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
Click here for the most recent contests.
What's a street team?
Basically, it’s my team of "influencers" who help spread the word about my books while participating in contests for great prizes like Christian books, exclusive books by me, swag, gift certificates, knitted yummies, and much more.
And it’s free to join!
What do you get?
I hold short contests throughout the year where you get to win cool prizes like Christian books, exclusive books by me (never before published), totes, T-shirts, knitted yummies, gift certificates, even a Kindle or Nook. During contests, Street Team members can also request a free copy of my latest book in exchange for a review on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Goodreads.com, or Christianbook.com.
Keep a watch for messages from my Street Team YahooGroup for new contests. It's an announcement-only YahooGroup, so there won't be a ton of emails in your Inbox. I send a message out about once a week during the contest, and only once a month when there is no contest going on.
What do Street Team members do?
For each contest, you can pick one or all of the following to do. It's entirely up to you how much you'd like to do to help promote my books:
a) Get your friends to join my email newsletter.
b) Talk to your local Christian bookstore manager and ask him/her to email me. I will send the bookstore an autographed copy of my book and little gifts for the store staff.
c) Talk to your local librarian and ask him/her to email me. I will send the library an autographed copy of my book and little gifts for the library staff.
d) Get your friends to join my Street Team, too.
e) Review my book on Amazon, BarnesandNoble.com, Christianbook.com, Goodreads.com, etc. (Sorry, blog reviews don't count.)
f) Buy copies of my book to give away.
g) Get your book club to choose my book to read and discuss. I will sell them the books at a discount, autograph each book club member's copy of my book, and also arrange a Skype chat with the book club.
I'm game! What do I need to do to join?
Email camy {at} camy tang {dot} com with your mailing address and I’ll send you a batch of bookmarks. Feel free to use the bookmarks to pass out to people to get them to join my newsletter, or to give to your local bookstore manager or local librarian. See my new contest rules in the Files section of my YahooGroup for more information.
Also, until supplies last, I’ll send all new Street Team members a free ribbon bookmark (which my mom made!)
I’ll also send you an invite to my Street Team YahooGroup. If you have problems joining, please let me know because I can add you directly if you ask me to.
Any rules?
Please, no cheating. Cheaters will be disqualified from the contest and removed from the Street Team.
If you request a free book during a contest in exchange for a review and you do not post the review before the deadline, I reserve the right to remove you from the Street Team.
International readers are welcome to join my Street Team and enter the contests. (However, I will send all your prizes to you after each contest to save money on postage.)
Minors are welcome to join my Street Team but please get your parent’s permission first. If I get an angry email from your parents, you are SO off my Christmas list.
Have fun with this! And thanks so much for being part of my Street Team and helping to spread the word about my books!
Most recent contests:
Updated 1/1/2012:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Camys_StreetTeam/message/43
This is a new contest to celebrate the release of my latest book, Stalker in the Shadows, which released on January 1st, 2012!
Contest dates: From January 1st, 2012 to 11:59 pm PST January 31st, 2012
This is a contest for my Street Team members ONLY. However, you can join my Street Team at any time during the contest! Email me to join my Street Team: camy [at} camytang [dot} com.
What's a street team?
Basically, it’s my team of "influencers" who help spread the word about my books while participating in contests for great prizes like Christian books, exclusive books by me, swag, gift certificates, knitted yummies, and much more.
And it’s free to join!
What do you get?
I hold short contests throughout the year where you get to win cool prizes like Christian books, exclusive books by me (never before published), totes, T-shirts, knitted yummies, gift certificates, even a Kindle or Nook. During contests, Street Team members can also request a free copy of my latest book in exchange for a review on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Goodreads.com, or Christianbook.com.
Keep a watch for messages from my Street Team YahooGroup for new contests. It's an announcement-only YahooGroup, so there won't be a ton of emails in your Inbox. I send a message out about once a week during the contest, and only once a month when there is no contest going on.
What do Street Team members do?
For each contest, you can pick one or all of the following to do. It's entirely up to you how much you'd like to do to help promote my books:
a) Get your friends to join my email newsletter.
b) Talk to your local Christian bookstore manager and ask him/her to email me. I will send the bookstore an autographed copy of my book and little gifts for the store staff.
c) Talk to your local librarian and ask him/her to email me. I will send the library an autographed copy of my book and little gifts for the library staff.
d) Get your friends to join my Street Team, too.
e) Review my book on Amazon, BarnesandNoble.com, Christianbook.com, Goodreads.com, etc. (Sorry, blog reviews don't count.)
f) Buy copies of my book to give away.
g) Get your book club to choose my book to read and discuss. I will sell them the books at a discount, autograph each book club member's copy of my book, and also arrange a Skype chat with the book club.
I'm game! What do I need to do to join?
Email camy {at} camy tang {dot} com with your mailing address and I’ll send you a batch of bookmarks. Feel free to use the bookmarks to pass out to people to get them to join my newsletter, or to give to your local bookstore manager or local librarian. See my new contest rules in the Files section of my YahooGroup for more information.
Also, until supplies last, I’ll send all new Street Team members a free ribbon bookmark (which my mom made!)
I’ll also send you an invite to my Street Team YahooGroup. If you have problems joining, please let me know because I can add you directly if you ask me to.
Any rules?
Please, no cheating. Cheaters will be disqualified from the contest and removed from the Street Team.
If you request a free book during a contest in exchange for a review and you do not post the review before the deadline, I reserve the right to remove you from the Street Team.
International readers are welcome to join my Street Team and enter the contests. (However, I will send all your prizes to you after each contest to save money on postage.)
Minors are welcome to join my Street Team but please get your parent’s permission first. If I get an angry email from your parents, you are SO off my Christmas list.
Have fun with this! And thanks so much for being part of my Street Team and helping to spread the word about my books!
Most recent contests:
Updated 1/1/2012:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Camys_StreetTeam/message/43
This is a new contest to celebrate the release of my latest book, Stalker in the Shadows, which released on January 1st, 2012!
Contest dates: From January 1st, 2012 to 11:59 pm PST January 31st, 2012
This is a contest for my Street Team members ONLY. However, you can join my Street Team at any time during the contest! Email me to join my Street Team: camy [at} camytang [dot} com.
Comments
Such a great idea!
Sucess!!
Deb Novack