter in a parking garage after the trial, he’s lucky he doesn’t find himself sans teeth. Dex fears he’ll get transferred from the Human Police Force’s Sixth Precinct, or worse, get dismissed. Instead, his adoptive father—a sergeant at the Therian-Human Intelligence Recon Defense Squadron otherwise known as the THIRDS—pulls a few strings, and Dex gets recruited as a Defense Agent.

Dex is determined to get his life back on track and eager to get started in his new job. But his first meeting with Team Leader Sloane Brodie, who also happens to be his new jaguar Therian partner, turns disastrous. When the team is called to investigate the murders of three HumaniTherian activists, it soon becomes clear to Dex that getting his partner and the rest of the tightknit team to accept him will be a lot harder than catching the killer—and every bit as dangerous.

Hell & High Water releases July 7th but is now available for pre-order at Dreamspinner Press in eBook & Paperback.

About the Author

Charlie Cochet is an author by day and artist by night. Always quick to succumb to the whispers of her wayward muse, no star is out of reach when following her passion. From Historical to Fantasy, Contemporary to Science Fiction, there’s bound to be plenty of mischief for her heroes to find themselves in, and plenty of romance, too!

Currently residing in South Florida, Charlie looks forward to migrating to a land where the weather includes seasons other than hot, hotter, and boy, it’s hot! When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading, drawing, or watching movies. She runs on coffee, thrives on music, and loves to hear from readers.

You can find Charlie on her Website, Blog, Facebook, Twitter or email her at charlie@charliecochet.com. You can also sign up for her newsletter and checkout the THIRDS Website.

As the picture shows, this blog tour giveaway includes a chance to win THIRDS swag goodies and a $15 Amazon Gift Card! To enter, just click the link below the picture!

Swag Goodies are US only. International Winner will receive a substitute gift along with their gift card.

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Don’t forget to check out Susan65’s review of Hell & High Water to see what she thought of it!

Good luck!