Taking Time

I’m going to post a little less for a while so I can write a lot more on my book.  I’ve decided (for the 50th time) to finish Maxie’s book.  I like her and I like her story and I owe it to myself to finish her book so I can go on to the next.

Here’s what’s been going on:

Maxie put herself through college the hard way and is now supporting herself as a graphic artist, something she’s very good at.  However, her finances led her to take the first job that came along and she really needs to expand her talents and look for another job.

She’s living with three roommates in a two-bedroom apartment so she can afford the car of her dreams – a Lincoln Navigator.  I have some problems with that, but Maxie insists that’s what she wants.

By pinching her pennies Maxie finally buys the car of her dreams, but on her first long drive in the NAV someone hits her from behind in a cop-like move and sends her NAV spinning towards the ocean with Maxie helpless  inside.

Why?  Well, it might have something to do with the fact that her Aunt Maxine has made her a wealthy woman, but Maxie doesn’t know it yet.  Aunt Maxine’s lawyer has been suspiciously slow at finding Maxie and letting her know, but he finally gets the job done?

Along with a lot of money, Maxie has inherited a beach house in Malibu.  When Maxie decides to spend her recovery at the beach house, things begin to happen.

What?  I’m not going to tell you, but I will tell you that Maxie doesn’t have the quiet time she’s been planning on.

Marilynne