I’ve been a major animal lover all my life. From my earliest
childhood, I can’t remember ever not having at least one pet. Over the years, the
Post place has been home to a variety of four-legged friends—cats, dogs,
rabbits, even an iguana.
After losing our 16-year-old long-haired dachshund last
fall, we now only have two cats, both solid black. I live in Florida and North
Carolina, driving back and forth almost every month. Midnight and Zorro love to
travel, so I always take them with me. Regardless of where I’m going, they try
to make sure they’re not going to get left.
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"If we're packed in your suitcase,
that means we're going, right?"
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My cats are great company when I write, although they can
sometimes be stinkers. Last week, my husband and I went to dinner with friends.
When we got home, I found Midnight on the dining room table. Unfortunately, I
had forgotten to close my laptop. While I was enjoying dinner, he was making
changes to my current manuscript. He added several lines of gibberish, deleted
some of the stuff I had written, moved chunks of text around, then did a “save
as” (F12), naming the file “kkk.” (I’m pretty sure that stands for “kitty-kitty-kitty.”)
Apparently, he thought my work needed some help. Fortunately, I had track
changes turned on, so I was able to reject everything the cat had done.
“Hmmm, misplaced modifier, shallow
characterization, unnecessary backstory…
Still needs some work.”
Since I love animals so much, they often find their way into
my books. My hero, Bryce, in Lethal
Legacy has a black lab that he rescued from neglect. When he wants to loan
him to the heroine as a guard dog, he’s pretty sure he’ll behave. But getting
to that point has involved some hard work and a whole lot of patience. In Bryce’s
words, “Six months ago, you’d have rather taken your chances with an ax
murderer than share a house with him.” Fortunately, my two are pretty good. As
long as I keep them away from the computer.
What about you? Do you have any furry friends who don’t
always behave? I’d love to hear about them. And I hope you’ll look for Lethal Legacy, coming out September 1.
Someone wants her family secrets buried
He's her only chance to survive
Andrea Wheaton thought her parents’ tragic deaths were
accidental—until she’s attacked during a burglary at their home. Now she’s also
being targeted. Her ex-sweetheart Sheriff Deputy Bryce Caldwell insists on
protecting her, though she refuses to trust him again. But with a killer
closing in, can she and Bryce uncover her family’s secrets before it’s too late
for them both?
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