John Chapman

We started the 'A Vested Interest' series in 2007 and it took over a year before I came up with an ending we were happy with. At 170,000 words A Vested Interest was too long though for a printed book. We cut it heavily but still ended with a 140,000 word book. There was no alternative, we had to split it into a two book series. Doing that, we thought, would allow us to put back some of the content we had cut and expand the second book (Dark Secrets) a little.
Well that was the plan. We ended up splitting the second book and making a trilogy by adding 'No Secrets'. The original ending didn't quite fit now so we moved it into a fourth book - Stones, Stars and Solutions.
And so it goes on. We are now writing book 10 and 11 of the series. Shelia has written a spin-off 'Blood of the Rainbow' trilogy. Altogether it's 2 million words so far! In terms of time, we've only covered a few months. There is an end in sight but not for another 5,000 years. Maybe I'll get to use my original ending then?

About the Authors
John and Shelia Chapman are a husband and wife team who met on Internet and crossed the Atlantic to be together. John, an English ex-science and computer teacher contributed the technology and 'nasty' bits while Shelia drew on her medical experience in the USA and produced the romance. The humour? That came from real life.

Website: http://avestedinterest.info
Twitter: @JChapman1729
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://avestedinterest.blogspot.co.uk/

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• Blackstone: Lily's Reprieve on March 13, 2013
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  It's not often I come across a book which will appeal to 50 Shades, Twilight and Christine Feehan 'Dark series' fans - except it's better written than any of them. It has the erotic sex of 50 Shades - but not the constant repetition. It has the quest by an immortal to kill the evil ones of the Dark series - but not the spelling, grammar or formatting errors. It has the young girl meeting the attractive immortal and at risk from the evil adversities - but not the sparkly vampires and cold hard skin. Best of all - it's currently FREE! There are a couple of things wrong - the cover gives no clue to the content and at one point there is some weak astronomy. Neither spoils an excellent story.
  
• Blackstone: Aidan's Redemption on Oct. 13, 2017
  
  A gripping climax to an intriguing trilogy. If you knew with certainty that your unborn child would kill billions and bring misery to the world what would you do? That's the dilemma facing Aidan when he discovers the love of his life is pregnant. Aidan is an immortal human/alien hybrid. Lily, his love is human.. This third book in the trilogy took a while to appear but it was well worth the wait. I intended to read just a few pages since it was a long way down on my reading list. I was quickly hooked and had to keep reading. The only problem being that when I turned the last page I wanted more! A book that leaves you with an empty hole is one you have to read again. I think I might start at book 1 again.