Nixed Hidden Hotel Plot Line

Little known fact: the last book in The Hidden Hotel trilogy, Whispers of Truth was originally going to include a whole subplot that ended up getting nixed because of how much was going on in the book. While I think it would have been fun, I also don’t regret not including it, since I like what I chose to focus on instead. 

Inspiration

What was this nixed plot line? A whole mystery of Dahlia looking into her mother’s past and why she died. In that version of the book, Dahlia was completely ignorant to the drama her mom was involved in with the construction company looking to tear down Alderon’s forest, so when Dahlia gets her memories back, she wants to investigate what happened to her mom. 

In this plot line, though Dahlia was angry with Zavion after learning the truth, Zavion insisted she take Oliver with her for protection on her investigation. (While Oliver might not the best source of protection, he can be dangerous against humans!) Dahlia was going to look into the construction company and even reach out to the sorcerers for help to have them look into the humans’ minds, and I was going to have Cynthia’s love interest help out (because, fun fact, Cynthia, the future head sorcerer, is getting her own trilogy!).  

But between the light and shadow phantom conference, the vampire drama, and the beast mongers’ interference I felt like a lot was already going on and that it would be best to simplify things and have Dahlia already aware of why her mom was killed once she gets her memories back. 

As much as I like the sorcerers, it was more fun to spotlight the beast mongers instead in this case, so readers will just have to wait until Cynthia’s trilogy (which will publish after the celestial guardian trilogy) to learn about her love interest. Who technically was in Whispers of Danger, but wasn’t even named since Dahlia was never introduced to him.  

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