The Versatile Writer

Tim, Dale, and Jayne head for the USS Constitution to finally meet James and Tessa Angel.

*BONUS* episode. 

Tim and Jayne patch things up. Jayne sets him a condition of their make up.

This is a bonus episode and one that contains occasional mild language

Tim and Dale try to work out what happened the night before, then Tim sets about an apology to Jayne.

Tim confesses what the problem is, and Jayne realises the situation is all down to her. A fight ensures between Dale and Tim.

Tim finally negotiates his way out of hospital and heads to Jayne's apartment - where Dale has spent the night.

This is a *BONUS* episode.

Occasional mild language.

Chapter 5 sees Tim's newest hospital visitor announcing herself as his sister; the half-sister he's never met nor known anything about.

She's insistent that he listens to her. There's the father she wants him to reunite with, and younger brother, Rick, to meet. And there's a time limit attached to the reunion too. 

What's Tim going to do?

Chapter Four of Guardian Angel: The Journey Home. 

Tim finally wakes up in hospital and sees Jayne, Dale, and his boss, Police Chief Redfern. Everyone wants to know what happened to get him into hospital in the first place. He's a level-headed guy, what happened to him?

Then there's the issues of whether he will be fit for work soon...And the doctor negotiates an overnight stay just to keep Tim in hospital.

And then he gets a surprise visit from someone who's about to change the course of his life. Things start hotting up for Tim Angel.

*Occasional mild language*

Tim has an out of body experience. Hallucinating, he sees his his mother and the grandmother who raised him. Eventually, he wakes up in hospital.

This is a BONUS episode. Occasional mild language.

Continuing on from last week's chapter one, Tim has walked out of the police department and finds himself in Boston's Quincy Market.

**This coming Weds, there's a BONUS episode - Chapter 3!**

Welcome back to The Versatile Writer after a short hiatus.

I decided to separate the podcast into seasons of 8 episodes and today's episode marks the first with 4 bonus epis in this particular season. Season 4, therefore, is me narrating the sequel to Guardian Angel, a crime thriller self published back in 2006/. This book is out of print now, but you can hear the first story and its sequel exclusively via this podcast.

First, a bit of context: Detective Tim Angel works with his partner Detective Dale Faulkner at the Boston Police Department, Massachusetts, US. Tim's girlfriend is crime writer Jayne Murray who both Tim and Dale met while she was a passenger in 'drive-alongs' to gain insight into the seedier side of Boston for her next novel. Tim and Jayne hit it off, but due to Tim's upbringing - being raised by grandparents, and having a more traditional outlook than most modern men - it took a while for love to blossom. Dale, on the other hand, has a reputation with women that Tim doesn't like, but overlooks. After all, their personal life is quite separate from their day job. Until now...

Following on from the narration of Guardian Angel, the crime thriller I narrated in March 2021, the sequel, The Journey Home, follows Detective Tim Angel's very personal journey as he edges towards a nervous breakdown. After a very odd 'phone call, Tim discovers news that could send him over the edge. Refusing to let his friends support him, Tim learns about his father's decisions to abandon 6 year old Tim after the death of his mother.

Lastly, thank you for sticking with TVW during its hiatus and reframing of formats. I hope you enjoy this story.  Here's chapter 1. :)

Sarah

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