April 2026: Getting Attached

Hey everyone!

We published our first book, Along Comes a Wolfe, in 2016. A lot has happened since then—in our lives, in our families, and in the world. Through it all, the work kept going.

We're getting close to the end of the fifth and final book now, and it's got us thinking about what ten years of writing together actually does to you.

How We've Grown

In the beginning, we each brought different strengths to the work. David was good at plotting and logistics, while Angie added character and voice. But over the years, those lines blurred.

It started early. In Along Comes a Wolfe, David dropped in a moment where Charlie acknowledged he knew exactly who Tony was. He added it as a little surprise for Angie, to see if she'd notice. She did.

He hasn't really stopped. She's been noticing him embracing more of those character moments—emotional beats slipped into scenes that have had her chuckling in our morning meetings.

It goes the other way, too.

Since Angie always writes the first half of the draft, she sets the tone for the whole book, and the detours she takes in her section often reshape the story in interesting ways. It keeps David on his toes—he has to rework the plan around it— but it always makes the story better.

So when people ask who wrote what, the honest answer is: a blending of the two of us. There are times we don't even know ourselves. Once, Angie complained about a line, and David had to remind her it was her own.

That's not something you plan for. It comes from years of working together and feeling at home in our characters' world. We got there together.

What We Didn't Expect

Working on the last book means going back to all of them—Along Comes a Wolfe, Shepherd's Watch, Wolfe in Shepherd's Clothing, Shepherd's Call—and sitting with every character we've built along the way.

Angie feels an emotional connection to each of the characters, the books, and everything we've put them through. David was different—he thought they'd write books fast, make some money, and move on.

He was wrong on both counts: the books took longer than expected, didn't make them rich, and somewhere along the way, he ended up caring about Tony and Charlie more than he'd planned.

This last book feels different, though, because we know it's the last time. There's weight to that. But there's also something good in it—one more chance to spend time with people we've come to care about more than we expected. We developed them and watched them grow over five books, and somewhere along the way, we grew with them, too.

Until next time, happy reading!

Angie & David