Before it took over our lives…

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Hello from Texas, 

Before our lives were upended I had several weeks worth of notes planned for you. Many of which hardly seem relevant at a time like this. The article below being one of those things. I mean…who needs to hire a hitman when there’s a silent killer at bay? 

Okay, maybe don’t answer that. 

Anyway, I think it’s important to the extent that one can to keep a ‘business as usual’ attitude during times of crisis. For that reason, I’ve included the original note below. 

But first, a few things you might find helpful: 

❤️ How not to hate the person you’re quarantined with.

⚔️ How to deal with conflict when you’re WFH.

😇 How to be emotionally resilient.

📹 Who knew? There’s a video filter to help you look better on Zoom calls.

🔌 Unplug from the stress. Here are 25 happy sites to visit if you’re sick of the news.

And in case you missed it: 

📚 All of my books (except for Bedrock + The Book Doctor) are available to read for free via Kindle Unlimited. Amazon is offering a 60-day free trial. 

📻 I made a quarantunes playlist for you.

In the moments where the world feels heavy, remember that there’s still lots of beauty to be found. (More on that next week.) 

As for me, when I’m not using ill-timed humor to see me through, I’m counting the things I’ve gained from this experience rather than the things I’ve lost.

With lots of love and support…

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The original note I had planned:

As you may know, after Charlotte Jones in Kill, Sleep, Repeat is involved in a violent act that forces her to protect herself and her child and effectively outs her from anonymity, she decides to take to the online world to share a bit of her expertise.

If you’ve ever attended active shooter training then you know the mantra: run, hide, fight. But most people forget the first step: snap out of it and realize that it’s happening.

On that note, take care, stay well and read lots.

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Weekend Conversation Starters

Shooting Blanks

‘Hitmen’ for hire invade the dark web—but researchers say they’re frauds Hitman-for-hire services are flourishing on the dark web, and they’re advertising at disturbingly low prices. The website Azerbaijani Eagles promises to commit murder for just $5,000. There’s just one problem: Researchers at Michigan State University have concluded that these hitmen services are scams.  Although hired hits do happen in the real world, none of the twenty-four sites covered in the research have ever been linked to a real-life murder. Calling yourself a killer has never been so trendy At least one group adamantly opposes the scam theory: the hitmen themselves. The 18th Street Mafia promises that it “can provide video proof of our services, with timestamps,” adding that “such proof is not possible for fake services.” The proof is apparently hard to come by: When The New York Times reached out, the Mafia didn’t reply. Left on read by your dark-web assassin To be clear: No one is particularly eager to cast too much shade on hitman services. But there’s a good reason to be skeptical. Say you actually try to hire one of these sites. You fork over $18,000—apparently the going rate for a hit in England. Nothing happens. What are you gonna do, call the cops? One Illinois nurse was sentenced to 12 years for trying to hire a member of the Sicilian Hitmen International Network. Her case shows law enforcement probably won’t have much sympathy if your hired gun ghosts you.

Several times a week, Charlotte Jones leaves suburbia behind and boards a chartered flight to parts unknown, where she wraps her hands around the necks of marks for just as long as she has to.

Then she goes back to domestic life with a paycheck, defense wounds, and the sense that she can handle anything.

Which is good, because being a wife, mother, and sociopath, with an insatiable taste for murder, gives the term work-life balance new meaning. When one life unexpectedly bleeds into the other, leading to a secret admirer and borderline insta-fame, Charlotte is forced to ask herself if she really can have it all.

Slick and unsettling, Kill, Sleep, Repeat is a cunning tale of deception and desire that begs the question: Do we ever really know people the way we think we do?

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P.S. Already devoured it?

Looking for your next read? The majority of my books deal with secret identities in one way or another…

1️⃣ The Bedrock series: Suburban housewife = Dominatrix

2️⃣  The Water series: Couple next door = Husband & wife vigilante justice team 

3️⃣ The New Hope series: Cult members committing atrocious acts, all in the name of religion.  

Memorable reading experiences begin here

DO NOT PRESS 

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