{"id":374,"date":"2023-09-06T12:14:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lagoodman.com\/blog\/?p=374"},"modified":"2023-09-06T13:05:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:05:27","slug":"book-four-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lagoodman.com\/blog\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/book-four-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Four is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello, firelights!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s here! Book four of the Ash Bennett series is out and available for purchase on Amazon! I cannot tell you how excited I\u2019ve been to get this one out into the ether. The entire book, and the events that transpire, are such pivotal moments for our Ash, so important to moving forward into the last two books of the series. After book four, everything changes for him, and I\u2019m thrilled to shift into the badassery (yes, that\u2019s a word, just ask Gandalf) of what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No More Lies is a gripping, low-key psychological thriller for the bulk of its story. When I realized where we were taking Ash\u2019s tale, my first thought was, \u201cOh no, can I write that?\u201d I didn\u2019t know if I could portray his situation in the way I envisioned it. It seemed far too complicated. Still, I persisted. Word by word, scene by scene, going back, rewriting, editing, scrapping, and starting over, until the story finally resembled what I originally imagined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be honest, this was the most difficult book of the series to write, so far. But all the gnashing of teeth and pulling out my hair was worth it, because I couldn\u2019t be more pleased with how it turned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My dream is that underneath the chaos of book four\u2019s story, you see the underlying hope of what\u2019s coming in books five and six. I love the idea that even when the world throws problems at us left and right, there\u2019s always hope. Hope that bad situations can right themselves, hope that broken relationships can be repaired if we want them to, hope that there\u2019s a glimmer of light within the darkness, and hope that love, in all its complex and magnificent forms, will win in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy No More Lies, dear readers. By the end, I hope you\u2019re as excited about the final two books as I am. Here\u2019s a non-spoiler hint that\u2019s already common knowledge: Everyone knows Gandalf is a badass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love and light!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L.A. Goodman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PS: If you\u2019ve read and enjoyed Old Souls, The Nothing Place, or Lineage, please consider leaving a review for each of them on Amazon and\/or Goodreads. Each review helps. 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