If you hang around here very often, you may have noticed that I sneaked a change into my works in progress list. I hadn’t said anything to anyone because I wasn’t sure how plausible my new project was–I’ve been spending a lot of time kicking around ideas and possible plots.
But I’ve invested enough time in it now, and I’ve gotten far enough along in the process…and the product I’m seeing developing is solid enough…it’s time to formally announce the new arrival I kind of slipped in.
My newest work in progress is…
The Lost Concerto follows the continuing adventures of Alexis Brooks and Chrispen Marnett. It takes places almost one year after the end of Concerto. The storyline features more of the same nail-biting suspense that made the first book a favorite with readers.
To be honest, I did not originally envision Concerto as the beginning of a series. One of the early reviews on Concerto included this line:
Concerto would be a good first book in an ongoing series; it is an easy read that grabs the reader’s attention and holds it to the very last page.
At the time, I have to admit, I focused more on the grabbing attention and holding it to the last page part–that seemed to me pretty high praise for a suspense novel, or any novel, for that matter. Besides, how could Concerto possibly be part of a series? The story was done, right?
That line was a great blurb quote, the kind of thing you use all over the place. And the more I saw it, the more that bit about a series stuck in my mind. It took me a while to decide to seriously think about it, and see what I could come up with. I never planned it to be a series, but I adore the characters. The chance to write more about them was too good to pass up.
And the story that had developed–and is still developing–out of all of this is good. I can’t wait to find out if readers agree.
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