My India Tea Series was inspired, in part, by the lives of my grandparents in northern India, where my grandfather was a forester. My historical novels cover many political events and social upheavals. If you love history, family drama or 20th century nostalgia I hope you’ll find something of interest here. Now I like nothing more than immersing myself in the past and creating my own stories! As a teenager I devoured the novels of Jean Plaidy, Daphne Du Maurier, F Scott Fitzgerald and EM Forster. That's when my passion was lit for stories set in the past. Rosemary Sutcliff, DK Broster, Nigel Tranter, Geoffrey Trease. When I was a child on holiday at the family home on the Isle of Skye, my brothers and I would gather around the fireside to hear our mother read aloud historical novels by the light of a paraffin lamp. For starters, he makes this massive move on behalf of an organization he's just started working for, and he does it behind Tommy's back.Email: an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. His decision to sit on these massive revelations could have crazy consequences now that D-Mac is fighting for his life.ĭ-Mac truly is an intelligent kid, but nothing about that Cousin Buddy situation was smart. Sure, he and JP's relationship is still new and somewhat tenuous, but there was no reason to keep this information from him.Īnd on the flipside, Tommy could have told D-Mac he knew about JP being his father long before he did. I'm not sure why he felt the need to keep it secret. And that's not crazy considering this business, but somehow he's actually regressing at a pretty spectacular clip right now.īut speaking of Tommy and his family, in hindsight, Tommy should have told JP about D-Mac as soon as he found out. Since he's arrived in Chicago, he hasn't had a moment of peace. Then he finds out that Walter's set him up and that Gloria's dead, and that's when everything slots into place for him. JP drops that Kate bomb on him, and he's suddenly got D-Mac under his wing. And then Claudia starts being a sketch ball. He feels something isn't right with Gloria not returning his phone calls. The Flynns are the more significant and more immediate issue that needs addressing.Īnd poor Tommy, as I was saying earlier, he's just a ticking time bomb the whole hour. In this scenario, they're all enemies, but Tommy should be the least of Mirković's worries right now. Going to the Serbs is a clever play for Tommy, even if it's not his first choice. Of course, she doesn't realize Tommy has only gone to Mirković because she tipped him off to Walter's big play, but that just sets us up for the drama coming our way. You got to love Claudia, though, who has to see visual evidence of Tommy working with the Serbs before she commits fully to Walter.
Tommy: You might wanna consider your source.
Tommy: Who told you that I was behind this? Was it your father? Answer me. And by any means necessary, will he get his family the way he needs them. It's family over everything in the world of Walter Flynn. He can hide behind Vic's near-death experience as the reason he suddenly wants his family to all be together, but he knows that them all on the same page, and with the support of the Irish mob, is his best chance of eliminating all his enemies. But heightened emotion and manipulation will go a long way in turning something that's obviously wrong seem right.Īnd make no mistake about it, Walter is manipulating his children to get the outcome that works best for him. Nothing about Tommy going after Vic and Gloria makes any sense when you think about it on a fundamental level. For starters, she knows Tommy better than her father and her brother. She loves Vic and would protect him, but just Walter's words about Tommy were never going to be enough. On the other hand, Claudia has no reason to jump back in with her family without thinking things over. And if that means pledging himself over to the devil, then he's more than willing to make that deal. Getting Vic on board with the plan to go after Tommy and the Serbs is easy enough, but what about Claudia? With Vic's main reason for "abandoning" the Flynns no longer an obstacle, he's ready to get revenge.