Thanks to Don Jimmy Reviews for the recent publication of this excerpt from my #MeToo novel Horseshoes and Hand Grenades. As Book Week Launch week continues, I'll let "Don Jimmy" do the talking. I'll just set up the scene by saying co-narrator Astrid is at the police station. The rest becomes clear as you read. … Continue reading Excerpt: At the Police Station
Book Launch Week should have ended, since my #MeToo novel Horseshoes and Hand Grenades was officially released on Friday, Sept. 27th. But I've got a few more excerpts I'd like to share. I hope you enjoy reading them. Today's excerpt is called Shelby Reflecting. One of our heroines is finally accepting that she needs to … Continue reading Excerpt: Shelby Reflecting
Every good book deserves a good dog. Horseshoes and Hand Grenades has two. If I had my way (authors are masters to their stories to some extent), the dogs would get a lot more "screen time" in the book, but I'll make up for it in future novels. For this Book Launch Week excerpt, we … Continue reading Excerpt: Will & Pilsener
Book Launch Week continues with this brief extract from Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, in which Astrid has just been cautioned by her mother about maintaining professional relationships with the men at work, especially her boss Brad. You'll see where this is going... Best not to tell her about the flirting relationship Brad and I had … Continue reading Excerpt: Astrid’s Secret
Today's Book Launch Week excerpt has our Horseshoes and Hand Grenades narrators Shelby and Astrid on the ferry to Martha's Vineyard for a summer weekend. Our two heroes are joined by their good friend Tina, who doesn't get much attention in snippets about the book, but is a very important figure in the lives of … Continue reading Excerpt: On the Ferry
For today's excerpt in celebration of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades' Book Launch Week, we lighten the mood a bit from yesterday's short but dark passage. Early reviewers of the #MeToo novel suggested that it was a fun and entertaining read despite the heavy themes. That makes me very happy, because that was my intent. Shelby … Continue reading Excerpt: Carol’s Sex Advice
In today's post for Book Launch Week, here's the first of many excerpts I'll be publishing to give you a glimpse of the plot for Horseshoes and Hand Grenades (and hopefully encourage you to buy it). In this short but telling bit, Shelby is musing... I was twenty-two when I let the memories in. They’d … Continue reading Excerpt: Shelby Remembers
As part of my Book Launch Week, I'd like to introduce you to Astrid, one of the narrators of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades. In this excerpt, it's actually the other narrator, Shelby, who is speaking. It’s Shelby’s first day as an intern at a Boston PR firm, and Anne, the office manager, has just introduced … Continue reading Meet Astrid, #HAHG Hero