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This a piece fro my current WIP and is the spin off from The Yakuza and the English Teacher series featuring Gou’s nephew Kennosuke and Jamie’s best mate Brian. The pair first met in book 2 Dangerous Love and they’ve been itching to have their own story ever since. This is from the first draft... Continue Reading →
Today's snippet is a blast back in time to the first book I published (and the first in The Yakuza and the English Teacher) Dangerous Lessons. It can be a bit cringy looking back at what you've written in the past, not because it isn't any good, but you can see how far your writing... Continue Reading →
This takes place after the events of Dangerous Life and is only a little spoiler-ish, but then we all know Romance must have a Happy Ever After so it doesn’t spoil the important parts of the book. Enjoy 🙂 ………………………………… “I want my lawyer.” Jamie slumped back against the chair, arms folded across his chest.... Continue Reading →
Here we are again for another Writer Wednesday! Today I have the honor of featuring author Naomi Aoki, who’s here to talk about how characters tend to take on a life of their own and can often take control of the show. So let’s give her a nice welcome and see what she has for […]... Continue Reading →
This weeks snippet comes from Dangerous Life, the conclusion to The Yakuza and the English Teacher series, just released. This weeks is a little longer than six sentences but it loses its impact if I made it shorter. ………………………… He watched Jamie kneel on the tatami mats and pour sake into the men’s cups and... Continue Reading →
Dangerous Life, the conclusion to The Yakuza and the English Teacher series. Jamie has had many new experiences since meeting Gou. He’s been kidnapped, threatened and forced out of the country. He’s been bought expensive bespoke suits and eaten at high-class restaurants. But his relationship with Gou had survived it all, grown stronger and appears... Continue Reading →
In New Zealand it's the 25th, ANZAC Day and many will have gotten up early hours of the morning to attend Dawn Service especially with it being the 100th anniversary since the end of WWI. I was not one. Not because I disagree with it... I just wanted to sleep and there are other ways... Continue Reading →
This weeks Rainbow Snippets comes from Dangerous Life the third book in The Yakuza and the English Teacher series and concludes Jamie and Gou’s story. It won’t be the last time we see them as Gou’s nephew Kennosuke is getting his own book. Kennosuke’s book still needs a title, but the first draft is almost... Continue Reading →
This weeks Rainbow Snippets comes from Dangerous Lessons and picks up a few paragraphs on from a previous snippet post that you can read here (if you haven’t read it already or need a reminder). ……………………………. Gou waved the bartender down and a glass of whiskey was soon pushed toward him, leaving Jamie confused. This... Continue Reading →
