In the end he is indeed a sadder and a wiser man, but just how this comes about is a twist that I failed to foresee, even though the clues are there to be found. There are, of course, reasons why Ellis is the way he is, but they emerge only gradually. When Ellis dumps the too-loving Chloe and in his turn becomes besotted with the self-assured, sleek and golden but unreliable Emily, I began to hope that this conceited but also rather pathetic man would get his comeuppance. We have all known women like this some of us may even have been women like this. So does the sweet-natured Chloe, who falls so selflessly in love with him that she is bound to suffer. Hence, in more ways than one, Ellis finds himself trapped by his own creation.Īs a man who has an eye for a pretty woman, and knows just how attractive to women he can be, but is essentially selfish, he comes across very convincingly.
Deadlines and Hollywood commitments loom. However, his ruthless agent Lou, knows that the crime novels are money-spinners and will not let him stop writing them. He has a high opinion of himself, his literary abilities and especially his political views, although he is cautiously secretive about these. It swiftly changes into the story of the successful writer of crime novels, the very believable Ellis Crawford, who is tired of turning out pot-boiler after pot-boiler featuring the feisty Jenna Crane, and yet his income depends on his doing just that. You can read more about these books and how to order them by clicking the titles on the left or scrolling down the page.This begins like a crime novel, but do not be misled. Her last full length novel was a cozy mystery titled Cocktails and Lies Cocktails and Lies, and more recently she has published Christmas (and cat) themed short stories titled The Christmas Present The Christmas Present and Pumpkin Pumpkin. She has also co-written a short science fiction story with her son ( Surveillance Surveillance). To date she has published eight full length novels: three contemporary romances ( The Apple Tree The Apple Tree, Wishful Thinking Wishful Thinking, Shopping For Love Shopping For Love), two romances with suspense ( In Loving Hate In Loving Hate, The Nightclub The Nightclub), a psychological thriller ( Killing Jenna Crane Killing Jenna Crane) and a chilling women's fiction/ghost story ( Unworkers Unworkers). She gave up teaching to focus on her writing, thus fulfilling her childhood dream. Prior to that she spent several years living and teaching in Greece. Lynette worked for many years as a teacher, running the English Department of a busy London secondary school.
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