Naughty or Nice – Part One
‘Tis is the season … fa la la … Yes, I’ve decided to take part in the #TheNaughtyList challenge. Well, it’s not really a challenge. It’s this cool list that includes the characters from books (or works in progress). If you noticed, my title indicates that this is part one. Mais oui! The reason is because Christmas only comes once a year. (Duh!) But I have TWO upcoming releases. Most recently, I’ve been mentioning Out of the Penalty Box, which is scheduled to be released on February 3, 2018. However, also being released is Life’s Roux: Wrong Doors. These two works couldn’t be any more different from each other than the Atlantic and the Sierra. I’ll be discussing Life’s Roux more closer to its release date, but I don’t want to leave those guys out of the holiday cheer. So, I’ll be doing #TheNaughtyList for each. I’ll start with Out of the Penalty Box (#OotPB).
The rules of The Naughty List are that books with greater than fifteen characters cannot have the character used more than once in the answers. For stories with less than fifteen characters, the characters cannot be used more than twice in the answers. A brief description of the story is required and is not to exceed five sentences. So, here I go.
I’ve not counted, but Out of the Penalty Box probably has less than fifteen characters, but I’m going to try to use each character only once in case the cast does exceed that number.
What is OotPB about? (I can name that plot in three sentences.) It is a romance about a hockey player who has to prove himself to a new team after being injured and traded. As he is doing so, another event happens that once again sprawls him on the ice. He then finds himself on a path of self-discovery and falling in love.
#1 Which character is SO into the holidays, they nearly cause a street-wide power outage from all their Christmas lights? Christophe … kinda. Christophe is over-the-top this way, but he lives in the middle of the boonies with squirrels and possums as his neighbors. Unless they suddenly get power in their dens, there’s nothing street-wide about it. Oh, but Christophe does have that one “neighbor”.
#2 Which character attends the office new years party with ONE date…and goes home with someone else? Nicco. Nicco. Nicco. Nicco is a playa, and this is so up his alley. He has been caught doing this, and he has no shame.
#3 Which character is more than happy to steal Hanukkah gelt from poor, unsuspecting children? [Note: Hanukkah gelt = chocolate coins] That would be Semien. Semien is young and might think it pretty funny to see little kids squalling over something petty. Heck, he might squall if someone stole his candy.
#4 Fill in the blanks: I saw ____[character]____ doing a whole lot more than ____[verb]____-ing Santa Claus. They were full on ____[action]____. Fill in the blanks: I saw Irene doing a whole lot more than cooking for Santa Claus. They were full on grilling.
#5 One of your characters decides to pregame before church and passes out in the middle of the Christmas service. Which character is it? This is a toss-up between but I’ll go with Peters. One, because the other character who fits this likely is going to fit another question better and I only will use each character once. Two, because this isn’t the worst thing Peters would do. In fact, it probably is something that he has done.
#6 Which character hasn’t been seen since winter began because they refuse to deal with the snow? This one is tough because they are all hockey players and used to the cold. No one would have any real aversion to snow. I’d have to say Sonny only because he’s not a hockey player, has a laid-back personality, and is a southerner. He’d probably go on vacation.
#7 Which character completely forgot about the holidays and ends up regifting to everyone? Heath. Heath’s just a grouchy, old man. Enough said.
#8 Which character has such crappy luck, they only discover their potato allergy after pigging out on latkes? Marianna. She’s beautiful but not all there. She probably would think latkes are gluten-free crab cakes. Marianna is a smart, successful, and shrewd businesswoman, but her brain stops at business and spreadsheets.
#9 The Krampus has arrived to punish your very bad characters. Which character is kinda into it? Oh, this is my boy, Trey. He has a chip on his shoulder the size of the national debt and is a straight-up parasitic louse.
#10 One of your characters should be on the naughty list but has convinced Santa to clear their name. Which character is it, and what was their means of persuasion? Lesley. She’s an agent, and it’s her job to make deals. She probably offered to help Santa negotiate contracts with the elves’ union.
If you’re interested in reading Out of the Penalty Box is available for pre-order at the following links:
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2Bhnngw
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2hXOJn8
Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2hNaEcW
Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2iJwYVo
iTunes: http://apple.co/2zXFie7
Nook: http://bit.ly/2AqIxvq
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2zrLBXR
This was fun. Tune in tomorrow to see who from Life’s Roux makes The Naughty List.
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