キャミー・タング著「戌年」連載小説 プロのドッグトレーナーであるマリ・ムトウは、厄年を迎えている。 犬小屋と訓練所の改築をしながら、いつも不服そうにしている家族と同居することになった。母と姉に言わせれば、犬の毛とよだれかけにまみれる仕事は、家族にとって恥ずべきものだという。彼女は元カレを説得し、数ヶ月間犬を預かってもらうことにした。しかし、彼の兄は、数週間前に彼女が誤って車に追突した、怒り狂ったセキュリティ専門家であることが判明する。 アシュウィン・ケイトウは十分な問題を抱えている。叔母が玄関先に現れ、同居を希望している。彼は彼女にすべてを借りているので、断ることができません。母親が家を出て行った後、ネルおばさんはアシュウィンと弟を引き取り、愛のあるキリスト教の家庭で育てた。しかも、弟のダスティもアパートを追い出され、居場所を求めている。しかし、彼は犬を飼っている。そして、その犬の飼い主は誰だと思いますか? しかし、旧友でオアフ島のノースショアでデイスパを経営する私立探偵のエディサ・ゲレロから依頼を受ける。マリの施設で奇妙な破壊行為があり、3年前に失踪したエディサの妹の財布を発見する。エディサはマリが危険な目に遭っているのではと心配する。警備の専門家であるアシュウィンがすでにマリを知っていることを知ったエディサは、忙しい若い女性を密かに監視することを彼に依頼する。 アシュウィンは、活発でのんびりとしたドッグトレーナーに不本意ながら惹かれていく。彼女は、幸せそうな母親を思い出させる。その母親の裏切りによって、彼は人と距離を置くようになったのだ。マリは、アシュウィンの冷たい外見を見抜き、彼が家族に忠実な男であることを認める。彼は、彼女のキャリア選択を批判するだけの母親や姉とは違う。 マリのバラバラな家庭とアシュウィンのバラバラな家庭の中で、過去を隠そうとする人たちから、彼らの周りに危険が迫ってくるようになる。彼らは、影で動く秘密に光を当てることができるのか? 過去に発表されたパートへのリンクはこちら。 *** 第8章 - 恐ろしくも真っ白な不動産書類 『みんな仲良くできないのかな?』 マリは無用に力を込めて箱に本を投げ入れた。最近、なぜ彼女は人生の中で全員と言い争いをしているのだろう?もしかすると、これは本当に悪いアイデア
Captain’s Log, Supplemental
Blog book giveaway:
My Thursday book giveaway is WEB OF LIES by Brandilyn Collins.
My Monday book giveaway is SECRETS OF THE ROSE by Lois Richer.
You can still enter both giveaways. Just post a comment on each of those blog posts. On Thursday, I'll draw the winner for WEB OF LIES and post the title for another book I'm giving away.
I’m back! I just got back from RWA National conference. I’ll blog about it this week.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Camy’s blog...
MEME!!!
Michelle tagged me:
3 things that scare me:
1. Pain (borrowed this from Michelle)
2. Bugs, especially big bugs, ones that fly, or ones with lots of legs
3. Falling
3 (groups of) people who make me laugh:
1. The SAYSFers, especially Tina Russo, Mary Connealy, and Ruth Logan Herne
2. Snarkling Clean: Robyn and Missie
3. My husband
3 things I love:
1. Reading
2. Writing
3. Blogging
3 things I hate:
1. Cleaning
2. Exercise (it’s a love/hate thing)
3. Puking (when I have a nauseated stomach, I’m so miserable I actually cry)
3 things I do not understand:
1. Writers who don’t read
2. Why I eat right and exercise and still don’t lose weight
3. Why more free time makes me less self-disciplined
3 things on my desk:
1. Books
2. Computer
3. Papers
3 things I am doing right now:
1. Blogging
2. Reading
3. Sweating like a pig, except that pigs don’t sweat
3 things I want to do before I die:
1. Travel to Great Britain and Europe
2. Get on the NYT Bestseller List (no harm in dreaming big)
3. Get air-conditioning in our house (I think I can at least accomplish this one)
3 things I can do:
1. See the high-level structural problems in a fiction manuscript (I have discovered that not many people do substantitive book doctoring like this, so now I feel special)
2. Sing and play guitar
3. Injure myself with very little effort (and two knee surgeries to prove it)
3 ways to describe my personality.
1. Loud
2. Logical
3. Blunt
3 things I can't do:
1. Ice skate, ski, or anything that involves strapping something to my feet and making my body go faster than I can walk
2. Surf (not everybody from Hawaii knows how to surf)
3. Be tactful
3 things I think you should listen to:
1. The Bible
2. Worship songs
3. God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit (like duh)
3 things you should never listen to:
1. Satan (although it’s often hard to know when it’s him)
2. A stranger who wants to give you a ride or walk you to a remote location
3. A screaming child’s demands (no patience for tantrums—I wouldn’t be a sympathetic mother)
3 absolute favorite foods:
1. Bing cherries
2. Potatoes in any way, shape, or form, although anything involving salt and fat is highly preferred
3. Cheese—practically any variety
3 things I'd like to learn:
1. Japanese
2. How to get rid of my black thumb
3. Speed reading
3 beverages I drink regularly:
1. Water
2. Tea
3. Milk
3 shows I watched as a kid:
1. Star Blazers
2. Robotech
3. Voltron
3 things I really want to do:
1. Make a million dollars
2. Lose weight
3. Get a nose stud
Blog book giveaway:
My Thursday book giveaway is WEB OF LIES by Brandilyn Collins.
My Monday book giveaway is SECRETS OF THE ROSE by Lois Richer.
You can still enter both giveaways. Just post a comment on each of those blog posts. On Thursday, I'll draw the winner for WEB OF LIES and post the title for another book I'm giving away.
I’m back! I just got back from RWA National conference. I’ll blog about it this week.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Camy’s blog...
MEME!!!
Michelle tagged me:
3 things that scare me:
1. Pain (borrowed this from Michelle)
2. Bugs, especially big bugs, ones that fly, or ones with lots of legs
3. Falling
3 (groups of) people who make me laugh:
1. The SAYSFers, especially Tina Russo, Mary Connealy, and Ruth Logan Herne
2. Snarkling Clean: Robyn and Missie
3. My husband
3 things I love:
1. Reading
2. Writing
3. Blogging
3 things I hate:
1. Cleaning
2. Exercise (it’s a love/hate thing)
3. Puking (when I have a nauseated stomach, I’m so miserable I actually cry)
3 things I do not understand:
1. Writers who don’t read
2. Why I eat right and exercise and still don’t lose weight
3. Why more free time makes me less self-disciplined
3 things on my desk:
1. Books
2. Computer
3. Papers
3 things I am doing right now:
1. Blogging
2. Reading
3. Sweating like a pig, except that pigs don’t sweat
3 things I want to do before I die:
1. Travel to Great Britain and Europe
2. Get on the NYT Bestseller List (no harm in dreaming big)
3. Get air-conditioning in our house (I think I can at least accomplish this one)
3 things I can do:
1. See the high-level structural problems in a fiction manuscript (I have discovered that not many people do substantitive book doctoring like this, so now I feel special)
2. Sing and play guitar
3. Injure myself with very little effort (and two knee surgeries to prove it)
3 ways to describe my personality.
1. Loud
2. Logical
3. Blunt
3 things I can't do:
1. Ice skate, ski, or anything that involves strapping something to my feet and making my body go faster than I can walk
2. Surf (not everybody from Hawaii knows how to surf)
3. Be tactful
3 things I think you should listen to:
1. The Bible
2. Worship songs
3. God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit (like duh)
3 things you should never listen to:
1. Satan (although it’s often hard to know when it’s him)
2. A stranger who wants to give you a ride or walk you to a remote location
3. A screaming child’s demands (no patience for tantrums—I wouldn’t be a sympathetic mother)
3 absolute favorite foods:
1. Bing cherries
2. Potatoes in any way, shape, or form, although anything involving salt and fat is highly preferred
3. Cheese—practically any variety
3 things I'd like to learn:
1. Japanese
2. How to get rid of my black thumb
3. Speed reading
3 beverages I drink regularly:
1. Water
2. Tea
3. Milk
3 shows I watched as a kid:
1. Star Blazers
2. Robotech
3. Voltron
3 things I really want to do:
1. Make a million dollars
2. Lose weight
3. Get a nose stud
Comments
Ha, I'm the same way with my free time! The more I have, the less self-disciplined I become. I think it's the procrastinator in me!
I agree about the bugs...especially the ones here in North Carolina. You've never seen bugs THIS big! YUCK!
And you'd make a great mom! Low tolerance for tantrums actually helps kids more than you think!
LOL: things not understood "why I eat right and exercise and still don't lose weight"!!
ROFL: things you can't do "anything that involves strapping something to my feet and making my body go faster than I can walk"
*snort, gafaw* Funny!