HAPPY ENDINGS: FOUR
The fourth and final episode of Happy Endings is now available!
These guys were a blast and boy was it fun to explore the mining business and Africa. Loved getting in Sukie's head; Tommy's too. This book went long (as usual) so it's clocking in somewhere around 62k words. Lots of stuff happens. It's hot. I sure hope you all like it!
YEAH! Now I'm also going to be eagerly waiting for the next Reza segment with poor Jonny all frustrated.
ReplyDeleteComing soon!
DeleteThank you for a very enjoyable ending to this wonderful series. Sukie is my favorite character yet and I hope you write more about her in the future. I'm also looking forward to more Reza. Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much—and I will! (or at least try, ha ha)
DeleteOH YES!!!! Well i know what i'm doing each night for the next week.... I'm going to pace myself with this one. Let it allllll sink in. Anyone else ever find yourself in the middle of another book, then a KT book comes out so you have to put the other book aside and finish later. KT book's come first? Or is it just me?
ReplyDeleteAw, shucks ...
DeleteAnd BTW, KT... your gif's are hysterical. ;)
ReplyDeleteThan you!
DeleteWell done, KT; guess I have to eat my words (sort of).
ReplyDeleteThanks—what words?—I thought you had it ...
DeleteThere's something hot about a girl in a skirt with a hard hat. I'm further along than that part of the story, but when I saw a decent looking blonde construction worker on the ride to work today I had a big 'heh' moment to myself.
ReplyDeleteThis story is quintessential KT.
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DeleteThis was a fun story, and it was also fun to read a multi part story with a couple who were strong and stable in their love for each other. While there was some jealousy at times (that's part of it always) both Sukie and Tommy knew what the other wanted and set out to give it to each other. A true cuckold love story...it was a nice change of pace from the dramas and miscommunications we usually see.
ReplyDeleteYou do get the feeling that Tommy and Sukie love each other.
DeleteI wanted to do a story where the couple was stronger and the husband had a lot to offer. I liked that the jealousy provoked competition rather than angst!
DeleteI post as my wife and I, DavidnDaria on OHW. We read this latest book last night in our motor home away from home at an east coast beach. The main text really summed things up nicely and then came the epilogue. All we have to say is More, More, More!!! KT, you devious woman! You left a lot unanswered with respect to the hot tub and the Saturday night to come. Also, we found ourselves wondering what Jeff B wonders. And then there's the vacation. Please, KT, more with these characters. You promised wall to wall sex and you delivered! We just hope you see your way to clear to deliver on the promise of the epilogue. Thank you so much for such an enjoyable read! We're posting a review...it's pretty much what we've written here.
ReplyDeleteThank you—and I love to hear how a couple read it together on vacation! It's very sweet.
DeleteI didn't intend to tell anymore story with Sook and Tommy, but of course there is more there. We'll have to see what happens... I have many other books on the go and I have to see them through first!
Hope when the series continues the husband and Dio get into a match in front of Sukie and hubby gets humiliated. That is one of my all time favorite fantasies which I am usually the loser lol.
ReplyDeleteFrom DavidnDaria on OHW. There are just too many possibilities after the epilogue. One thing is for certain, KT left my wife and I wanting much more. If that was intended, did KT ever succeed! The entire series was brilliantly done but the end was just over the top brilliance and carrot danglingly intense. We bit.
DeleteI'm sure that we'll see them again at some point. Don't doubt that they'll be more.
DeleteAnother excellent KT story..
ReplyDeleteWas the book Sook gave Heidi
"Cherry Blossoms" or the next installment of "Reza"?
Enjoyed everything about this one including the "midnight mischief"
I assume tommy learned what happened in his assigned room at a later date..the whole cheat aspect was thrilling. I liked that Tommy was cautious about the hired help.
This was a no shit incident tonight.
Im reading up to the part when they go to the luncheon at the tree. Wifes watching "Americas got Talent" or some dam show. This choir comes out and starts singing "Africa" as i'm reading about Dio boinking Sukie on the quilt....how serendipitous. So i inadvertently got a sound track with this story.
Ok whens the next story out?
Jeez KT i think your gonna need a staff pretty soon.
I was reading that she had plans to bring the next Reza story soon after this one. Thinking next week or so...
DeleteI can only hope...
DeleteThank you! The midnight mischief was my favorite part.
DeleteReza will be up soon!
KT - my assumption is you were finally letting us into what happened during midnight mischief, using the Dio and Sukie romp in the epilogue, is that right?
DeleteStill wanted to be a fly on the wall for it ...
Just a comparison:
ReplyDeleteSome interesting differences between maggie and sook tommy and max and cole and dio.
We all have our opinions about Maggie she screwed up in multiple levels foe me but was happy with the end product in the end ...good for her that she had to crush max bad for her.
Sook by contrast knew how powerfully she loved tommy. Related that to Tommy in many diffferent ways. One being honesty.
Tommy was opposite end of the spectrum from Max. Where Tommy schemed and snuck around. Tommy was more open even if he did spy and video sook. He was commuicative about his feelings rather than letting things go as max did.
Then there was Cole vs Dio. I think Cole was a better alpha. He pushed maggies buttons almost effortlessly. Than again maggie was more into him than Max. In this case Cole probably would have set it up so that Tommy would have no say in what went down. Cole to me was more of a natural Bull than Dio. Dio did things because he liked the danger in it. Cole because he just could. His actions came from an innate ability to Dominate. Dio because he had power and wealth to do what he wanted. Maybe the better way to say it is Cole had the spirit. Dio had the mentality or something like that..they both had the equipment....
Hate it when i fail to edit my own writing..
Delete"Where Max schemed and snuck around"
I agree with this. But I want to add that Cole did love Maggie for real. He wanted to dominate her because she needed it, not just for his own satisfaction. IMO, ha ha.
DeleteYea dont disagree with that...Cole and Maggie definetly had that love connection going on. Just posing a thought that their love for one another was so strong that it crushes all in its path...including Max family and friends. Fortunately for them only max was standing in the way. Unfortunately for max.
DeleteFrom DavidnDaria on OHW. Someone bumped my thread on OHW so I took that opportunity to praise KT. Brilliance deserves support.
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Thank you—I read that and it is much appreciated!
DeleteCan you point out the thread you're referring to? I couldn't find it when you initially mentioned it.
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DeleteKT, thank you! I do like the thought of the Russian Mafia!
ToBe=ToHave, It's titled "Hello and an Introduction" in the Hotwife sub-forum. Beware, it's long and I got wordy at times. The picture of my wife I posted has scrolled off the site. My avatar there is my wife, taken about a month ago.
Dave
Okay, so I am about 35 percent done with it and it's hot as hell I must admit. I am thinking that the book is mostly going to be all sex without a lot of contemplations and internal pains that will soon arrive at some point if a sequel series comes out. I can't help but think no way in hell would any guy like Tommy will just go with this.
ReplyDeleteFor one he holds a ton of emotions in. I keep picturing myself as Tommy and just know I wouldn't handle it. Especially the amount of mind fucking Sook does. I know a lot of people like her, but thus far she's my least favorite hotwife character of Morrisons next to Maggie, but in the Maggie series I ended up getting more angry at Max.
I dunno maybe if a sequel to this series comes out I'll grow to like her more. Here's hoping for more soon.
Seriously, Jeff, Susie is evil compared to the lovely Jess Mapplethorpe? And remember that Nia abandoned the family for a while and uttered not a peep when that poor stripper was beaten up in LHW2. My take on Sukie is that she did not ask for this, nor had she crossed the line with other clients, but Tommy wanted the Dio thing, both as competition and for his kink. Dio wanted at least some of what Tommy had - family, Sukie. She told Tommy to man up a number of times - stop cleaning the wrong gun, step up at work, etc. In the end he showed that he could do that, but sex is sex and Dio has the equipment, the time, and the money to indulge.
DeleteYeah, without giving too much away in case you haven't finished yet...I think Tommy proves his "manhood" over Dio by the end. To both him and Sook...though I don't think she was ever in danger of leaving him for Dio, or that Dio would really want her to leave Tommy. I think they've found the perfect relationship that works for all three of them.
DeletePersonally I like Sookie too...look no one is "perfect" in these stories, everyone makes mistakes and does things in what I like to call the "cloud of lust" that maybe they wouldn't do otherwise. But Sookie never makes any fatal mistakes to her relationship IMO. I think for the most part she's very up front with Tommy as to what she wants, and gives him chances to back out if that's what he wants. She's also honest with him when she realizes the time to back out is long gone for her.
JL23 yeah I finished the book last night. It was pretty hot stuff and Tommy really showed his strategic thinking and won the respect from Sook. Personally I think a sequel at this point wouldn't make a ton of sense unless something else is thrown in. That trip to Europe? But at the same time I feel like this is the proper place to end it and wouldn't begrudge the author if she decided to not do a sequel and focus her energy on other projects.
DeleteFrom DavidnDaria on OHW. In general, we agree a sequel based on how the book ended would be a stretch: Everything was sealed. Not a lot of foreshadowing there at all. Then came the epilogue. There is one, two-word statement Sukie repeated that took us two passes through the epilogue to catch. It may well be an innocent remark, but we've read almost everything KT has written and it seems to us like it's foreshadowing (as do other parts of the epilogue). That said, it's always possible we're wrong. Ask yourself this: Why would she say what she said, then repeat it, given they've been at this for a while? It's a great author who spurs one to think about something so simple that has the possibility of being so explosive and damaging. Does it hit Tommy while at 35,000 feet over the Yukon Territory on the way to Korea?
DeleteMaybe it's just wishful thinking on our parts, but we're not so sure.
Dave
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DeleteDave, you may be on to something, or KT could just be messing with us. How do you see that playing out - moving to P+8 or P+10 days with Dio, same conditions. Is that the "my two boys fighting it out for me" that Sukie wants?
DeleteTo be fair to Jeff here, I don't think he ever mentions Jess, although if Jeff did read LHW1 and he thinks Sooks is worse than Jess, I'm on the Donk train.
DeleteI agree with what Donk said, and to be honest the relationship might have ended as the most stable of any relationship KT has written, by far.
D&D I have to say your presence is really exciting here, thank you so much for contributing. I feel like a couple's endorsement of KT's stories is the most impressive (no offense to all you others), thank you for your thoughts! Do you mind imparting the phrase you're referring to (for discussion?)
To me I think KT always leaves doubt at the end whether she wants to continue a series or not, and I dont know why but I'm glad she does because it turns me on like crazy (tmi?).
I think she ended it the way she did because that's her thing.
... You know I say that she "always leaves doubt whether she wants to continue a series or not" but I think that that might actually just be a byproduct of the fact that KT has never met a character she hasn't wanted to continue writing about, so why resolve anything if you want to leave yourself a point to possibly come back to? lol!
DeleteTBTH, the phrase, I believe, was "no condom." {Dave, you can correct me if I am wrong.} I think the fight she wants between Dio and Tommy is in utero for the ultimate Sukie prize, her unfertilized egg. The question, KT, is whether this is to be a fair fight or a devious one. If fair, you will have to arrange for Sukie to take Jumbo and Mega at the same time so that their swimmer will have an even chance of reaching the target. She will need to start her exercises tomorrow. It's not going to be as easy for her as Cole and Max with Maggie. But then again, this is fiction, so you can play it however you want it. The other option is for Dio to sabotage Tommy's return flight reservations, stranding him in Bumf*&k, Africa at P+8, with Dio ever ready to come to m'lady's aid. Tommy can, of course, arrange to have Dio attacked by crocs in Zim/Zam, greatly reducing his main attraction for Sukie. KT can doubtless come up with something suitably devious if she wishes.
DeleteOh that did appear twice in the epilogue, didn't it? I guess I didn't think that was it because D&D said it took them two passes to read that and my perverted mind never misses references to that amount of protection when I see it, ever, haha.
DeleteThat fits the most though. I thought it was 'trust me' or 'my men' (referencing Dio and Tommy of course), but the first time those words were uttered were previous chapters.
I was a little disappointed with the lack of interracial content and how tame it was in this one. I dunno but Dio just didn't quite do it enough for me although she was all hot for his stuff so to speak. Compared to the other bulls I felt he was rather lacking despite his size.
DeleteHoping another series along the unfertilized egg/fight to happen in a different story.
DnD here, again. Thanks ToBe=ToHave. We just started reading erotic novels together back in January with the Maggie series.
DeleteRegarding what Sukie said, it is "no condom". It struck us as odd that she would say it because on the surface it's so innocent (for us) but then the oddity is reinforced when KT explains craving relief and how it's safe for Dio and Sukie to have unprotected sex over a three day period. Sukie saying "no condom" gets further odd when she and Dio never used a condom before. It begs the question: Are they having sex outside the confines of craving relief? If so, is Tommy "in the know"? We think Tommy doesn't know, but those two repeated words, alone, unreferenced again in the epilogue, will hit Tommy like a ton of bricks.
Further supporting this is the P (I assume that means "period") + "x" days Donkatsu mentions. Five days after is always going to be a "a while" since she and Dio have played.
I think the "fighting over me" thing could mean eggs and fertility but both my wife and I believe that Sukie does love Tommy and is really trying to get pregnant by Tommy (back to "no condom"). Here's where my wife and I differ. My wife thinks it means Tommy and Dio on the racquetball court. I think it means an actual fight for Sukie.
I like to dramatize the time after Tommy returns from Korea (after he realizes what "no condom" means) by developing a story around how Tommy finds out everything about Sukie's secret encounters--not just with Dio but with her personal trainer (who could be black to satisfy JeffB) and with her female yoga instructor (remember Sukie's friend Heidi freaking out in the hot tub and her reactions to Sukie in the restaurant?) -- and turning this into a battle for Megalos.
Tommy, in his new position at Megalos, finds out something has been wrong with his commission and bonuses for the last two years to the tune of approximately $800,000. He believes Dio has everything to do with it, but keeps it quiet. He hires investigators to get proof. He gets proof.
Sukie meanwhile lies to Tommy and while Tommy is supposed to be in Nigeria for twelve days, jets off to Europe with Dio for a week of fun (remember, Dio wanted to take her there and said so in book 3, I think).
Tommy drops the bombshell on Dio while Dio is in Europe with Sukie--Dio is under investigation by the FBI.
Just some thoughts from a fertile, strange mind.
Dave
Wow! I love a lot of these ideas. Maybe Dio's plans involve trying to ruin Tommy but backfire spectacularly. Of course I'm sure that Morrison has her/his own ideas of where this is all going.
DeleteFrom DnD. We meant to put under indictment from the DOJ and investigation by the IRS. Dio's screwed in this scenario. He can't return to the USA. Additionally, he left Sukie alone in Paris as soon as he got off the phone with Tommy. It was early when we wrote that last comment.
DeleteYeah, there are a lot of ways this can go if KT so decides. We thought about BTB, but if we were to continue, Tommy still loves Sukie and Sukie still loves Tommy. They have major problems to overcome, though. Trust would be destroyed for Tommy.
"Don't apologize, Sukie. You're sorry you got caught."
Well I'm more than eager to read the next Reza novel now that I think about it. Imagining all the different adventures that are going to happen for Jonny and hoping the torments continue. I wonder if I am the only one that imagines myself as the husband?
DeleteI love these ideas! Putting the IRS in erotica seems like a buzzkill—the mafia is scary too, and kind of sexy. We should make it the mafia. Hey, maybe the Russian mafia.
DeleteKT I kind of agree the mafia would be way better than the IRS.
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DeleteKT,
Yeah, the IRS is a bit of a buzzkill, isn't it. See, this is why you write and my wife and I read; Russian Mafia? John Wick like? Still, you left things way up in the air for another Losing His Wife book in our eyes or something entirely different. You're the writer, we're your fans.
We hope making such a big deal out of two words (actually there's a lot more "I keep busy", etc., ) doesn't spoil things for other people or hurt your sales.
Take care and keep up the stellar work,
Daria and David
Anon: Wait you and your wife read these books? Wow that's pretty amazing lol. Sometimes I even unconsciously hide most of these books even from my friend who worked at a porn shop at one time.
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DeleteJeff B, yes, we do read them together. It might read like crap, but we have nothing to hide from each other, only to enjoy. We are a former hotwife/husband couple but that doesn't mean we're dead or that we will suddenly regress into hiding. :) It's all good, Jeff B!
Dave
From: DavidnDaria on OHW.
DeleteWe re-read Book 2 last night. It was interesting. It would seem we forgot about the attraction Heidi and her husband have for Tommy and Sukie (at the game). Now, we think we have a better handle on that respect of the epilogue.
Also interesting along the line is Dio wanting to take what Tommy has earned. We're wondering about the nature of that thought. It does fit with my thought about a battle for Sukie and even Dio skimming Tommy's bonuses and commisions.
And, don't worry KT, we're just excited you're considering continuing with these characters at some point and if you don't, that's okay, too. We might ask for artistic license, though! ;)
Dave
Before I read this last installment, I thought I'd be congratulating KT on breaking new ground by writing the very first cheating wife story where the couple goes to Africa and she cheats with a white guy, but for accuracy's sake I'll add a little (primarily) before the word "cheats."
ReplyDeleteKT, I have to sat that reading stories like this inspires me to try giving writing my own a shot. On the other hand, it's disheartening to see the upper end of deeply written relationships in your works and honestly be hard put to say that I could ever write something so honestly detailed. Ah well, nothing to do but give it a shot and try to avoid comparison.
PS I have to say the foyer sex scene is probably one of the hottest that I've read - here's to your ever-increasing prowess. Seriously looking forward to whatever's next!
You ought to give it a try, there's no barrier to entry! The book you write will be a lot better than the book you didn't write. My Confucius thought for the day.
DeleteAnd thank you—I loved the foyer scene, too. I think the sneaky midnight mischief was my fave.
I loved that scene and it never fails to me going when it happens in other stories. I especially like it when the wife is cuddling with her lover both of them naked and the husband walks in on it. Shows that it doesn't need to be just sex that turns me on for some reason.
DeleteJust want to put down my thoughts on the characters in this story:
ReplyDeleteTommy is secure in his relationship with Sukie, takes on the challenge of seeing his wife going crazy with Dio because seeing her like that motivates him, and he trusts her. Eventually sees an opportunity to finally get what's his as the true boss in his job. I don't think he lets on that he cares about the risks of seeing her lose herself with another man, but he takes it as a necessary risk. He gains from it anyways (both because he gets off on her passion and because he has Dio where he wants him). He keeps holding his cards so tightly though and wanting to control some aspects of it, when he should really trust Sukie would never go too far.
Sukie is a dutiful wife with her own ambitions, but obviously married into a relationship with a dominant male. She's tempted to go nuts with a good looking guy who's pure eye candy but wouldn't dare, has it too good with her present powerhouse. But Tommy is pushing her buttons, and letting her think about it. Now she has no choice but not to, everything inside her and around her is telling her to go for it. Not at home though, what are you crazy? Too much baggage. Better to put it all out there where no one has a clue, and where she can treat the situation as distinct from her life in the "real world." She isn't going to act timid when she gets this kind of opportunity though, the games are over, the cards are on the table, let's make this count. That takes her husband aback, but he's still her husband. Sukie teaches Tommy, this is what you wanted, it was crazy, but at the end of the day he is right to remember that she's still his. Now she's woke (lol), and seems apparently fully into the lifestyle and is including family friends in the process.
Dio is a trust fund baby, made the most of it, but just doesn't know what real struggle is. Whatever though, he gets to go through life not experiencing much in the way of struggle, also probably doesn't really need to deal too deeply when experiencing disappointment either (there's no extremes with him). He gets hot model after hot model, probably feels amazing for a time, but easy come easy go for him if they leave him. Sukie is deeper than anything he ever came across in his life (I suppose), but he really doesn't know how to handle that. He just wants the challenge and once he's done it, he doesn't really know what to do about it. It's kind of sad really, it's like he knows what's good for him, but he gets no real joy from it (enough to understand how to keep it, he's young anyways). It's probably because it is all too easy for him. I mean we can talk about Sukie being a real 'challenge' for him, but was she really? The fact is that Tommy was in what was happening and Sukie had free reign, so Dio gets to feel like the inevitable was going to happen, and in the meantime let's just play a teasing game of chicken all the way until we both say it's okay. Dio makes passing comments about "yeah but she moved my junk before you even knew about anything" and assume that just because Sukie copped a feel (professionally), she was ready to jump his bones. She might have wanted to somewhere inside her, but she never was going to until Tommy sanctioned it. Their love is too strong.
Tommy and Sukie come out of Africa as a stronger couple, and Dio gets to enjoy occasional deep but superficial (oxymoron?) sex with Sukie. Dio gets the safe parts of Sukie's cycle because he's hot, but not the man she wants to mate with, that's when the man Tommy appeals to her.
Yea that about sums it up for me too. I'd say Dio was more into sukie than she him. Which after his desiring her from afar, became a reality must have been a bit of a shocking dream come true. The December issue centerfold of playboy lept off the page and onto his dick.
DeleteNow will that fantasy becoming reality have a psychological fall out for Dio? I'll leave the kidnapping of sukie and her subsequent stockholm syndrome for KT's next book.
A little dedication to the sook
ReplyDeleteHes gonna give her every inch of his love ...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0bcIjILqORM
Anybody watching 'Sharp Objects'? I think I'm getting the book, it is excellent stuff, and it seems like the show's soundtrack is half Zeppelin songs.
DeleteI've been thinking over whether it would be good for KT to write about such a troubled female character, but Camille is hella dark. The closest to her, in my opinion, was Nia. Those childhood formative moments for her that were quasi-sexualizing, still a little creepy for me, but real (like Camille in a lot of ways, but less disturbing, though we don't really know Camille that much right now)! That past might totally derail the eroticism of that character.
I havent but ill check it out if its on hulu or netflix (I dumped my cable).
DeleteI havent but if its on netflix or hulu ill will (dumped my cable for internet).
DeleteAh, it's on HBO unforunately. HBO might singlehandedly be the reason I even have cable anymore (that and live sports).
DeleteJeff B: thinking back to LHW2, you might remember that in Canada the southern European ethnics, Nia and her crowd, do not consider themselves "white." This allows KT to create more interesting bulls than simply the BBC, who is generally not a very compelling character beyond his outstanding characteristic.
ReplyDeleteEh? That sounds pretty damn racist in my opinion so I am going to just pretend that this message doesn't exist.
DeleteWhat Jeff? Donk is saying most authors never write a BBC character (that's what you mean by interracial isn't it? Not Asian, not Indian, Inuit, but BBC) never write depth in a character beyond the fact that they have a large appendage, dominant, and *gasp* black. That is literally the only thing to be gleaned from Donk's comment, relax.
DeleteTo be honest the obsession with interracial in this genre is itself racist. It's sort of a Catch 22, because who cares if a relationship is interracial, one way or the other, to me. When (it seems like in this genre) EVERY story has to involve a black man and a white woman, it kind of disturbs me, and you have to ask yourself why is that so important? Is it because it's taboo? Why is that taboo? Racism is the only conclusion I reach.
Because that's simply not true that they have no personality besides a big appendage. I've read a lot of erotica on the interracial genre that is simply not true. The problem with most erotica characters lack depth in development in general.
DeleteJeff, calme toi. I was just reflecting the reality of what genre authors actually do. This is presumably a market-tested approach. Ben Boswell is a notable exception in that regard.
ReplyDeleteMy very own Dominika Egorova agreed with Nia, she thought the southern European men were still real men, not like the less volatile/hirsute/endowed/dominant NW European men.
Thanks TBTH.
Well Ben Boswell isn't the only good one on this, I've found that their are several others. Even Literotica has some great finds if you know what to look for, such as My Kaitlin's Soul Is On Fire series that never got completed. One of the hottest stories I've ever read on there in the interracial persuasion.
DeleteIm not that big on ir stories but since im married ir it piques my interest once in awhile.. the only story that i found erotic enough enough to finish was "lamar's game" on literotic. Even the i stuggled through some of the scenes. However, as a cuckold story the angsty scenes were really good and the bull does an excellent job of making the husband look the fool..didnt care for the ending other than it completed the story. Since that was the best i could find which left me middle middle i dont look for it anymore.
DeleteIr tones would havd to be a secondary condition to the primary cuck story.. instead of bbc he needs to be sophisticated of average height length and girth. No super human pecker wood. Than hes just a charactor who happens to be of color. A more natural real life occurrance...
Ill have to check some of Ben's stuff if you guys are saying he does it right..
'Annual Leave' is my favorite book by Ben Boswell, it's IR.
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DeleteKT, part 4 is the most erotic piece you have written so far, and I read everything you have on Amazon. Brilliant! Very much hoping for the next part-perhaps in Paris? Russian mafia? Sounds so delicious!
ReplyDeleteIts hard to oick one story over another for me because i get so familiar with the charactors. Also that KT details out the angsty encounters so well that i cant pick a particular moment from any particular story that was stand out. They are all so well written that its impossible to flesh out who got hurt worse..max or pete, geoff or johnny. Or had the better deal cole, dio, tyler or rocko each one in there own stories got hurt the worst made out the best or lost the most.
DeleteWhich is why i am a kt fan...
D&D, KT: Dio might not be the only one with problems with respect to his financial dealings. Nobody goes to South Korea to sell mining equipment, they make it all there and export and their mines are pretty clapped out. So, chances are Tommy was headed across the border to the wild west of the mining industry, North Korea: https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-companies-see-in-north-korea-glimmers-of-economic-opportunity-1532338203?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2. Sales of mining equipment prior to some real peace deal could put him in jeopardy for violating U.S. sanctions to say nothing of China's MSS (Ministry of State Security) operations in NoKo. MSS undoubtedly knows all about Sukie and Dio (and the personal trainer, the yoga instructor, and Heidi, to name a few); the the only question is whether Dio is a witting or unwitting asset of the MSS in setting this all up. Just who did daddy Megalos sell his mining equipment to in order to establish the company? The Chinese are all over Southern Africa for minerals and farmland. We gotta figure MSS has pictures and sound of both Dio and the Dad, and probably that whole foyer thing as well (on both days).
ReplyDeleteAll in all, I'd say Tommy and Sukie's lives are about to get a bit complicated.
DnD here.
ReplyDeleteOur take, and we thought about this a bit today after reading your post, Donkatsu...
Dio's Russian super-model former girlfriend wasn't really as Dio said. She was a sexual freak, moreso than Dio could believe. She was also the sister of a man, Dimitri Konetsukov who is a strip-club owner in the Miami area. Dimitri is also a member of the Russian Mafia. Dio ended their relationship when Dimitri found out--through his sister--about the younger Megalos' dealings with the Chinese and started to extort money from Dio. Dimitri figured Dio was ripe for the taking since Dio was paying the Chinese off, as well. The Chinese wanted him to stop his inroads into African mining and thought the best way was to hit Dio where it really hurt--in the wallet.
When Tommy's team of investigators uncovered the evidence of Dio's skimming (two contracts--one Tommy actually signed, and one with the proper commission with a forged signature) they also uncovered Dio's actual financial condition: His trust fund was almost gone and Dio needed what he skimmed from Tommy and Sukie in order to maintain appearances and to survive. Even Dio's 2.5 million/year salary wasn't enough. They also uncovered other duplicate contracts, but they only provided small amounts compared to Tommy's commision. In league with Dio was a woman in Megalos' IT department who was instrumental in getting the actual money to Dio's offshore account. Dio was also paying her and plugging her occassionally, as well.
When Tommy found this out, shortly after his return from Korea, he went to the elder Megalos to inform him of his son's activity. Dio's dad was livid, calling his son a "stupid little shit". Tommy explained everything to Dio's father and convinced him to do nothing--he agreed adding "I disown that punk"--until Tommy gave him the word.
When Tommy found out about his wife's infidelity, not only with Dio (he thought that was kind of hot) but when he looked at the pictures of Sukie with her personal trainer and two of the trainer's friends, it took every ounce of control in his soul to keep calm and execute the plan he knew he had to execute.
When Tommy sprung the news on Dio, both he and Sukie were in bed in their Paris hotel. They had been in Paris for three days. Tommy was in the hotel across the street, having just arrived earlier that morning. Tommy watched Dio bolt from the hotel, afraid for his life.
Tommy figured Dio would contact the DOJ and work out some kind of deal for immunity or even witness protection.
Then he called Sukie. When he called, he was just outside the room Dio just left.
Just a bunch of speculation, but still... ;-)
DnD, again.
DeleteTo explain why Dio paid the Chinese--it was his father's insistence that he not tell Tommy to stop working African mining. Dio, fearing his job, could not tell his father....
Yeah, that's just as weak as it sounded when we re-read it. THIS is why KT is a brilliant writer!
Dave
Seems to me Sukie needs her own attorney. I would suggest Carol; she combines intelligence with ruthlessness and an intimate knowledge of NE Asia matters. Her familiarity with MSS operations (from her Suzie Wong days) certainly helps as well. And she does understand what makes Sukie tick.
DeleteAnother big question is who Tommy goes to for financing his leveraged buy out of Megalos and the Bond villains - Max or Cole?
Maybe Tommy can negotiate competitive bids for in-kind payments from his prospective financiers.
DnD yet, again!
DeleteWe really wish we could delete what we wrote! It's so lame!
UGH!
We'll come up with something better, we hope... sheee-it!
D&D, do not dispair! Even our fearless leader needs to revise and edit her material.
DeleteKT, did you drop your book recommendations list? I can't find it anymore, and I finally got around to looking into you had listed.
ReplyDeleteIf you dropped it, can you bring it back?
Thanks for bringing back the recommendations list!
DeleteHeres a little ditty for charly and johnny..the movie of rhe same name scared rhe bejesus outta me at the time (of course i was single digits then) the head bouncing down the stairs and spraying blood on poor charlottes prom dress was bad for my sleep schedule. None the less how can you go wrong with a song with charlotte and johnny in it. Ok maybe stretching it abit....but something to keep in mind for charly did she ever think of the possibility of johnny ditching or dying on her in a terrible 3d beta test of his game. He was trying to catch the flying charactor and jumped out the window. Oooops.
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LOL! How awful
DeleteI read most of the series today while sitting around waiting to see if I'd have to server on a jury (I don't). While I generally like happy endings (pun intended), I don't feel like this one's was believable. Sukie might love and admire Tommy, but she doesn't respect him and her views of manhood are straight out of the 50s. She will eventually go too far in an attempt to push his buttons or just not thinking about his feelings, expect Tommy to just accept it and never express any complaints, and he'll blow up and best case scenario walk out.
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