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A Bit of Lilac Lane

Lilac Lane is the follow up book to Stutter Creek, my bestselling Suspense novel from 5 Prince Publishing. In Lilac Lane, Ella and her ten year old son, Nick, flee their hometown of Albuquerque, NM to start a new life in a small town. Her ex-husband is in jail for abuse, and they just want to start a new life without him.

Within days they meet local wildlife biologist, Chet Boone. This is what happens after the three of them share pizza and a song together:

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         “You’re humming that Brown Eyed Girl song aren’t you?” Nick asked.

         “Hmm. So I was. It’s an old song from way back. I’ve always liked it.” She pulled into the carport and engaged the Jeep’s parking brake. The pine trees were fragrant. Several branches touched the metal roof of the carport. They made a shushing sound when the wind blew. It also sent their tangy green fragrance into the Jeep’s open windows. “We may regret not having a garage when it snows this winter,” she said.

         “I think he likes you,” Nick replied.

         Ella stopped with her finger on the automatic window button. The windows stopped halfway up. “Chet Boone?”

         Nick rolled his eyes. “No. The Incredible Hulk.”

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Who Should Play Ella, Anson, Chet, and Nick?

Lilac Lane, my new suspense novel, would make a fantastic movie. No, that isn't hubris talking. I write what I like to read and also what I would like to see on the big screen, (or the small screen for that matter. Big Lifetime fan here.)

So, who would I want to play the main characters in the movie? First, a little synopsis of the book: Ella and her son, Nick, escaped her ex-husband's drunken wrath once. They made a new life in a new town, Stutter Creek. But now Anson is out of jail. Is that him driving by the house late at night, causing the strange noises in the attic, making the lights flicker on and off? And if it is him, can they survive another round with a madman?

Okay, so we've got Ella, the young mother. She is trying to make a go as a restaurant owner and single parent. I think a young Sandra Bullock would be perfect to play Ella. Girl-next-door tough, that's what she'd need to be.

As for Nick, there is a young actor named Ty Simpkins. I think he has that slightly haunted quality my Nick would need.

Chet Boone could be played by Mark Wahlberg. Tough, tender, handsome in a goofy sort of way, and a good father. That would be Chet's character to a T. I would have chosen Paul Walker. He would have been the PERFECT Chet.

Now, as for Anson--the bad guy--check this out and tell me what you think. 

Yep, that's Robert Pattinson. I think he's supposed to be a good guy in this movie, The Rover, but he looks crazy to me. I could definitely see him busting through a door with murder in his eye. The question is, does he wear a size twelve boot as in this little snippet from the novel:

         He shattered the old wooden door from the inside with one well-placed kick from his size twelve boot.

         The chair was still beneath the knob, but the entire top panel of the door had splintered. In the moonlight coming through the kitchen window, Ella could see his massive silhouette.

         With another kick, the entire door disintegrated. Shards of wood flew in all directions. The red kitchen chair went scooting across the floor until it hit a piece of debris and flipped over on its side.

Afterthought: Okay, tell me your thoughts. Where have I gone wrong? Who would you cast in the movie?