The Martinique Files series is almost complete!
Sep 09, 2022 by Colette Alaine
Hello Thrillseekers!
I hope you've had a wonderful summer and are preparing for the best season of all: Autumn! I prefer a bit cooler temperatures, not cold but not bordering on 100 either. I have been extremely busy with the final novels in The Martinique Files series. The fourth novel, 'Losing Leverage' came out early this year and the fifth novel, 'Litigating Liaisons' was published in July. In between edits on the fifth novel, I began writing the sixth one. It begged me to write it and I couldn't resist. It is turning out to be amazing! I traveled in late July to the West Coast to do some research for it and it will be even better than I hoped. I just love it so much!
I am struggling to find a title. If you purchased 'Litigating Liaisons' you realized I did not name the sixth novel at the back of the book when I previewed it. I do have a working title but I think I can do better. I'm running out of words that begin with the letter 'L' and meet my requirements. One word is a legal term and the other word references the relationship between Billy and Tawny. In the first novel in the series, 'Legal Lessons,' the word 'Legal' is obviously a legal term and the word 'Lessons' refers to Tawny being a rookie attorney under Billy's tutalege. 'Limiting Liabilities' is common legal terminology but it definitely has a double meaning in the second novel. Of course, I am not going to spoil it for you! The same is true with the third novel in the series, 'Leveraging Lawyers', where both words are legal terminology but are not generally used together. This title also has a double meaning, which is explained in the novel. Novels four and five do the same. Novel six is tricky because it has to be on point for the end of the series.
I've already had requests to continue the series beyond novel six and in time, I may add another novel or two but for now, there is enough closure that should satisfy everyone. I left open the possibility of additional novels but not with the pulse racing cliffhanger of the other five novels. I have some other books I want to write before I add to The Martinique Files.
I've mentioned before that marketing is not my thing and that I decided it would be best for me to complete the series before really engaging in a large marketing strategy. Well, I've basically reached that time so you will begin to see more posts from me on social media and hopefully, on Amazon. I have something a bit out of the box planned but I'm still ironing out the details and making certain I can do what I want to do. The details will appear on my website and I hope it will become more interactive.
That's all for now but keep reading!
Cheers, Colette
I hope you've had a wonderful summer and are preparing for the best season of all: Autumn! I prefer a bit cooler temperatures, not cold but not bordering on 100 either. I have been extremely busy with the final novels in The Martinique Files series. The fourth novel, 'Losing Leverage' came out early this year and the fifth novel, 'Litigating Liaisons' was published in July. In between edits on the fifth novel, I began writing the sixth one. It begged me to write it and I couldn't resist. It is turning out to be amazing! I traveled in late July to the West Coast to do some research for it and it will be even better than I hoped. I just love it so much!
I am struggling to find a title. If you purchased 'Litigating Liaisons' you realized I did not name the sixth novel at the back of the book when I previewed it. I do have a working title but I think I can do better. I'm running out of words that begin with the letter 'L' and meet my requirements. One word is a legal term and the other word references the relationship between Billy and Tawny. In the first novel in the series, 'Legal Lessons,' the word 'Legal' is obviously a legal term and the word 'Lessons' refers to Tawny being a rookie attorney under Billy's tutalege. 'Limiting Liabilities' is common legal terminology but it definitely has a double meaning in the second novel. Of course, I am not going to spoil it for you! The same is true with the third novel in the series, 'Leveraging Lawyers', where both words are legal terminology but are not generally used together. This title also has a double meaning, which is explained in the novel. Novels four and five do the same. Novel six is tricky because it has to be on point for the end of the series.
I've already had requests to continue the series beyond novel six and in time, I may add another novel or two but for now, there is enough closure that should satisfy everyone. I left open the possibility of additional novels but not with the pulse racing cliffhanger of the other five novels. I have some other books I want to write before I add to The Martinique Files.
I've mentioned before that marketing is not my thing and that I decided it would be best for me to complete the series before really engaging in a large marketing strategy. Well, I've basically reached that time so you will begin to see more posts from me on social media and hopefully, on Amazon. I have something a bit out of the box planned but I'm still ironing out the details and making certain I can do what I want to do. The details will appear on my website and I hope it will become more interactive.
That's all for now but keep reading!
Cheers, Colette
