The other day I was having a chat with one of my readers and
it occurred to me that she had not read my books in order.
Does that mean that you have to read them in order? No, but
you should, if you want to get the most out of them.
When I started out, I had a vision for the direction that I
was going to take the books. Unfortunately, and you can blame my
wife for this, that vision took a sort of detour when I wrote SmallTown Secrets. That book was only intended to be a short story, sort of like what
I did with Cold Case, but my wife fell in love with the main character and it
took on a life of its own.
So instead of having just the James Maguire series, we now
have the Alex Taylor series. Each series is their own, but their stories also
converge into the world of the other.
The reason I suggest that you read them in order is that,
while each book has its own storyline, they also contain sub-stories and
characters who, while they might not be significant now, will play a larger
role down the line.
That’s the fun of story-telling, you’re telling a story. Even
though it is fictional life, we know that life doesn’t end at the
last chapter, it just moves on to the next book.
So pick up Perfect Pawn and start where it all began. You'll
get the most of them that way and isn't that what reading is all about?
I hope that you enjoy the journey! If you do, please don't keep it to yourself. Kindly tell a friend and leave a review. I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to authors when they get feedback from their readers. After all, we write for you.
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