Building Character

I’ve been quiet on here lately for the best reason – I’ve been writing. And writing. And then writing some more. I’m terrifically excited about my new book and am pleased that the end is almost in sight, because I’m really looking forward to seeing what you all think of it.

This book has been a challenge to write. It’s exercised writerly muscles I wasn’t even sure I had, and I knew it was going to be this way when I started. But I like challenges.

It’s called Building Character and it’s a consuming tale of love, lust and sacrifice. I’ve had an awful lot of fun writing it and discovered talents for writing scenes I did not know I possessed. This book is hot!

Anyway, enough waffling, here’s the blurb, and the cover. This book is coming out in print as well as digital – my first book to do so. I can’t wait for you all to read it!

Fen Marshal believes in living her life exactly as she pleases. She’s a writer and a womanizer who has her fun and walks away before anyone has a chance to want more from her. It’s not part of her plan to fall victim to obsessive lust, and as for love, well that just never enters the equation.

But Ruby is the woman is the woman of Fen’s dreams – literally. Fen finds herself attracted and obsessed – besotted – with a particularly delicious character from one of her own noir fiction novels.

It’s an obsession that brings Ruby to life – somehow, who cares how? Fen doesn’t. Fen just wants to love this creature she’s manifested through the pure strength of her imagination.

There’s only one problem. Ruby is not a nice character.

Yes, she’s beautiful. But she’s also ruthless, possesses no heart or soul and doesn’t bleed.

She may just be the worst mistake Fen’s ever made.

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