Cross Roads

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Synopsis

After losing his prominent job, Benjamin Cross packs up his little trailer and moves to Wind River, a small fly-fishing town in Idaho where he plans on spending a few months recouping with his friends. He arrives to find that Cue and Katie, the owners of a bar and grill located on the banks of the Snake River are in a power struggle with the proprietor of the prestigious hotel next to them. Ben puts his efforts toward helping them, unaware of the lengths some will go to get what they want. Sex, greed, and murder take over the lives of Wind River’s residents, and soon, it becomes fuzzy who can be trusted. Twists and turns will keep you reading this thriller, with the colorful small town characters surprising you when you thought you had it all figured out. And when you’re finished, you will be left wanting more, not realizing the colossal damages that greed and lust have done to affect the future of your new friends, the residents of Wind River.

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Author Biography

C. Michaels is from the Pacific NW but now lives in Mexico with her Chow Chow, Rani. Michaels' writes thrillers with twisty plots that tease the reader until the end. Her books, Cross Roads and NO FEAR! are a series that follow the hotel owner, Templeton from Idaho in Cross Roads, where greed drives evil people, to Mazatlan, Mx in NO FEAR!, 25 years later where that past greed is reborn with a killer on the loose. Her latest novel, Bill of Human Wrongs is a frightening political thriller that has been compared to a Rod Serling story. C. Michaels has always had a love for the arts, in both writing and painting, finding Mazatlan's Paradise the perfect place to work. Her books are character driven, and will easily draw you into their crazy zany world, a place where for some, there are no scruples or decency. Michaels is excited about the release of her new political thriller, Bill of Human Wrongs, now on available on Amazon.

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Book Excerpt

Cross Roads

She had just finished her work when Mickey walked in.

“Katie, it’s time for the play to begin. I’ve had my lines memorized for weeks now and I’m ready to do it.” He sat down next to her.

She stroked his arm. Mickey was a delight and she enjoyed his company. “Mickey, I wish it happened that way, but the costumes aren’t ready.”

The phone rang and she got up to answer it. “I’ll be right back.” The voice on the other end was Terry.

“Come pick up the clothes, Katie. The last costume was just delivered.”

Katie was shocked and she looked back at Mickey to see his head lowered with a smirk on his face. “Terry, that’s great news, I’ll be over within the hour.” She finished with Terry and went back to Mickey. “Hey, how did you know I’d get that call?”

“Now, Miss Katie, what a foolish thing to ask.” He lit up, “How ‘bout I join you on the way to Terry’s place?”