It’s been quite a while since I last blogged, primarily
because I’ve been focused on writing and editing other material. To that end, I’m pleased to announce that my
psychological thriller, If You Should
Read This, Mother (Black Opal Books), has just been released.
I’m
often asked how I come up with the stories that drive what I write. I guess the best answer is to say that it
varies. For example, my first novel, Groomed for Murder, was about the murder
of a Beverly Hills hairdresser. I came up with the idea for GFM after having
had an argument with my Beverly Hills hairdresser. He was extremely good-looking and very much
taken with himself, and in fact, was very likely one of the prototypes upon
which Warren Beatty’s character in Shampoo
was based. He was also a player, and
I suspect he had rubbed more than one person the wrong way. I’m not sure that I won the argument that day,
but I did find a way to get back at him.
I had him murdered (on paper of course).
Groomed for Murder was a mystery with
comedic overtones, unlike If You Should
Read This, Mother, which is a straightforward mystery. I came up with the idea for IYSRTM one
November day when I realized that the number of people who could actually
recall where they were when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated was
diminishing. Today, it is safe to say,
that only a small demographic, those in their sixties and older, can vividly remember what they were doing when
they heard the astounding news.
What about those people who were
alive at the time, but who were very, very young? Surely they could feel that something was
different about that day, even if they didn’t know why. Few cartoons on television over the weekend, if
at all. Adults, both men and women,
sobbing audibly. The look of disbelief
in their parents’ eyes.
The protagonist of my story, Megan
Daniels, was only three years old the day John Kennedy was assassinated, but flashes
of that day begin to trigger other disturbing memories that have lain dormant within
her. At first they are merely snippets,
but as they begin to appear more frequently Megan has difficulty separating
what is real from what is imagined. When
she sets out to find her biological mother, she keeps hitting brick walls. No
adoption papers exist, and all she has to go on is her possible birthday:
November 22. In the small town of Meredith, Megan’s search takes on a dire,
domino effect—one woman has already been murdered as a result of her inquiries.
As she digs for the truth, Megan eventually unravels a sinister plot that began
decades earlier, but in doing so she places her own life in jeopardy.
I have begun working on edits for
my next book, Girl Obsessed, but hope
you will take the time to read If You
Should Read This, Mother and spread the word, particularly on social media.
The book will be available in book stores and can be purchased as an e-book or
in paper back on Amazon at:
Purchases can also be made directly
at the publisher’s website: www.blackopalbooks.com
Groomed
for Murder is available as an e-book only on Amazon at:
Thank you all for your
support. Hoping you’ll give me a
positive review on Amazon.
Happy reading, Vivian
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