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Moving Swiftly On ….

On By TomIn Achievement, author honesty, author ideas, General, Insight, Novel, reading, series, thriller, Uncategorized, work in progress, writing2 Comments

I published A Taste of Honey in December 2014, and revised the entire manuscript in August 2023. It was during that revision that two things occurred to me. Firstly, I enjoyed the story, and secondly, I felt that with much more experience it was time to write a sequel.

There are occasions when a follow-up isn’t necessary, and in many cases, may not work, but I believe Honey’s story deserves to be extended. During her unofficial mission in the original tale, she served summary justice on several people, but two evaded her clutches.

In Another Taste of Honey, the story picks up a few days after the first one ended. I’ve worked hard to produce an entertaining introduction while maintaining the flavour of the first book and the essence of the main character.

I’ve written more than the first chapter, but before I get too deep into the continuing tale, I’d appreciate feedback on Chapter 1 – No Hiding Place.

Thank you in anticipation.

Constance is available

On By TomIn Achievement, author honesty, author ideas, beta readers, collections, General, Insight, Novel, paperback, Promotion, reading, relaxation, self-publishing, series, thriller, trilogy, writing3 Comments

I’m delighted to announce that Constance, my latest crime thriller, is now available in digital format from Amazon. The paperback edition will be released soon.

Constance began her existence in a supporting role in Crusader, but soon evolved as much more than a female sidekick to the vigilante detective. Here was a young woman with a personal agenda, not too far removed from that of her personal idols, the members of the Beyond The Law (BTL) vigilante team.

Within the story, I’ve used brief selected passages from Codename: Foxglove, and Crusader. These scenes help to develop the tale and the main character, using a mixture of narrative and dialogue, but they’re not simply copied from the other two books. The chosen scenarios are reduced in content, and told from a different point of view.

This story is neither a prequel nor a sequel to Crusader, and is, in effect, an overlapping tale. We see how Constance proved her ability before she moved to London. We also gain an insight to her character while she’s working with Jason (Crusader), and how she operates when he leaves the Met. There’s no need to have read Crusader, however, I’m hoping that readers will be tempted to read about both member of this team in their own stories.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank my beta readers from the Indie Author Support and Discussion group, Ruth Coulson aka (Rebecca Bryn), Cherime MacFarlane and Barbara Speake.

Special thanks to Sharon Brownlie of Aspire Book Covers for her advice and assistance in improving my cover solution for Constance.

As always, comments are welcome, and thank you for reading.