THE TRUTH BEHIND THE MASK
Is Alexandra McKay the reason her sister Fletcher left town? Yes. Does that mean Alex wants to put her life on hold to bring the little beast back? No! But when she discovers her sister’s been abducted, Alex will do whatever it takes to rescue her.
Giving up his PI gig was tough, but Jake Keller would rather do that any day than partner up with Alexandra McKay. Unfortunately, if he wants to find his friend Fletcher, he has to work with Her Royal Pain-in-the-Behind-ness. Hot or not, the woman makes his jaw twitch.
Forced together by circumstance, and ensnared in a web of clues, the pair submit to their undeniable passion. But if they’re unwilling to face the truth, they will risk not only Fletcher’s life but their own chance at happiness.
Jake Keller was not a happy man. Ten minutes ago, he'd been fucking ecstatic to be home. This case had taken only about a week, but he was tired of the long trips. The crazy life he led was catching up with him.
This last job had been the final hoorah for Sleuths, the private investigation agency he owned with his twin brother. Jake had planned on keeping the PI gig a little longer with a new partner, but taking in the state of his condo, that would have to wait.
Glass crunched under his foot, and Jake froze. He lifted up his boot and swore; the ceramic shards stuck in the treads belonged to his favorite mug, the one his grandmother had given him. Damn it! Of course that wasn't the only thing destroyed. Nope, his entire place had been smashed up, sliced up, and...Were those bullet holes?
"Damn it all to hell!" he mumbled, turning his kitchen table right side up. What the fuck happened here? It hadn't been a robbery. For one, there was no forced entry, and two, any intruder would have had to bypass his state-of-the-art security system. He sighed; there was no way in hell he was getting his deposit back.
Jake checked each room for signs of life. Even more important than his personal keepsakes was the person he'd been keeping here. She meant a lot to him...
Jake Keller was not a happy man. Ten minutes ago, he'd been fucking ecstatic to be home. This case had taken only about a week, but he was tired of the long trips. The crazy life he led was catching up with him.
This last job had been the final hoorah for Sleuths, the private investigation agency he owned with his twin brother. Jake had planned on keeping the PI gig a little longer with a new partner, but taking in the state of his condo, that would have to wait.
Glass crunched under his foot, and Jake froze. He lifted up his boot and swore; the ceramic shards stuck in the treads belonged to his favorite mug, the one his grandmother had given him. Damn it! Of course that wasn't the only thing destroyed. Nope, his entire place had been smashed up, sliced up, and...Were those bullet holes?
"Damn it all to hell!" he mumbled, turning his kitchen table right side up. What the fuck happened here? It hadn't been a robbery. For one, there was no forced entry, and two, any intruder would have had to bypass his state-of-the-art security system. He sighed; there was no way in hell he was getting his deposit back.
Jake checked each room for signs of life. Even more important than his personal keepsakes was the person he'd been keeping here. She meant a lot to him...
Welcome to the blog! The first page is perhaps one of the most important pages in the whole book. It’s what draws the reader into the story. Why did you choose to begin your book this way?
I wanted to drop the reader right into the middle of a situation.
In the course of writing your book, how many times would you say that first page changed and for what reasons?
There were a few tweaks here and there, but the main opening remained the same from the first draft.
Was there ever a time after the book was published that you wished you had changed something on the first page?
I can’t say that I have, no.
What advice can you give to aspiring authors to stress how important the first page is?
You need to remember to give the reader a reason to want to keep turning the page, and that always starts with the first one.
W.L. Brooks was born with an active imagination. When characters come into her mind, she has to give them a life- a chance to tell their stories. With a coffee cup in her hand and a cat by her side, she spends her days letting the ideas flow onto paper. A voracious reader, she draws her inspiration from mystery, romance, suspense and a dash of the paranormal.
A native of Virginia Beach, she is currently living in Western North Carolina. Pick up her latest novel, Unearthing the Past – available now!
No comments:
Post a Comment