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 03.04.2006
Book giveaway:
My Monday book giveaway (WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE) is here.
My Thursday book giveaway (WINDIGO TWILIGHT) is here.
You can still enter both of them. Just post a comment on those blog posts.
On Monday, I'll draw the winner for WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE and post the title for another book I'm giving away. Stay tuned.
TBL: The 2006 Faith, Hope and Love’s (Inspirational Chapter of RWA) Touched By Love contest for unpublished authors
The overall winner chosen from the three winners of the categories will receive a critique of their full manuscript from Steeple Hill Editor Melissa Endlich, and $100 toward any writing related expenses paid within one year of the end of the TBL contest.
The remaining two winners of the categories will receive $50 toward any writing-related expenses paid within one year of the end of the TBL contest. All other finalists in the categories will receive $25 toward any writing-related expense paid within one year of the end of the TBL contest. Writing expenses include the Golden Heart or other writing contest entry fee, conference fees, National RWA dues, etc.
Eligibility: Participation is open to all unpublished authors and to any author not published in the past three years. All work must be the author's original work. Entrant must retain all rights to the entry and not have granted any of them to a publisher or other party by the contest entry deadline. The official entry form and fee must accompany each submission.
Inspirational Romance Categories: Short contemporary (less than 75,000 words), long contemporary (over 75,000 words) or historical romance.
Definition of an inspirational romance is stories written by writers whose worldview, influenced by their faith in the God of the Bible, is woven into the fabric of the book or manuscript. Entries in FHL's contest should not include inappropriate or gratuitous demonstration of sin, whether in language, violence, or sexual situations.
Enter: First 30 pages of manuscript and a one-page single-spaced synopsis
Entry fee: $20.00 for members of the Faith, Hope and Love (FHL) chapter. $25.00 for non-FHL members. Non-members can elect to join FHL and pay the member entry fee.
Enter as many manuscripts as you wish. Each entry must be accompanied both by an official entry form (or facsimile) and an entry fee. Entry must be RECEIVED by April 1, 2006.
Preliminary judging begins April 10, 2006. All manuscripts will be judged by two judges, one of whom is published. The two scores will be averaged for the preliminary score. Manuscripts will not be returned to the entrants. They will be destroyed by the contest judges once the score sheets have been filled out and returned. You will receive professional feedback from a panel of talented writers.
Finalists will be notified no later than May 16, 2005, giving you time for early registration for the RWA Conference in Atlanta, GA. Finalists will be the top five scoring entries with an overall possible point total of 155. Our discrepancy judges and our panel of final round judges are all award-winning, multi-published inspirational authors!
Complete rules and entry forms available at:
http://www.faithhopelove-rwa.org/tbl_rules.htm
Lisa Jordan
2006 TBL Contest Coordinator
ojidli [at] yahoo.com
Bible in 90 Days: Day 52. I finished Jeremiah and started Lamenations. Jeremiah's always referred to as the weeping prophet, but his two books sure have a lot of hope in them. They're also filled with God's wrath against His idolatrous people and the idolatrous nations on the earth, which I can understand since all these sickos were sacrificing children and engaging in mass orgies and rampant prostitution.
But while Jeremiah had these visions of God's hand of destruction, he also had glorious visions of the exiles' return and the New Jerusalem. Simply amazing. It must have been what kept him going through the years of persecution by the people he was trying to save. Poor guy.
Writing: Got some done today, hopefully will get more done tonight. I'm going to push myself hard to try to get this new manuscript done by April 30th.
Diet: I didn't do so great last night--had too large a dinner, and then ate potato chips late at night. Been doing good today--it's too rainy to go for a walk (safely, with my knee the way it is), but I had lots of veggies for lunch. Hopefully I can resist temptation to eat at youth group tonight.
Book giveaway:
My Monday book giveaway (WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE) is here.
My Thursday book giveaway (WINDIGO TWILIGHT) is here.
You can still enter both of them. Just post a comment on those blog posts.
On Monday, I'll draw the winner for WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE and post the title for another book I'm giving away. Stay tuned.
TBL: The 2006 Faith, Hope and Love’s (Inspirational Chapter of RWA) Touched By Love contest for unpublished authors
The overall winner chosen from the three winners of the categories will receive a critique of their full manuscript from Steeple Hill Editor Melissa Endlich, and $100 toward any writing related expenses paid within one year of the end of the TBL contest.
The remaining two winners of the categories will receive $50 toward any writing-related expenses paid within one year of the end of the TBL contest. All other finalists in the categories will receive $25 toward any writing-related expense paid within one year of the end of the TBL contest. Writing expenses include the Golden Heart or other writing contest entry fee, conference fees, National RWA dues, etc.
Eligibility: Participation is open to all unpublished authors and to any author not published in the past three years. All work must be the author's original work. Entrant must retain all rights to the entry and not have granted any of them to a publisher or other party by the contest entry deadline. The official entry form and fee must accompany each submission.
Inspirational Romance Categories: Short contemporary (less than 75,000 words), long contemporary (over 75,000 words) or historical romance.
Definition of an inspirational romance is stories written by writers whose worldview, influenced by their faith in the God of the Bible, is woven into the fabric of the book or manuscript. Entries in FHL's contest should not include inappropriate or gratuitous demonstration of sin, whether in language, violence, or sexual situations.
Enter: First 30 pages of manuscript and a one-page single-spaced synopsis
Entry fee: $20.00 for members of the Faith, Hope and Love (FHL) chapter. $25.00 for non-FHL members. Non-members can elect to join FHL and pay the member entry fee.
Enter as many manuscripts as you wish. Each entry must be accompanied both by an official entry form (or facsimile) and an entry fee. Entry must be RECEIVED by April 1, 2006.
Preliminary judging begins April 10, 2006. All manuscripts will be judged by two judges, one of whom is published. The two scores will be averaged for the preliminary score. Manuscripts will not be returned to the entrants. They will be destroyed by the contest judges once the score sheets have been filled out and returned. You will receive professional feedback from a panel of talented writers.
Finalists will be notified no later than May 16, 2005, giving you time for early registration for the RWA Conference in Atlanta, GA. Finalists will be the top five scoring entries with an overall possible point total of 155. Our discrepancy judges and our panel of final round judges are all award-winning, multi-published inspirational authors!
Complete rules and entry forms available at:
http://www.faithhopelove-rwa.org/tbl_rules.htm
Lisa Jordan
2006 TBL Contest Coordinator
ojidli [at] yahoo.com
Bible in 90 Days: Day 52. I finished Jeremiah and started Lamenations. Jeremiah's always referred to as the weeping prophet, but his two books sure have a lot of hope in them. They're also filled with God's wrath against His idolatrous people and the idolatrous nations on the earth, which I can understand since all these sickos were sacrificing children and engaging in mass orgies and rampant prostitution.
But while Jeremiah had these visions of God's hand of destruction, he also had glorious visions of the exiles' return and the New Jerusalem. Simply amazing. It must have been what kept him going through the years of persecution by the people he was trying to save. Poor guy.
Writing: Got some done today, hopefully will get more done tonight. I'm going to push myself hard to try to get this new manuscript done by April 30th.
Diet: I didn't do so great last night--had too large a dinner, and then ate potato chips late at night. Been doing good today--it's too rainy to go for a walk (safely, with my knee the way it is), but I had lots of veggies for lunch. Hopefully I can resist temptation to eat at youth group tonight.
Comments
I'm behind in reading my blogs due to contest demands, but I want to thank you for posting about the contest. Entries are coming in slowly, so I'm hoping the added exposure will get others excited and wanting to enter.
Lisa Jordan