Captive: Bonus Chapters

I don’t know about you, but I can’t actually watch Hallmark movies or rom-coms or any of those type of things because I feel like the ending is just not enough. Do you know what I mean?

Let me give you an example:

The other day, I was watching She’s All That with the hubs. It just happened to be on and we came in near the end (you know that awesome dance scene at the prom? That’s where we jumped in). There’s all this teenage angst and drama and it’s not until the very, very end that Laney and Zach kiss and yay, all’s right in the world.

Then there’s graduation, but it doesn’t really answer any of my burning questions. Like… do they stay together over the summer? Go to college together? Get married? Have all the babies? Ahhhh. I NEED TO KNOW.

I drive myself crazy with this (Also, FYI, Drive Me Crazy is another great 90’s teen rom-com). Sometimes romance novels are the same for me. I actually don’t tend to read a lot of straight up contemporary romance because I find it formulaic and I get bored. 25% in they’re having their first kiss, 50% sexy times, and 80% is when THE BIG DRAMA strikes. Then we get maybe 10% of the book where things are good and a tiny glimpse into the future if we’re lucky.

I neeeeeeed long epilogues. I need to know where the couple is down the line. How are things going for them? Because I have this need to know what happens, I want to give you guys that extended peek into the future, too. So, I wrote a couple of chapters that take place a year after Captive to give you a glimpse into what Connor and Gigi’s relationship looks like when things have calmed down for them.

You can get a copy by clicking HERE.

How do you feel about epilogues? Do you like long ones or is a short peek enough for you? Let me know in the comments!

Bonus Content

I’ve been keeping a list of scenes and chapters and novella ideas that I can expand on from the Shadow Phoenix series book just for fun, but I’m torn on what to write first. There are so many possibilities. Here are some ideas I’ve had for scenes that would be fun to write and share with you. Let me know in the comments what you’d like to see first.

Bonus Content Brainstorm:

• True & Amara: What happened during Zen and Kennedy’s wedding reception (bonus scene).

• Lucas: The equipment manager from the Wild Ride tour (Griffin’s book) get his chance at love (M/M novella).

• Lennon, Atticus & Oscar: Acid trip scene (bonus scene from Tempting Harrison—you haven’t met these characters yet, but trust me when I say this scene would be hilarious).

• Maddox, Ryan & Quinn: A reader requested a steamy scene between these three, so it’d be an expansion on the truth and dare scene in the book (bonus scene).

• Jericho & Moon: Dealing with new parenthood with their colicky, terror of a child (bonus scene).

• Lennon, Atticus & Violet: Again, characters you have yet to meet from Tempting Harrison, but I want these guys to find their HEA, and it’d be in a MMF/ménage novella (novella).

• Griffin & Magnolia: Wedding (bonus scene).

Welp, those are all the ideas on my list. How about you? Which one would you want to see written? Or do you have your own ideas of a bonus scene or novella you’d like to read from the Shadow Phoenix characters before we say goodbye to the series and move on to the Hollywood Guardians with Connor? Leave me a comment and let me know!