Lynsay Sands

Hello fall! 

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I do love the fall with the splash of yellows, oranges, reds and occasionally mauve and purple leaves lining the roads. It's a beautiful time of year. Even when they shed their leaves and the splash of color covers the yards it's a lovely sight. (Though I know cleaning up all those leaves can be a pain, I still think it's worth it.)​ 

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And the fall holidays, Halloween and Thanksgiving, are all about fun and family, which really only enhances the season. 

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As for what I'm working on, I'm going through the edits for the next Argeneau coming out in July (ugh!). I enjoyed the story, but the edits not so much. No title as of yet, but it's a mystery/thriller about a rogue gone rogue. It involves newcomer Abril Newman, as assistant that literally falls into a body dump site for a serial killer, and the detective sent to the scene is one of Basil's sons, Detective Crispin Argeneau. 

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And I'm almost halfway through writing the next Argeneau after that, and the story takes place in a retirement community, essentially a treed, park-like lot with modular homes. Nicholas, Donny and our favorite Spanish pirate, Vasco, are sent to investigate what's going on when they get wind of an abnormal increase in the death rate there.  And oh yes, I'm having a lot of fun with this one. <G>

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On the home front…

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The pups are healthy and crazy as usual. A few of our pups are getting into their elder dog years. Our little Teddy is still chugging along happily and both Eshe and Allie are up there now. Eshe has a noticeable limp, but we are giving her pain meds and all the vitamins we can to make her more comfortable. And of course Tybo, Drina and GG are all the same, happy healthy and still running all over the place, or in Drina's case falling down on her back right in front of me as I'm trying to walk. Not a smart move, however, so far I haven't stepped on her. 

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As for what's going on, the offices will be moving as the home that houses said offices will be moved as well. Not sure where as of yet, but we'll see! It's been a lot of work getting it prepped as it seems everyone wants white walls, no clutter and overall perfection, meaning we had to remove a good ninety percent of everything from the house, repaint and stain everything that can be repainted and stained, tighten and clean rugs, redo flooring, fix any imperfections... you get the idea. It was crazy, but I guess it has to look like a model home, so like no one lives there, with just enough in the cupboards or storage to show that you can store stuff there, but not to actually do it. 😳 I get it, but jeez... really? 

 

I hope you enjoy your fall in all its brilliance! Have a fun, spooky Halloween and see loads of family and friends at Thanksgiving!

 

I should have more time now to chat with you on FB, insta and even X. This house and office move created a lot of disruption (worked nonstop for months on this), but I think the majority of the work is over with, at least for now. Fingers crossed!

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Lynsay