A New Excerpt from ‘About-Face’, the second book in the ‘Disfigured’ Series!
I’ve been thinking for a long time about this – I was absolutely certain in my mind that Erik would not have left this issue unaddressed. I just wasn’t sure how it would work out. But now I know, so here is a little teaser from Book 2. One caveat: to appreciate this excerpt fully, it helps to have already read the first book in the series, ‘Disfigured’.
Enjoy!
Excerpt from ‘About-Face’:
Erik
Something about the unfamiliar motion of the steamer at night as it plowed through unrelenting waves, the faint but ever-present vibration of the engines, and the scent of the sea… Read More
Sylvie Bessette, Flawed Heroine of ‘Disfigured’
I am deep into the writing of the second book in my Phantom of the Opera series, ‘Disfigured’, and my heroine, Sylvie Bessette, is in hot water as usual. Even I have to admit that she can be irritating at times. But it isn’t her fault, really; because she is a Flawed Character. Where would literature be without Flawed Characters? I remember Agatha Christie was a master at creating this sort of character except that often in her case, the imperfect narrator telling the story turns out to be the Murderer. And you never see it coming!
Sylvie… Read More
What’s Happening!
It is raining here today – as it has been for some time, and will do for some time into the future. We need the rain, without a doubt, but I confess I’m growing a bit tired of staying indoors. Yesterday morning we had to run down to the corner of our property with pitchforks and shovels and clear the drainage pipe that goes under the road. Water was gushing across the road like a river. I am grateful that we do not live where there are mudslides that can carry away your house, or tornadoes that destroy all… Read More