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
Street Team members, don't forget my giveaway for 10 copies of my September release, Formula for Danger!
Take a picture of a person or place you left a bookmark, post the pictures on my facebook wall, and then get your friends to "like" your picture!
The 5 people with the most votes get copies of Formula for Danger.
Also, the 5 people who give away the most bookmarks get copies of Formula for Danger.
If you need more bookmarks, be sure to email me to let me know and I'll send more out to you. Plus you get to pick two free books!
Deadline is September 15th!
Just to give you guys a head's up, I'm going to be having LOTS of cool giveaways in September to celebrate my release of Formula for Danger, and the giveaways are only for Street Team members!
If you're not a Street Team member, join today! It's free, and you only have to pass out bookmarks. You get TWO FREE books from a ginormous list for every 80 bookmarks you give away. Just for joining, you get a free ribbon bookmark that my Mom made. Click here for more information.
Current Street Team members: Some giveaways will require you to give away my Formula for Danger bookmark, so if you haven't given away your first 80 and don't have Formula for Danger bookmarks, either give away your bookmarks quick or email me and I can send you a few (although not as many as I would if you gave away your first 80 bookmarks).
In September, for every person you give a bookmark to, or every place you leave a bookmark, you'll get an entry into a drawing for whatever prize I'm giving away that week. (My favorite prizes are a dozen goat's milk soaps made with Cabernet Sauvignon grapes! I thought it was perfect considering the day spa in Formula for Danger and also the setting in wine country in Sonoma, California.)
I also posted to my Street Team YahooGroup about another bonus Street Team giveaway. If you don't belong to the YahooGroup, just click here to join, and it's newsletter-only so you won't get lots of emails in your inbox. If you have any problems joining, just email me: camy {at} camy tang {dot} com.
Take a picture of a person or place you left a bookmark, post the pictures on my facebook wall, and then get your friends to "like" your picture!
The 5 people with the most votes get copies of Formula for Danger.
Also, the 5 people who give away the most bookmarks get copies of Formula for Danger.
If you need more bookmarks, be sure to email me to let me know and I'll send more out to you. Plus you get to pick two free books!
Deadline is September 15th!
Just to give you guys a head's up, I'm going to be having LOTS of cool giveaways in September to celebrate my release of Formula for Danger, and the giveaways are only for Street Team members!
If you're not a Street Team member, join today! It's free, and you only have to pass out bookmarks. You get TWO FREE books from a ginormous list for every 80 bookmarks you give away. Just for joining, you get a free ribbon bookmark that my Mom made. Click here for more information.
Current Street Team members: Some giveaways will require you to give away my Formula for Danger bookmark, so if you haven't given away your first 80 and don't have Formula for Danger bookmarks, either give away your bookmarks quick or email me and I can send you a few (although not as many as I would if you gave away your first 80 bookmarks).
In September, for every person you give a bookmark to, or every place you leave a bookmark, you'll get an entry into a drawing for whatever prize I'm giving away that week. (My favorite prizes are a dozen goat's milk soaps made with Cabernet Sauvignon grapes! I thought it was perfect considering the day spa in Formula for Danger and also the setting in wine country in Sonoma, California.)
I also posted to my Street Team YahooGroup about another bonus Street Team giveaway. If you don't belong to the YahooGroup, just click here to join, and it's newsletter-only so you won't get lots of emails in your inbox. If you have any problems joining, just email me: camy {at} camy tang {dot} com.
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