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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

New Release by Nike N. Chillemi - Acts of Malice - Enjoy this Interview of Nike by Lorilyn Roberts




Q:  What is the key theme and/or message in the book? Is it inspirational, ethical, a matter of justice, or something else?

A: In ACTS OF MALICE there are two murders. The story is driven by the murders, the search for the killers, and the need for justice for the victims. The characters are either trying to stay out of the crosshairs of the killers, trying to find the killer or both. Closely related to this is the subtheme about the widows and family left behind, and how they mourn and struggle in the wake of these devastating, senseless murders And, there is a strong inspirational, Christian message. Still, it's the search for the killers and the desire for justice that pushes the story forward. That's why I say that I write from a Christian Worldview, rather than saying I write Christian fiction because what I actually write are classic murder mysteries. Many of the most important characters in my mystery novels happen to be Christians.

Q:  Villains can be hard to write. How did you write yours?

A:  I find most villains disturbing, even the ones I create. That's why I don't get into their mindset too much. I show them in social situations where they've got their public face on. Of course, I do give an inkling of their interior being so that when it turns out at the end that they are the killer, it's believable. I have put down and stopped reading thrillers by authors that delight and revel in the demonic mindset of the psychopathic killer.

Q:  What comes first, plot or characters? How do you develop one or both?

A:  The murder and its motive come first. Then the main characters drive the story and the plot forward. It becomes a question of what would they do next to find the killer(s) and to survive the killer(s).

Two fun bullet questions:

Q. What is your fav thing to eat? Least fav?

A:  Since Thanksgiving is coming up my fav dinner thing to eat is the turkey with gravy and cranberry sauce. My least fav is the traditional green bean casserole of frozen or canned French cut green beans topped with canned onion rings and canned cream of mushroom soup. Then it's baked. Ugh. I even wrote a blog article about my dislike of green bean casserole.

Q:  Do you have a library membership? Do you use it?

A: Yes, I do. I used it for ACTS OF MALICE. I went to my local library and looked up Caracas, Venezuela in the large atlas-type books. This is where my first victim was murdered. I wanted to see the streets in large color photos and get a feel for the city. I needed to understand the layout of the city and how the city was surrounded by mountains.

ACTS OF MALICE in a nutshell…
A taut and compelling classic murder mystery with a national security underlying theme. Interpersonal relationships, greed, dry humor. Uplifting.

Lavender Raines gets the 'doorbell ring' no wife ever wants to get. Her husband has been brutally murdered, and the FBI is more secretive than helpful. The problem is, his body was found in Caracas when she thought his business trip had taken him to New Orleans.

Mackenzie just opened a second beach resort-town restaurant, this one in Ribault Beach, Florida…but now the clandestine national security organization that from-time-to-time sends him on covert missions wants him to find Lavender's husband's killers.

Forces from within the "Deep State" have shaped circumstances that will alter the course of both their lives. Then a local man is murdered. Lavender and Mackey are polar opposites. He is emotionally shut down about his life, but protective of others. She is a pillar of strength in her family, but distrusting of Mackey and guarded around him. Can they find common ground amidst this treachery and turmoil?


Short Bio:



Nike N. Chillemi writes classic murder mysteries/detective novels. It's been said she writes literature that reads like pulp fiction. Plenty of action, a dash of grit, wry humor as her characters navigate through situations and relationships, and there's as an uplifting message. There's usually a national security/public safety underlying theme to her work. She likes her bad guys really bad, her good guys smarter and better. Her newest endeavor is ACTS OF MALICE





Twitter:  @NikeNChillemi


Saturday, October 19, 2019

That Special One - New Young Adult Release, by Nike N. Chillemi

THAT SPECIAL ONE: Young Adult (YA), Contemporary Romantic Suspense

College freshman Ivy Chalmers moved in with her aunt and uncle in Arroyo, Texas. She needed to get away from her alcoholic and weed smoking mother.  Ivy longed for a different life than the revolving-door-men in her mom's life. Making a one-eighty, she vowed not to make a serious dating commitment unless she knew it would be that really 'special relationship '.

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Once in a while, his dad showed up trying to extort money from them using threats. Then his blue-haired, self-centered cousin Ava came to live with them and the way she treats his mom enrages him.

Ivy is thrilled when she meets an upperclassman from a neighboring college and thinks he might be 'that guy.' When she is horribly betrayed, her world is thrown upside-down, and she plunges into a depression.  In a steady and kind of clumsy way, Corey is there for her during her worst moments. But his family is plagued with alcoholism, the life she had with her mom, the life she ran away from. What's wrong with her that she attracts the wrong guys? A s if that weren't bad enough, there's an arsonist terrorizing their tiny village.

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November 9, 2017
Format: Kindle Edition
As usual, Nike gives us true-to-life (and so very much needed) characters in this new genre/book. Teens face problems every day--getting through each day as a well-loved, well-adjusted person is hard enough, but for those who suffer from parents who fail in their parenting duties? It's disastrous for the teen.

When young adult Ivy Chambers heads to college life to escape home life, she vows to never have a relationship that is not "true love." But it happens, and Ivy is heartbroken! Ultimately, Ivy is pulled between two young and likable men. Add to the mix suspicious fires, troubling memories, and the pitfalls of a new scene, and Ivy has her young hands full weaving her way through the mix.

This book will pull readers back into their own past of insecurities and problems. You will root for young Ivy and learn to love all of the secondary characters that help make any book better.

I highly recommend this book. Chillemi is an author to follow.



Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Harmful Intent by Nike Chillemi Receives Five Stars from An Amazon Reviewer


Book Review of Harmful Intent by Nike N. Chillemi 

by Amazon reader Sharon Coleman




I loved this book. It kept me interested to the end. I loved the humor, romance, and comedy and was so refreshed that it was clean. No foul language, no X-rated scenes. 

Last, it was not the same predictable plot as many "Christian Romance" I have read. 

Thanks, Nike, for giving us a great, refreshing alternative to some of the stuff that is out there!



Nike N. Chillemi has been called a crime fictionista due to her passion for crime fiction. She is a member of Christian Indie Novelists (CHIN), American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), and the Edgy Christian Fiction Lovers. She is the founding board member of the Grace Awards, a reader's choice awards for excellence in Christian fiction. 

She was an Inspy Awards 2010 judge in the Suspense/Thriller/Mystery category and a judge in the 2011, 2012, 2013 Carol Awards in the suspense, mystery, and romantic suspense categories. She writes monthly book reviews for The Christian Pulse online magazine.

Her recent contemporary detective story HARMFUL INTENT has garnered acclaim and has been called: sassy, witty, gritty, charming, and yummy.