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THANK YOU:

A huge thank you to all the wonderful people who put "Savannah Fire" on the Editor's Desk in August 2011 and "Savannah Passion" there in December 2010.

ABOUT ME:

Al writes Southern suspense. He has finaled in the Single Title Contemporary, Women’s Fiction, and Mainstream categories of numerous RWA contests and has placed first in a half dozen. A member of Mystery Writers of America and Romance Writers of America, he has presented writing workshops at three RWA National Conferences. Al is a church elder. He and his wife live in Coastal South Carolina.

ABOUT THE 'SAVANNAH' SERIES:

The "Savannah" series chronicles the crime fighting activities of three generations of southern women who live in modern day Savannah, Georgia. If you wish to read the books in order, start with "Savannah Fire," then read "Savannah Passion," and finish with "Savannah Oak." These three stories form the core of a projected nine book series, five of which are complete.

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WRITING:
Journal of a Novel by John Steinbeck
On Writing by Stephen King

BEST SELLERS:
Of Love and Evil by Ann Rice
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
South of Broad by Pat Conroy
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

ROMANCE:
Nora Roberts
Suzanne Brockmman
Sandra Brown

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Savannah Oak

Alan Chaput

When Savannah socialite Hayley Falcon intervenes to rescue her daughter from her abusive boyfriend, everything Hayley holds dear is threatened.


Meet Hayley Falcon, a gun-toting matriarch, and her defiant daughter, Maxine, whom she loves unconditionally. Meet obese, sociopathic Tater, a computer technician who has lived with and exploited Maxine since she graduated from college. Follow Hayley as she is plunged into chaos in order to rescue her daughter from self-destruction. Watch as Maxine’s amoral and purposeless life blows up, literally.

Plot twists abound in this contemporary Southern suspense novel. Think "Dallas" meets "Fatal Attraction."

Complete at 80,000 words.

Advisory: Adult content.

Revised: May 14, 2012

 

Savannah Fire

Alan Chaput

Patricia Falcon, a gun-toting socialite, uses wealth and stealth to combat Savannah's social problems ... until hidden forces get in the way.


A homeless stranger is watching Patricia's every move, but she's oblivious to the fact. When she befriends the stranger, she sets in motion events that will bring her face to face with a dark secret she has tried to leave behind.

"Savannah Fire" bridges three Savannah cultures, the church, the elite, and the homeless. The story lifts the curtain on some of Savannah's deepest secrets. Secret societies. Hidden tunnels. Powerful alliances. A serial killer. A nightmare world, veiled from sight ... until now.

"Savannah Fire" blends the suspense intensity of Coben, the southern imagery of Conroy and the storytelling of Brown.

Complete at 80,000 words

Revised May 15, 2012

 

Savannah Passion

Alan Chaput

It only takes a blink, mere days, for Hayley Falcon’s charmed life to collapse into deadly chaos. Out of the mayhem a new Hayley emerges.


Hayley Falcon is a gun-toting socialite from a deep-rooted Southern family. She is bound by tradition and driven with the ambition that has lifted her family to prominence for centuries.

Unknown to Hayley, her husband, a mob-lawyer, and her father, her mentor and foundation, both lead double lives. Her increasingly distant husband is a government deep cover operative. Her father is a member of a secretive group who has protected Savannah for centuries. Lurking behind the scenes is a powerful, ex-judge bent on revenge for past sins committed against him by the Falcon family.

How much change can Hayley take? Separation from a lying husband. A two-faced father. Public slander of her family. Attempts on her life. The threat of extermination of her entire family.

Inextricably caught in something that can destroy her, Hayley’s only hope is help from the very family members who betrayed her … and the gun she carries inside her designer purse.

“Savannah Passion” is a blend of the southern imagery of Pat Conroy, the suspense intensity of Harlan Coben, and the storytelling of Sandra Brown interlaced with all the page turning elements: love, betrayal, bloodshed and redemption.

Complete at 80,000 words.

Revised April 28, 2012

 

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Tillerman wrote 1 day ago

Hello Alan, Your editing skills are obviously superb. I was wonderi....

upforgrabs wrote 1 day ago

Hello! How are you? Any chance of another chapter-read of "Tamria"?

Torkuda wrote 1 day ago

Reading through Savannah Passion and I have to ask... was I wrong in ....

Cyrus Hood wrote 1 day ago

Hi Al, Jean-Mik appears in chapter 4 - this is not obviously set in L....

Cyrus Hood wrote 1 day ago

Hi Al, thanks very much for your detailed comments on Hellion 2- I h....

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I read your second chapter. General comments: I'm still engaged by the story. I love the Jessica character. Fiesty. Humorous. Fearsome. Good descriptions. Still plenty of tension. Smooth pacing. Specific comments on the second chapter: 1) ' ... seven thirty PM as my wife was teaching our son ... view book

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I read your first two chapters. General comments: An intriguing start. A fascinating ensemble of central characters. Well-rendered descriptions. Strong sense of place and time. Intense tension. Crisp pacing that propelled me forward. Specific comments on the first chapter: 1) 'That is indeed ... view book

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I read your first chapter. General comments: An enchanting start. Clever premise. Amy is a captivating main character. I'm interested in seeing how she handles the adventures in front of her. Your descriptions are effective. There is plenty of tension. The pacing is smooth. Specific comments o... view book

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I read your forward and first two chapters. General comments: A tragic story. The narrator (Patio) is an observant, moral and spirited central character. The descriptions are rich. You've created a strong sense of place. This story is seething with tension. The smooth pacing held my interest. ... view book

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I read your first three chapters. General comments: An intriguing start. Clever premise. Jake is a wholesome, fascinating main character. Thought-provoking narrative/dialogue. Richly imagined worlds. I'm there in each. Spiked with tension. Smooth pacing. Specific comments on the first chapter:... view book

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