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。 *** 第九章 - ヘイ、黒いトイプードル マリの心臓は胸で激しく鳴っていた。彼女は母の家の玄関に向かって歩いている。隣の家から耳をつんざくような吠え声が突然爆発したとき、彼女は驚いて身を引いた。 何だとこれは？！彼女はリー
Captain’s Log, Stardate 06.12.2006
I get to host lady-lit author Diann Hunt again for another wild and crazy adventure!
Diann’s hot-off-the-presses novel is RV THERE YET?
Life's a journey. Midlife's an adventure. But two weeks in a RV with the hot-flash sisters could drive anyone over the hill.
Dede signed on for this cross-country RV trip selflessly, for Millie and Lydia's sakes. Besides, she needed to get her mind off a love gone wrong and a demanding gourmet chocolates business. And it's for a good cause--sprucing up the old summer camp in Colorado to save it from closing. It will be a fun, memorable last hurrah before she turns fifty. Right?
But Dede's more of a luxury hotel kind of girl. She likes mints on plumped pillows and room service. Bunking with friends in a motor home the size of a phone booth is not her style. And with the mysterious biker gang and a stalking ex-boyfriend, the RV seems to be shrinking.
Still, with friends, a boutiful supply of truffles, and a boy from her past who has aged very well, this trip might be the best vacation ever!
A hilarious story that celebrates the life in midlife--even the occasional moose and mosquitoes--and the surprising grace of God.
Excerpt of chapter one on Amazon.
Here’s Diann!
Clear the streets!! Board up your windows! Two wild-eyed, hyper, boomer gals pumped up on espresso and chocolate are headed your way, and things could get a little crazy! That’s right. Colleen Coble and I (along with our hubbies) are climbing aboard a fifty-foot RV and heading up to Nashville from Florida, stopping at bookstores along the way to promote our Women of Faith books: Alaska Twilight and RV There Yet?
Our schedule will look something like this:
June 19th: FLORIDA: Orlando, Ocoee and Daytona Beach
June 20th: FLORIDA: Jacksonville; GEORGIA: Savannah
June 21st: SOUTH CAROLINA: Columbia, Lexington, Spartanburg, Greenville
June 22nd: GEORGIA: Buford, Duluth, Tucker, Stone Mountain, Atlanta, Kennesaw
June 23rd: GEORGIA: Women of Faith Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
June 24th: TENNESSEE: Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Antioch, Nashville, Madison
We’re looking forward to a great trip, but once Dave cranks up the engine, we’ll all take the “pinkie promise.” And of course every good RV’er knows what that means. It’s where we promise that we will not tell another living soul what we discover about one another in the confines of our little home that week. If Colleen bites her toenails, you’ll never hear it from me. The fact that I guzzle cans of whipped cream? She’ll never breathe a word of it. It’s sort of a “Boomers Code of Ethics,” you know?
On the other hand, it’s only fair you should know that I can be bought for chocolate.
Be sure to check out our blog at http://girlswriteout.blogspot.com for updates on which bookstores we’ll be stopping by—we hope to see some of you!!
Another cool thing is my husband and I will be visiting Camp Timberline in Colorado in July. The owner was very helpful to me as I gathered research for RV There Yet? You’ll understand when you read the book. I hope to put pictures of the camp on my web site once we get back.
Thanks to all of you who are kind of enough to pick up our books and allow us to journey with you for a while. God bless you, everyone!
Diann Hunt
www.diannhunt.com
RV There Yet?, Women of Faith Selection, WestBow Press, Now Available
Hot Tropics & Cold Feet, WestBow Press, November 2006
Camy here: Thanks, Diann! Sounds like it’s going to be a great trip! (However, I’m not saying I’d willingly be boarded up in an RV with you and Colleen.)
I get to host lady-lit author Diann Hunt again for another wild and crazy adventure!
Diann’s hot-off-the-presses novel is RV THERE YET?
Life's a journey. Midlife's an adventure. But two weeks in a RV with the hot-flash sisters could drive anyone over the hill.Dede signed on for this cross-country RV trip selflessly, for Millie and Lydia's sakes. Besides, she needed to get her mind off a love gone wrong and a demanding gourmet chocolates business. And it's for a good cause--sprucing up the old summer camp in Colorado to save it from closing. It will be a fun, memorable last hurrah before she turns fifty. Right?
But Dede's more of a luxury hotel kind of girl. She likes mints on plumped pillows and room service. Bunking with friends in a motor home the size of a phone booth is not her style. And with the mysterious biker gang and a stalking ex-boyfriend, the RV seems to be shrinking.
Still, with friends, a boutiful supply of truffles, and a boy from her past who has aged very well, this trip might be the best vacation ever!
A hilarious story that celebrates the life in midlife--even the occasional moose and mosquitoes--and the surprising grace of God.
Excerpt of chapter one on Amazon.
Here’s Diann!Clear the streets!! Board up your windows! Two wild-eyed, hyper, boomer gals pumped up on espresso and chocolate are headed your way, and things could get a little crazy! That’s right. Colleen Coble and I (along with our hubbies) are climbing aboard a fifty-foot RV and heading up to Nashville from Florida, stopping at bookstores along the way to promote our Women of Faith books: Alaska Twilight and RV There Yet?
Our schedule will look something like this:
June 19th: FLORIDA: Orlando, Ocoee and Daytona Beach
June 20th: FLORIDA: Jacksonville; GEORGIA: Savannah
June 21st: SOUTH CAROLINA: Columbia, Lexington, Spartanburg, Greenville
June 22nd: GEORGIA: Buford, Duluth, Tucker, Stone Mountain, Atlanta, Kennesaw
June 23rd: GEORGIA: Women of Faith Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
June 24th: TENNESSEE: Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Antioch, Nashville, Madison
We’re looking forward to a great trip, but once Dave cranks up the engine, we’ll all take the “pinkie promise.” And of course every good RV’er knows what that means. It’s where we promise that we will not tell another living soul what we discover about one another in the confines of our little home that week. If Colleen bites her toenails, you’ll never hear it from me. The fact that I guzzle cans of whipped cream? She’ll never breathe a word of it. It’s sort of a “Boomers Code of Ethics,” you know?
On the other hand, it’s only fair you should know that I can be bought for chocolate.
Be sure to check out our blog at http://girlswriteout.blogspot.com for updates on which bookstores we’ll be stopping by—we hope to see some of you!!
Another cool thing is my husband and I will be visiting Camp Timberline in Colorado in July. The owner was very helpful to me as I gathered research for RV There Yet? You’ll understand when you read the book. I hope to put pictures of the camp on my web site once we get back.
Thanks to all of you who are kind of enough to pick up our books and allow us to journey with you for a while. God bless you, everyone!
Diann Hunt
www.diannhunt.com
RV There Yet?, Women of Faith Selection, WestBow Press, Now Available
Hot Tropics & Cold Feet, WestBow Press, November 2006
Camy here: Thanks, Diann! Sounds like it’s going to be a great trip! (However, I’m not saying I’d willingly be boarded up in an RV with you and Colleen.)