One Woman.
One Mission.
And a Sequel!

Cosmic justice continues for one fearless woman
in Day of Reckoning, the sequel to Persona Non Grata.

Day of Reckoning

In Day of Reckoning, Lisa Benton is presumed dead, ruthlessly hunted down by vindictive homicide detective Derrick Miller, avenging his girlfriend’s murder. Will Lisa’s protégé, Elizabeth Myers, carry on her legacy of “cosmic justice,” as she was instructed to at the end of Persona Non Grata? In the sequel, a billionaire businessman with a proclivity for drugging and raping high school girls, catches Elizabeth’s attention while a former beauty queen, who ensnares teenage girls on the Internet for her boyfriend’s depraved needs, prompts Detective Miller’s new female partner into action. Elizabeth needs her mentor now more than ever. Is Lisa really dead?

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Persona Non Grata

Vowing to avenge years of sexual abuse from her brother, Lisa Benton has not only survived, but has become an expert markswoman, recognizing that firearms are the great equalizer for women. Shunned by her family, she chooses her own, lonely journey in life, tirelessly building her self-confidence at the shooting range, while planning retribution. Attaining a career in law enforcement, afforded the right to carry a firearm at all times, she eventually seeks her own form of dark justice, stealthily dropping off the radar, embarking on an alternate route of reprisal, becoming a persona non grata.

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Killing Me Softly

by rkaplan | Jun 7, 2021 | Book Writing Research Process, fiction writing, Writing Process

If you’ve read my novels, you will have noticed I like to incorporate murder into all of them. Indeed, killing a character—whether a protagonist or an antagonist—is a form of psychotherapy for me. It is subconsciously cathartic. In fact, each “killing” probably equals...

What a Character!

by rkaplan | Apr 29, 2021 | fiction writing, Writing Inspiration

Choosing what I like better—creating characters for my novels or developing the actual storyline—is akin to a asking a mother to pick her favorite child. No doubt, she would likely say it depends on the day and her mood. Clearly, gripping characters drive a novel’s...

Reading Hiatuses

by rkaplan | Mar 29, 2021 | Disciplined Decisions, Reading Enjoyment

A friend of mine I will call “Sam,” who is an avid reader, confessed to me the other day that she hadn’t read a book in quite some time. In fact, she’d completely lost interest in reading. What??? She’d always have novels lined up, reading one after the other. She’d...

One Woman. One Mission. And a Sequel!