Essouffle et Attente
an excerpt

Brief Description: Jamie is a 23 year old would-be screenwriter who moves to Los Angeles, California to make her dream come true. She meets Noah, a man who seems to have connections. Rumor has it that he was once involved with the VERY private and internationally renowned actress: Julia Verlaine. Although, something is strangely off about him, she continues to see him and things turn romantic. Then things turn dangerous.

Noah and Jamie seem doomed from the start, and maybe they are. But Jamie has to take the chance, because her life is otherwise meaningless. Will deception, obsession and fear ruin their relationship before it even begins?

Genre/Themes: I chose romance, but I think it also has elements of mystery and suspense. I am going for a romantic thriller, but also feel it is French New Wavey in tone, hence the French title, nodding to Godard and Truffaut. The Truffaut bit is going to be explained in the last chapter.