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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Author Insight

A Trout Named Moby

Ben meets Harry in a bar where Harry tells him of this gigantic fish in the nearby river. They decide to go find him.

Book Excerpt

Cross Roads

The trees were thick where they parked but after a short walk, the river opened up, inviting the fishermen to take her on.

Harry watched as Ben stared intensely at the water, his rod in hand but not yet fishing. He was in a crouched position while slowly wading near the edge of the river, stopping every few steps to stare some more. Suddenly, he smiled and motioned for Harry to join him.

He whispered in Harry’s ear and then pointed across the river to a dark hole. “I saw something big over there, Harry. I’ve got a net with me so you take him on, I’ll stay behind you.”

Harry looked at Ben with surprise, but began casting his line before making a lovely presentation on the water, and the fly slowly sank into the hole. He made some quick motions with his rod, twitching the line to make it appear as though the fly was swimming. When the insect made its way out of the hole, he drew his rod up to fling a few casts before landing it again. Harry went through the routine a few more times when the tip of his rod jerked and bent over from the weight of something big down below.

The two men jumped in astonishment, and the excitement began. Harry yelled, “It’s Moby, I just know it’s him!”