I'm Not Trying to Tease . . .

. . . but I could use some feedback. For the next couple of days, I'm going to give you a little bit from my work in progress. Let's see, how do I describe this one? It's a character novel (meaning that it's more about characters than plot), but I'm still trying to hook the reader, of course, and make things interesting.

This is still pretty rough, as it's not due until Dec. 1 and I'm only at the third draft. So--

Title: PASSING STRANGERS.

Suggested back cover copy:

A train roars over the rails, carrying passengers on a trip that will change their lives. Among the many people moving on and off the 97 Silver Meteor are Tuesday Crystal, a lonely young woman hiding from her youth as a reality TV star; Matthew Scofield, a widower trying to escape his responsibilities to his two young children; and Janette Turlington, a middle-aged mother running from a situation that has destroyed the peace in her home and marriage. These three form a makeshift family on an Amtrak tour through the Southern seaboard, a journey that just might heal their wounded hearts and restore them to the people to whom they matter most . . .

So . . . what do you think? Interested yet?

Tomorrow: the prologue.

~~Angie