Bethany Maines is a native of Tacoma WA, who is actually very much like her fictional heroine Nikki Lanier: she travels to exotic lands, has the ability to kick some serious butt with her third degree black belt in karate, and has a day job to cover for her outside-of-work activities. And while her travels may not necessarily include fighting super agents of evil so much as eating spicy foods and hiking to the tops of mountains (okay, really big hills), her black belt skills are mainly employed in teaching karate to a classroom full of kids (although there was that one time in Paris...), and her day job is something she actually enjoys (graphic design is fun!), she's pretty much a secret agent in her own right.
Author Events
Book Giver - 04.23.12 • World Book Night, Tacoma WA
Blogging - every 2nd & 4th Wednesday • The Stiletto Gang
Guest Blog - 11.21.11 • Lit Fest Magazine
Guest Speaker - 09.08.11 • Columbus Library, Salt Lake City UT
Guest Speaker - 6.10.11 • Karate Mom's Book Club, Tacoma WA
Signing - 5.20.11 • The Phoenix Storybook Co, Mountain Home ID
Signing - 5.7.11 • Seattle Mystery Bookshop, Seattle WA
Guest Blog - 4.30.11 • Kingdom Books, Vermont
Signing - 4.30.11 • Village Books, Bellingham WA
Signing - 4.28.11 • Third Place Books, Bothell WA
Signing - 4.27.11 • Powell's, Beaverton OR
Compact with the Devil Launch - 4.26.11 • King's Books, Tacoma WA
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the Carrie Mae Mysteries
When unemployed linguist Nikki Lanier took a job with Carrie Mae cosmetics, in Bulletproof Mascara, she had no idea that it would lead her into a world of international intrigue and espionage. Now, in her second adventure, Compact With the Devil, Nikki finds herself fending off masked gunmen and the advances of a European pop star, all while trying not to lose her job, her friends or her boyfriend.