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, Stardate 01.10.2007
Blog book giveaway:
To enter, go to the blog links below and post a comment there.
My Thursday book giveaway is A Girl’s Best Friend by Kristin Billerbeck.
My Monday book giveaway is Heart of the Amazon by Margaret Daley
You can still enter both giveaways. On Monday, I'll draw the winner for the A Girl’s Best Friend and post the title for another book I'm giving away.
Win an iPod Nano! Exclusively for my newsletter YahooGroup subscribers, I have a huge contest running until January 31st! Get more info on my contest page!
Editor wisdom: The three Barbour editors, Rebecca Germany, JoAnne Simmons, and Susan Downs, have a blog! It’s called The Edit Café, and it’s FABULOUS. The blog posts offer great insight into the action behind the editing process, and they answer questions, too! Head on over and say hi. Tell them Camy sent you!
TMI:
Bible in 90 Days: Day 40. I just finished Psalms. I’ve read through it a few times, and after the past two, I’ve been reminded how much I love that book. I’m reminded of the things that really matter—love for God and for His word.
There’s also a lot of verses that pair fear of the Lord (my word for the year) with His unfailing love. Interesting combo, don’t you think? Those who fear the Lord also trust in His unfailing love for them.
Writing: In case you didn’t know, there was a two-part interview with my Senior Editor, Sue Brower, over at Novel Journey with Gina Holmes. Check out the pearls of wisdom from the woman who “discovered” me. ;)
Part One
Part Two
Diet: Just when you thought it was safe to return to Camy’s blog...
I waffled about if I should include my diet section, because my first thought was, Well, who cares?
But then I realized, well, most of my friends care about their health, and my reader demographic are mostly women who also battle the bulge.
However, I am going to try to be more productive and give tips rather than whining. If I start to whine, feel free to BZZT! me.
Here we go...
I exercised Monday and Tuesday! Let’s hope I can keep it up at least 3 more days. 30 minutes really isn’t that long once I got used to it and starting putting out my exercise stuff so it’s fast and easy to get into my shoes and start my video.
I’m also doing well at having a light breakfast and lunch and then a normal dinner with lots of veggies.
Has anyone else done that?
I know they say to eat a large lunch and light dinner, but that hasn’t seemed to work for me. I’m naturally less hungry during the day because my stomach is very acidic in the morning, and it only starts to cool down at night, when I become more hungry.
It’s MUCH easier for me, will-power-wise, to eat a light lunch. I don’t chow down for dinner, but it’s not as low-calorie as during the day. Is it cheating for me to take advantage of higher-will-power times during the day to cut down on calorie count?
I made All-Bran mini-muffins with a little less sugar, and I added some cinnamon for flavor. Toasted up, they’re rather good. The recipe is on the cereal box, except I halved the sugar, used 2 egg whites instead of an egg, and added a tablespoon of cinnamon.
I really do think that rearranging my desk so that I’m standing and working is helping my metabolism. My back has also been feeling pretty good. It certainly does help to be standing so I can pace and brainstorm at my desk. Although it does seem a shame to neglect my $$$ ergonomic chair.
I think I will do better this year in terms of diet and exercise because there are several other blogger friends also tracking their progress, such as Mirster and Rhonda. It’s always easier with friends.
Wow I had a lot to say. But I also figure people will just skip my diet section if they’re not interested.
Blog book giveaway:
To enter, go to the blog links below and post a comment there.
My Thursday book giveaway is A Girl’s Best Friend by Kristin Billerbeck.
My Monday book giveaway is Heart of the Amazon by Margaret Daley
You can still enter both giveaways. On Monday, I'll draw the winner for the A Girl’s Best Friend and post the title for another book I'm giving away.
Win an iPod Nano! Exclusively for my newsletter YahooGroup subscribers, I have a huge contest running until January 31st! Get more info on my contest page!
Editor wisdom: The three Barbour editors, Rebecca Germany, JoAnne Simmons, and Susan Downs, have a blog! It’s called The Edit Café, and it’s FABULOUS. The blog posts offer great insight into the action behind the editing process, and they answer questions, too! Head on over and say hi. Tell them Camy sent you!
TMI:
Bible in 90 Days: Day 40. I just finished Psalms. I’ve read through it a few times, and after the past two, I’ve been reminded how much I love that book. I’m reminded of the things that really matter—love for God and for His word.
There’s also a lot of verses that pair fear of the Lord (my word for the year) with His unfailing love. Interesting combo, don’t you think? Those who fear the Lord also trust in His unfailing love for them.
Writing: In case you didn’t know, there was a two-part interview with my Senior Editor, Sue Brower, over at Novel Journey with Gina Holmes. Check out the pearls of wisdom from the woman who “discovered” me. ;)
Part One
Part Two
Diet: Just when you thought it was safe to return to Camy’s blog...
I waffled about if I should include my diet section, because my first thought was, Well, who cares?
But then I realized, well, most of my friends care about their health, and my reader demographic are mostly women who also battle the bulge.
However, I am going to try to be more productive and give tips rather than whining. If I start to whine, feel free to BZZT! me.
Here we go...
I exercised Monday and Tuesday! Let’s hope I can keep it up at least 3 more days. 30 minutes really isn’t that long once I got used to it and starting putting out my exercise stuff so it’s fast and easy to get into my shoes and start my video.
I’m also doing well at having a light breakfast and lunch and then a normal dinner with lots of veggies.
Has anyone else done that?
I know they say to eat a large lunch and light dinner, but that hasn’t seemed to work for me. I’m naturally less hungry during the day because my stomach is very acidic in the morning, and it only starts to cool down at night, when I become more hungry.
It’s MUCH easier for me, will-power-wise, to eat a light lunch. I don’t chow down for dinner, but it’s not as low-calorie as during the day. Is it cheating for me to take advantage of higher-will-power times during the day to cut down on calorie count?
I made All-Bran mini-muffins with a little less sugar, and I added some cinnamon for flavor. Toasted up, they’re rather good. The recipe is on the cereal box, except I halved the sugar, used 2 egg whites instead of an egg, and added a tablespoon of cinnamon.
I really do think that rearranging my desk so that I’m standing and working is helping my metabolism. My back has also been feeling pretty good. It certainly does help to be standing so I can pace and brainstorm at my desk. Although it does seem a shame to neglect my $$$ ergonomic chair.
I think I will do better this year in terms of diet and exercise because there are several other blogger friends also tracking their progress, such as Mirster and Rhonda. It’s always easier with friends.
Wow I had a lot to say. But I also figure people will just skip my diet section if they’re not interested.
Comments
I am trying to track what I eat & how I exercise on a FitDay.com journal (the free version). It's pretty neat!
I need to work on my diet though; I don't do enough to get the right nutrients. I find myself doing a lighter lunch because I'm at work. Also, I do dessert after dinner, not lunch. So if I eat a more substantial dinner, I'm less likely to overindulge on the sweets after. :)
Sarah
diet and exercise part of the blog
also because I'm going through the
same things. Actually, I love
everything about your blog. :-) Ann
Loved the Novel Journey interview with Sue. I think she even gave you a "shout out".
Keep the diet stuff. Not only is your demographic battling the bulge but so are a number of your writer friends. Like me! Hearing how others do and getting tips is great. Plus we can encourage you!