Authorpreneur Dashboard – Chloe Kayne
SHOWTIME
Teens
The grandeur of the traveling circus is at its peak in the early 1920s when sixteen-year-old Laila Vilonia is searching for an escape from her bleak future. Behind the gates of the legendary Marvelle Circus, she is thrust into a mysterious world she never knew existed—a paradise populated with outcasts. It’s in this glamorous new home that Laila sparks a controversial romance with notorious sideshow performer, "The Disappearing Man," and learns just how dangerous her new life can be.
Touring the picturesque eastern coast of America, Laila’s immersed in friendship, vaudeville, festivals, sequins, and serial killers. But behind the curtain, a sadistic plan is brewing that will crack the very foundation upon which she’s become so dependent.
"High octane drama unfolding from the first page." —Beth Bruno, author of Wild Tulips
Book Bubbles from SHOWTIME
"People Need a Villain"
Laila gets to know The Disappearing Man better...or so she thinks.
Laila's First Aerial Performance
As Vivian's ringer, Laila gets to perform in the show.
Eavesdropping
Laila overhears a conversation clearly not intended for her...
Christmas at Marvelle
I have little in common with main character Laila except our shared love of psychopaths and winter. So this was my favorite scene to write, since it features both. I wrote it in the dead of summer and was startled I finally looked away from the computer screen to find the ground wasn't coated in snow and the sun wasn't hidden behind icy grey clouds.
The Disappearing Man...
When Laila meets him at last, he leaves a pretty sour impression.
