I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain's Log, Stardate 12.04.2008
Dark Pursuit
by
Brandilyn Collins
“Ever hear the dead knocking?”
Novelist Darell Brook lived for his title as King of Suspense—until an accident damaged his brain. Two years later, bitter and estranged from the world, he wants one thing: to devise a clever new plot and regain his reputation.
Kaitlan Sering, his twenty-two-year-old granddaughter, once lived for drugs. After she stole from Darell, he cut her off. Now with a new, purposeful life, Kaitlan is pulled into the trap of a driven killer—and sees no escape.
Only Darell can save Kaitlan. And her plight could be his stunning chance to plot that long-awaited story. But can his muddled mind devise a plan to catch the murderer?
Read the first chapter of Dark Pursuit here.
Dark Pursuitby
Brandilyn Collins
“Ever hear the dead knocking?”
Novelist Darell Brook lived for his title as King of Suspense—until an accident damaged his brain. Two years later, bitter and estranged from the world, he wants one thing: to devise a clever new plot and regain his reputation.
Kaitlan Sering, his twenty-two-year-old granddaughter, once lived for drugs. After she stole from Darell, he cut her off. Now with a new, purposeful life, Kaitlan is pulled into the trap of a driven killer—and sees no escape.
Only Darell can save Kaitlan. And her plight could be his stunning chance to plot that long-awaited story. But can his muddled mind devise a plan to catch the murderer?
Read the first chapter of Dark Pursuit here.