A.K. D'Onofrio

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A.K. D'Onofrio lives in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire with his wonderful spouse Lore, two particularly eccentric cats, and one opinionated conure named Jupiter. He roots the places he creates in the places that he loves, and friends and family may just find hints of the familiar in the streets of Aviario. When he's not putting pen to page, he can be found creating artwork and practicing Reiki healing at his website, Grindark Studio.
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A.K. D'Onofrio If we're talking ANY form of fiction, I would choose Gomez and Morticia Addams, hands-down. They are completely devoted to one another, respect each o…moreIf we're talking ANY form of fiction, I would choose Gomez and Morticia Addams, hands-down. They are completely devoted to one another, respect each other, and still are completely separate people outside of their status as a couple. They are, without a doubt, one of the healthiest fictional relationships out there.

In my own fiction, my favorite couple has yet to be unveiled. One character is in In The Cards, and the other makes her debut in The Proper Bearing... but their relationship doesn't become apparent until #4. Sorry, folks. but you'll have to wait until 2018 for them! In the meantime, enjoy my runner-up couple, April and Ral, in In The Cards.(less)
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What A Character - Troy McLaren

Picture Picture I thought I'd come back to What A Character by sharing a bit more about another Adjustments protagonist: Officer Troy McLaren.  Readers of In The Cards will remember Troy as the policeman who helps Beatrice and Ral uncover the truth behind a series of murders and disappearances in Aviario... but Troy is more than just your stereotypical small-city beat cop.  

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"A gripping ride with some of the most engaging characters I've read!

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“Cam fixed him with a long, amused stare. "We're gonna have kind of a long day, aren't we, Buster."
"... Yes.”
Angela D'Onofrio, From the Desk of Buster Heywood

“Time froze, every detail searing itself into memory. Loren’s tie tack was a little crooked, and the gel that kept his blonde hair immaculate was losing its hold. He didn’t look as though he’d just held a long, suspicious meeting so much as just awakened from a nap. In any other context, Buster might have found it funny, but here, in an empty conference room, with the sudden fluorescent lights stabbing at his eyes, the effect was terrifying. Any words he could have knitted together fled for the dark corners of the room, hiding under his spilled papers, in the spaces between the furniture and the floorboards, behind the heavy maroon drapes at the windows. He opened his mouth anyway, and even the start of a stammer died in his throat as his breath stalled out.”
Angela D'Onofrio, From the Desk of Buster Heywood

“Buster finished off his soup as he watched the other people pass by the window: a woman walking a collie puppy on a frayed leash, people in dress coats hurrying through the wind and shouting into their cell phones, a parade of young women picking their way through the slush in high heels. He was beginning to think that, at last, he had deciphered the reason women wore high-heeled shoes: to keep from tripping on their pant legs. Though, of course, that raised the question of why they felt they needed such long pants, in the first place. It was a never-ending battle, understanding women – and other people, in general.”
Angela D'Onofrio, From the Desk of Buster Heywood

“Time froze, every detail searing itself into memory. Loren’s tie tack was a little crooked, and the gel that kept his blonde hair immaculate was losing its hold. He didn’t look as though he’d just held a long, suspicious meeting so much as just awakened from a nap. In any other context, Buster might have found it funny, but here, in an empty conference room, with the sudden fluorescent lights stabbing at his eyes, the effect was terrifying. Any words he could have knitted together fled for the dark corners of the room, hiding under his spilled papers, in the spaces between the furniture and the floorboards, behind the heavy maroon drapes at the windows. He opened his mouth anyway, and even the start of a stammer died in his throat as his breath stalled out.”
Angela D'Onofrio, From the Desk of Buster Heywood

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

“Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.”
Graham Greene, Ways of Escape

“Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage.”
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