Discussing Excerpt Eight | Marketing Mondays

My most recent excerpt is from A New Past: Book Two. This passage covers the inaugural test flight of the supersonic business jet Paul is building in partnership with Gulfstream and Rolls Royce.

One of the challenges I had while writing Paul’s story was the need for him to face realistic challenges and setbacks. Book Two covers many of these conflicts. I chose to use this specific passage, from chapter five because it is early enough in the book to not give away too many surprises, and it also sets the tone for some of the challenges he faces in this book.

While I hope readers have read the book and predecessor, there are a few obvious questions you might have if you are just finding the books. I’ll try to anticipate and answer them here:

• Why would the Air Force allow them to test at Edwards AFB? If you read the opening chapters of the book, you’ll understand why some parts of the Air Force want to keep Paul happy. The use of Edwards is an inducement for him to keep making things the Air Force and government are keenly interested in buying from him.
• What happens after the Mayday call? I don’t want to spoil the story for anyone, so you’ll have to read the book to find out what happens next.
• What other challenges do Paul and Jeryl face in Book Two? Without giving too much away, they have to face the physical and mental challenges of completing their final two years at Stanford, launching a couple of new businesses, facing threats from the Unabomber, combating political intrigue from foreign and domestic agencies, and much more.
• With all that, it doesn’t sound like there is much Erotic in this Erotic Sci-Fi novel. There is less overt sex in this book, for certain. However, Paul and Jeryl enjoy a healthy sex-life and are still college students at the beginning of the book, so things do happen and boundaries are explored.

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