An Affair With Danger

Against all odds Will and Frankie fall in love. But Frankie's violent boyfriend is seeking revenge.

'The author knows how to blend romance, suspense and an appropriate amount of humor to keep me reading late into the night.' BbReviews

When corporate lawyer Will McPherson is held up in an armed robbery, his life changes in ways he'd never dreamed of. He goes to court to give evidence and upon meeting the perpetrator's girlfriend Frankie Slater, he is instantly smitten.

But feisty, straight-talking Frankie has her own problems, not least of which is her violent boyfriend Eddie.

And he soon becomes Will's problem as well.

If you like your romance stories with a liberal dose of grit and suspense, you'll love this short novel you can read in one sitting.

'This book has intrigue, romance, humour and it was hard to put down once I started reading it.' Jill Moffatt.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW

How is An Affair With Danger different from your previous books?

It's not a comedy, for a start, although there are a couple of scenes that verge on the humorous. It's classic noir about two characters - a well-brought up middle-class boy and a girl who's known nothing but poverty, hardship and crime. Their relationship spells nothing but trouble, but they dive into it anyway. It's very much the dark side of love and romance.

However, An Affair With Danger is not a complete change of genre. Two of my previous books, while being comedies, also contain elements of crime and suspense. My novel How Not To Commit Murder is about a conman trying to go straight, and two of the stories in my short story anthology Comedy Shorts are about crime and criminals.

What is it about writing noir that you like?

I like the realism of it, and the challenge of writing characters who are damaged and flawed, and though they also have redeeming qualities, things don't always work out for them. I've always veered towards noir in the books I read, and I've come to realize it's what I enjoy writing most as well.

What made you decide to write a novella?

I'd wanted to write one for some time. I liked the idea of writing a story with a simple, linear plot and just a few characters. As I was mulling over the idea for An Affair With Danger, I realized that it would be the perfect vehicle for a novella. And I loved writing it. There's a real psychological boost in knowing when you start a book that you're only going to be writing 40 000 words.

I think readers today enjoy reading novellas for a variety of reasons. They may not have the time or inclination to read a full length novel and they can read a whole novella on the commute to and from work or over a week-end. And a well-written novella will still give you the same degree of pleasure and satisfaction that you get from reading a novel.

I'll certainly be writing more of them in the future.