Red After Dark (Blackwood Security #13) - Elise Noble Page 0,132
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Is it awful that my favourite scene in this book to write was the fight between Emmy and Black? I love it when characters have arguments. If I could only write one romance trope for the rest of my life, it would be enemies-to-lovers because it’s fun making people bicker and then so satisfying when they finally end up together. Oliver and Stefanie in Rhodium, Max and Lily in Roses are Dead, Iris and Marcus in Demented, Tai and Ren in Copper… Those books flowed the easiest.
Speaking of that fight, I think the initial version of Chapter 36 was the most controversial scene I’ve ever written—it was even more vicious originally, and half of my beta readers were like, “No way, he is not coming back from that.” So I decided to tone it down a bit. Will Black manage to redeem himself? We’ll see…
The main inspiration behind this book came from the world around us at the moment—politics seems to have polarised people around the globe. I never used to follow it, but over the last few painful years, it’s become impossible to escape the fact that some people really don’t have the temperament or the morals to make decisions on behalf of other people. Some countries have got lucky, but from America to Zimbabwe and almost everywhere in between, there seem to be some right twats in government. Fingers crossed the situation will right itself over the next few years or I don’t think there’ll be much of the world left. There. That’s more than I usually say about politics, and quite enough.
So, where else did I get ideas for this book? A while ago, I read an article about a car that was spotted in a lake in Florida on Google Earth, and upon investigation, it turned out that the driver had disappeared twenty-two years earlier on his way home. He was still inside. I figured that would be a perfect (temporary) resting place for Piper.
And if you’re wondering about Rune’s reference to Andi Manette, that came from Mind Prey by John Sandford. His Lucas Davenport series is one of my favourites.
The final part of Alaric’s story will be out at the end of the year, but before that, I thought we’d hop back in time a bit with a Blackwood Christmas story. I’ve wanted to write one for ages because when Bradley’s involved, you know it’s going to be chaos. Spirit will be out at the end of November :)
As always, huge thanks to the team that helped me with this book—to Nikki for editing, to Abi for the cover, to John, Lizbeth, and Debi for proofreading, and to Jeff, Renata, Terri, Musi, David, Stacia, Jessica, Nikita, Quenby, Jody, and Sandra for beta reading.
Chat again soon!
Elise
OTHER BOOKS BY ELISE NOBLE
The Blackwood Security Series
For the Love of Animals (Nate & Carmen - prequel)
Black is My Heart (Diamond & Snow - prequel)
Pitch Black
Into the Black
Forever Black
Gold Rush
Gray is My Heart
Neon (novella)
Out of the Blue
Ultraviolet
Glitter (novella)
Red Alert
White Hot
Sphere (novella)
The Scarlet Affair
Spirit (novella) (2020)
Quicksilver
The Girl with the Emerald Ring
Red After Dark
When the Shadows Fall (2020)
The Blackwood Elements Series
Oxygen
Lithium
Carbon
Rhodium
Platinum
Lead
Copper
Bronze
Nickel
Hydrogen (TBA)
The Blackwood UK Series
Joker in the Pack
Cherry on Top (novella)
Roses are Dead
Shallow Graves
Indigo Rain
Pass the Parcel (TBA)
Blackwood Casefiles
Stolen Hearts
Blackstone House
Hard Lines (2021)
Hard Tide (TBA)
The Electi Series
Cursed
Spooked
Possessed
Demented
Judged (2021)
The Planes Series
A Vampire in Vegas (2021)
The Trouble Series
Trouble in Paradise
Nothing but Trouble
24 Hours of Trouble
Standalone
Life
Coco du Ciel (TBA)
Twisted (short stories)
A Very Happy Christmas (novella)
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