I've had several people who read the ARC version of A Better Man 3 why the story changed. It is due to reader feedback. We use that feedback for more than finding errors in the text. Sometimes, the story doesn't work. When that happens, we either change it or take it out completely. The hope is something better comes of it.
In this case, Cassidy wanted closure over what happened to her. In the original story, I used a previous character to act as the heavy. A character that David had promised his mother he would never hire again. Several readers felt that went against who David was, so that character was removed, and we inserted Ruth, his bodyguard.
Other readers noted that the book was too short, so we added ten chapters to the book, which I think ended up giving the book some closure.
So, if you read the ARC version, you might want to jump onto SOL and read the last few chapters.
As a bonus, I have a new ARC book called Norse on my website. It is the prequel to the Star Academy series that I have always planned to write. I was a big sci-fi kid and have always wanted to write something like this.
I found it was harder than I anticipated because getting the science stuff right is a pain. Thankfully, I have editors that were a huge help with that stuff.
Thanks for reading.
G Younger
PS Conclave is currently FREE on my website. Soon, we'll be putting it on Amazon. They have a rule that says I have to charge the same on my website as theirs, so it will only be free for a limited time.