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Bookshelf: Father Figures

This is my last piece on HOT SEAT, so I wanted to take today to discuss one of the characters in the book. For my wife, the stand out character in the book is Steve Westlake. Steve is Aidy’s grandfather. Julie likes […]

Bookshelf: Trouble

When it comes to the Aidy Westlake books, I like to draw from actual events and I try to give Aidy more trouble than he can handle. For HOT SEAT, I had him facing criminal charges, which I lifted from my own […]

Bookshelf: New Frontiers

HOT SEAT, the second in the Aidy Westlake mysteries is in the bag. Not only am I thinking about the books, but I’m thinking about some storylines for some novellas featuring Aidy. I think it would be fun to write short and […]

Bookshelf: Traveling Without Moving

With the Aidy Westlake books, I’ve tried to incorporate a lot my racing experiences into the books because they’re interesting, funny, dangerous or scary. For HOT SEAT, I used played off something that was both dangerous and scary and used it as […]

Bookshelf: HOT SEAT

My bookshelf feature is back for the month of July because I’m pleased and proud to announce that the second of the Aidy Westlake mysteries, HOT SEAT, is out in the US.  Over the month, I’ll share history and background on the […]

HOT SEAT Book Signing

The 2nd Aidy Westlake book, HOT SEAT, comes out at the end of the week and this Saturday, I’ll be at Book Carnival for my only SoCal signing. I hope to see my southland chums there. I’ll be signing with the lovely […]