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The Day It Happened (A Miranda's Rights Mystery) Kindle Edition

by Linsey Lanier (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A woman can never make herself too tough, too strong, or too street smart.

What happened to Miranda Steele shouldn’t happen to anyone. This short extended prologue introduces the Miranda's Rights Mystery series—mysteries featuring Miranda Steele, a woman with a miserable past who fights her way to happiness and finds it where she least expects it.

Miranda Groth awakens one morning to find her life changed forever-for the worse.

THE MIRANDA’S RIGHTS MYSTERY SERIES
Someone Else’s Daughter
Delicious Torment
Forever Mine
Fire Dancer
Thin Ice

THE MIRANDA AND PARKER MYSTERIES
All Eyes on Me
Heart Wounds
Clowns and Cowboys
The Watcher
Zero Dark Chocolate
Trial by Fire
Smoke Screen
The Boy
Snakebit
Mind Bender
Roses from My Killer
The Stolen Girl
(more to come)


OTHER BOOKS BY LINSEY LANIER:
Chicago Cop (A cop family thriller) – Don’t let them take what you love, baby girl. A police thriller featuring GUTS team lead Lieutenant Maggie Delaney, a tough multi-generational cop hunting down a crazed mafia hit man bent on revenge.

Steal My Heart (A Romantic Suspense) – Get me what I want or you’ll never see your daughter again. New York newspaper columnist, Paige Dunbar, can hardly breathe when she learns her precious three-year-old daughter has been kidnapped. She'll do anything to get her back, including steal the famous Fantasia necklace the kidnapper wants. No one can stop her. Not even her sexy ex-jewel-thief-ex-husband.
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While I've always had a soft spot for romance, the first time I read a Robert B Parker mystery, I was hooked on mysteries as well. I suddenly had a burning desire to create a female character as snarky as Spencer. Thus Miranda Steele was born. Of course, a smart mouth isn't always acceptable for a woman, so I gave her a horrendous past to justify her attitude. This extended prologue gives you some insight into that past.

I hope you enjoy Miranda's journey from weakness to strength.

For updates on what I'm up to, feel free to join Linsey's List on my blog or my website.

About the Author

Linsey Lanier is the author of a dozen novels and several short stories. She writes romantic mystery-suspense, romantic fantasy, and romance--with a dash of sass. She is also a member of Romance Writers of America and the Kiss of Death chapter. Her books have placed in several RWA-sponsored contests.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0084VVQD2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Felicity Books (January 18, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 18, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2375 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 23 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Linsey Lanier

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Linsey Lanier writes chilling mystery-thrillers that keep you up at night.

Daughter of a WWII Navy Lieutenant, she has written fiction for over twenty years. She is best known for the popular Miranda's Rights Mystery series and the Miranda and Parker Mystery series. Someone Else’s Daughter has received several thousand reviews and more than one million downloads.

Linsey is a member of International Thriller Writers, and her books have been nominated in several well-known contests.

In her spare time, Linsey enjoys watching crime shows with her husband of over two decades and trying to figure out "who-dun-it." But her favorite activity is writing and creating entertaining new stories for her readers.

She's always working on a new book, currently books in the Miranda and Parker Mystery series (a continuation of the Miranda's Rights Mystery series). Other series include the Maggie Delaney Police Thrillers and the Wesson and Sloan FBI Thriller series.

For alerts on her latest releases join Linsey's mailing list at linseylanier.com.

THE MIRANDA’S RIGHTS MYSTERY SERIES

Someone Else’s Daughter

Delicious Torment

Forever Mine

Fire Dancer

Thin Ice

THE MIRANDA AND PARKER MYSTERY SERIES

All Eyes on Me

Heart Wounds

Clowns and Cowboys

The Watcher

Zero Dark Chocolate

Trial by Fire

Smoke Screen

The Boy

Snakebit

Mind Bender

Roses from My Killer

The Stolen Girl

Vanishing Act

Predator

Retribution

Most Likely to Die

Sonata for a Killer

Fatal Fall

Girl in the Park

(more to come)

MAGGIE DELANEY POLICE THRILLERS

Chicago Cop

Good Cop Bad Cop

WESSON AND SLOAN FBI THRILLERS

Escape from Danger

(more to come)

OTHER MYSTERY-THRILLERS BY LINSEY LANIER

Steal My Heart (A Romantic Suspense)

HUMOROUS MYSTERIES BY LINSEY LANIER

The Clever Detective Boxed Set 2 (A Fairy Tale Romance): Stories 1-5

ROMANCES

THE HEART VALLEY ROMANCES

Evan: The McDaniel Family

Cole: The McDaniel Family

Lance: The McDaniel Family

THE PRASALA ROMANCES

The Crown Prince’s Heart

The King’s Love Song

The Count’s Baby

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Tony Parsons
5.0 out of 5 stars mystery short story
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018
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Oak, Park IL. Miranda Groth was blessed with a new baby Amy.
Leon let her know it was her job to take care of the child.
She had put the child up for adoption.
1 day he threw her suitcase in the front lawn dragged her down the stairs & threw her out onto the porch.
Miranda found a job at a construction site.
She went back to her maiden name Miranda Steele.

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written mystery (short story) book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great mystery movie, or better yet a mini TV series. To be continued. A very easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free author; Felicity Books; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
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Sandy Penny
5.0 out of 5 stars Prelude to Someone Else's Daughter
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2014
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This was just the story that introduces the character and sets the tone for "Someone Else's Daughter." Miranda was raped and impregnated. After having a daughter and wanting to keep her, her a-hole cop husband forges her signature and releases her daughter to a closed adoption. Then he throws her out into the snow. This begins the Miranda's Rights series that sends the heroine on a quest to find her child and to never be abused again. It was well written, and the concept is great. It was disappointing that it was so short. This is a trend now with authors, but I think it should say, "Introduction to Someone Else's Daughter." If you are up front with what you are trying to do, the readers will respond better. Still, I liked it, and I will read on. So tragic, so sad, so unforgivable.
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parednecks
4.0 out of 5 stars " The day it Happened"
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2013
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Great short story with some tear jerking. Miranda was raped and then treated like trash by her husband. The night she was raped a baby was conceived and her husband told her it was her fault. Miranda had decided she was not giving the baby up she thought by keeping it, it would not g her and her husband closer and that her would learn to love the baby as his that's what she wanted to believe till Leon her husband gave Amy the ( baby ) up for adoption without Miranda`s consent she knew nothing till the morning her told her he gave her up for adoption and that he nor her would ever find Amy.
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kmm
3.0 out of 5 stars partial download?
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2013
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It looked really interesting, and I have liked this author in the past. Unfortunately, only a small part of the book downloaded to my Ipad. Not sure what happened and I can't seem to figure it out. It seemed just a "teaser".
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Willfulone
5.0 out of 5 stars prelude is a winner
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2012
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This prelude (advertized as such also) shows the start of a series related to the MC as described in details.

This bit is a snapshot of an event that drives the character. The author does an excellent job of creating a full image of her character while also making her likable. One roots for Miranda and also wants to share in more of her story (ies).

There are a couple things missed in editing - but scrubbed well.

I recommend downloading sample chapters of this prelude or getting it free. But, I also can say that picking up one of the books in the series will (likely) be a fulfilling read - based on this piece. It is an interesting and novel idea. There is a clear show of suspense in future story lines from this quick read.

Recommend the author.

Christine
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Jenn R
1.0 out of 5 stars Subpar
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2021
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Very short read. The storyline read more like a summary. Led up to a series. If the rest of the books are written like this, then I’m not interested in continuing.
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Maryann Anderson
2.0 out of 5 stars Good story, cheap trick
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2013
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This "book" represents one of my pet peeves. The cover of the book with an empty cradle is very engaging. The story, which is very short, begins with a mother who is searching in her home for her missing baby and learns the baby was given away by her husband. So she begins searching for her daughter. And then the book ends.

Oh, yeah, if you want to know if she finds her baby you can buy book 2 in the series, but you still won't know because you also have to buy books 3, 4, and 5. But you STILL won't know because book 6, which may or may not be the final book, comes out this fall (fall of 2013). So a book you thought was "free" will end up costing you at least $10 and that's without adding in book 6, which of course is not out yet and so is not priced yet.

Don't even bother... There are many books that I think are "keepers" but this one I think is a "skipper".
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SteveT58
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent.. 😎
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
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Well that sums it up! This was a great start for the series! And fills in few blanks along try the way.
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Lynn Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars Miranda Steele books by Lynsey Lanier
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2020
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Love this series and am working my way through reading them all
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Donna Ferris
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2016
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Love her series of books.
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Karina
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on April 8, 2015
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Loved it!
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BooksChatter
3.0 out of 5 stars A revised prologue to first book in the series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2015
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The Day It Happened (A Miranda's Rights Mystery Book 0) is not a short story, it is the prologue to Someone Else's Daughter, the first book in the Miranda's Rights Mystery series. The author re-wrote it and extended by about six pages, 11 in total.

The writing was good and it set up the scene for a story full of possibilities following Miranda's efforts to find the daughter who had been stolen from her, however...

There are five books in this romantic mystery-suspense series, and a further three (so far) in a new series which seems to feature the same main characters, Miranda and Parker.
This is a massive put-off for me, as I don't feel I can commit that much time to just one author and finding out what happened to the protagonist's daughter. I like my books to work as stand-alone pieces, with a good plot and a satisfying resolution.

I looked at reviews for each book in the series and was disappointed to find copious and consistent reports of bad editing, with incorrect spelling and grammar. Given that each title (except for the first one) is priced at over £3, I find this completely unacceptable. I therefore glanced at the original prologue and this version does indeed appear to be a vast improvement.

Beware: although this excerpt did not contain any graphic sex scenes, many reviewers bemoaned the presence of unnecessary bedroom content in all books.

My recommendation is to try out Someone Else's Daughter, as it is currently offered as a freeby - love it or hate it, you won't be out of pocket!
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Gabi Howie
3.0 out of 5 stars Short stories
Reviewed in Australia on April 12, 2014
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These short stories were a taster for full version but I am not sure whether I would be interested in buying, will keep it in mind.
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