Chanteuse “She was the kind of singer you’d like to walk in on, in a club, in a strange city, on a Thursday night.” Tom Butler, an irrigation-systems salesman from Iowa, begins the adventure of his life in Cincinnati, in the summer of 1985. The Fountain Room Cassidy, a burgeoning New Mexico artist, channels her great grandmother’s Apache courage as she confronts a crass opportunist with the help of a rodeo cowboy. Justice Delayed Crimes go unpunished on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Lives are ruined. A survivor’s plea for justice makes matters worse. When no one else seems to care, Anthony, an Episcopal priest, can’t let it go. Weightlessness Dalton, fresh out of grad school, returns to his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Although grounded in familiar surroundings and a secure job, his yearning for a grand romance leads him down uncharted alleys of both disappointment and ecstasy. Sorina’s America Among the Yoopers of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Sorina discovers her new country is not what she expected back in Bucharest, Romania. For better or worse, her America must be what she makes it. While Waiting for a Deer Jack wants to be a wildlife photographer. Perched in a tree stand to photograph a handsome buck, events unfold beneath him, spilling craziness into his life. Amorous teenagers? A kidnapping? Will Norway pay the ransom? Eventually, Jack responds as any ex-Navy Seal would. The Fossa (A Novella) In this sequel to Volume I’s “Original Content” short story, newlywed author Evan Walker ventures to Costa Rica to research his next novel. Through a maze packed with exotic locations, colorful rogues, and a Danish vixen overachiever, Evan struggles to understand and capture the essence of his villain, the Fossa.

Chanteuse "She was the kind of singer you'd like to walk in on, in a club, in a strange city, on a Thursday night." Tom Butler, an irrigation-systems salesman from Iowa, begins the adventure of his life in Cincinnati, in the summer of 1985. The Fountain Room Cassidy, a burgeoning New Mexico artist, channels her great grandmother's Apache courage as she confronts a crass opportunist with the help of a rodeo cowboy. Justice Delayed Crimes go unpunished on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Lives are ruined. A survivor's plea for justice makes matters worse. When no one else seems to care, Anthony, an Episcopal priest, can't let it go. Weightlessness Dalton, fresh out of grad school, returns to his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Although grounded in familiar surroundings and a secure job, his yearning for a grand romance leads him down uncharted alleys of both disappointment and ecstasy. Sorina's America Among the Yoopers of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Sorina discovers her new country is not what she expected back in Bucharest, Romania. For better or worse, her America must be what she makes it. While Waiting for a Deer Jack wants to be a wildlife photographer. Perched in a tree stand to photograph a handsome buck, events unfold beneath him, spilling craziness into his life. Amorous teenagers? A kidnapping? Will Norway pay the ransom? Eventually, Jack responds as any ex-Navy Seal would. The Fossa (A Novella) In this sequel to Volume I's "Original Content" short story, newlywed author Evan Walker ventures to Costa Rica to research his next novel. Through a maze packed with exotic locations, colorful rogues, and a Danish vixen overachiever, Evan struggles to understand and capture the essence of his villain, the Fossa.

The Color of Her Shoes – Tangie, a young algebra teacher, discovers another side of herself when she meets Braulio and ventures into the world of Latin dance competitions. When slander threatens her reputation, Tangie must choose between saving her job and believing in Braulio, a long road less traveled. Graveyard Ultimatums – Confirmed bachelor, Frank Goretti, has a big heart but a lonely life. He's looking forward to retiring from the Sioux Falls Police Department when a drug smuggling scheme unravels around him. His two confidants, the widow Mrs. Addario and Melanie, the music teacher, seem to have his best interests at heart until Sonja, the smugglers' femme fatale, makes Frank question everything. Better than a Threesome – Jackie, the tale's 1980s Cinderella, isn't even looking for a prince. She's too busy climbing the ladder at a Chicago brokerage firm. Thankfully, Jackie's new housemates take matters into their own hands, proving the old adage "Opposites do attract." The Dragons of Westbury – In Westbury, a seventh-century English town along the Irish Sea, Emery dreams of becoming an architect and marrying his childhood sweetheart, Veronica. The evil Earl of Westbury has other plans. Eisenhower and Me – On a sunny afternoon in Santa Barbara, Roscoe Emerson, an up-and-coming certified financial planner, recalls his younger days when his golden retriever, Eisenhower, introduced him to a nurse he's been unable to forget. My Cousin Who Drowned – When Laurie, a party girl known for skinny-dipping at twilight, goes missing, only her cousin Carly learns the real truth. With an FBI agent in hot pursuit, Carly wonders if this truth will set her free or end her journalism career. Original Content – An old love affair rekindles when Evan, an aspiring writer, and Morgan, his ex-fiancé, find themselves caught inside a triple-con.

Three Strikes, You're Dead is a tale ripped from today's headlines. The novel reveals a world where baseball, a pillar of American culture, is threatened by sinister forces. As a plethora of fentanyl overdose sweeps the nation, cases involving high school and college baseball players arouse the attention of Richard Moreland, a seasoned DEA agent now stationed in Seattle. Unsanctioned by his higher-ups, Moreland masterminds an ad hoc mission to investigate one apparent fountainhead of the drugs--Colombia's Winter League. Vic Jennings, an amateur umpire; Whitney Westin, a DEA agent who's already demonstrated a flair for undercover assignments, and Diego Leon, a Colombian crew chief umpire, uncover an international scheme that leads back to minor leagues in the U.S. Its ultimate ambition may threaten all of America's pastime.

From the author of The August Strangers, The Hitler Error, Pimp My Walker, and Klandestined comes another fascinating book that will engross readers from beginning to end. This time, author Mike Slosberg treats you to Seven Stories to Read Before They Become Movies. What makes a great movie? Inspired by the short stories that paved the way to the creation of many good movies (Rear Window, Field of Dreams, and Apocalypse Now just to name a few from literally hundreds of examples), Slosberg tosses his seven stories into the mosh pit of potential cinematic fodder and lets the quality of the stories, not their length, be the determining factor. Seven Stories to Read Before They Become Movies, as well as Slosberg's novels, are available from online booksellers like: Barnesandnoble.com and Amazon.com and can be downloaded onto all major eReaders.

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