What would you like to see in additional books?

[Shannon Ruane]

There is already a second book Ravenous Snakes. Given Chameleons was popular enough for a sequel, there will probably be additional books.

I have not read the second book, but if anyone can locate a link on this website to it I might read it.

This might be covered but please humor me because I haven't read the sequel. What I want to know is what do you think and/or you want to happen in additional books?

The story went from Bax's death to Zia, Bryce and Jazz living happily ever after without mentioning the middle events. Was the author was trying to comply with a "page length requirement" and create sequel interest at the same time or was it a creative choice that would have been made whether any rules/restrictions were given to the author?

In particular, I want to know how Zia is coping? She has a child but do nightmares of her "recent" past cause her to be a poor parent? Do Zia and Bryce have a solid relationship or (since the Romance genre includes lots of sex) do they have an eventual difficulties?

If they sought marriage counseling, is she going to cheat on Bryce by sleeping with their therapist? Worse yet, if Bryce by some freak coincidence found a copy of the flash drive with inappropriate Zia content how would he react? The most horror story plot would be if their child or children found out about all the details and how would the information change their parental relationships with Zia?

How is Jazz coping with the death of her "Uncle," shooting someone and the truth about her identity?

Finally, what happened legally? Does the country find out the books were non-fiction but advertisements made it sound like fiction? Someone else probably guessed there was a connection between the books a recent crimes but never reported the similarities. I assume Zia, Bryce and Jazz either suffered no legal consequences (or paid for the problems to disappear).

There are many ways and topics the books could cover while adding enough sex to readers who are more interested in that aspect. I am not certain I would want the series to be "crime genre" unless the author learns to balance between crime and other events.

[gali]

Here is the link to the second book: Ravenous Snakes.

[Shannon Ruane]

Hi gali,

Thank you very much for the link.

I hope you have a wonderful day,

-Shannon Ruane

[Dustin Stopher]

The biggest thing for me is I want to see the fallout of Baxter’s demise. Is the case fully solved? Did he have accomplices? Because of the books he published and the notoriety of his crimes, could there be copycat killers to worry about? How about the legal ramifications for Jazz? Is she in the clear for self-defense even if she was never attacked and clearly had a personal vendetta against her father? There is so much that could be explored that could have easily been tacked on to the end of the book. Of course, learning about how Zia is faring after the events and with her new family would be interesting to know, but the perceived loose ends from the novel’s climax still remain.

[MysticSpade]

I was not a fan of this book so I don't want to see any additional books It's sad that the author left this many unanswered questions after reading since about half of them could have been resolved. But that goes to show how the publishing industry works. If you leave enough questions unanswered, you automatically get to pass Go, collect $200, and write a second novel.

[Shannon Ruane]

I was not a fan of this book so I don't want to see any additional books It's sad that the author left this many unanswered questions after reading since about half of them could have been resolved. But that goes to show how the publishing industry works. If you leave enough questions unanswered, you automatically get to pass Go, collect $200, and write a second novel.

Hi! I think that quote is hilarious! My friends and me use it to describe other things quite often. I hope to become an author or literary agent so I will keep that in mind, especially if I self-publish.

That formula works in visual media, (Disney Star Wars for example. They made loads of random spin-off films and TV shows "ending" on a cliffhanger etc), so why not in literature? For those who are not fond of that book, you might laugh at me calling it "literature."

We should all respect authors and their work, successful or not. If any form of creative expression (visual or written) does become successful people should analyze what helped/hurt them.

This was my first romance novel and I am not certain whether it was this particular book or if all 18+ years romance novels are as graphic. I probably will read the sequel to see if the questions are answered and/or if the writing style changes significantly. However, beyond that I am going to reconsider reading romance in the future. This was not my favorite novel but not the worst book I have read.

I am pleased for the author for being so successful that a sequel was desired.

[Shannon Ruane]

The biggest thing for me is I want to see the fallout of Baxter’s demise. Is the case fully solved? Did he have accomplices? Because of the books he published and the notoriety of his crimes, could there be copycat killers to worry about? How about the legal ramifications for Jazz? Is she in the clear for self-defense even if she was never attacked and clearly had a personal vendetta against her father? There is so much that could be explored that could have easily been tacked on to the end of the book. Of course, learning about how Zia is faring after the events and with her new family would be interesting to know, but the perceived loose ends from the novel’s climax still remain.

Hi!

You make excellent points regarding the potential legal complications. Even millions of dollars can not instantly wipe away all problems. The police still have their own investigation before the case is 100% closed. The main concern I would have legally is how did Zia and Jazz figure out it was Bax? The "Uncle" police officer is killed so he can't lie for Jazz and Zia and say he was the genius that put the pieces together.

Admitting loads of sex is what led them to obtain the information will be problematic. Zia and Jazz destroyed the sex tapes, but the police probably have hackers who could break into Bax's laptop and find everything. They will naturally inspect all of Bax's stuff/house to formally prove everything.

Personally, I believe Jazz would be taken and interrogated about the incident. She could argue she was defending someone else's life (Zia) which is legally considered similarly to self defense in courts. Think of example cases when a child, unconscious or other person who can't defend themselves but someone else can. That person could use such a defence in court.

Because she did not know her father Dwight was Bax, unless the police did loads of genetic testing (they have no reason to) that aspect of vendetta for killing her mother would be a highly illogical conclusion by police. A child would certainly want to punish/kill the murderer of a loved one, yet how many people actually get the chance? They could argue she took advantage of the moment to kill Bax because he clearly killed her "Uncle." However, I doubt she would serve jail time.

Zia would likely face legal trouble for a charge relating to client/professional relationship deals. The contract written financially in Zia's favor could be simply a case of her using sex for money. Such things happen in the "real world." Even worse, she might be briefly considered an accomplice. While they would be proven incorrect about any criminal involvement, Zia would find it difficult to deny clients/professional charges.

I doubt Bax had accomplices but copycat killers who use books as examples have happened before. I think the USA would wonder why no more books were being published. I suspect all copies of current books would be banned from being sold but I doubt there are enough police in each state to confiscate books from each bookstore. Maybe there would be a "black market" within bookstores to sell the "limited edition" books to any remaining fans. (That plot would be mildly amusing to me).

Thank you for making me think.

-Shannon Ruane

[F N Chamomile]

To be honest, this is not really my kind of book, so I'm not planning to read any additional books, though the mystery and crime tags are the ones that intrigued me. That being said, I'd love to see all the questions in the first book answered in the sequel, though I'm not that hyped to find out about them.

[Medhansh Bhardwaj]

Honestly, I kind of expected a sequel to this book because of the unusual and dissatisfying ending. Although I hope the second book has a better and more substantial ending to it, otherwise I won't be able to continue this series.

[review-specialist]

There were so many questions that I needed to be answered so I didn't quite enjoy this read. However, I do look forward to additional reads because maybe, just maybe that sequel holds the answers.

[Mtibza eM]

Oh, there is a sequel? I think it is a bad idea, as the book, to me, didn't require a sequel. I think it would ruin it. People who have already called in love with Zia, and who enjoyed the happily ever after would be disappointed. The book was good but the sequel to me was a bad idea. As you have said, Chameleons had its strong resolution.

[Akshi Porwal]

I didn't like the book so i probably won't read the sequel but I would want zia to become more appreciate of Bryce and more secrets of Jazz to come out because I don't trust her.

[Astral Magi]

I believe that the issues were left open-ended specifically because the author intended to create a follow-up. As for what one would like to see in the next book? Some explanations as to what happens to Jazz and more background on Bax. I think it could very well turn into a crime series.

[Salah bourouba]

There is already a second book Ravenous Snakes. Given Chameleons was popular enough for a sequel, there will probably be additional books.

I have not read the second book, but if anyone can locate a link on this website to it I might read it.

This might be covered but please humor me because I haven't read the sequel. What I want to know is what do you think and/or you want to happen in additional books?

The story went from Bax's death to Zia, Bryce and Jazz living happily ever after without mentioning the middle events. Was the author was trying to comply with a "page length requirement" and create sequel interest at the same time or was it a creative choice that would have been made whether any rules/restrictions were given to the author?

In particular, I want to know how Zia is coping? She has a child but do nightmares of her "recent" past cause her to be a poor parent? Do Zia and Bryce have a solid relationship or (since the Romance genre includes lots of sex) do they have an eventual difficulties?

If they sought marriage counseling, is she going to cheat on Bryce by sleeping with their therapist? Worse yet, if Bryce by some freak coincidence found a copy of the flash drive with inappropriate Zia content how would he react? The most horror story plot would be if their child or children found out about all the details and how would the information change their parental relationships with Zia?

How is Jazz coping with the death of her "Uncle," shooting someone and the truth about her identity?

Finally, what happened legally? Does the country find out the books were non-fiction but advertisements made it sound like fiction? Someone else probably guessed there was a connection between the books a recent crimes but never reported the similarities. I assume Zia, Bryce and Jazz either suffered no legal consequences (or paid for the problems to disappear).

There are many ways and topics the books could cover while adding enough sex to readers who are more interested in that aspect. I am not certain I would want the series to be "crime genre" unless the author learns to balance between crime and other events.

I liked this book because there wasn't just intercourse in it, the author has done a good job with adding the murder in it, so now I want to know how Zia is doing, she can't just live happily after all what happened, or what she did, I want to know if Bryce is ok with Zia being who she after he finds out about the flash drive, and I want a copycat murderer to target Zia, that would be exciting

[Kazak]

I'm not really going to read the second book, but I think it'd be really great if the next book actually resolves all of the problems that were left in the previous book. And it, too, shouldn't end with unresolved questions of its own. Otherwise it would make for a really disingenious book.